Non-Local News Releases
This category will feature news releases from out-of-area government agencies and representatives, as well as events that are not taking place in the four-county area of Grant, Catron, Hidalgo or Luna. For local events please visit Local News Releases.
New Mexico Outdoor Recreation Division Awards
- Category: Non-Local News Releases Non-Local News Releases
- Published: 20 September 2023 20 September 2023
$1.7 Million in Outdoor Equity Funds
Programs in 16 counties to receive awards to get 20,000 kids outside
SANTA FE, N.M. – The New Mexico Outdoor Recreation Division (ORD), a division of the New Mexico Economic Development Department (EDD), announced the Outdoor Equity Fund (OEF) recipients for the first round of the fiscal year 2024 grant cycle. The first-of-its-kind OEF was created in 2019 to enable all New Mexican youth equitable access to the outdoors. The grant supports programming that provides outdoor experiences that foster stewardship and respect for New Mexico’s land, water, and cultural heritage.
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed the Outdoor Equity Fund into law at the same time the division was created, ensuring the program remains foundational to the work of ORD. Since then, the fund has granted nearly $4 million to 181 organizations throughout the state. The organizations receiving funding for their youth programs are leaders in the cultural, recreational, and environmental fields of New Mexico that contribute to fostering the next generation.
Gov. Lujan Grisham announces new intelligent manufacturing partnership with Hota Group
- Category: Non-Local News Releases Non-Local News Releases
- Published: 20 September 2023 20 September 2023
TAIPEI, Taiwan - New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and Hota Industrial Manufacturing Chairman David Shen announced on Wednesday a final agreement to expand business for the major auto parts supplier into New Mexico.
Taiwan-based Hota Industrial Manufacturing, a producer of automotive gears for North American and European clients, including Tesla, signed an agreement for a 30-acre parcel in the Westpark Industrial Park in Santa Teresa, New Mexico, with construction expected to begin in 2024. The company plans to hire 350 employees and invest $99 million in the state, with future expansions possible over the coming decade.
Company executives, business, and government leaders made the announcement at a news conference in Taipei City, where Gov. Lujan Grisham was a guest speaker at U.S. Business Day and is leading a trade mission to advance New Mexico as a destination for reshoring Asian manufacturing to the United States.
EDD Expands Science and Tech Office
- Category: Non-Local News Releases Non-Local News Releases
- Published: 19 September 2023 19 September 2023
EDD Expands Science and Tech Office
Broadens capacity, adds Entrepreneurship Coordinator
SANTA FE, N.M. – The New Mexico Economic Development Department (EDD) announced today the expansion of the science and technology office. The newly expanded Office of Strategy, Science & Technology (OSST), previously the Office of Science & Technology, will continue to focus and expand support for innovation and commercialization of science and technology while also incorporating wider strategic initiatives, including entrepreneurship support and federal funding opportunities.
“With support from Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and the Legislature, the Economic Development Department will be expanding the Office of Strategy, Science & Technology to provide additional support to entrepreneurs and businesses, furthering the department’s mission of improving the lives of New Mexico families by increasing economic opportunity, building wealth, and providing a place for businesses to thrive,” EDD Deputy Secretary Jon Clark said.
PNM - ‘Reduce Your Use’ grants are open to help nonprofits
- Category: Non-Local News Releases Non-Local News Releases
- Published: 19 September 2023 19 September 2023
‘Reduce Your Use’ grants are open to help nonprofits spend less on electric bills and more on providing essential services
PNM Resources Foundation to award a total of $200,000 to nonprofit grant recipients
(Albuquerque, NM) – Today, the PNM Resources Foundation announced the opening of the ‘Reduce Your Use’ grant applications for New Mexico nonprofits to help complete projects that reduce their energy use and lower their electric bills. Funded projects include efficient lighting, updating heating and cooling systems, energy saving appliances, window coverings, ceiling fans, solar lighting, and much more. The completion of these projects will save energy and money, and will also mean a cleaner, healthier environment for their clients and staff.
“Nonprofits often face difficult decisions of making their facilities more energy efficient due to financial constraints,” said Laurie Roach, PNM Resources Foundation executive director. “New Mexico nonprofits that receive the Reduce Your Use grant will be able to pay for projects that reduce their energy usage, which in turn lowers their electric bills and will reduce carbon emissions, maximizing their mission to serve the community.”
NMSU professor to turn humble hero’s life story into a film
- Category: Non-Local News Releases Non-Local News Releases
- Published: 19 September 2023 19 September 2023
Canaan Bower was a 16-year-old powerhouse wrestler in 2020. The Mayfield High School junior from Las Cruces suddenly grabbed headlines across the country and around the world for his daring rescue of a mother and her children from a would-be kidnapper.
Just two years later, he would be gone, killed in a traffic accident.
Ross Marks, a New Mexico State University film professor in the Creative Media Institute, will preserve Bower’s story in a film about him titled “Canaan.” Marks and his colleagues believe in sharing the humanity and inspiration of real heroes. The film will go beyond Bower’s fearlessness in taking down an attacker in the middle of a convenience store and pinning him to the ground until police arrived, to reveal the teenager’s true character and humble approach to heroism.
2023 Forgotten Heroes Funeral For The Unclaimed Cremains of Fifty-Two Veterans
- Category: Non-Local News Releases Non-Local News Releases
- Published: 19 September 2023 19 September 2023
2023 Forgotten Heroes Funeral For The Unclaimed Cremains of Fifty-Two Veterans
Thursday, Sep. 28
(9 a.m.) Albuquerque/Calvary Church
4001 Osuna Rd. NE
(11 a.m.) Santa Fe National Cemetery
(501 North Guadalupe St.)
(SANTA FE)— The unclaimed cremated remains of 52 military veterans will be laid to rest at the 2023 Forgotten Heroes Funeralon September 28.
A brief memorial ceremony will be held at 9 a.m. at the Albuquerque Calvary Church located at 4001 Osuna Road NE.
Following the ceremony, the 52 urns will be loaded into two hearses, which will depart with a law enforcement/service agency motorcycle escort for the Santa Fe National Cemetery, at 501 North Guadalupe Street, for an 11 a.m. funeral service and burial.
NMSU celebrates Latinx Heritage Month with series of events
- Category: Non-Local News Releases Non-Local News Releases
- Published: 18 September 2023 18 September 2023
New Mexico State University is known for being a designated Hispanic-serving institution and recognizes the importance of celebrating Hispanic Heritage month by educating and bringing awareness to those values representing the university’s diversity.
Chicano Programs will host the Latinx Heritage Month series with a list of virtual and in-person events the NMSU community can attend during the month of September and October.
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ENMU Recognized in U.S. News and World Report Best Colleges Rankings for 2024
- Category: Non-Local News Releases Non-Local News Releases
- Published: 18 September 2023 18 September 2023
Portales, NM–Sept. 18, 2023– Eastern New Mexico University earned status as a U.S. News and World Report “Best College” because of its excellent standing in the recently published 2024 Best College Rankings.
Eastern New Mexico was ranked 70th of 114 in the social mobility category for regional Universities in the West. Social Mobility rankings focus on economically disadvantaged students who are less likely than others to finish college, even when controlling for other characteristics.
Universities recognized in this category are more successful than others at advancing social mobility by enrolling and graduating large proportions of disadvantaged students awarded with Pell Grants. Most of these federal grants are awarded to students whose adjusted gross family incomes are under $50,000.