New Mexico Lags West in Job Growth as 2013 Ends
New Mexico posted 0.2 percent year over year job growth from November 2012 to November 2013, the slowest among nine Western states. The Albuquerque metro added about 3,200 jobs, driven mainly by construction, while manufacturing and health services shed positions. Las Cruces gained roughly 300 jobs. Dona Ana and Lea County projects edge into expansion, with plans for Innovate ABQ and a large potash project.
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New Mexico
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Colorado
Texas
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Las Cruces
Fton
University of New Mexico
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Innovate Abq
International Potash
Bureau of Land Management
Lea County
Dona Ana County
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Farmers Hope for More Snow in Disappointing Irrigation Year
Southern New Mexico farmers expect snow to improve 2014 water supplies after a historically poor 2013 irrigation season. Snowpack in southern Colorado and northern New Mexico lags, with Upper Rio Grande Basin near 90 percent of normal, down from over 100 in December.
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Las Cruces
New Mexico
Colorado
Phil King
Elephant Butte Irrigation District
Rio Grande Basin
Wayne Sleep
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Albuquerque
White House Urges Congress to Restore Jobless Benefits
The White House asks Congress to pass a three month extension of unemployment insurance after more than 1 million Americans lost benefits last week. Gene Sperling says restoring benefits would spur job creation and economic growth. the plan faces Republican resistance over a $26 billion annual cost.
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Congress
Honolulu
Gene Sperling
Colorado opens first legal recreational pot shops crowds cheer
Crowds lined up as Colorado launched legal recreational marijuana sales with live music, doughnuts, and a glass blower. Prices spiked above 500 dollars an ounce in places and some shops closed early for short supply. Police issued one summons for public consumption. no other pot related incidents were reported.
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Denver
Colorado State Patrol
Denver International Airport
New England Braces for Major New Year Snowstorm
A winter storm forecast to bring 6 to 12 inches, or more, across interior New England and New York with temperatures dropping near zero. Authorities warn of travel disruption as flight cancellations mount in portions of the Midwest and Northeast as the system nears.
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New York
Hugh Johnson
National Weather Service
Albany
N.Y
Illinois
Chicago
O'Hare International
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New York City
Andrew Cuomo
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