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04Albuquerque City Council adopted twoordinances that will further commence theconstruction of both a mega solarmanufacturing facility and a film studio.The projects located on catty-corneredoutskirts of Albuquerque were bothapproved one million in Local EconomicDevelopment Act funding unanimously bythe city council Monday.TWO EXPANSIVE PROJECTS GETAPPROVED LEDA FUNDING, ONE GETSPUSH BACK By Dane Vaughn, The Built Environment09/18/2024BUILTENVIRONMENTEBON SOLAREbon Solar’s Chief Executive Officer JudyChai, prior to the approval, announced tothe council that the Delaware-basedmanufacturer is securing the land in MesaDel Sol and looking to break ground earlynext year.“We are moving concurrently with thedesign, engaging the design firms as well assecuring our general contractors. Hopefullywe can provide a lot of subcontractopportunities to the local community aswell,” said Chai.$942 million is the estimated cost of thetwo-phase construction project. Based on astaffing analysis presented by the city’sIncentive Manager, Chris Chavez, there willbe an estimated 2,600 construction jobs,over 900 induced jobs at the facility and willproduce a $73 million payroll once inoperation.Ebon Solar was similarly approved $10 mill-Copyright: Cnnva Pro

05-ion in LEDA funding from the state.Chai said that Ebon Solar is activelyrecruiting positions at the yet to be built,834,000 square foot, facility in Mesa DelSol.Mesa Del Sol is a self-described ‘master-planned community’ which looks toimplement smart-city technology and hasbeen attracting other land developmentssuch as Maxeon’s solar manufacturingfacility. BUILTENVIRONMENTMESA FILM STUDIOSMesa Film Studios is looking to builddiagonally across Ebon Solar on thenorthwest side of town, adjacent to theDouble Eagle II Airport. The project was also approved one million inLEDA funding from the city whereas thestate has approved $6 million.Construction of a 60-acre film productionfacility including sound stages, offices, mill,and back lot is estimated to cost $57 millionaccording to KRQE. Incentive Manager for the City, ChrisChavez, said that Mesa Film Studios LLC willbe investing $48 million in construction. Combined investment from the companyand local and state governments put theproject $2 million shy of its originalestimate. Groundbreaking for the facility was notannounced but Chavez said that based onthe city’s staff analysis: public benefit fromthe project would be over $54 million, 230construction jobs would be created, as well as 500 indirect or induced jobs will becreated once operational. Unlike Ebon Solar’s facility, construction ofthe film production facility andimprovements to the adjacent Double EagleAirport II received public opposition due tothe speediness of the proceedings and theprojects’ proximity to the PetroglyphNational Monument. Entry to the monument, containing artworkcarved into volcanic rocks by NativeAmericans and Spanish settlers hundreds ofyears ago, is across the road from whereconstruction would take place. Artwork on the face of a rock at the Petroglyph NationalMonument in northwest Albuquerque on July 21, 2012.Copyright: Brandon Stephenson, Wikimedia CommonsBernadette Hardy, Community ProgramsManager for the Native American VotersAlliance (NAEVA) said, “we just wanted tospeak in opposition to this plan. Not becausewe’re against development, it’s just becausehow fast it’s pushing along without tribalconsultation.”Hardy continued by requesting a bufferbetween the developments and thepreserved land, and clearance on thehorizon not exceeding the 85-foot-tallcontrol tower. Continues >

06Manny Manriquez, Deputy Director of Aviation for the City of Albuquerque, followed byannouncing an outreach plan for tribal communities such as the Laguna Pueblo. “Mesa Film studios will also be meeting separately with Laguna Pueblo leaders and manyothers to discuss that specific project, as opposed to our scope, which will be more broad –the future of Double Eagle II Development,” said Manriquez.Manriquez said they will be building two new hanger complexes and a general aviationterminal at the bordering airport. BUILTENVIRONMENTCopyright: Cnnva Pro

07Steve AdamsJoshua CutlerManaging EditorDane VaughnMEET OUR TEAMWhat’s our favorite dish to cook?Sarah Motsingersarahm@constructionreporter.comOwner & Managing Partnersteve@constructionreporter.comsteve@thebuiltenvironment.comOwner & Managing Partnerjcutler@constructionreporter.comjcutler@thebuiltenvironment.comCarrie Bagleycarrie@constructionreporter.comReporterRebecca Taylorrebecca@constructionreporter.comReporterShannon Ryanshannon@constructionreporter.comReporterdvaughn@constructionreporter.comdvaughn@thebuiltenvironment.comCommunications Director &General ManagementGarry BoulardBIO: Garry Boulard is a reporterand author whose work hasappeared in the New York Times,Los Angeles Times, ChristianScience Monitor, Chicago Tribuneand Times-Picayune, among otherpublications. Continue reading >Writer4901 Mcleod NE, STE 200A, Albuquerque, NM 87109www.thebuiltenvironment.com(505) 243-9793news@thebuiltenvironment.comBUILTENVIRONMENT

LABOR DEPARTMENTS REACH ACROSS NATIONAL BORDERSNew Mexico Department of Workforce SolutionsStrengthening cross-border ties! New Mexico’s Cabinet Secretary Sarita Nair &Workforce Development Chair Josh Orozco met with Chihuahua’s Secretary of LaborDiódoro Siller Argüello & U.S. State Dept. reps to tackle workforce & economicchallenges together.The goal? To foster collaboration and create joint strategies for long-term economicgrowth on both sides of the border.“It was a pleasure meeting with Secretary Siller and the team, and to learn about theexciting reforms that are delivering quicker and more efficient resolution of workers’claims. We are excited to build on the progress made during this meeting,” saidNMDWS Cabinet Secretary Sarita Nair. “By working together, we... Continue reading >08INDUSTRY BRIEFINGBUILTENVIRONMENTSIR MIX-A-LOTDuke City Redi MixHere’s a 360° look atSir Mix-A-Lot! Check out all sides ofour one-of-a-kindconcrete mixer balloonbefore it takes flight atthe Balloon Fiesta!Can’t wait to see it inthe skies this October! View post > BOUNDARY RETRACEMENTJohn Gallegos, NMSU Adjunct InstructorCopyright: Duke City Redi MixWhat a great week of boundary retracement in the Cebolleta Land Grant, located inNew Mexico. This land grant, rich with history, is part of the larger tapestry of NewMexico's land grant system, which dates back to the Spanish and ... Continue reading >

09EVENTCALENDARSEPTEMBER - OCTOBER 2024BUILTENVIRONMENTALBUQUERQUE BUSINESS FIRST - VIEW CALENDAR9:30 AM - 11:00 AM: New Mexico Forward(Phoenix Panel) - CLICK HERE RIO RANCHO REGIONAL CHAMBER - VIEW CALENDAR8:00 AM - 5:00 PM: Leadership Session Day - CLICK HERE 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM: Rio Rancho Hiring Event - CLICK HERE 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM: Ambassadors Lunchmeeting - CLICK HERE SANTA FE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE - VIEW CALENDAR3:00 PM - 3:30 PM: Ribbon Cutting - Instituteof American Indian Arts (IAIA) - CLICK HERE ALBUQUERQUE REGIONAL ECONOMIC ALLIANCE - VIEW CALENDAR11:30 AM - 1:30 PM: AREA Quarterly Luncheon:Transformational, Visionary Investments - CLICK HERE CITY OF SANTA FE - VIEW CALENDAR4:00 PM: SWMA Joint Powers Board - CLICK HERE 6:00 PM: Planning Commission - CLICK HERE THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 19THRIO RANCHO REGIONAL CHAMBER - VIEW CALENDAR8:00 AM - 5:00 PM: Leadership Session Day - CLICK HERE 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM: Ribbon Cutting - TrueValue Hardware Enchanted Hills - CLICK HERE CITY OF SANTA FE - VIEW CALENDAR10:00 AM: Occupancy Tax Advisory Board - CLICK HERE ALBUQUERQUE HISPANO CHAMBER OFCOMMERCE - VIEW CALENDAR9:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Sevita Hiring Event - CLICK HERE 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Sevita Hiring Event - CLICK HEREFRIDAY SEPTEMBER 20THCARNM - VIEW CALENDAR8:00 AM - 5:00 PM: LCCIM: Commercial RealEstate Negotiations - CLICK HEREMONDAY SEPTEMBER 23RD

10BUILTENVIRONMENTNAIOP NEW MEXICO CHAPTER - VIEW CALENDAR11:30 AM - 1:30 PM: September 24th – MayoralUpdate - CLICK HERE CARNM - VIEW CALENDAR8:00 AM - 5:00 PM: CCIM: CI 103: UserDecision Analysis for Commercial InvestmentReal Estate - CLICK HERE RIO RANCHO REGIONAL CHAMBER - VIEW CALENDAR10:00 AM - 2:00 PM: Come Show your spark atTTEC Information Session with New MexicoWorkforce Connection! - CLICK HERE4:30 PM - 5:30 PM: Veterans Business SupportCoalition meeting - CLICK HERE CITY OF SANTA FE - VIEW CALENDAR5:30 PM: Historic Districts Review Board - CLICK HERE ALBUQUERQUE HISPANO CHAMBER OFCOMMERCE - VIEW CALENDAR7:45 AM - 12:00 PM: Small BusinessProcurement Matchmaking Roundtable - CLICK HERE 11:30 AM - 2:30 PM: Ribbon Cutting - CLICK HERE 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM: Pueblo Book Club: InvisibleNo More: Voices From Native America - CLICK HERETUESDAY SEPTEMBER 24THRIO RANCHO REGIONAL CHAMBER - VIEW CALENDAR5:00 PM - 6:30 PM: Business is Brewing - ExNovo Brewing Co - CLICK HERE ALBUQUERQUE HISPANO CHAMBER OFCOMMERCE - VIEW CALENDAR9:00 AM - 12:00 PM: WIOA Career Training &Education Expo - CLICK HEREWEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 25THALBUQUERQUE BUSINESS FIRST - VIEW CALENDAR12:00 PM - 2:00 PM: Business of The Borderplex- CLICK HERE NAIOP NEW MEXICO CHAPTER - VIEW CALENDAR5:30 PM - 7:30 PM: Developing Leaders HappyHour – Volare - CLICK HERE GREATER LAS CRUCES CHAMBER OF COMMERCE - VIEW CALENDAR11:15 AM - 1:15 PM: 2024 In the Know Luncheon-State of the Communities - CLICK HERE SANTA FE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE - VIEW CALENDAR4:00 PM - 5:00 PM: Ribbon Cutting - JacobsFamily Insurance 10 Year Anniversary - CLICK HERETHURSDAY SEPTEMBER 26THGREATER LAS CRUCES CHAMBER OF COMMERCE- VIEW CALENDAR7:30 AM - 9:00 AM: 2024 Eggs &Conversations - CLICK HERE ALBUQUERQUE HISPANO CHAMBER OFCOMMERCE - VIEW CALENDAR4:00 PM: 6th Annual New Mexico Prickly PearFestival - CLICK HEREFRIDAY SEPTEMBER 27THSANTA FE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE - VIEW CALENDAR8:00 AM - 10:30 AM: Independent ContractorManagement Course - CLICK HERETUESDAY OCTOBER 1STRIO RANCHO REGIONAL CHAMBER - VIEW CALENDAR9:00 AM - 10:00 AM: Visionaries NetworkingBreakfast - CLICK HERETUESDAY OCTOBER 1ST

11BUILTENVIRONMENTBERNALILLO COUNTYSEPTEMBER 24TH5:00 PM: Board of County CommissionersAdministrative Meeting - CLICK HERE 5:00 PM: County Planning Commission - CLICK HERE OCTOBER 2ND9:00 AM: County Planning Commission - CLICK HERECHAVES COUNTYSEPTEMBER 19THChaves County Commission Meeting - CLICK HERE 11:00 AM: ROSWELL-CHAVES COUNTY ETZAUTHORITY - CLICK HERECIBOLA COUNTYSEPTEMBER 26TH5:00 PM - 7:00 PM: Regular Commission Meeting - CLICK HEREDONA ANA COUNTYSEPTEMBER 19TH9:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Community Knock & Talk -Santa Teresa - CLICK HEREGRANT COUNTYSEPTEMBER 24TH9:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Work Session - CLICK HERELEA COUNTYSEPTEMBER 25TH9:30 AM - 10:30 AM: Lea County CommunicationsAuthority Meeting - CLICK HERELOS ALAMOS COUNTYSEPTEMBER 19TH5:30 PM - 7:30 PM: Environmental SustainabilityBoard - CLICK HERE SEPTEMBER 24TH6:00 PM - 8:00 PM: County Council - RegularSession - CLICK HERE SEPTEMBER 25TH5:30 PM - 7:00 PM: Planning and ZoningCommission - CLICK HERE OCTOBER 2ND5:30 PM - 7:30 PM: Historic Preservation AdvisoryBoard - CLICK HERE 5:30 PM - 9:30 PM: Board of Public Utilities - WorkSession - CLICK HERELUNA COUNTYSEPTEMBER 19TH9:30 AM - 10:00 AM: Public Input Work Session - CLICK HERESANTA FE COUNTYSEPTEMBER 19TH4:00 PM - 7:00 PM: PLANNING COMMISSIONMEETING - CLICK HERE SEPTEMBER 23RD4:00 PM - 6:00 PM: CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTSADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING - CLICK HERE SEPTEMBER 24TH1:00 PM - 2:00 PM: HOUSING AUTHORITY BOARDMEETING - CLICK HERE 2:00 PM - 7:00 PM: BOARD OF COUNTYCOMMISSIONERS (BCC) MEETING - CLICK HERE SEPTEMBER 25TH11:00 AM - 12:00 PM: GROUNDBREAKINGCEREMONY FOR SANTA FE RIVER GREENWAYPROJECT - CLICK HERE

