CEG - Wed December 18, 2019
Ritchie Holds Auctions in Fort Worth, Anthony, N.M.
More than 8,300 bidders participated online and in person Dec. 10 to 11, 2019, at Ritchie Bros.' multi-million-dollar unreserved public equipment auction in Fort Worth, Texas. With bidders from 62 countries, approximately 56 percent of the equipment in the auction was sold to out-of-state buyers, from as far away as Australia, China, and Egypt....
Kenworth - Mon December 09, 2019
2019 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree Lit in Special Ceremony
After a journey of more than 2,000 miles from New Mexico, the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree was lit in a special ceremony Dec. 4, on the Capitol's West Lawn. The tree was harvested Nov. 6 in New Mexico's Carson National Forest and transported to Washington, D.C., with a Kenworth W990 operated by Wilbanks Trucking Services in Artesia, New Mexico....
Kenworth - Mon November 18, 2019
Kenworth W990 Begins Transport of U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree After Harvesting Ceremony in New Mexico
The 55th U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree — a 60-ft. Blue Spruce from New Mexico's Carson National Forest — has started its way to Washington, D.C., following its Nov. 6 harvesting near Red River, N.M....
Associated Press - Tue September 24, 2019
National Lab Announces $13B in Plans
LOS ALAMOS, N.M. (AP) Officials at Los Alamos National Laboratory have plans for $13 billion worth of construction projects over the next decade at the northern New Mexico complex as it prepares to ramp up production of plutonium cores for the nation's nuclear weapons arsenal....
Associated Press - Wed September 11, 2019
New Mexico Oil Drilling Causes Economic Boom
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) An economic boom in southeast New Mexico has been attributed to skyrocketing oil production. The Albuquerque Journal reported on Aug. 16 that New Mexico's revenue exceeded projected levels allowing lawmakers to authorize a $663-million spending increase for the budget year that started in July....
Fri August 02, 2019
Leslie Doggett Industries Acquires Truck Enterprises Inc.
Houston-based Leslie Doggett Industries, through its Doggett Truck Group, has acquired privately-held Truck Enterprises Inc. Truck Enterprises was founded in 1980 and is an authorized Western Star, Detroit Diesel and extreme heavy-duty trailer dealer located in El Paso, Texas....
Associated Press - Thu July 18, 2019
N.M. AFB Upgrades for 'Space Defense'
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) The U.S. Air Force has begun construction on a facility at Kirtland Air Force Base that officials said will play a role in the proposed "space defense."The Albuquerque Journal reports the Air Force Research Laboratory's $12.8 million Space Control Laboratory will consolidate efforts on the New Mexico base....
Associated Press - Tue July 02, 2019
New Mexico Airports to Get Nearly $14M in Federal Funds
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) New Mexico's airports will get millions of dollars in federal aid for maintenance and other projects. The Albuquerque Journal reported June 10 that the Federal Aviation Administration has awarded more than $13 million in funding to be used at 16 airports in the state....
CEG - Tue July 02, 2019
4Rivers Goes to Bat for Albuquerque Youth Program
Youth in Albuquerque, N.M., hope a recent project in their city might someday have a connection to Williamsport, Pa. With the help of the local John Deere dealer, 4Rivers Equipment, Albuquerque's South Valley Little League fields received much-needed improvements this spring, helping to keep alive some youngsters' dreams of one day playing at the Little League World Series in Williamsport....
Link-Belt Cranes - Mon June 24, 2019
Link-Belt Cranes Work Overtime in Wolfcamp Shale
Wolfcamp and Bone Spring Formations of the Permian Basin in west Texas and New Mexico hold oil and gas reserves estimated at 46.3 billion barrels of oil. According to a fourth quarter 2018 U.S. Geological Society report, full production estimates through 2025 predict that by 2021 one in every six barrels of oil, globally, will come from the Permian Basin....
