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Gov't land swap potentially huge for Sierra County
New Mexico Business Weekly
Published: October 26, 2007

A land swap between the state and federal governments, in the works for nearly two decades, will "create a premier economic development zone in Sierra County," according to a statement from the New Mexico State Land Office.

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Sierra County - Expanding Upward and Outward in Sierra County
by Kelly Jameson, Living in Las Cruces - Community Resource & Relocation Guide
Published: February 13, 2007

Our neighbors to the north are about to watch their landscape change...dramatically. With several major developments in the making in and around Truth or Consequences, this sleepy little community along the Rio Grande is about to get a big wake up call.

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Tribe considering putting casino in Luna County
by Desma Montellano for the Sun-News
Published: January 22, 2007

The chairman of the Fort Sill Apache Tribe - which has deeded its 30 acres of land in Luna County to the federal government in trust - says members of the group will be meeting in February to discuss ideas of establishing a casino on the acreage.

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Space Firms ready to launch
New Mexico Business Weekly
Published: October 23, 2006

Patrons of Kelly's Brewery in Albuquerque have been drinking the world's first 'space beer' at $2.75 a pint.

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Rocket Racing League buys land for aerospace park
New Mexico Business Weekly
Published: October 18, 2006

The Rocket Racing League is getting ready to rumble from its planned aerospace park in Las Cruces.

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Active adult community planned for southern New Mexico
New Mexico Business Weekly
Published: October 10, 2006

Deming homebuilder JR Builders is planning to start construction this summer on its second active adult community for people 50 and older in the area.

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The fight for the future is on
New Mexico Business Weekly
Published: August 18, 2006

You don't have to live in New Mexico long to notice land and property are special here. Folks don't like to be told what they can do with their land - and they especially don't like being told that they have to sell it when they don't want to.

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LOS LUNAS NEWS (VALENCIA COUNTY)

Oscars put New Mexico films in limelight
New Mexico Business Weekly
Published: January 24, 2008

Although the glamor of the Academy Awards might be dimmed by the writer's strike since many actors will not cross the picket lines, New Mexico officials are eager to grab the spotlight nevertheless. That's because four films made in New Mexico have snagged a total of 14 Oscar nominations from the Motion Picture Academy of Arts and Sciences, according to Gov. Bill Richardson's office.

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More than 3,800 metro area homes rise in 12 months
New Mexico Business Weekly
Published: November 27, 2007

Despite the slowdown in the new home construction market, 73 percent of the permits issued to central new Mexico homebuilders in October were for homes priced $150,000 and above. Over the past 12 months, 68 percent fell into that price range, according to the latest report by DataTraq.

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County's first gated community rising where alfalfa grew
New Mexico Business Weekly
Published: July 6, 2007

Partners Kenneth Trujillo and George Munoz of K&G Amigos LLC purchased in March 2006 the 97 acres of undeveloped land, once an alfalfa farm, on which La Vida Suerte Country Estates will be developed. Trujillo owns Raks Building Supply, which has locations in Los Lunas, Socorro and Albuquerque. His father, Nino Trujillo, president of Nino Trujillo & Co. Inc., is serving as the broker for the development.

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Voters OK tax; Covenant to develop a Valencia County hospital
New Mexico Business Weekly
Published: November 24, 2006

Valencia County voters on Nov. 7 approved a mill levy tax for the development of a county hospital by a healthy margin, and the Valencia County Commission has chosen Covenant Health System to develop and manage the facility.

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RUIDOSO NEWS (LINCOLN COUNTY)

New Mexico Airlines expands service to Ruidoso and Texas
New Mexico Business Weekly
Published: February 11, 2008

New Mexico Airlines is expanding service to include Ruidoso, Midland/Odessa and El Paso, Texas.

The carrier is a subsidiary of Pacific Wings, based in Hawaii, and begins daily air service into Sierra Blanca Regional Airport 15 miles northwest of Ruidoso starting Feb. 11 from Albuquerque, Midland/Odessa and other southern New Mexico cities. Flights between Ruidoso and El Paso are to begin March 1.

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ROSWELL NEWS (CHAVES COUNTY)

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