Mescalero plans new Inn of the Mountain Gods hotel casino complex
The Mescalero Apache Tribe approves a new resort hotel casino on the existing site with 250 rooms and 50 000 square feet of gaming space. Construction to begin in about a year, while keeping the current resort open for 18 months. A smaller highway casino is planned for U S 70 with completion in about a year.
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Inn of the
Casino Apache
Sara Misquez
Mescalero Lake
Tribe
Mescalero
Misquez
Inn of the Mountain Gods
Worth Group
Centex Construction Group
Albuquerque considers private bids to run failing schools
Albuquerque school board moves toward accepting bids from private firms to run up to eight failing schools to avoid state takeover. They will delay bidding, seek accountability standards, and require parent and teacher approvals before contracts.
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Albuquerque
Albuquerque Board of Education
State Board of Education
John Emery
Berna Facio
ACORN
State Education Department
New Mexico
Lettuce Shortage Halts Salads in Albuquerque Schools
Albuquerque Public Schools suspended lettuce purchases as prices surged from $9.75 to $61 per 30 head case. Spokesman Rigo Chavez said nutritious salads will be replaced by alternatives like carrots and broccoli while the district reassesses vegetable orders for about 86 000 students across cafeterias.
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State Board of Education
Albuquerque
Rigo Chavez
New Mexico
Chavez
Antivenin Shortage Threatens Rattlesnake Bites in New Mexico
Hospitals face a dwindling supply of CroFab antivenin as Savage Laboratories delays new stock until June and possibly none this snakebite season. UNM Hospital and Presbyterian report limited vials, enough for three to four average bites, while the New Mexico Poison Center coordinates distribution amid rising snakebite cases.
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Albuquerque
Patrick McKinney
New Mexico
McKinney
University of New Mexico Hospital
Presbyterian
Savage Laboratories
Albertson's to close 20 Texas stores and San Antonio division
Albertson's Inc., the nation's No 2 food and drug retailer, will close 20 Texas stores and a San Antonio division office by April 13, affecting about 1,600 workers. This completes part of a market exit announced last month with nearly 100 store closures or sales planned. Also, 13 Osco drug stores in the Des Moines area will shut, impacting over 200 employees.
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Boise, Idaho
Albertson's Inc
Texas
San Antonio
Houston
Nashville
Tenn
Albertson's
Osco Drug
Des Moines
Ames
Newton
Iowa
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