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0015AFFILIATESFEATURED COMPANY162545484955FEATURED PROJECTSPRE-BID PROJECTSACTIVE PROJECTSPOST-BID PROJECTSLIENS59NEW MEXICO NEWS27THRIVING SANTA FE AIRPORT GETTINGMORE FEDERAL FUNDING FOR YETMORE FACILITY WORK >27I-25 RECONSTRUCTION PROJECTMOVES FORWARD IN LOS LUNA >28CONE ZONE FOR WEEK SEPT. 16, 2024 >28SOUTHWEST NEWS31HOPI TRIBE OF ARIZONA GETS NEWFUNDING FOR ENERGYINFRASTRUCTURE EFFORT >31WIDE VARIETY OF PARKIMPROVEMENTS AND UPGRADESPLANNED FOR EL PASO COUNTY,DEPENDING UPON FATE OF NOVEMBERBOND >32NATIONAL NEWS38NEW GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICEREPORT FAULTS DEFENSE DEPARTMENTCONSTRUCTION DELAYS >38SWISSPACER ENTERS NORTHAMERICAN MARKET WITHDISTRIBUTION HUB >39TRENDS NEWS41LACK OF CONSTRUCTION EDUCATIONAND TRAINING PROGRAMSSIGNIFICANTLY HAMPERING INDUSTRYPROSPECTS, SAYS NEW SURVEY41ARMY CORPS AWARDS $223MCONTRACT OPTION FOR SOO LOCKCONSTRUCTION >42WHEN AN OFF-DUTY CONSTRUCTIONWORKER SAVED A LIFE USING NARCAN >43CONSTRUCTION HOMPAGEBUILTENVIRONMENTZONING APPROVAL SECURED FOREXPANSION OF TUCSON'S GROWINGSONORA BEHAVIORAL HEALTHHOSPITAL >33

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17BUILTENVIRONMENTASA NEW MEXICOANNUAL SPONSORSRED LEVEL Albuquerque Pipe & Pump Supply Co. American Fire Protection Group, Inc.American National Insulation & Sealants Construction Reporter/ The Built Environment Crane Service, Inc. Enterprise Builders Corporation Equipment Share Fairway, Inc.Ideal Plumbing & Heating, LLC National Roofing Company, Inc. Prime Electric, Inc. United RentalsWestern Partitions, Inc. Wagner Equipment, Co.Western States Fire Protection Yearout Mechanical, Inc.WHITE LEVELBELFOR Property Restoration Bradbury Stamm ConstructionDekker Perich Sabatini Jack’s Mechanical Solutions, Inc.Jaynes Structures Menicucci Insurance Agency, LLCRay’s Flooring Specialists REDW Advisors & CPAs BLUE LEVELBohannan Huston, Inc. G & H Construction Company, Inc.JTC, Inc. Klinger Constructors, LLCRisk Strategies– Burke Insurance Group The Specialists Electrical ContractorStudio Southwest Architects4Rivers Equipment2024 Annual Golf Tournament Title SponsorHUB InternationalThank you for your continued support!DOWNLOAD THE ASA NMNEWSLETTERVIEW THE ASA NMMEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY 2023-2024 >SAVE THE DATE: 2024 ASANM EVENTSOctober 4, 2024 Annual Golf TournamentOctober 23, 2024 Beer & Business CardsHappy HourNovember 7, 2024 NM Construction SafetyCoalition MeetingNovember 14, 2024 Luncheon Presentation–Insurance Panel DiscussionNovember 20, 2024 Beer & Business CardsHappy HourCopyright: Canva pro

18BUILTENVIRONMENTAGC NEW MEXICOEVENT CALENDARAGC CONSTRUCTION IMPACT MODELAGC has partnered with a leading regional economist, BrianLewandowski of the University of Colorado Boulder, to create AGC'sConstruction Impact Model. The model is a tool that can be used bymembers, chapters, policy makers and researchers to understand theeconomic impact of infrastructure investment by state.VIEW VOLUME 2 ISSUE 41 TO LEARN MORE >CONSTRUCTIONFIRMS ADD 34,000JOBS IN AUGUSTWITH GAINS IN ALLSUBSECTORS ASINDUSTRYUNEMPLOYMENTRATE HITS RECORDAUGUST LOW OF3.2 PERCENTverage Construction Pay Hits $35.81 an Hour asRecently Released Survey Results Indicate FirmsWould Likely Have Hired Even More Workers if theyCould Find Enough Qualified People to Add to theirPayrolls The construction sector added 34,000 jobs inAugust while the industry’s unemployment ratefell to 3.2 percent, the lowest August rate in the25-year history of the data, according to ananalysis of new government data the AssociatedGeneral Contractors of America released today.Association officials noted that the unemploymentrate and the results of a recently releasedworkforce survey conducted by the associationand Arcoro indicate that firms would likely havehired more workers if only they could find qualifiedpeople.CONTINUE READING >Copyright: Canva proOCTOBER 2024OCTOBER 4TH 8:00 AM - 5:00 PMSTP Unit 1 - Leadership and Motivation - CLICK HERENOVEMBER 2024NOVEMBER 6TH 8:00 AM - 12:00 PMFall Protection - CLICK HEREDECEMBER 2024DECEMBER 12TH 8:00 AM - 12:00 PMCLC Trifecta - CLICK HERE

19BUILTENVIRONMENTANNUAL FALL SCHOLARSHIPAnnual Fall ScholarshipApplication Available Mid Spring 2025COLLEGE OF ENGINEERINGCivil EngineeringCivil Engineering TechnologyGeomatics & Surveying EngineeringUNM APPLICATIONAnnual Spring ScholarshipApplication Available Late Fall 2024SCHOOL OF ENGINEERINGCivil Engineering,Construction Engineeringor Construction ManagementCLICK HERE TO LEARN MORESCHOLARSHIPSACNM SEPTEMBER2024 NEWSLETTER READ THE NEWSLETTER >A MESSAGE FROM ACNM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR JIM GARCIACopyright: ACNMs summer breezes turn to autumn whispers here in New Mexico, ACNM is gearing up for an action-packedfall season. Let's dive into what's coming up! Durango State Convention Recap: A hearty thank you to everyone who joined us in Durango for our StateConvention. The extended schedule was a hit, bringing us back to our pre-Covid groove. Family-friendlyactivities kept everyone entertained, while our auctions were both entertaining and productive – weraised record amounts for our PAC and the ACNM Hasse scholarship fund. Thanks to all who donated andassisted! “Great times.”Now, let's look at what's on the horizon...Copyright: ACNM

20BUILTENVIRONMENTCopyright: Canva ProAIA OUTLINES TOPELECTION PRIORITIESWASHINGTON – September 11, 2024 –Yesterday the American Institute ofArchitects (AIA) shared its top electionpriorities for the next Congress andPresidential Administration. In thiselection, AIA will advocate for these toppriorities covering housing, climate,resiliency, taxes, contract parity, designfreedom for federal buildings, studentloans and historic preservation.CONTINUE READING >AIA ALBUQUERQUEEVENT CALENDARSEPTEMBER 2024SEPTEMBER 19TH 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM9.19.24 New Mexico Architectural Foundation 1 HSW- CLICK HERE SEPTEMBER 19TH 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM9.19.24 New Mexico Architectural Foundation 1 HSW- CLICK HEREOCTOBER 2024OCTOBER 15TH 12:00 PM - 1:30 PMValle de Oro Visitor Center Tour - CLICK HERE

21BUILTENVIRONMENTABC NEW MEXICO EVENT CALENDARSEPTEMBER - DECEMBER 2024WASHINGTON, Sep. 12—Construction inputprices increased 0.1% in August compared tothe previous month, according to anAssociated Builders and Contractors analysisof U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ ProducerPrice Index data released today.Nonresidential construction input pricesincreased 0.2% for the month.Prices decreased in all three energysubcategories last month. Natural gas pricesfell by 29.8%, while unprocessed energymaterials and crude petroleum pricesdeclined by 7.5% and 4.2%, respectively.Overall construction input prices are 0.7%lower than a year ago, while nonresidentialconstruction input prices are down by 0.9%.CONTINUE READING >Copyright: Canva ProABC: CONSTRUCTIONINPUT PRICES INCH UPIN AUGUST, BUT LOWERTHAN 1 YEAR AGOTHURSDAY SEPTEMBER 19TH, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM - CLICK HERESEPTEMBER MEMBER LUNCHEONWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 30TH, 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM - CLICK HERESATURDAY NOVEMBER 23RD - CLICK HEREABC NEW MEXICO CRAFTCOMPETITIONEXCELLENCE IN CONSTRUCTIONAWARDSTHURSDAY DECEMBER 12TH, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM - CLICK HEREANNUAL AWARDS LUNCHEONSUNDAY OCTOBER 18TH, 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM - CLICK HERECHILI COOKOFF AND CAR SHOW

22BUILTENVIRONMENTYOUR 2024 NMUCABOARD OF DIRECTORS &STAFFPRESIDENT, DALE ARMSTRONG, TLCPLUMBING & UTILITY 505 761 9696VICE-PRESIDENT, DAMON WICKETTS,4RIVERS EQUIPMENT 505 884 2900SECRETARY/TREASURER, JENICE GALLEGOS,GROUNDWATER PARTNERSPAST PRESIDENT, CLAY BLAIR, RMCI 505 345 0008TROY OTERO, GROUNDHOG CONSTRUCTIONSERVICES 505 243 2133DIRECTOR DARRIN HOWELLS, AUI INC. 505 242 4848DIRECTOR JOE MENICUCCI, DOWNEY &COMPANY 881 0300DIRECTOR REINEE PEACHER, DUCROSSCONSTRUCTION 575 636 3023DIRECTOR KELLEY FETTER, E2RC 505 867 4040 DIRECTOR JOHN THEILER, DH UNDERGROUNDTERRI BAKER, CORE AND MAIN 505 344 0223EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, JANE JERNIGAN 505 888 0752NMUCANEWSLETTERAUGUST 2024Hello Members,Join us for our next membership meeting onAugust 22nd at NM811. It's our AssociateShowcase, so come visit with our Associates,have lunch, and even play golf. We have several large events before the end ofthe year which I hope you will attend andenjoy. In the meantime, we are focusing onSafety Issues and also keeping an eye onlegislation being put together for next year'ssession. Need training? We work with Safetydude LLCand Indeed Safety to fulfill your training needs. Jane JerniganUPCOMING EVENTSSeptember 19th: Board MeetingSeptember 19th: SocialOctober 9th: Safety CommitteeOctober 10th: Planning October 11th: Tinnin Clay Shoot for turkeys October 17th: Board Meeting

23BUILTENVIRONMENTWICNM NEWSLETTERAUGUST 2024 >2024 DATESHello Friends,Today is National Women’s Equality Day, this daymarks the adoption of the 19th Amendment in 1920,which granted women the right to vote. Wow, 104years! We are down to a short 70 days before ournext election and voting is one of the most powerfulways, we can express our values and have a directimpact on our community and our country.Every election is a chance for us to have a say in theissues that matter most to us—whether it’seducation, healthcare, the environment, oreconomic policies. I know that we all have our ownunique perspectives and concerns, and this is ouropportunity to make our voices heard.It’s easy to feel like our individual votes might notmake a difference, but history has shown us thatevery vote counts. Elections are often decided by aremarkably small number of votes, and ourcollective participation is what drives meaningfulchange. By voting, we not only influence thedirection of our nation but also stand up for ourcommunities and the issues we care about. Iencourage you to exercise your right to vote andencourage others around you as well. On another note, I want to thank the PlanningCommittee for all their hard work this year inplanning all our events. They are doing an amazingjob! We are down to the last two events of the year:the 3rd Annual Scholarship Bowling Event onSeptember 12th and the Women in Construction NMGala on November 9th. Sign up soon for the bowlingevent, space is limited, and more informationregarding the Gala will be out soon.Stephanie L. Peña - TLC Company, Inc.WICNM President 2024 NOVEMBER 23RD - WIC GALALOCKER #505 SCHOOL SUPPLYMONETARYDONATIONSSCAN QR CODEBELOW TO MAKEMONETARYDONATIONS TOLOCKER #505MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

24BUILTENVIRONMENTCONTINUE READING >Ronda Gilliland-Lopez currently serves as thePresident of the Governing Board, whichrepresents a cross-section of highly valuableprofessional knowledge (legal, financial,strategic planning, education, and industryrelations).ACE LEADERSHIP HIGH SCHOOLMISSION OF MCA NMThe Mechanical Contractors Association of NewMexico is an industry trade associationdedicated to the advancement of membercontractors through training, advocacy, andpartnership.MISSION OF SMACNA NMAt the Sheet Metal and Air ConditioningContractors’ Association of New Mexico ourmission is to create a competitive advantage forour members through industry education, laborrelations, standards development, industryrepresentation, and business studies. The New Mexico Bid Depository System (NMBDS)strives to build partnerships through bidding. Thepurpose of the Bid Depository is to improve thebidding process by helping ensure the quality andequity of sub-bid scopes, and to provide adequatetime for review of the sub-bids by the generalcontractors so that they may more accuratelycomplete their bids.This system has been developed for the good ofthe contracting industry and the public as a whole.It is not a law - it is purely voluntary. Please feelfree to call this office for any additionalinformation - 505-341-9033NEW MEXICOBID DEPOSITORYCopyright: MCA/SMACNA NMMCA/SMACNA of New Mexico is a strongpartner of ACE Leadership High School. VIEW >INDUSTRY ESSENTIALSIndustry Essentials is an exclusive member-onlymonthly education series designed to providemembers a private venue to learn about anddiscuss important policy issues, industry trends,and other important professional developmenttopics.Programming will include prominent speakers todiscuss business, economic, and policy issuescritical to the construction industry and ourmembers.Topics in 2021 will include conversations withleaders to discuss cannabis safety andregulations, public procurement, tax policychanges, paid time off legislation, cyber security,the construction industries division and more!

