Rio Rancho eyes convention center with hotel linked to PAC plan
High Mesa Entertainment proposes a 350 room hotel and convention center attached to a performing arts center at the Loma Colorado complex. The City Council will weigh approving a combined project or just the PAC component, with cost estimates around 29 million for the full plan and 20 million for the PAC alone.
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Mary Beth King
Tom Swisstack
HME
Swisstack
Rio Rancho
Rod Tingley
Tingley
City Planning Department
Steve Tollefson
Lang unanimously elected Sandoval County Commission chair
Joe Lang was chosen as the new chair of the Sandoval County Commission after a unanimous vote at last Thursday's meeting. Patty Thomas becomes vice chair, replacing Lang, who has previously chaired the Board in 1991 1992 and 1993 and helped secure an $8 billion Industrial Revenue Bond with Intel Corp. He aims to advance projects including a new Rio Rancho high school and a traffic signal.
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Mary Beth King
Observer
Joe Lang
Sandoval County Commission
Lang
Patty Thomas
Thomas
Intel Corp
Patrick Baca
Tom Swisstack
Commission
Intel
Rio Rancho
Fulcrum Direct opens Rio Rancho facility and plans growth
Fulcrum Direct, a clothing distributor, opened a 79,200 square foot executive HQ and design and distribution center in Rio Rancho on Jan 2. The project, built by Reid and Elliott Construction, employed about 360 workers with 150 new hires and aims to reach 500 within five years. The facility sits at NM 528 and NM 44 and is supported by a $7.9 million Industrial Revenue Bond approved by the city council.
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Katie Racette
Fulcrum Direct
Rio Rancho
Rio Rancho Economic Development Corp
Fulcrum
Reid and Elliott Construction
NM 528
NM 44
Scott Rudoff
Fulcrum Capital Partners
Rudoff
Albuquerque
Rio Rancho Utilities backs higher water line fees for builders
The Rio Rancho Utilities Commission proposes two new policies requiring developers to cover 100 percent of upfront main water line costs for new subdivisions. Large builders would later be reimbursed 25 percent, while smaller developers face stricter terms. The city council is set to consider the plan this week.
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Jay P. Thuringer
Rio Rancho Utilities Commission
Rio RaWlho
Rio Rancho
Carraro warns on Indian gaming over broken promises
Senator Carraro criticizes Indian negotiators for failing to honor commitments tied to Paseo del Norte and Petroglyph National Monument. He helped draft West Side park plans in the 1980s and says later reports contradict agreed roadway access. Carraro calls for fulfillment before supporting gaming issues.
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Genie Blair
Ryan Observer
Sen
Joe Carraro
Paseo del Norte
Petroglyph National Monument
Carrara
West Side Park
West Side
Carraro
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