Intel downsizing at Fab 9 seen as cycle not alarm
The Rio Rancho community views Intel’s plan to upgrade Fab 9 and shrink staff through attrition and transfers as a normal business cycle. Up to a billion dollars will install new 8 inch wafer technology in Fab 9, joining Fab 7 in flash memory production for consumer devices. A few hundred workers are affected, no layoffs planned, and Intel remains a major local employer.
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Intel
Rio Rancho
Sandoval County
Richard Draper
Albuquerque
Brian McDonald
University of New Mexico Bureau of Business and Economic Research
Water supply plan for Rio Rancho plant faces alternatives
This week a hearing recommended turning Tel's request to use old wells for Rio Rancho plant water supply. The company was asked to seek other water sources. Further details appear on Water page A-7.
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Tel
Rio Rancho
Five arrested in Albuquerque theft and recovered property
Five suspects including Bany Molina age 20 and four Albuquerque teens were arrested after a witness and Rio Rancho DPS Det. John Francis led police to a vehicle on Quantum Road. Sgt. Chuck Weaver stopped the car on NM 528 near High Resort Boulevard and held the group at gunpoint until transports arrived.
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Jeff Buell
Albuquerque
Rio Rancho Department of Public Safety
John Francis
Bany Molina
Quantum Road
DPS
Chuck Weaver
NM 528
High Resort Boulevard
Weaver
Molina
Ram Soccer Player Sidelined by NMAA Rule
Ram soccer player sidelined by ruling under NMAA eligibility standards. Gatchel cites four factors used to determine athlete eligibility, outlining how compliance affects participation and team status.
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Ram
Gatchel
NMAA
Swisstack resumes work amid Rio Rancho mayoral scene
Tom Swisstack, who quit his job four years ago to serve as Rio Rancho mayor, has taken a position as program manager at the Bernalillo County Juvenile Detention Center where he previously served as assistant director for nine years. He says the move is personal and that future political plans may be affected.
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Tom Swisstack
Rio Rancho
Bernalillo County
Swisstack
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William Connolly
Meghan
Veterans Memorial Parks
Lopez
Buell
Scott Grover
Rio Rancho High
Lucy Gatchel
New Mexico Activities Association
AAHS
Gary Hreem
Hreem
Rio Rancho High School
Karen Honeycutt
Prc
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