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27BUILTENVIRONMENTThe second largest airport in New Mexico isin line for just over $6 million in federalfunding for four-long planned projects.Located at 121 Aviation Drive, the Santa FeRegional Airport, which saw a passengercount of 124,500 last year, up from justunder 95,000 in 2021, has in recent monthstaken on a number of construction andupgrade projects.Now the Federal Aviation Administration THRIVING SANTA FEAIRPORT GETTING MOREFEDERAL FUNDING FORYET MORE FACILITYWORKBy Garry Boulard, The Built Environment09/18/2024Copyright: Canva Prohas announced that it is awarding funding tothe airport to install new markings forRunway 15/33 in order to bring it up tocurrent industry standards.Funding will also go for the reconstructionof some 21,000 square yards of an existingapron pavement that, according to an FAApress release, has “reached the end of itsuseful life.”Additional Santa Fe work will see thereconstruction of existing perimeterfencing, as well as the 500-foot extension ofthe Runway 33 safety area in a move toenhance safety.Opened in 1941 as a military airfield, theSanta Fe airport earlier this year saw thecompletion of a new terminal, as well as thebuilding of a short-term parking lot. Continues > CONSTRUCTION NEWSNEW MEXICO

In announcing the new FAA support,Democrat New Mexico Senator MartinHeinrich said such support is crucial to“modernize terminals, improve travelers’experiences, and drive our state’s economicgrowth for the future.”With a slew of companies like Maersk,Microsoft and PepsiCo on board, the SmartFreight Centre, a global nonprofit,announced on Tuesday the launch of a newcoalition aimed at accelerating thedeployment of heavy-duty electric vehicles. Continue reading >28BUILTENVIRONMENTI-25 RECONSTRUCTIONPROJECT MOVESFORWARD IN LOS LUNABy Jacqlin Aragon, KOB09/17/2024LOS LUNAS, N.M. — A major constructionproject to allow traffic to flow better on I-25through Los Lunas is taking a major stepforward.According to Erin Callahan, the deputyvillage administrator in Los Lunas, they havemet all the requirements to allow theproject to move forward. They alreadycompleted the design and the $154 millionto do the project. Continue reading >MAERSK, PEPSICO SIGNON TO EV PILOTPROJECT, WITH TRUCKTESTING EXPECTED INNMBy Jacob Maranda, Albuquerque Business First09/17/2024Some of the most prominent players in theglobal shipping and logistics industry couldsoon start testing battery-powered electricvehicles along the Interstate 10 corridorthroughout New Mexico and neighboringstates, thanks in part to a Californiacompany building out charginginfrastructure in the state.CONE ZONE FOR WEEKSEPT. 16, 2024By Carol A. Clark, Los Alamos Daily Post09/17/2024DP Road Phase II Reconstruction ProjectUpdateTLC Plumbing & Utility work Tuesdaythrough Friday, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.Parking:Parking will not be allowed south ofDP Road outside of designatedareas south of Ace Hardware andsouth of the Los Alamos FireTraining Academy. Parking willremain open during constructionunless otherwise signed.Temporary Parking will be allowedat designated locations south of DPRoad as crews trench across toindividual businesses startingWednesday, Sept. 18. Continue reading >Copyright: Canva Pro

A new café may be on the way to theUniversity area. The Albuquerque City Council on Mondaydenied the University HeightsNeighborhood Association’s appeal ofAlbuquerque property owner AugustineGrace’s plan to convert two adjacentresidential properties into a café andcommunity gathering space. With plans to turn the two houses — 201and 203 Harvard Drive, on the corner ofSilver Avenue — into the “world’s greatestcoffee shop,” Grace asked to change thehouses’ residential designation to mixed-use. Continue reading >APPEAL OF NEWUNIVERSITY AREACOFFEE SPOT GRINDSTO A HALTBy Elizabeth McCall, City Desk ABQ09/17/2024Kairos Power plans to deepen its roots inNew Mexico with three new facilities andthe creation of 100 jobs.The clean energy engineering company,headquartered in California, on Mondayannounced its intent to expand operationsin the Land of Enchantment with a saltproduction facility for high-purity moltensalt coolant for advanced reactors, a TRISOdevelopment lab for fuel manufacturingtechniques and a new space at Los AlamosNational Laboratory's Low-Enriched FuelFabrication Facility.The salt coolant and... Continue reading >29BUILTENVIRONMENTCopyright: Canva Pro100 CLEAN ENERGYJOBS COMING TO NEWMEXICO WITH KAIROSPOWER EXPANSIONBy Megan Gleason, Albuquerque Journal09/16/2024CITY OF SANTA FE SUESCONTRACTORS,ALLEGING FAULTYWORK ON DAMS NEEDSCOSTLY REPAIRSBy Carina Julig, Santa Fe New Mexican09/16/2024The city of Santa Fe is suing contractors thatconducted work on dams at the Nichols andMcClure reservoirs, alleging faulty work isnow costing the city millions of dollars inrepairs.A complaint filed Sept. 11 in state DistrictCourt accuses five companies, includingRMCI Inc., Santa Fe EngineeringConsultants and... Continue reading >

The thirsty well names reflected the hopesof companies to fill them with oilfieldwastewater, a problematic and toxicbyproduct of the oil trade. But a series ofearthquakes in the Permian Basin of NewMexico has prompted the state’s OilConservation Division to cancel these fourand 71 other waste injection wells plannedalong the state’s southern border withTexas.In addition, recent research by the state’sseismology lab has uncovered thousands ofpreviously uncatalogued quakes in the area,further clarifying the link betweenwastewater injection and seismic activity.Meanwhile, a state agency’s plans to allowthat wastewater to be used outside theoilfield took a beating. Continue reading >AS NEW MEXICOSHAKES, STATECANCELS DOZENS OFPLANNEDWASTEWATERINJECTION SITESBy Capital & Main, New Mexico Political Report09/12/202430BUILTENVIRONMENTWhen the new Silver City recreation centeris completed next spring, it will bear thename of a man who had a large role inbringing recreation to the youth of GrantCounty.The Silver City Town Council votedunanimously at its regular meeting Tuesdayevening to approve a resolution naming thebuilding the Henry V. “La Burra” MoralesRecreation Center.Morales, who died in 2019 at the age of 70,was an athlete himself, and wasinstrumental in creating a youth basketballleague and the Silver High School softballprogram in the years after he returned toSilver City from his service in the VietnamWar.District 4 Councilor Guadalupe Cano, whosponsored the resolution, read a letter ofsupport from Silver High School mathteacher Aaron Rogers... Contine reading >NEW REC CENTERNAMED FOR LATECOACHBy Juno Ogle, Silver City Daily Press09/12/2024Copyright: Canva Pro

31BUILTENVIRONMENTCONSTRUCTION NEWSSOUTHWESTPlans are now advancing for theconstruction of a 10-megawatt solar andbattery storage microgrid set to go up onland that belongs to the Hopi Tribe innortheastern Arizona.Funding for the effort is coming out ofWashington via a $20 million grant from theEnvironmental Protection Agency.The vast Hopi Reservation takes in morethan 2,500 square miles and is home to atleast 12,600 people. HOPI TRIBE OF ARIZONAGETS NEW FUNDINGFOR ENERGYINFRASTRUCTUREEFFORTBy Garry Boulard, The Built Environment09/18/2024Copyright: Canva ProBut for years the residents of thereservation have lacked basic reliableelectricity service, with generatorsproviding needed energy. The new solarproject, once completed, will be capable ofproviding electricity for up to 900 homes onthe Hopi Reservation.The project will also include theconstruction of around 12 miles of newpower lines.In a press release, the EPA said that theproject will “improve air quality and boosteconomic development and workforcetraining.”What is officially being called the Hopi Coalto Solar Transition project will be built inwhat is known as Range Unit 255, adjacentto Arizona State Route 264.In comments delivered during an official

ceremony announcing the EPA grant, CraigAndrews, vice chairman of the Hopi Tribe,referenced residents who had earlier saidthey doubted whether the project wouldever become reality.“Now we can tell them with confidence ‘Yes,it’s going to happen, you will get your power,you will get your solar services.’” Nationally, the EPA has selected 34 “highlycompetitive applications” to fund similarprojects on Native tribal lands. The agencyhas stated that once all of the projects areup and running, they will have the potentialin the next 25 years of reducing greenhousegas pollution by “over 7 million metric tonsof carbon dioxide." ongoing review process earlier this year bymembers of the county’s Bond AdvisoryCommittee, which after months of studysent the recommended projects to the ElPaso County Commissioners Court.That body, in early August, then ratified thelist and voted in favor of putting the bondproposition on the November ballot.El Paso County has just over a dozen greatlyused parks of varying sizes in both urbanand rural neighborhoods.32BUILTENVIRONMENTWIDE VARIETY OF PARKIMPROVEMENTS ANDUPGRADES PLANNEDFOR EL PASO COUNTY,DEPENDING UPON FATEOF NOVEMBER BONDBy Garry Boulard, Construction Reporter09/17/2024Nearly 20 individual park modernizationand improvement projects are in store for ElPaso County depending upon the fate of abig $324 million bond that is going beforevoters in the November election.The projects range in dollar size from justover $561,000 for the expansion of parkingat the Ascarate Regional Park, located at6900 Delta Drive, to more than $17 millionfor overall improvements to the GallegosRegional Park, in the town of Canutillo at7361 Bosque Road.The list of projects was subject to an Copyright: Canva ProA master plan study conducted three yearsago by the Richardson, Texas-basedconsulting firm Halff Associates noted thatthe county’s park and recreation system“includes multiple park types to servedifferent geographic service areas,purposes, and intended uses.”The open, green spaces include regional,community, neighborhood, pocket, linear,and special-use parks, as well as what areidentified as civic spaces.Those parks are calibrated to serve agrowing county population of parkenthusiasts that has jumped from just over

800,000 residents two decades ago toaround 870,000 today.Other big bond park items: $10.9 million forimprovements to the Coyote Park at 3092Coyote Park Drive; $8.4 million forimprovements to the Veterans Park at 5301Salem Drive; and $1.3 million for lightingmodernization work across some ten fieldsat the Sportspark, located at 1780 N.Zaragoza Road.Established in 1994, the hospital hasfocused on providing the holistic treatmentof children, adolescents, and adults withchemical dependency or mental healthissues.Always in need of new space, Sonora hassecured a zoning change for some five acresto the east of its current facility, which willallow it to build what is expected to be a21,000-square-foot expansion.According to county records, that expansionon a nearly 10-acre piece of property willprovide enough space for an additional 48beds. The new facility is expected to besurrounded by a 12-foot wall.Members of the Pima County Board ofSupervisors have given their approval toSonora's zoning change request.County records additionally indicate thatthe facility, during the first quarter of thisyear, has had to turn away more than 2,000referrals due to a lack of available beds,while also noting that Arizona currentlyranks 47 out of 50 states for "access tomental health care."33BUILTENVIRONMENTZONING APPROVALSECURED FOREXPANSION OFTUCSON'S GROWINGSONORA BEHAVIORALHEALTH HOSPITALBy Garry Boulard, Construction Reporter09/17/2024Plans are underway for the expansion of abusy and growing mental health facilitylocated on the northwest side of Tucson.The Sonora Behavioral Health Hospital issituated in a one-story, 64,200-square-footstructure at 6050 N. Corona Road andcurrently houses around 140 beds for acutecare services.Copyright: Canva ProGROWING SCHOOLDISTRICT IN GROWINGPART OF COLORADOHOPES TO PASSNOVEMBER BOND FORNEW CONSTRUCTIONAND IMPROVEMENTPROJECTSBy Garry Boulard, Construction Reporter09/16/2024A booming school district in northern

Colorado may soon be making plans to buildnine separate schools known as Centers ofExcellence.Officials with the St. Vrain Valley SchoolDistrict, which is based in Longmont, arehoping that voters in November will give agreen light to a significantly large $739.9million bond that would be used to pay for avariety of facility needs.But the centerpiece of the bond program isundoubtedly the district’s intention to buildnine centers of excellence. Such facilities areofficially called Agile Centers of Excellenceand are based upon the learning of high-techskills in a collaborative environment.safety improvements in around fifty otherexisting school buildings.The St. Vrain school district has experiencednotable enrollment growth in recent years,with a student count jumping from around30,200 a decade ago to roughly 33,000today. Published estimates have said thatthose numbers could reach the 36,000 markin the next three years.That enrollment increase, notes theLongmont Leader newspaper, has been“outpacing most other Colorado schooldistricts.” The growth also reflects thedemographics of larger Longmont, whichhas seen its population jump during thesame decade from around 89,000 to acurrent 97,500.Prospects for passage of the bond lookfavorable, if the results of a summer votersurvey are any indication. That survey,conducted by the company New BridgeStrategy, interviewed 300 likely voters ofwhich 68% said they would most likely votein favor of the proposal.34BUILTENVIRONMENTImage created using text to image AIThe bond, which was earlier this summerunanimously approved for the fall ballot bythe district’s Board of Education, will alsofund a variety of maintenance, repairs, and REDEVELOPMENT PLANSREJECTED FOR POPULARDENVER NIGHTCLUBSITEBy Garry Boulard, Construction Reporter09/13/2024A move to bring together the perspectivesof a developer and preservationistsregarding the future of a famous Denvernight club structure is confronting a newobstacle.Located at 1962 Market Street, the club andbar El Chapultepec was for decades apopular regional music venue operating in a

part of the city that has seen a good deal ofrecent office and residential buildingupgrades.The club closed its doors in December of2020.The Momfort Companies of Denverpurchased the roughly 130-year-oldstructure in 2022, announcing plans to builda larger indoor and outdoor entertainmentspace.Those plans were initially criticized by localpreservationists opposed to seeing theexisting structure for the most partdemolished to make way for the new space.Momfort subsequently agreed to keep asmuch of the original structure intact aspossible, while also maintaining two frontneon signs.In addition, the new plans detailed a move toincorporate the next-door two-storybuilding at 1320 20th Street, which housesthe Giggling Grizzly tavern as part of thenew site plan. That vision included a rooftopbar that would span both structures.When those plans were announced, JohnDeffenbaugh, chief executive officer ofHistoric Denver, praised the vision as a“win-win” both the new development as wellas the cause of preservation in general.But now members of the Lower DowntownDesign Review Commission, in a 5 to 4 vote,have decided against approving the plansfor both properties. Those members said thenew design failed to preserve the historicfabric of the two structures.Some hope, however, was offered byHeather Vasquez Johnson, chairperson ofthe commission. According to the DenverBusiness Journal, she remarked: “I would liketo remind the applicant this doesn’t meanwe’re denying the project, we’re justdenying the project in its current submittedform.”According to reports, a Momfortspokesperson has vowed to return to thecommission with modified plans for theproject.35BUILTENVIRONMENTImage created using text to image AICopyright: Canva Pro

What was once called the ‘Sunset Limited’initially ran between New Orleans and LosAngeles, with a stop at Phoenix UnionStation. That Phoenix stop ended when therail service was rerouted to the city ofMaricopa.The ending of that service, which Amtrakofficials said was part of a larger effort onthe part of the company to save upwards of$173 million, made Phoenix the largest cityin the U.S. without direct rail service.The idea of at last re-establishing theservice and building the infrastructure for ithas enticed planners for years. Looking atthe prospect of a new line between Phoenixstraight through to Los Angeles, thepublication Steel Wheels has remarked: "Theeconomies and trade corridors of Arizonaand Southern California have long beenintertwined.""Every year, Southern Californians move toArizona, yet regularly come back for visits,"continues the publication. "Conversely,many Arizonans have moved to SouthernCalifornia. The growing family and friendconnections between the two regions willonly grow in the years ahead."As earlier proposed, a Phoenix to Tucsonroute would see the operation of three tripsdaily. Besides the Phoenix and Tucson stops,Amtrak has also suggested building stationsin Queen Creek, Tempe, and Buckeye.36BUILTENVIRONMENTFEDERAL FUNDINGADVANCING PLANS FORNEW PHOENIX/TUCSONRAIL SERVICEBy Garry Boulard, Construction Reporter09/12/2024Plans to establish and build a new railservice and infrastructure that wouldconnect the cities of Phoenix and Tucsonare incrementally moving forward.Long in the talking stage, the projectreceived a significant boost late last yearwhen Democrat Arizona RepresentativeGreg Stanton announced that some$500,000 had been secured in federalfunding for its planning.That funding is coming out of the 2021Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act andwill help to pay for identifying possible otherstations along the 110-mile route, alongwith a ridership analysis, and capital projectinventory.It is thought that ultimately the project willcost as much as $10 billion to fully build.Should it become reality, the new rail linewould reconnect a line that had, until 1996,existed between the two cities.Copyright: Canva ProCopyright: Canva Pro

