| 01/31/2012 | Fluor to Design, Build, Operate 125-MW Solar Plant in Arizona
Business Wire
Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today that Arlington Valley Solar Energy II, LLC (AVSE II), a member of LS Power Group, has awarded the company a lump-sum engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract, as well as a separate contract for ongoing operations and maintenance services (O&M) for its new nominal 125-megawatt solar photovoltaic (PV) facility located in Maricopa County, Arizona. |
| 01/31/2012 | Direct Use of CAP Water Lags In Tucson, Pending Pipeline Development
The Arizona Daily Star
Jan. 31--The road to Central Arizona Project water use is paved with dollars needed to build pipelines to take it to customers. |
| 01/28/2012 | Arizona Commission OKs Transmission Line Project
The Sun (Yuma, Ariz.)
Jan. 28--The Arizona Corporation Commission approved the Arizona Public Service North Gila to TS-8 to Yucca line-siting project on Thursday. |
| 01/28/2012 | Dirt-Moving Phase of UP's Santa Teresa Yard Halfway Done
El Paso Times
Jan. 28--The massive dirt-moving operation that's the start of a $400 million Union Pacific Railroad facility being constructed in Santa Teresa, near El Paso's far West Side, is expected to be completed this summer. |
| 01/26/2012 | Mesa Mayor Announces Initiatives to Grow City's Economy
The Tribune
Jan. 26--Mesa Mayor Scott Smith unveiled several initiatives for 2012 to grow his city's economy while working with other East Valley communities to boost the entire region. |
| 01/26/2012 | Officials Hope Tax Measure Will Keep Tres Amigas Headquarters in State
Clovis News Journal (Clovis, N.M.)
Jan. 26--State officials are pushing a new legislative bill that would change tax laws because they believe it will encourage Tres Amigas to build their headquarters in eastern New Mexico rather than west Texas. |
| 01/26/2012 | Tucson Firm to Build Oro Valley Bioscience Tech Campus
The Arizona Daily Star
Jan. 26--Construction on a planned 160,000-square-foot bioscience and technology campus is expected to begin by the end of the year in Oro Valley. |
| 01/26/2012 | Obama touts Arizona's Intel Plant as 'an Example of an America Within our Reach'
The Tribune
Jan. 26--President Barack Obama used the expanding Intel manufacturing plant in Chandler as a backdrop on Wednesday to repeat his State of the Union call for more U.S. manufacturing. |
| 01/25/2012 | Long-vacant Fiesta Village Again Violating Mesa City Codes
The Tribune
Jan. 25--The prominent but long-vacant Fiesta Village shopping center has continued to deteriorate and is again violating Mesa's codes. |
| 01/25/2012 | Tucson Brokers Predict Sluggish Outlook for Commercial Real Estate
The Arizona Daily Star
Jan. 25--Tucson's commercial real estate market will likely continue its lackluster performance for the foreseeable future, several brokers told a gathering of property owners and managers Tuesday. |
| 01/25/2012 | Tucson Council Seeks Strict Oversight of Streetcar Construction Costs
The Arizona Daily Star
Jan. 25--The Tucson City Council agreed Tuesday that it wants more strict oversight of the modern streetcar contract as the most expensive construction project in the city's history begins to gel. |
| 01/25/2012 | N.M. Gov. Martinez Didn't Sign Sunland Park Port Agreement, Contrary to Reports
Las Cruces Sun-News
Jan. 25--LAS CRUCES -- There's been confusion in recent days over whether Gov. Susana Martinez and her counterpart from just across the international border signed an agreement last week promoting a new border crossing in Sunland Park. |
| 01/24/2012 | Public Input Sought on New Mexico Pilot-Training Center
El Paso Times
Jan. 24--The Air Force is seeking the public's views on a draft environmental study on how a proposed F-35A training pilot center at Holloman Air Force Base near Alamogordo would affect the region. |
| 01/22/2012 | Tucson Streetcar's $197M Budget Mostly Spoken For
The Arizona Daily Star
Jan. 22--Before any streets are ripped up or any tracks are laid, Tucson has committed $84 million to preconstruction costs for the modern streetcar that will connect the University of Arizona to downtown. |
| 01/20/2012 | Mesa Laying Infrastructure for Airport-Area Business Growth
The Tribune
Jan. 20--The area around the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport is supposed be growing into the largest employment center in the East Valley, but several companies have passed up opportunities to move there in the past year. |
| 01/20/2012 | Court Rules Against Shiprock Shelter's Contractor
The Daily Times
Jan. 20--SHIPROCK -- The Navajo Nation is moving forward to complete construction of the Shiprock Home for Women and Children following the Navajo Supreme Court's ruling Tuesday that the Nation is the project's rightful owner. |
| 01/20/2012 | UA Breaks Ground on New $72M Wildcats Stadium
The Arizona Daily Star
Construction crews started working on the $72 million north end zone project Jan. 9, demolishing the old scoreboard and aluminum bleachers and clearing the way for a new foundation. |
| 01/20/2012 | Rosemont Mine Permit Hits EPA Roadblock
The Arizona Daily Star
In a strongly worded letter, the Environmental Protection Agency says: |
| 01/20/2012 | New Las Cruces Projects May Have Significant Local Impact
Las Cruces Sun-News
Jan. 20--LAS CRUCES -- Those symbolic shovel-turning ceremonies where elected officials usually gather for grip-and-grin photo opportunities could very well become much more than formalities. |
| 01/19/2012 | Officials Say Clovis, N.M. School Construction Is Right on Track
Clovis News Journal (Clovis, N.M.)
Jan. 19--Clovis school renovations, additions and construction of the city's new middle school are right on track, according to construction officials. |
| 01/19/2012 | Winning Bid on Tucson Streetcar Project 10% Lower Than Expected
The Arizona Daily Star
Jan. 19--The apparent low bidder on the Tucson Modern Streetcar construction project will do the work for 10 percent less than the city expected. |
| 01/17/2012 | Utility Idea Puts Renewable Power in Hands of Santa Fe Community
The Santa Fe New Mexican
Jan. 17--The possibility of the city and county of Santa Fe owning an independent municipal power utility is under study and gathering support. |
| 01/17/2012 | Press Release: Nevada Geothermal Power Development Update
PRNewswire
ONGOING INJECTION DISTRIBUTION AT BLUE MOUNTAIN PROVIDING ENCOURAGING RESULTS |
| 01/17/2012 | EDITORIAL: Governor's Plan to Buy Back Capitol Makes Little Sense
The Arizona Daily Star
Jan. 17--Gov. Jan Brewer's desire to use the budget surplus to buy back the House, Senate and Capitol tower is a fitting reflection of her fiscal priorities. |
| 01/17/2012 | Experimental Solar System in Tucson Will Soon See the Light of Day
The Arizona Daily Star
Jan. 17--Homegrown solar technology spun off from the University of Arizona's world-renowned astronomy program is finally finding its place in the sun. |
