Center receives grant to expand UNITY Center art program
The UNITY Center earned a 106000 grant from the Levi Strauss Foundation to grow the Artworks Department over three years. Funds will fund paid apprenticeships for about 40 teens annually in woodworking furniture painting and computers. The grant also supports facility renovations and program expansion led by Executive Director Chris Solarz.
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Solarz
Levi- Strauss Foundation
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el Paso
Levi
Matt Barinholtz
Levi—Straugss
RIAC at critical juncture due to aging facilities report says
A Denver consultant’s Roswell Industrial Air Center Capital Improvement Plan 2000-2020 warns RIAC must upgrade aging buildings to keep attracting businesses. Dated Nov 24 1998, the study for Roswell cites 553 203 sq ft of older structures, 559 333 sq ft upgraded, and notes deteriorating and structurally troubled blocks.
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Roswell Industrial Air Center
Roswell
Denver
RIAC
In Motion Inc
Dennis Ybarra
City Airport Committee
Walker Air Force Base
Earl
Pecos Valley school board race features fresh faces
Seventeen candidates vie for nine seats across Dexter Hagerman and Lake Arthur as voters head to polls next Tuesday. In Dexter four positions are open including Position 1 where incumbent Michael White 46 faces Magdiel Martinez 36. White cites ongoing projects and system knowledge as reasons to seek another term while Martinez campaigns for new energy to improve local education.
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Hagerman
Lake Arthur
Michael S. White
Magdiel Martinez
White
Rahn says U.S. 70 380 work to continue on hold
New Mexico highway chief Pete Rahn said preliminary work on U S 70 380 from Ruidoso to Roswell will proceed despite bonding shortfalls. A $1.2 billion construction bill lacked funding authority after federal money dropped from 259 to 222 million, delaying four projects but allowing time to seek new sources.
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Ruidoso
Roswell
Highway Department
Pete Rahn
Highway and Transportation Department
Rahn
Legislature urged on road funding for U.S. 70 project
Highway secretary Pete Rahn warned the Legislature that bond authority of about 855 million remains from U.S. 70 eastern work Roswell to Portales. The Roswell to Ruidoso leg will cost about 120 million to complete, while the Roswell to Portales segment has begun at an estimated 50 million.
Lack of federal funding delays New Mexico road upgrades
Lawmakers question stalled U.S. 70 380 project west of Roswell as a $1.2 billion state plan waits on federal funds. Senator Bingaman aide Kristen Ludeke notes a six year funding bill, with New Mexico receiving $230 million in a lump sum, 50 million yearly, leaving prioritization to the state.
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U.S. 70
Roswell
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Kristen Ludeke
Jeff Bingaman
D-N.m
Ludeke
Congress
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