"The contamination is going to be elevatedand more dangerous for our communities,"Laura Martinez, an official with the non-profit community group Cultivano, said inremarks made during a recent communitymeeting, according to the Colorado Sun.Public comment on the project is beingaccepted by the Colorado Department ofPublic Health and Environment untilSeptember 17.37BUILTENVIRONMENTPIPELINE COMPANYWANTS TO BUILD NEWTANKS IN COMMERCECITYBy Garry Boulard, Construction Reporter09/12/2024An effort is under way to expand the gastank storage facilities in a terminal situatedin north central Colorado.The Magellan Pipeline-Dupont Terminal islocated in a neighborhood of modest one-story homes at 8160 Krameria Street inCommerce City, some 7 miles to thenortheast of Denver.The site is currently the home to nearly twodozen storage tanks and is run by acompany that specializes in thetransportation, storage, and distribution ofpetroleum products.Earlier this summer the companyannounced that it wanted to build moretanks in order to store reformulatedgasoline, a special blend designed to reduceozone pollution.Altogether, the Tulsa-based MagellanMidstream Partners LLC, which sawrevenues in excess of $2 billion in 2022, hassaid that it wants to build five new storagetanks on its Krameria Street site.The company has filed an application for theexpansion project with the state's AirPollution Control Division.Residents living near the tank storage sitehave expressed concerns about thepotential for the facilities to create airpollution, especially given the site's closeproximity to an elementary school.MASSMANCONSTRUCTIONENSURES SAFETY INFLASH FLOOD ALLEYWITH $76M DAMFLOODGATEREPLACEMENT PROJECTBy Rob Patterson, Texas Contractor09/17/2024Copyright: Canva Pro“Owning a dam is like owning an old house,”said Kelly Payne, Vice President of WaterOperations for the Lower Colorado RiverAuthority (LCRA) in central Texas. “There isalways something that needs a little TLCand maintenance.”As the manager of a series of dams in what iscalled Flash Flood Alley, LCRA is well awarethat keeping its dams in excellent conditionmeans regular... Continue reading >

38BUILTENVIRONMENTCONSTRUCTION NEWSNATIONALWhat is described in a new report as “poorplanning,” has contributed to at least 25% ofall federal military projects being delayed byat least a year, says a new report.As compiled by the federal GeneralAccounting Office, the report notes that theDepartment of Defense does not fullymonitor the execution of its vast militaryconstruction effort, which falls under theheading of the Unified Facilities Criteriaprogram.NEW GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICEREPORT FAULTSDEFENSE DEPARTMENTCONSTRUCTIONDELAYSBy Garry Boulard, The Built Environment09/18/2024In a synopsis of the report put together bythe GAO, the agency noted that DefenseDepartment officials collect constructionproject information for reporting purposesonly. But such reporting “is not relevant foridentifying trends, which can help inform arisk-based oversight approach.”The study also contends that both Army andNavy construction agents fail to“consistently document and share lessons intheir project monitoring.”By so failing, said the report, MilitaryConstruction: Better Information WouldImprove DOD’s Oversight, “one building wasdelayed for over 3 years due to designerrors.”By way of example, the study pointed to theconstruction of a three-story SpecialOperations Forces Training Commandbuilding at Fort Liberty, North Carolina. Continues > Copyright: Canva Pro

The project, launched in March of 2017, wasscheduled for completion just two yearslater, but was not actually finalized until Julyof 2022. Reason for the delay? Design errors, alongwith “insufficient quality control, personnelturnover, and changing customerrequirements.”In a move to prevent such disasters, whichare sometimes picked up in the nationalmedia and reported as just the latestevidence of the Defense Department’schaotic manner of building things, the GAOis suggesting that the department on aregular basis should issue guidancerequiring project sponsors to “reportrelevant information necessary to monitorthe execution of the military constructionprogram.”Among other recommendations, the GAOreport says that both the Secretary of theArmy and the Commanding General of theArmy Corps of Engineers would profit indeveloping methods for “documentingafter-action reviews and validating lessonslearned of military construction projects atthe enterprise level.”The Secretary of the Navy, meanwhile,should implement a process to “sharelessons learned and project best practicesfor military construction projects” withinthe Naval Facilities Engineering SystemsCommand. 39BUILTENVIRONMENTCopyright: Canva ProSWISSPACER ENTERSNORTH AMERICANMARKET WITHDISTRIBUTION HUBBy Staff, Metal Construction News09/16/2024Swisspacer, Vetrotech Saint-GobainInternational Ag, based in Kreuzlingen,Switzerland, has opened a distributioncenter in Closter, N.J. It is the insulatingglass warm edge spacer bars manufacturer’sfirst distribution center in North America.Matthias Bach, CEO at Swisspacer, says,“The availability and delivery reliability ofSwisspacer is a key factor in our successfulentry into the North American market. Localbuilders and property owners can now makemore agile decisions to optimize theirproject timelines and procurementprocesses, and manufacturers can compareand verify our spacer’s superior thermalperformance before they decide to partnerwith us.” Continue reading >UNION THREATENSDELAYS ON $2BCOLUMBUS, OHIO,AIRPORT PROJECTBy Annemarie Mannion, ENRMidwest09/16/2024Construction of a $2-billion terminal at theJohn Glenn Columbus International Airportin Columbus, Ohio, is slated to start in early2025 without a project labor agreementbetween the Columbus Regional AirportAuthority and local building trade unions onwages and benefits for workers. The new terminal will... Continue reading >

ASHRAE recently announced its inauguralcohort of Certified DecarbonizationProfessionals (CDPs).Individuals who earned this designationdemonstrate competency to assess, analyze,and develop effective and sustainablestrategies to reduce or eliminate the life-cycle carbon footprint of buildings. Thiscertification enables industry professionalsto demonstrate to peers, employers, andbuilding owners competency in criticalbuilding decarbonization job tasks. Continue reading >ASHRAE’S FIRST GROUPOF CERTIFIEDDECARBONIZATIONPROFESSIONALSANNOUNCEDBy Peter Fabris, Building Design + Construction09/17/2024 Lock Operational Option 3 award for theNew Lock at the Soo is part of the $3.22billion effort to modernize the key shippingroute.The Soo Locks on the St. Marys River, whichconnect Lake Superior and Lake Huron,consist of two canals and four locks, two ofwhich are no longer in use. The locks areessential to U.S... Continue reading >40BUILTENVIRONMENT$3.22B MICHIGAN SOOLOCKS PROJECTADVANCES WITH NEWAWARDBy Julie Strupp, ConstructionDive09/17/2024The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awardeda Kokosing-Alberici-Traylor team a $222.7million contract for construction work at theSoo Lock in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan,according to a Sept. 12 news release fromthe agency’s Detroit District. The Chamber Copyright: Canva Pro$4.2 BILLION NVENERGY TRANSMISSIONLINE APPROVED BY USGOVERNMENTBy Robert Besser, NewMexicoStateNews.Net09/15/2024LAS VEGAS, Nevada: A massive US$4.2billion transmission line project, GreenlinkWest, has received final approval from theU.S. Department of the Interior.This 350-mile line between Las Vegas andYerington will significantly boost Nevada'scapacity to transmit clean energy,supporting the state's transition torenewable energy.Greenlink West, led... Continue reading >ISRAEL-BASED SHALAGU.S. PLANSMECKLENBURGCOUNTY, VIRGINIA,MANUFACTURINGOPERATIONSBy Staff, Area Development News Desk09/16/2024Israel-based Shalag U.S., Inc., amanufacturer of non... Continue reading >

41BUILTENVIRONMENTCONSTRUCTION NEWSTRENDSUpwards of 94% of responding constructionfirms in a new industry survey report thatthey are having a difficult time trying to fillavailable positions, particularly when itcomes to finding skilled workers.The problem is nearly entirely attributableto a current dearth of workforce educationand training programs, notes a narrativeexplaining the results of the surveyconducted jointly by the Associated General LACK OFCONSTRUCTIONEDUCATION ANDTRAINING PROGRAMSSIGNIFICANTLYHAMPERING INDUSTRYPROSPECTS, SAYS NEWSURVEYBy Garry Boulard, Construction Reporter09/17/2024Copyright: Canva ProContractors of America and the Scottsdale-based industry consulting firm Arcoro.Accordingly, exactly 54% of respondentssaid they have experienced project delays“due to shortages of their own orsubcontractors’ workers.”An even larger 80%, at the same time, saidthat they had experienced “at least oneproject that has been canceled, scaled back,or postponed.”In response, roughly 61% of the companiesresponding to the survey said they haveraised their base pay for hourly craftworkers, while 42% have “initiated orincreased spending on training andprofessional development in the last twelvemonths.”While nearly all craft positions in recentyears have proven hard to fill, some areharder than others: “The most widelyreported difficulty was for mechanics and

-cement masons,” reports the survey.But close behind are plumbers, as well ascarpenters, electricians, and both pipefittersand welders.Matters are hardly less challenging in thearena of salaried positions: “The most-mentioned hard-to-fill salaried position issuperintendents, listed by 83% of the firmsthat are seeking those workers. Projectmanagers/supervisors are listed by 81% ofthe firms and estimating personnel positionsby 78%.In the emerging world of artificialintelligence, roughly 30% of respondingfirms said they had encountered difficultiesfinding AI specialists.Despite the ongoing challenges, anincreasing number of construction firmshave decided to embrace social media andtargeted digital advertising in an effort tobetter connect with younger applicants. Atthe same time, some 51% of firms said theyhave spearheaded career-building programsat the high school and college level.Ultimately, noted Jeff Shoaf, AGC’s chiefexecutive officer, “the most likely path toaddressing workforce shortages is for thefederal government to adopt betterworkforce policies.”Shoaf added that, “considering all that thisindustry and our association are doing toprepare, recruit, and retain new workers, weare confident that better federal workforcepolicies will make a meaningful and lastingdifference for the better when it comes tothe construction workforce.”42BUILTENVIRONMENTCopyright: Canva ProARMY CORPS AWARDS$223M CONTRACTOPTION FOR SOO LOCKCONSTRUCTIONBy James Leggate, ENR MidwestThe $3.2-billion New Lock at the Soo istaking shape in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. TheU.S. Army Corps of Engineers DetroitDistrict recently awarded a $222.7-millioncontract option to the project’s final phasecontractor, Kokosing Alberici Traylor LLC.Continue reading >Copyright: Canva Pro

New California homes are more likely tohave all-electric appliances starting in 2026after the state’s energy regulators approvednew state building standards.Continue reading >NEW CALIFORNIABUILDING CODEENCOURAGES, BUTDOES NOT MANDATEHEAT PUMPSBy Peter Fabris, Building Design + Construction 09/17/2024Copyright: Canva pro43BUILTENVIRONMENTThe construction industry, with itsphysically demanding work and high rates ofinjury, is on the front lines of the opioidcrisis. As the industry grapples with thedevastating impact of opioid use, there is agrowing recognition of the need to makenaloxone (Narcan) readily available inworkplaces and on jobsites. Naloxone, a life-saving drug that can reverse opioidoverdoses, is a critical tool that can makethe difference between life and death in anemergency.Continue reading >WHEN AN OFF-DUTYCONSTRUCTIONWORKER SAVED A LIFEUSING NARCANBy Calvin Beyer, For Construction Pros09/14/2024We conducted a fascinating discussion withJC Renshaw, Senior Supply ChainConsultant in Savills, Joe Dunlap, ChiefSupply Chain Officer at Legacy Investingand Matt Powers, Lead for Site Selectionand Supply Chain Strategy Solutions forOnPace Partners, about the current state ofrail infrastructure for site selectors.Continue reading >RIDING THE RAILS: ADISCUSSION ABOUT THECOST, SUSTAINABILITY,AND INNOVATION INRAIL INFRASTRUCTUREFOR MODERN SUPPLYCHAINSBy Staff, Area Development Research DeskQ3 2024

Dive Brief:The Energy Department announced $40million for the domestic solar supplychain, a continuation of the federal cleanenergy investments touted by VicePresident Kamala Harris at last week’sdebate.Continue reading >SOLAR SUPPLY CHAINLIFECYCLE GETS BOOSTWITH $40M IN DOEFUNDSBy Kate Magill, SupplyChainDive09/17/2024Copyright: Canva pro44BUILTENVIRONMENTDive Brief:The Biden administration convenedleaders from artificial intelligencecompanies, hyperscalers, data centeroperators and utilities on Sept. 12 tostrategize how to meet the country’sinfrastructure needs for AI projects, pera White House news release. Continue reading >WHITE HOUSE CREATESAI INFRASTRUCTURETASK FORCEBy Julie Strupp, ConstructionDIve09/17/2024Copyright: Canva pro

45FEATURED TOTAL ESTIMATED COSTS$74,069,635CONTRUCTION REPORTER PROJECTSSITE WORK /NON-BUILDINGSITE WORK /NON-BUILDINGVENDOR /PROFESSIONALSERVICESVENDOR /PROFESSIONALSERVICESPRE-BIDCONSTRUCTIONPRE-BIDCONSTRUCTIONLEARN MORE > LEARN MORE > LEARN MORE >BUILTENVIRONMENT

