ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Aug. 6 -- The city of Albuquerque issued the following news: * * * City departments working together to make buses and stops safer * * * ABQ RIDE is advancing transit safety through a collaborative effort including the Albuquerque Police Department (APD), Albuquerque Metro Security, and contracted security. The combined efforts of these agencies provide the following safety personnel and services: * 10 APD Police Service Aides (PSAs) riding city bus routes to observ  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Aug. 5 -- Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release on Aug. 4, 2024: * * * "Free to Provide" campaign highlights reproductive health freedom * * * Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham today announced a new initiative to encourage medical professionals in Texas to consider relocating to New Mexico. The "Free to Provide" campaign includes the deployment of billboards and full-page advertisements in five major Texas newspapers to highlight New Me  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Aug. 6 -- Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release on Aug. 5, 2024: Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham today announced a new initiative to encourage medical professionals in Texas to consider relocating to New Mexico. The "Free to Provide" campaign includes the deployment of billboards and full-page advertisements in five major Texas newspapers to highlight New Mexico's commitment to protecting the full spectrum of health care, including abort  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 6 -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: Kirkland & Ellis counseled Bernhard Capital Partners, a services and infrastructure-focused private equity management firm, on an agreement to acquire New Mexico Gas Company (NMGC) from Emera Inc., an international energy and services company, for an aggregate transaction value of $1.252 billion USD, including the assumption of approximately $500 million USD of debt and subject to customary closing a  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Aug. 5 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Carmela Rosaria Guadagno The University of Wyoming has been awarded a $2.08 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) as part of a larger $6 million interjurisdictional project aimed at exploring the potential of indoor farming practices to address climate resilience challenges. The project, titled "Harnessing Controlled Environment Agriculture to Secure Sustainability and Economic Growth  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Aug. 5 -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: Dr. Ying Zhang, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering in the College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology at Oklahoma State University, has received a $1.1 million subaward from a $6 million National Science Foundation grant for the project "Accelerating Community-Centric Energy Transformation through Artificial Intelligence-Driven Digital Twinning for Climate-Aware Resilience." Zha  more