46VIEW >$6,069,635ESTIMATED COSTPROJECT INFOSCOPE:Project scope includes CRRUA North wastewatercollection system improvements in Santa Teresaand Sunland Park, New Mexico including the CRRUALift Station #7 forcemain pipeline upsize from 6-inchto 10-inch, McNutt gravity collection system upsizefrom 8-inch or 10-inch pipelines to 18-inch or 24-inch pipelines and replacement of existing sewermanholes, Dagger Lift Station and forcemainpipeline removal and replacement, and South LiftStation and forcemain removal and replacement.OWNER:Camino Real Regional Utility Authority4950 McNutt RoadSunland Park NM 88063Bid Date/Time: 10/3/2024 - 02:00pm MSTAddenda Count: 0Memo Count: 0Phase: BiddingStage: ActiveStatus:New Project / First ReportProject Type: Site Work / Non-BuildingCategory: Sewer / Waterlines / SiteworkPublic Funding: YesBid Security: 5% Bid BondPre-Bid Meeting09/10/2024 - 10:00 AMCamino Real Regional Utility Authority4700 McNutt Rd.Sunland Park, NM 88063NORTHWASTEWATERCOLLECTIONSYSTEMIMPROVEMENTSPHASE INORTHWASTEWATERCOLLECTIONSYSTEMIMPROVEMENTSPHASE I(575) 589-1075BUILTENVIRONMENT

47$68,000,000ESTIMATED COSTCM@RMADISONE ROSELANEELEMENTARYSCHOOLCM@RMADISONE ROSELANEELEMENTARYSCHOOLVIEW PROJECT >OWNER:Madison School District No. 38 (602) 664-79905601 N 16th StreetPhoenix AZ 85016PROJECT INFO:Bid Date/Time: 10/8/2024 - 11:00am PSTPhase: BiddingStage: ActiveProject Type: Vendor / Professional ServicesCategory: EducationPublic Funding: YesSCOPE:Provide Construction Manager At Riskservices for Madison Rose LaneElementary School Campus replacement.Demolition will be approximately 93,000sfand includes administration, classrooms,restrooms, and cafeteria. Construction ofnew buildings housing classrooms,administration, cafeteria and elementarylevel athletic facility. Additionally, we willadd a new Early Childhood LearningCenter which will include Administrationand classrooms. This will be an occupiedcampus.Address: 1155 E. Rose Lane. Phoenix, AZ85014Schedule: Construction to be completedby June, 2027.Tentative Projected Construction Budget: $68,000,000 which includes architectservices, construction and FF&E.BUILTENVIRONMENT

48FEATUREDPRE-BID PROJECTPlans are in the works for theconstruction of a massive building on thenorthwest side of Grand Junction thatwill house a new Costco store location. The project is set to go up off 24 Roadnear the Interstate 70 intersection andwill see the building of a nearly 158,000square-foot structure on a just-under 14-acre site.CONTINUE READING >COSTCO BUILDINGPLANS FOR GRANDJUNCTION MAY LEADTO 2026 OPENINGBy Garry Boulard, Construction Reporter 09/06/2024PROJECT INFORMATION:Stage: Conceptual / No DesignStatus: New Project / First ReportProject Type: New ConstructionCategory: Retail / Tenant SpacePublic Funding: YesVIEW >BUILTENVIRONMENT

49NEW MEXICOACTIVE PROJECTS5052MATERIAL / EQUIP / SERVICE / INSTALLNEW CONSTRUCTION53SITE WORK / NON-BUILDINGBUILTENVIRONMENT

50MATERIAL /EQUIP / SERVICE /INSTALLRPS TRANSFORMERPURCHASE FOR CIRCUITCONVERSIONVIEW PROJECT >ON-CALL UVSYSTEMMAINTENANCE &REPAIRSSCOPE OF WORK: The Offeror shall performProfessional on call UV SystemRepairs & Maintenance on an asneeded basis, as hereafterstated, for customary andincidental services for the Cityof Las Vegas. The Contractorshall fully and timely provide alldeliverables described herein instrict accordance with theterms, covenants, andconditions of the Contract. Theagreement term will be for oneyear with the option for renewalup to four (4) years. Thecontract, including renewals...VIEW PROJECT >UNM-TAOSLANDSCAPINGSERVICESSCOPE OF WORK: The University of New Mexico isaccepting proposals forlandscape maintenance servicesfor its branch campuses, theKlauer and Rio GrandeCampuses, located at 1157County Rd 110, Ranchos de TaosNM, and 115 Civic Plaza Dr inTaos NM, respectively.VIEW PROJECT >2024 TREETRIMMING ANDREMOVAL –RUNYON SPORTSCOMPLEXSCOPE OF WORK: To effectively remove dead andunsightly trees and trim trees atRunyon Sports Complex parkinglot.VIEW PROJECT >SCOPE OF WORK: Notice is hereby given that competitive sealed bidswill be accepted by the municipally owned RatonPublic Service Company (RPS), operating out ofRaton, New Mexico, for the purchase of 5 pad-mountand 85 pole-mount transformers in preparation...BUILTENVIRONMENT

51UNM-GOLF COURSETURFMAINTENANCESCOPE OF WORK: The University of New Mexico isrequesting proposals to providethe equipment, materials,supplies and supplemental laborto maintain both theChampionship Course (South)and the North golf course.TheUNM Championship Course is an18-hole facility situated on 220acres with 25,000 square feet ofgreens adjacent to theAlbuquerque Sunport...VIEW PROJECT >HIGH ZONE ANDLOW ZONE FENCEREPLACEMENTSCOPE OF WORK: The City of Northglenn isseeking a qualified contractor toreplace the fencing around theHigh Zone Tank (104th & Ura Ln)and Low Zone Tank (11201Cherokee Ln). The proposalshould include all materials,labor, equipment, subcontractsand incidentals required toreplace the fencing as describedin this bid package. NOTE: Thisproject is federally funded,please ensure understanding ofall federal requirementsincluded in the sample contractand attached FHWA 1273.VIEW PROJECT >OPERATION ANDMAINTENANCE OFCITY OF EL PASOPOLICEDEPARTMENTMUNICIPALVEHICLE STORAGEFACILITYSCOPE OF WORK: The City Facility is located at11615 Railroad Drive, El Paso,Texas. The City’s Facility is onapproximately 10 acres and hasthe capacity to store up to 1,374vehicles. The City’s Facility willhave three different areas,separated by 6’ high chain linkfences, for the different types ofstorage purposes...VIEW PROJECT >UMC-EL PASOCHILDREN'SHOSPITAL HVACMODIFICATIONSFOR STERILESTORAGE & ORSTORAGESCOPE OF WORK: El Paso County Hospital Districtd/b/a University Medical Centerof El Paso is seeking a qualifiedvendor to participate in aproposal to provide HVACsystem modifications to includehumidification for SPD cleanwork room, sterile storage, ORClean Supply Storage andEndoscopy Control Room...VIEW PROJECT >JANITORIALSUPPLIES, MULTI-TERM CONTRACTSCOPE OF WORK: The City of Farmington isrequesting bids for a multi-termcontract for janitorial supplies.VIEW PROJECT >ON-CALLHAZARDOUS TREEREMOVALSERVICESSCOPE OF WORK: Selected Offeror (“Contractor”)shall provide all trained,qualified and experiencedpersonnel, plus all necessarylabor, tools, and equipment...VIEW PROJECT >BUILTENVIRONMENT

52NEWCONSTRUCTIONARBY'S RESAURANT-ALBUQUERQUE (SUBBID)VIEW PROJECT >RE-BIDCONSTRUCTIONSERVICES OF ANEW COOPERATIVEEXTENSION OFFICESCOPE OF WORK: New building with free standingframe utilizing post and beamstructural system with steel barjoist roof structure.Approximately 8,984 squarefeet. Building to include a largeairlock entry, office area,community kitchen and 2classrooms with an outdoorcovered patio...VIEW PROJECT >RE-BID DES MOINESTEACHERAGESSCOPE OF WORK: Construction of (3) three woodframe single family residencesto be used as Teacherages, andassociated infrastructure andsite improvements.VIEW PROJECT >SPRINGHILL SUITES(SUBBID)SCOPE OF WORK: SpringHill Suites242 North Telshor BoulevardLas Cruces, NM 88011VIEW PROJECT >SCOPE OF WORK: Albuquerque - Arby's Restaurant6500 Central Avenue SouthwestAlbuquerque, NM 87121BUILTENVIRONMENT

53SITE WORK /NON-BUILDINGVALLEY-VIEW-LANEIMPROVEMENTSVIEW PROJECT >W. ROSE ST.INTERCONNECTSCOPE OF WORK: This project consists of theinstallation of approximately2,553 linear feet of 24-inch PVCwaterline, concrete thrust walls,20" and 24" butterfly valves,existing waterline tie-ins, and acombination air valve. Thisproject also includes theremoval of an existing PRVvault.VIEW PROJECT >CITY BOND MEDIANLANDSCAPE -PHASE 2CONSTRUCTIONSCOPE OF WORK: Reduce The Amound Of StormDrainage, Collect WaterRetention For Plans, And ProvideBeautiful Scenic LandscapingAlso Divides Lanes Of TrafficProvide City A Better WelcomingOf Visitors To Your Town.VIEW PROJECT >GOLD STREETIMPROVEMENTSPHASE 1 & 2SCOPE OF WORK: The Scope Of This ProjectIncludes RoadwayReconstruction Of Gold St FromAsh St To Hemlock St,Installation Of New TrafficSignals And Ada ImprovementsTo Sidewalks And Crosswalks AtAsh St, Spruce St, Pine St, AndCedar St. New Curb And Gutter,Roadway Lighting, Drainage.VIEW PROJECT >SCOPE OF WORK: Project is located in Ruidoso Downs, NM and consistsof approximately 1,400 LF of 6-inch C-900 PVC waterdistribution line replacement with isolation valves,hydrants and new service meters; roadwayimprovements including subgrade preparation,basecourse, HMA, approximately 3,000 LF...BUILTENVIRONMENT

54ROSWELL AIRCENTERSCOPE OF WORK: Terminal Apron, ConcretePavement Joint Sealing, SpallRepair and Slab Replacement,FBO Apron, Asphalt Mill andOverlay, Including ApronPreservation.VIEW PROJECT >CONSTRUCT T-HANGARSSCOPE OF WORK: Install a new storm drainsystem, remove existing tie-downs and taxi-lane markingsand seal-coat pavement with-inhangar boundaries. Constructionof a new 8 unit T-Hangar andconnect the new hangars toelectrical service.VIEW PROJECT >BULLDOG WATERWELLSCOPE OF WORK: Construction of an Artesian well,approximately 1,050 feet deep,with approximately 500 feet of10-inch drop pipe, a verticalturbine well pump with variablefrequency drive motor,foundation plate, base,discharge head, and plumbingmanifold. The plumbingmanifold will include acombination air valve, checkvalve, blowoff line running to ariprap splash pad, lubricationline for the pump, andtransponder connection forSCADA control. After theplumbing manifold, piping goesunderground and runs to theexisting Bulldog storage tank...VIEW PROJECT >WASTEWATERSYSTEMIMPROVEMENTSREHABILITATION OFSEWERS,MANHOLES ANDLIFT STATIONSSCOPE OF WORK: Project is to rehabilitate 9,186-feet of sanitary sewer in theVillage of Williamsburg...VIEW PROJECT >HUBBARD DRIVEBRIDGEREPLACEMENTSCOPE OF WORK: The project will include removaland replacement of the existingbridge that extends HubbardDrive across an existingdrainage channel south of theSnow Drive intersection. Thebridge will be supported by newabutments (spread footings ordrilled shafts) on either side ofthe existing drainage channel(span of about 25 feet).Structural loading has beenestimated as maximum axialloads of 50 kips. Traffic loadingfor pavement replacement...VIEW PROJECT >LOS ALAMOSWASTEWATERTREATMENT PLANTBELT PRESSREPLACEMENTSCOPE OF WORK: The scope of work encompassesthe complete replacement of anexisting belt press with a newdewatering system for our LosAlamos Wastewater Treatment...VIEW PROJECT >BUILTENVIRONMENT

55NEW MEXICOPOST-BID PROJECTSBUILTENVIRONMENT5657DEMOLITION / ABATEMENTNEW CONSTRUCTION58SITE WORK / NON-BUILDING

56DEMOLITION /ABATEMENTBUILTENVIRONMENTDEMOLITION OF COMMERCIALSTRUCTURE: 3191 INDUSTRY DR.VIEW PROJECT >CONTRACT AWARDS: 1 Low | $374,881.002 Low | $380,380.003 Low | $427,429.00*Sign up for Construction Reporter to view award details

57NEWCONSTRUCTIONBUILTENVIRONMENTITP METAL STORAGE BUILDINGCONSTRUCTION PROJECTVIEW PROJECT >CONTRACT AWARDS: 1 Low | $61,950.002 Low | $109,914.00*Sign up for Construction Reporter to view award details

58SITE WORK /NON-BUILDINGBUILTENVIRONMENTIDALIA CULVERT CROSSINGNMDOT CN-A300202VIEW PROJECT >CONTRACT AWARDS: 1 Low | $2,689,375.002 Low | $2,829,975.003 Low | $2,943,270.00*Sign up for Construction Reporter to view award details

59COMMERCIAL LIENSBERNALILLO COUNTYDOCUMENTNUMBERLIENRECORDEDDATEGRANTORGRANTEE2024063653 Subdivision CARLISLE 1 Tract 1 Subdivision CARLISLE 1 Tract 2 Subdivision CARLISLE 1 Tract 3 Subdivision CARLISLE 2 Tract 4 Subdivision CARLISLE 2 Tract 5 Subdivision CARLISLE 2 Tract 6A 09/10/202401:25:39 PMROC WM 2500 CARLISLELLCCOYOTE PUMPING SERVICE2024063574Subdivision BLACK FARM EST 1 Lot 509/10/202410:49:41 AMLOPEZ ROBERT L LOPEZ JUDITH A AJL SERVICE CONST ROADRUNNER REDI MIX INC2024063571Subdivision TIERRA VIVA Lot 13P209/10/202410:48:48 AMJOHNSON CHRISTOPHER A JOHNSON VENESSA S AJL SERVICE CONST ROADRUNNER REDI MIX INC2024063223Subdivision VOLCANO CLIFFS 2 Lot 3109/09/202404:03:12 PMQUINTANA JACOB JBUILDERS FIRSTSOURCE NM2024063221Subdivision PALOMAS MEADOWS Lot 1409/09/202403:58:53 PMD R HORTON INC ARTISAN STUCCO INC L&W SUPPLY CORP 2024063220Subdivision PALOMAS MEADOWS Lot 1509/09/202403:48:52 PMD R HORTON INC ARTISAN STUCCO INC L&W SUPPLY CORP2024063053Subdivision PALOMAS MEADOWS Lot 26 09/09/202411:52:17 AMKAMAL SAAD M KAMAL FAREEHA S ARTISAN STUCCO INC L&W SUPPLY CORPBUILTENVIRONMENT

REAL ESTATEPROPERTY AND BUILDINGHOUSING POPULAR REGIONALSANA FE RESTAURANT IS ONTHE MARKETINFLATIONNUMBERSLATEST CONSUMER PRICEINDEX FIGURES ARE LOWESTSINCE EARLY 2021FIVEFLOORSLONG STANDING AND LONGVACANT KRUPP BUILDING IN ELPASO IS NOW UP FOR SALEBUILTENVIRONMENT

61AFFILIATESFEATURED COMPANY6268788081FEATURED PROPERTIESPROPERTIES FOR SALELAND FOR SALEREAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS 82NEW MEXICO NEWS69WATER MANAGERS WARN THERIO GRANDE IN ALBUQUERQUEWILL SOON DRY >69CORONADO DOG PARK COULDSOON BELONG TO CREAMLANDDAIRY >69WHY SOME ARE NOT HAPPYABOUT NEW ORDINANCEAIMING TO CLEAN UPDOWNTOWN >70ALLEYWAY RENAISSANCEEMERGES IN INTERNATIONALDISTRICT >70SOUTHWEST NEWS73PROPERTY AND BUILDINGHOUSING POPULAR REGIONALSANA FE RESTAURANT IS ON THEMARKET >73GOV. ABBOTT, DPS LEADER CALLEL PASO 'GROUND ZERO' INBATTLE WITH TREN DE ARAGUAGANG >74NATIONAL NEWS75LATEST CONSUMER PRICE INDEXFIGURES ARE LOWEST SINCEEARLY 2021 >75THE CRITICAL ROLE OF REALESTATE IN SITE SELECTIONPROJECTS >77PROPSIG TECH STARTUPACQUIRED BY WORLDPROPERTY DATA >77REAL ESTATE HOMEPAGE75BUILTENVIRONMENT

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63BUILTENVIRONMENTFALL FORECAST:INTEREST RATES,ELECTION TO IMPACTOFFICE, INDUSTRIALMARKETSAs Labor Day fades, the focus remains on highinterest rates and their impact on the U.S. andCanadian commercial real estate (CRE)sectors. While the U.S. Federal Reserve has (sofar) held firm on rates this year, Canada’scentral bank has made a few cuts. A questionlooms for U.S. real estate professionals at thetime of this writing: Will the US FederalReserve finally cut rates, and if so, howsignificantly?High interest rates have strained the CREmarket by increasing borrowing costs andslowing new construction. Meanwhile, theupcoming U.S. presidential election addsanother layer of uncertainty, as candidates'economic policies could reshape the marketheading into 2025.Caution dominates the outlook, with CREstakeholders paying close attention to broadereconomic factors. Leading SIOR memberssuggest that a rate cut could stimulate marketactivity, particularly in the industrial sector,where demand remains robust despite supplychain issues and fluctuating vacancy rates...Continue reading >Copyright: Canva Pro

65BUILTENVIRONMENTDOUBLE-DIGITOFFICE CAPRATESCONTINUE TOCLIMBDouble-digit cap rates have become pervasivefor Class B and C properties, according to ananalysis by CBRE. This comes after the firmreported earlier this year that Class C officeyields were frequently exceeding junk bondlevels.Pension funds are limited in the amount theycan invest in below-investment-grade fixed-income assets. Junk bonds have high yields buta greater risk of default.Earlier this year, CBRE’s Cap Rate Survey (CRS)showed double-digit yields for Class C offices,particularly in central business districtsincluding San Francisco, Minneapolis, Houstonand Philadelphia. This signals highly challengedoffice properties as cap rates near 15% suggestthe assets have become the equivalent of junkbonds. However, high yields can attract capitalfrom hedge funds and other risk-tolerantinvestors, which can translate into attractive...CONTINUE READING >Copyright: Canva Pro

66BUILTENVIRONMENTTOP 10 CITIES EVERYSTARTUP SHOULDCONSIDER IN 2024Starting a business involves juggling manyfactors, and while location might not be ascritical as it once was due to the rise ofremote work, it still plays a significant role ina startup’s success. Some cities go above andbeyond in fostering a supportive environmentfor new ventures, providing access toresources that can make or break a buddingcompany. To uncover the best cities forstartups in 2024, CoworkingMag analyzed108 U.S. cities across key metrics in fourcategories: support systems, fundingavailability, operational setup costs andtalent availability.Based on this analysis, here are the top 5cities that stand out for their vibrant startupecosystems:1. San FranciscoSan Francisco has long been synonymouswith innovation and continues to lead thepack as the top city for startups in 2024. Thecity boasts the highest number of startupscreated with 361 new businesses springing uplast year alone. Silicon Valley adjacent, SanFrancisco excels in both support systems andfunding availability, ranking first in thesecritical categories.The city’s rich network of accelerators andincubators, such as The Mint by BTV andGreylock Edge, provides invaluable resourcesand mentorship for entrepreneurs acrossdiverse industries.CONTINUE READING >Copyright: Canva ProNAIOP EVENTCALENDARSEPTEMBER 2024TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 24TH11:30 AM - 1:30 PM: SEPTEMBER 24TH – MAYORAL UPDATE - CLICK HERETHURSDAY SEPTEMBER 26TH5:30 PM - 7:30 PM: DEVELOPING LEADERS HAPPY HOUR –VOLARE - CLICK HERE

67BUILTENVIRONMENTSBA SELECTSCYBER PRIZECOMPETITIONWINNERWASHINGTON – Today, Administrator IsabelCasillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small BusinessAdministration (SBA) and the voice in PresidentBiden’s Cabinet for America’s more than 34 millionsmall businesses, announced(Link is external)(video) that the Delaware Small BusinessDevelopment Center (SBDC) has been selected toreceive a $350,000 prize to develop and deploy anational Cyber Certification Program for SBAresource partners. The program will utilizeindustry best practices to provide cybersecuritytools and training to small businesses and will bedelivered via a hybrid course curriculum withwebinars and workshops, knowledge-basedassessments, certification requirements, andongoing continuing education tracking keyperformance indicators over two years. “Amid rising cyber risks in the marketplace, theBiden-Harris Administration is committed tostrengthening our nation’s economic resilience byequipping small businesses with the tools theyneed to strengthen their cyber preparedness andresilience so they can continue to compete in ourincreasingly digital economy,” said AdministratorGuzman. “Our new award to the Delaware SBDCwill fund the development of a national CyberCertification Program for all SBA resource partnersso that our over 1,200 centers across the countrycan be trained to provide cutting-edgecybersecurity resources to small businesses.”CONTINUE READING >Copyright: Canva Pro

The Middle Rio Grande ConservancyDistrict warned that there will likely beminimal flows in the Rio Grande as it flowsthrough the Albuquerque area in the comingdays and weeks. In fact, the water managerssay some portions of the river may run dryin Albuquerque.Continue reading >WATER MANAGERSWARN THE RIO GRANDEIN ALBUQUERQUE WILLSOON DRYBy Hannah Grover, New Mexico Political Report 09/12/2024Copyright: The Built Environment 69BUILTENVIRONMENTREAL ESTATE NEWSNEW MEXICOALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The cityshut down Coronado Park and a notorioushomeless camp inside it; now, the laststanding piece of that park has a buyerready to take over.Continue reading >CORONADO DOG PARKCOULD SOON BELONGTO CREAMLAND DAIRYBy Jessica Barron, KQE News09/16/2024Copyright: Canva pro

A new ordinance aims to clean up vacantbuildings, but some people who arehomeless say the ordinance could violatetheir civil rights.Continue reading >WHY SOME ARE NOTHAPPY ABOUT NEWORDINANCE AIMING TOCLEAN UP DOWNTOWNBy Corey Howard, KOAT 709/16/202470BUILTENVIRONMENTBERNALILLO COUNTY, N.M. — BernalilloCounty property owners can expect a dropin taxes this year, according to the countyassessor’s office.Continue reading >BERNALILLO COUNTYPROPERTY OWNERSCAN EXPECT DROP INTAXES THIS YEARBy Staff, KOB 409/17/2024Copyright: Canva proThere’s an urban revitalization effortunderway in the International District in anunlikely location — residential alleys. Thoseinvolved in the undertaking do so with littleto no budget and say it’s an effective way tomake the area safer, spark communityengagement and assist those experiencinghomelessness.Continue reading >ALLEYWAYRENAISSANCE EMERGESIN INTERNATIONALDISTRICTBy Damon Scott, City Desk ABQ09/17/2024Copyright: Canva proA bill largely aimed at lowering the numberof vacant buildings in DowntownAlbuquerque will be on the agenda for thenext City Council meeting.Continue reading >CITY COUNCIL TABLESBILL THAT TACKLESDOWNTOWN VACANCYRATESBy Noah Alcala Bach, Albuquerque Journal 09/17/2024

The Santa Clara Board of Trustees agreed tomove forward on a request for leasing spaceto a youth program at the former NationalGuard armory and approved purchases forits fire and police departments at its regularmeeting Thursday evening. Continue reading >YOUTH LEADERSHIPACADEMY LOOKS TORENT ARMORY SPACEBy Juno Ogle, Silver City Daily Press09/17/2024Copyright: Canva pro71BUILTENVIRONMENTBOSQUE FARMS & PERALTA — Bucolicviews, grazing horses and shaded footpathsare often the mental images conjured upwhen the village of Bosque Farms comes tomind.Continue reading >SMALL BUSINESSESTHRIVE IN RURALCOMMUNITIESBy Julia M. Dendinger, Valencia-News-Bulletin09/12/2024Albuquerque's City Council, in earlySeptember, approved tax incentives for agroup of housing redevelopments, includingone high-profile tower in the city'sInternational District and a mixed-use foodhall and residence inn project next to amajor hospital campus.Continue reading >4 HOUSING PROJECTS,INCLUDING APARTMENTTOWER AND HOSPITALRESIDENCE, GET TAXBREAKSBy Jacob Maranda, Albuquerque Business First09/15/2024Guests hoping to hang their hats at the St.James Hotel in Cimarron, New Mexico, asymbol of the Wild West with a 152-yearhistory, should act fast.Continue reading >FAREWELL TO A WILDWEST ICONBy Olivia Lewis, Taos News09/11/2024Copyright: Canva pro

There were 21 states where a majority oftenant households spent 30% or more oftheir incomes on rent and utilities last year,compared with just seven states in 2019.Continue reading >RENT IS EATING UP AGREATER SHARE OFTENANTS’ INCOME INALMOST EVERY STATEBy Tim Henderson, Stateline, Source NM09/16/202472BUILTENVIRONMENTCopyright: Canva proLos Alamos County fire and public worksdepartments are inviting residents to attendthe first of three public meetings to discussthe site selection process for replacing FireStation 4. This in-person meeting is 5:30p.m. Monday, Sept. 23 at Fire Station 4 at4401 Diamond Drive.Continue reading >LOS ALAMOS COUNTYINVITES RESIDENTS TOSITE SELECTIONMEETING ON FIRESTATION 4REPLACEMENT PROJECTSEPT. 23By Carol A. Clark, Los Alamos Daily Post09/17/2024Copyright: Canva pro

73BUILTENVIRONMENTREAL ESTATE NEWSSOUTHWESTHow much is a restaurant site located in a rural patchof Santa Fe worth?According to a recent real estate listing: exactly $2.7million.The restaurant in question is the long-standing,popular establishment known as Gabriel’s, locatedsome 12 miles to the north of downtown Santa Fe.PROPERTY AND BUILDINGHOUSING POPULAR REGIONALSANA FE RESTAURANT IS ONTHE MARKETBy Garry Boulard, Construction Reporter 09/16/2024Copyright: Canva proThe owner of the property isputting the 2.5-acre site up forsale, with a notice that therestaurant, which is nationallyknown and specializes in Mexicanand Southwestern foods, isexpected to remain in operation.Built in 1980 and renovated in1993, the one-story structure,designated as a Class B building,comprises nearly 7,400 squarefeet and houses dining and barspace, as well as a pleasantoutdoor patio space looking outon the Sangre de CristoMountains."The setting is a spectacularhacienda-style courtyard, filledwith fountains and flowergardens," remarked the authorRichard Mahler in his book SantaFe Memories.Writes a reviewer for the Santa FeNew Mexican: "Dinner on thepatio of Gabriel's Restaurant,starting with the stellarguacamole and a freshly mademargarita, is one of the best waysto enjoy our beautiful summerevenings."The property is being listed withthe Santa Fe office of Sotheby'sInternational Realty.

74BUILTENVIRONMENTEl Paso was thrown into the spotlight byGov. Greg Abbott and the director of theTexas Department of Public Safety as thestate leaders claimed El Paso was "groundzero" of criminal activity by the Tren deAragua gang. Continue reading >GOV. ABBOTT, DPSLEADER CALL EL PASO'GROUND ZERO' INBATTLE WITH TREN DEARAGUA GANGBy Aaron Martinez, El Paso Times09/17/2024Copyright: Canva pro

75BUILTENVIRONMENTREAL ESTATE NEWSNATIONALAfter months of increases, the nation’sconsumer inflation rate saw an increase ofonly 2.5%, making it the lowest suchincrease in more than three years, accordingto a new survey.The Consumer Price Index, which measuresthe price of an average market basket ofgoods purchased by a given household, isreporting that 2.5% for August. While that isstill on the upside, the figure represents ahealthy drop from the 2.9% recorded themonth before.LATEST CONSUMERPRICE INDEX FIGURESARE LOWEST SINCEEARLY 2021By Garry Boulard, Construction Reporter 09/13/2024Copyright: Canva proAccording to a consensus review by thenation’s economists, the 2.5% figure wasbetter than anticipated, and substantiallybelow the inflation explosion recorded inthe summer of 2022 when the increasecame in at 9.1%.That 9.1% rattled everyone, representingthe highest increase since the beginning ofthe Great Recession in 2008 when the ratepeaked at 5.5%.Issued by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, theConsumer Price Index saw a 2.1% increasefor food items in August, along with a 3.2%increase for all items not classified as eitherfood or energy.Those energy costs, meanwhile, wereactually in the negative territory, with theindex showing an overall 4% decline.Continues>

76BUILTENVIRONMENTOn energy, a narrative accompanying the latest index numbers noted gasoline prices “fell0.6% over the month,” while the “index for fuel oil fell 12.1% over the same period.”“In contrast,” continues the narrative, “the index for electricity increased 3.9% over the last12 months.”Notes the website MarketWatch: “Grocery prices ticked up less than 1% over the past year,continuing a recent trend of cooling prices, although food-at-home prices are still elevatedfrom three years ago.”Analysts have been trying to figure what, if any, meaning the new Consumer Price Indexnumbers might have for the presidential election, with many noting that the next Indexreading scheduled for October 10 may prove impactful.Copyright: Canva pro

77BUILTENVIRONMENTSelecting the right location for corporateexpansion or relocation is crucial, impactingeverything from operational efficiency tolong-term success. Real estate plays apivotal role in this process, influencingeconomic, logistical, and competitiveadvantages. It's essential for corporatedecision-makers to grasp the complexitiesof real estate to make strategic, well-informed choices.Continue reading >THE CRITICAL ROLE OFREAL ESTATE IN SITESELECTION PROJECTSBy Devin Hillson-Smith, Area Development Q3 2024Copyright: Canva proA few days after a state of emergency wasdeclared in Rancho Palos Verdes due toaccelerating landslides, many homeowners...Continue reading >THE MOUNTAIN ISMOVING, PLACINGHUNDREDS OF RANCHOPALOS VERDES HOMESAT LANDSLIDE RISKBy Michael Gerrity, The World Property Journal 09/16/2024Miami-based World Property Data, a newlyformed division of World PropertyVentures, has recently acquired fullownership of the real estate data startupPROPSIG and its associated project,PROPERTY ONTOLOGY.Continue reading >PROPSIG TECH STARTUPACQUIRED BY WORLDPROPERTY DATABy Staff, World Property Journal 09/17/2024SAN DIEGO - Sept. 16, 2024 - PRLog --James Carter, Managing Principal/Brokerand Angelo La Bruna...Continue reading >UNIQUE 4-UNITMULTIFAMILYPROPERTY SOLD INENCINITAS BYAPARTMENT REALTYGROUPBy Apartment Realty Group, PRLOG09/16/2024Copyright: Canva pro

A solid five-floor structure that was builtwhen Woodrow Wilson was president -and has served a variety of uses throughthe decades - is now on the market withan asking price of just over $1 million.Located at 117 W. Overland Avenue, theKrupp Building encompasses more than37,500 square feet and is designated as aClass C structure. Two years ago, thegroup Preservation Texas put it on its listas one of the top ten “Most EndangeredPlaces” in the state.Purchased in 2018 by the Miami-basedMyers Group, the structure was originallythought to be in line for a transformationthat would see it turned into residentialhousing. Initial reports also indicated thatMyers would build retail space on thebuilding’s ground floor.But the company has decided to put it onthe market instead, with Alan Losada, Myerschief executive officer, telling the El PasoTimes that both current construction costsand high interest rates have combined tomake the project less financially feasible.Continues >LONG STANDINGAND LONG VACANTKRUPP BUILDING INEL PASO IS NOW UPFOR SALEBy Garry Boulard, Construction Reporter 09/13/202478BUILTENVIRONMENT0504030201SALE TYPEBUILDING SIZEYEAR BUILTLAND ACRESBUILDING FARIn v e stmen t or Own e r User37, 5 0 0 SF191 60. 1 7 AC5.1 3FEATURED COMMERCIAL PROPERTY Copyright: Courtesy of Historic Texas

79BUILTENVIRONMENTBuilt at a cost of around $75,000, thestructure was named in honor of HaymondKrupp, an immigrant merchant fromLithuania who moved to El Paso in 1890,eventually becoming the co-founder of theTexan Oil and Land Company.The Krupp Building was designed in theChicago Commercial Style. Upon itscompletion in 1916 it was hailed by the ElPaso Herald as the “first slab reinforcedconcrete building in El Paso.”The building for years was home to a well-known clothing factory that once employedaround five hundred employees. In morerecent years it has served as a furniturestore and, after that, a boot factory.For at least the last 15 years, the structurehas been vacant.The Krupp Building is being listed for sale bythe El Paso-based Team Juan Uribe RealEstate Services.Copyright: Google Maps Copyright: Google MapsCopyright: Google MapsCopyright: Google Maps

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84FEATURED COMPANY8889AFFILIATESSPACE INDUSTRY NEWS85NMSU ASTRONOMY RESEARCHUSES SLIME MOLD TO MODELGALAXIES >85FROM ALABAMA TO TEXAS, USTRAVEL SPOTS TO SOAK UPAMERICAN SCIENCE ANDINNOVATION >85STEMARTS DESIGN CHALLENGEBLENDS IMAGINATION WITHINNOVATION >86THE BOEING STRIKE: 4MOMENTS THE COMPANYFRACTURED ITS BOND WITHWORKERS >86SPACE HOMEPAGE858586BUILTENVIRONMENTRUSSIA ‘SHOULD KNOW BETTER’THAN TO PUT AN ANTI-SATELLITE NUKE IN SPACE,SPACE COMMAND CHIEF SAYS >86A PLACE TO STUDY ETERNITY:BUILDING THE GIANT MAGELLANTELESCOPE >86NAVIGATING NEW FRONTIERS:ASSESSING THE OPPORTUNITYFOR US ENTITIES TO LAUNCHAND RETURN SPACE MISSIONSIN AUSTRALIA >87JAMES WEBB SPACE TELESCOPEWITNESSES A BLACK HOLE'KILLING' ITS GALAXY (PHOTO) >87

When researchers in Japan conducted anexperiment with slime mold that mirroredthe Tokyo railway system back in 2010, itsparked the emergence of a theory knownas biologically inspired adaptive networkdesign. A New Mexico State Universitygraduate student used the slime mold modelas part of his Ph.D. thesis to improve theway astronomers identify the largest scalestructures in the universe, the “cosmic web.”Continue reading >NMSU ASTRONOMYRESEARCH USES SLIMEMOLD TO MODELGALAXIESBy Staff, NM State Newsroom 09/17/202485SPACE NEWSBUILTENVIRONMENTCopyright: Canva proThe United States has led the world inscience and innovation for most of itshistory, and that claim has been backed upby science...New Mexico – White Sands National ParkThis geological oddity is an Americanwonder for its natural beauty and soberingrole in the history of modern warfare. Continue reading >FROM ALABAMA TOTEXAS, US TRAVELSPOTS TO SOAK UPAMERICAN SCIENCEAND INNOVATIONBy Kerry J. Bryne, Fox News09/13/2024Copyright: Canva pro

Students throughout Northern New Mexicoare learning space isn’t just for exploring thecosmos, thanks to the theme of this year’sSTEMarts International Design Challenge:“Space for Earth – Space for All.”Continue reading >STEMARTS DESIGNCHALLENGE BLENDSIMAGINATION WITHINNOVATIONBy Oliva Lewis, Taos News09/16/202486BUILTENVIRONMENTCopyright: Canva proThe Giant Magellan Telescope will be builton a mountaintop in Chile’s Atacama Desert,a region that is home to many telescopesthanks to its clear skies, dry air and minimalambient light pollution. Continue reading >A PLACE TO STUDYETERNITY: BUILDING THEGIANT MAGELLANTELESCOPEBy Jeff Rubenstone, ENRLast week, an overwhelming majority ofBoeing's some 33,000 members of themachinist union — 94.6% to be exact —rejected the company's tentative contractand even more — 96% — voted to walk offthe job.Continue reading > THE BOEING STRIKE: 4MOMENTS THECOMPANY FRACTUREDITS BOND WITHWORKERSBy Juliana Kim, NPR09/16/2024AFA 2024 — A senior US military officialsaid today that it’s “highly concerning” thatRussia is apparently considering putting ananti-satellite nuclear weapon in space — athreat that, if realized, “would affectvirtually every man, woman and child onEarth.”Continue reading >RUSSIA ‘SHOULD KNOWBETTER’ THAN TO PUTAN ANTI-SATELLITENUKE IN SPACE, SPACECOMMAND CHIEF SAYSBy Lee Ferran, Breaking Defense09/17/2024Copyright: Canva pro

Using the James Webb Space Telescope(JWST), astronomers have observed asupermassive black hole in the earlyuniverse that is killing its galaxy by starvingit to death. Remarkably, this "galactic deathby starvation" seems to have proceededvery quickly thanks to the creation of 2million miles per hour winds of gas.Continue reading >JAMES WEBB SPACETELESCOPE WITNESSESA BLACK HOLE 'KILLING'ITS GALAXY (PHOTO)By Robert Lea, Space.com09/16/2024Copyright:87BUILTENVIRONMENTCopyright: Canva proSpaceflight has never been more commonthan it is now. If satellite demand remainsstrong and the frequency of launchescontinues to accelerate, so too will the needfor increased capacity at spaceports. Todate, US launch demand has largely beenfilled by domestic spaceports. Goingforward, there may be new options abroad.Similarly, potential increases in payloadreturn operations could also create newopportunities for international spaceports.Continue reading >NAVIGATING NEWFRONTIERS: ASSESSINGTHE OPPORTUNITY FORUS ENTITIES TO LAUNCHAND RETURN SPACEMISSIONS INAUSTRALIABy Brett Loubert, Byron Riessen, ArthurAnglin, and Adrian Young, The Space Review09/16/2024Copyright: Canva pro

89BUILTENVIRONMENTNEWSPACEALLIANCEJoin hundreds of organizations in the national NewSpaceAlliance! Build your knowledge and strengthen yournetwork by participating in ongoing opportunities tolearn, share and engage with space professionals acrossindustry, government and academia. Free to join,NewSpace Alliance members can attend monthly techtalks, industry webinars, networking events, industryforums and our nationally-recognized State of the SpaceIndustrial Base conference. Membership is free.Continue reading >NEWSPACEIGNITORGROW FASTER FROM CONCEPT TO PRODUCT TOSALESContinue reading >CO-INNOVATIONWORKSPACESENewSpace Co-Innovation, or collaborative innovation, iswhen newspace stakeholders work together to discovernew partnerships, explore new approaches, solveproblems, and accelerate growth.Continue reading >PATHWAYS TOTHE STARSACCESS TO WORKFORCE WILL BECOMEEASIER WITH A LARGER, MORE DIVERSESPACE-READY TALENT POOL.Coming next year!Pathways to the Stars will grow the spaceindustry talent pipeline with programming,mentoring, experiential learning and careerconnection services spanning K-12 to earlycareer, with industry involvement and specialattention given to reaching minority populations.Multiple educational partners will providelearning and curriculum, and connection serviceswill connect students to jobs and careers. Weinvite you to participate and inspire students tobecome part of the space workforce of thefuture!Continue reading >ABOUT USWHO WE ARE & WHATWE DOFounded October 2019, NewSpace Nexus is a501(c)(3) non-profit accelerating the pace ofspace innovation by uniting and igniting theindustry. Through the NewSpace Launchpad, afirst-of-its-kind co-innovation hub, stakeholdersgain access to workspaces, equipment,programming, rapid prototyping anddemonstration, and resources needed forinnovation and rapid progress. Services includeaccess to space ecosystem knowledge, publicevents, and networking; navigation services thatprovide tailored guidance and direct assistanceto fast-track business growth; and collaborativeinnovation services...Continue reading >

00QUICK NEWS LINKS90CONSTRUCTION27Thriving Santa Fe Airport Getting MoreFederal Funding For Yet More Facility Work >NEW MEXICOI-25 reconstruction project moves forwardin Los Luna >Cone zone for week sept. 16, 2024 >Maersk, PepsiCo sign on to EV pilot project,with truck testing expected in NM >100 clean energy jobs coming to NewMexico with Kairos Power expansion >Appeal of new University area coffee spotgrinds to a halt >City of Santa Fe sues contractors, allegingfaulty work on dams needs costly repairs >As New Mexico shakes, state cancelsdozens of planned wastewater injectionsites >New rec center named for late coach >New General Accounting Office Report FaultsDefense Department Construction Delays >NATIONALSwisspacer enters North American market withdistribution hub >Union Threatens Delays on $2B Columbus, Ohio,Airport Project >ASHRAE’s first group of certified decarbonizationprofessionals announced >$4.2 billion NV Energy transmission line approvedby US Government >$3.22B Michigan Soo Locks project advanceswith new award >Israel-Based Shalag U.S. Plans MecklenburgCounty, Virginia, Manufacturing Operations >BUILTENVIRONMENTHopi Tribe Of Arizona Gets New Funding ForEnergy Infrastructure Effort >SOUTHWESTWide Variety of Park Improvements andUpgrades Planned for El Paso County,Depending Upon Fate of November Bond >Zoning Approval Secured for Expansion ofTucson's Growing Sonora Behavioral HealthHospital >Growing School District in Growing Part ofColorado Hopes to Pass November Bondfor New Construction and ImprovementProjects >Redevelopment Plans Rejected for PopularDenver Nightclub Site >Federal Funding Advancing Plans for NewPhoenix/Tucson Rail Service >Pipeline Company Wants to Build NewTanks in Commerce City >Massman Construction Ensures Safety in FlashFlood Alley with $76M Dam FloodgateReplacement Project > Lack of Construction Education and TrainingPrograms Significantly Hampering IndustryProspects, Says New Survey >TRENDSArmy Corps Awards $223M Contract Option forSoo Lock Construction >When an Off-Duty Construction Worker Saved aLife Using Narcan >Riding the Rails: A Discussion About the Cost,Sustainability, and Innovation in RailInfrastructure for Modern Supply Chains >New California building code encourages, butdoes not mandate heat pumps >Solar supply chain lifecycle gets boost with$40M in DOE funds >White House creates AI infrastructure task force >

0091BUILTENVIRONMENTREAL ESTATE69Coronado Dog Park could soon belong toCreamland Dairy >NEW MEXICOWater managers warn the Rio Grande inAlbuquerque will soon dry >Why some are not happy about newordinance aiming to clean up downtown >Alleyway renaissance emerges inInternational District >Bernalillo County property owners canexpect drop in taxes this year >City Council tables bill that tacklesDowntown vacancy rates >4 housing projects, including apartmenttower and hospital residence, get taxbreaks >Youth leadership academy looks to rentarmory space >Small businesses thrive in ruralcommunities >Farewell to a Wild West icon >Rent is eating up a greater share oftenants’ income in almost every state >Los Alamos County Invites Residents To SiteSelection Meeting On Fire Station 4Replacement Project Sept. 23 >Property and Building Housing PopularRegional Sana Fe Restaurant is On theMarket >SOUTHWESTGov. Abbott, DPS leader call El Paso 'groundzero' in battle with Tren de Aragua gang >Latest Consumer Price Index Figures areLowest Since Early 2021 >NATIONALPROPSIG Tech Startup Acquired by WorldProperty Data >The Critical Role of Real Estate in SiteSelection Projects >The Mountain is Moving, Placing Hundredsof Rancho Palos Verdes Homes atLandslide Risk >Unique 4-Unit Multifamily Property Sold inEncinitas by Apartment Realty Group >SPACE INDUSTRY85NMSU astronomy research uses slime mold tomodel galaxies >NEW MEXICO & NATIONALFrom Alabama to Texas, US travel spots to soakup American science and innovation >STEMarts Design Challenge blends imaginationwith innovation >The Boeing Strike: 4 moments the companyfractured its bond with workers >Russia ‘should know better’ than to put an anti-satellite nuke in space, Space Command chiefsays >A Place to Study Eternity: Building the GiantMagellan Telescope >Navigating new frontiers: Assessing theopportunity for US entities to launch and returnspace missions in Australia >James Webb Space Telescope witnesses ablack hole 'killing' its galaxy (photo) >WEEDFEED9311 States Projected to Be Billion-Dollar CannabisMarkets in 2024 >NEW MEXICO & NATIONALKey Senator Tours Marijuana Business AndPromotes Banking Bill Amid Growing IndustryFrustration Over Inaction >Washington state's cannabis industry braces forchange as federal reclassification considered >LEGISLATION94State Opens Applications For $675M InBroadband Grants >NEW MEXICORed and blue states have big climate plans. Theelection could upend them. >A hot-button issue of the 2024 presidential raceis the ongoing housing crisis, new federallegislation could unleash the power to addressit >Hundreds turn out for Air Force hearing >

0092BUILTENVIRONMENTLEGISLATION95Economists forecast slowdown in revenuegrowth for New Mexico >NEW MEXICOLeger Fernández highlights NM’s mininglegacy during permitting reform debate >Member of San Juan County DistrictAttorney’s Office charged with DWI >Economic Issues Seen as Number OneConcern with Both Harris and TrumpSupporters, Says New Survey >NATIONALHouse Speaker Johnson Pulls StopgapFunding Bill as Government Shutdown DateGrows Nearer >Judge Blocks Federal Rule Limiting Oil WellMethane Emissions >Bradley Partner John Spangler ElectedFellow of the American College ofConstruction Lawyers >OSHA’s proposed heat standard publishedin Federal Register >ARCHITECTS / ENGINEERS / DESIGN100John Ronan Architects reveals first glimpseof Fallen Journalists Memorial inWashington, D.C. >NEW MEXICO & NATIONALReinventing Las Vegas Hotels: As IconicHotels Disappear, New Ones Cash in onLuxury, Wellness >How RTK Creates Accurate PositioningEstimates to Protect Underground UtilityLines >Thinking outside the big box (store) >100VENDORS / SUPPLIERS102FAE Unveils RPL/SSL-45 Asphalt Shredder forRCU75 Tracked Carrier >NEW MEXICO & NATIONALEquipment Leasing and Finance Association’sLatest Report Shows a 13% Increase inOriginations >Top Manufacturing Sector Offenders of Clean AirAct Compliance >Environmentally sustainable and resilient metalroofing >Construction input costs stabilize as contractorseye relief >ENERGY INDUSTRY104City’s climate action plan aims for a greenerfuture >NEW MEXICO & NATIONALNTEC receives DOE funding to study FourCorners carbon capture >N.M. electric cooperative tapped for rural cleanenergy program >The Challenge of Securing Sufficient ElectricalPower for Battery Cell Plants >GM, Hyundai to develop vehicles, work on cleanenergy technologies >104

11 STATES PROJECTEDTO BE BILLION-DOLLARCANNABIS MARKETS IN2024By Tony Lange, Cannabis Business Times09/19/2024Eleven states are on pace to top the $1-billion benchmark in total retail sales atlicensed cannabis dispensaries in 2024,including a pair of medical-only markets—Florida and Pennsylvania.Continue reading >NEW MEXICO WEEDFEED93BUILTENVIRONMENTCopyright: Canva proKEY SENATOR TOURSMARIJUANA BUSINESSAND PROMOTESBANKING BILL AMIDGROWING INDUSTRYFRUSTRATION OVERINACTIONBy Kyle Jaeger, Marijuana Moment09/17/2024As marijuana industry stakeholderscontinue to await Senate floor action on abipartisan marijuana banking bill—withsome feeling emboldened by formerPresident Donald Trump’s recentendorsement of the reform...Continue reading >HOW POTENTIALFEDERALRECLASSIFICATIONCOULD IMPACTWASHINGTON STATE'SLUCRATIVE CANNABISINDUSTRYBy Jake Whittenberg, K509/19/2024SEATTLE — As the federal governmentmulls the decision of whether to reclassifymarijuana as a less dangerous drug, industryleaders in Washington state are consideringwhat the changes could mean...Continue reading >

94Pennsylvania wants to remain amanufacturing powerhouse. But stateleaders also want to reduce climate change-causing emissions from steel mills and otherindustrial facilities, while cutting back thetoxic pollutants that cause health problemsin nearby neighborhoods.Continue reading >RED AND BLUE STATESHAVE BIG CLIMATEPLANS. THE ELECTIONCOULD UPEND THEM.By Alex Brown, Stateline, Source NM09/17/2024Copyright: Canva proNEW MEXICOLEGISLATIONBUILTENVIRONMENTSANTA FE – Today, the Office of BroadbandAccess and Expansion (OBAE) announcedthat local governments, tribal communities,nonprofits, internet service providers,cooperatives and other entities may beginthe process of applying for the state’slargest funding program for broadbandinfrastructure.Continue reading >STATE OPENSAPPLICATIONS FOR$675M IN BROADBANDGRANTSBy Carol A. Clark, Los Alamos Daily Post09/16/2024Copyright: Canva pro

95At the Democratic National Convention,former President Barack Obama was amongthe few speakers to address what ought tobe one of the major hot-button issues of thiscampaign season: America’s ongoinghousing crisis, and the staggering housingdeficit—now standing at nearly four millionunits nationwide—that keeps driving pricesupward. “If we want to make it easier formore young people to buy a home,” Obamatold the crowd in Chicago, “we need to buildmore units and clear away some of theoutdated laws and regulations that make itharder to build homes for working people inthis country.” In the intervening weeks, VicePresident Kamala Harris has also made thehousing crisis and the creation of millions ofnew homes a cornerstone of her campaignand a promise for her first weeks in office.Continue reading >A HOT-BUTTON ISSUEOF THE 2024PRESIDENTIAL RACE ISTHE ONGOING HOUSINGCRISIS, NEW FEDERALLEGISLATION COULDUNLEASH THE POWERTO ADDRESS ITBy Jordan Rogove, The Architect’s Newspaper 09/17/2024Copyright: Canva proBUILTENVIRONMENTFor many of the people filling theauditorium of the Besse-Forward GlobalResource Center on Wednesday night, itwas deja vu. Continue reading >HUNDREDS TURN OUTFOR AIR FORCEHEARINGBy Juno Ogle, Silver City Daily Press00/00/0000Copyright: Canva proAug. 21—After years of explosive revenuegrowth fueled by a booming oil industry, thestate of New Mexico is expecting aslowdown in collections in the upcomingfiscal year.Continue reading >ECONOMISTS FORECASTSLOWDOWN INREVENUE GROWTH FORNEW MEXICOBy Daniel J. Chacon, The Santa Fe New Mexican08/21/2024

96SAN JUAN COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – TheChief Deputy District Attorney of the SanJuan County District Attorney’s Office isfacing charges after police said he wasdriving drunk over the weekend. Accordingto the criminal complaint, Dustin O’Brien hita retaining wall in Farmington on Sunday.Continue reading >MEMBER OF SAN JUANCOUNTY DISTRICTATTORNEY’S OFFICECHARGED WITH DWIBy Jordan Honeycutt, KRQE News09/17/2024Copyright: Canva proBUILTENVIRONMENTMining has been one of the key industries inNew Mexico for more than a century, as U.S.Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández, a Democratrepresenting the state’s 3rd CongressionalDistrict, highlighted during a committeehearing this week. Continue reading >LEGER FERNÁNDEZHIGHLIGHTS NM’SMINING LEGACYDURING PERMITTINGREFORM DEBATEBy Hannah Grover, NM Political Report 09/12/2024Copyright: Canva pro

97BUILTENVIRONMENTNATIONALLEGISLATIONHow important is the economy for thoseplanning to vote in the November election?It’s huge—and may be one of the few thingsuniting Democrat Kamala Harris andRepublican Donald Trump’s supporters,according to a new survey just released bythe Pew Research Center. ECONOMIC ISSUES SEENAS NUMBER ONECONCERN WITH BOTHHARRIS AND TRUMPSUPPORTERS, SAYSNEW SURVEYBy Garry Boulard, Construction Reporter 09/16/2024Copyright: Canva proIn asking respondents to list the issues thatare very important to them, some 68% ofHarris supporters pointed to the economy,while 93% of Trump voters said the samething.Averaging out those results, that means that81% of all respondents in the Pew surveysaw the economy as the top issue in theelection, far more than the next mostimportant issue, healthcare, which acombined 65% of both voter groupsregarded as very important.The economy also appears to be a matter ofgrowing concern for supporters of bothcandidates: some 65% of Democratrespondents said they regarded it as a veryimportant issues in 2022 and 91% ofRepublican respondents the same thingthen.Harris and Trump backers showed adecisive split, however, on a number ofother issues that may prove pivotal in theNovember contest: while roughly 54% ofHarris supporters said they regarded futureappointments to the Supreme Court asimportant, a much larger 76% of Trumpbackers felt the same way.The Supreme Court responses might seemsurprising given that justices regarded asconservative currently enjoy a 6 to 3-member advantage over their associateswho are classified as liberal.Continues >

98Notes a Pew narrativeaccompanying the surveyresults: “About six in tenvoters, 61%, sayimmigration is veryimportant to their vote—a9% increase from the2020 presidential electionand 13 points higher thanduring the 2022congressional elections.” On a question of whichcandidate is most likely tomake “good decisionsabout economic policy,”45% of Harris supportersfelt confident that shewould do so; while a larger55% of Trump backers feltthe same way about theRepublican nominee.Two other areas ofagreement betweenHarris and Trumps fans:the price of food andconsumer goods, with64% of those identifyingthemselves as Democratsaying it is an issue theyare very concerned aboutand 85% of Republicansresponding similarly.And everyone seemedunited on the cost ofhousing as an issue, with66% of Democrats sayingit is an issue they are “veryconcerned about,” and anearly equal number, at72%, of Republicanssaying the same thing.BUILTENVIRONMENTMembers of Congress are wondering what will happen nextafter Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson unexpectedlywithdrew a measure designed to avoid a general governmentshutdown just a little over two weeks from now.Johnson admitted to reporters that the measure as presentlywritten did not have enough votes to pass the lower chamber."No vote today because we are in the consensus-buildingbusiness here in Congress," he remarked. "With smallmajorities, that's what you do."HOUSE SPEAKER JOHNSON PULLSSTOPGAP FUNDING BILL ASGOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN DATEGROWS NEARERBy Garry Boulard, Construction Reporter09/12/2024The current party breakdown gives Johnson little room formaneuver, with Republicans holding 220 seats and Democratsat 211. That leaves a handful of Republicans with enoughleveraging power to torpedo major legislation. "We're having thoughtful conversations, family conversationswithin the Republican conference, and I believe we'll getthere," the Speaker added in addressing doubts that he willhave enough votes to pass a stopgap spending bill. The legislation, by law, must be approved before October 1 inorder to avoid a partial government shutdown. In passing abill, Congress will be keeping a series of federal agencies openand running for the next half year. Continues >Copyright: Canva pro

99Johnson's task is made more difficult by thefact that the 211-member Democrat caucushas indicated a unified opposition to hisearlier moves to prevent a shutdown.Some members of the Republican caucus,meanwhile, have said that they oppose themost recent funding bill because it leavesintact spending they regard as excessive.They are pushing instead for a chance tovote up or down on a dozen separatespending bills specific to various agencies,rather than having to decide on onecontinuing resolution.In pulling the legislation, Johnson told TheHill publication: "Sometimes you have to dothe right thing and let the chips fall wherethey may."The fact that the shutdown date is smack inthe middle of the campaign season is seenby some analysts as a good thing, withlawmakers wary of a government shutdownjust weeks before the election.BUILTENVIRONMENTATLANTA (Sept. 12, 2024) — Bradley ArantBoult Cummings LLP announced thatPartner John I. Spangler III has been electeda fellow of the American College ofConstruction Lawyers (ACCL). He will beamong the 12 new fellows inducted at the2025 ACCL Annual Meeting in St...Continue reading >BRADLEY PARTNERJOHN SPANGLERELECTED FELLOW OF THEAMERICAN COLLEGE OFCONSTRUCTIONLAWYERSBy Staff, Construction Business Owner 09/12/2024A federal judge in North Dakota temporarilyblocked a new federal rule aimed to curb thewaste of natural gas during fossil fueldrilling while a legal challenge brought byfive states against the mandate is weighed.Continue reading >JUDGE BLOCKS FEDERALRULE LIMITING OIL WELLMETHANE EMISSIONSBy James Leggate, ENRCopyright: Canva proThe Occupational Safety and HealthAdministration (OSHA) has published aproposed standard addressing heat illnessin outdoor and indoor settings in theFederal Register.Continue reading >OSHA’S PROPOSEDHEAT STANDARDPUBLISHED IN FEDERALREGISTERBy Peter Fabris, Building Design + Construction 09/17/2024

100Las Vegas is unlike any other place inAmerica. Each year it draws more than 40million visitors to the dazzling casinos andhotels that “turn night into daytime”—andtransform the city into a glittering jewel inthe desert. With 164,000 hotel rooms, LasVegas is the largest hospitality market in theU.S.—outpacing Orlando, Florida, the nextbiggest market, by approximately 15percent, according to JLL.Continue reading >REINVENTING LASVEGAS HOTELS: ASICONIC HOTELSDISAPPEAR, NEW ONESCASH IN ON LUXURY,WELLNESSBy Hannah Miet, Urban Land09/16/2024Copyright: Canva proNEW MEXICO & NATIONALARCHITECTS / ENGINEERS / DESIGNBUILTENVIRONMENTThe Fallen Journalists Memorial Foundation(FJMF) has rolled out the first batch ofrenderings for a new monument dedicatedto journalists killed in the line of duty. Thememorial is designed by John RonanArchitects, a Chicago office.Continue reading >JOHN RONANARCHITECTS REVEALSFIRST GLIMPSE OFFALLEN JOURNALISTSMEMORIAL INWASHINGTON, D.C.By Daniel Jonas Roche, The Architect’s Newspaper 09/17/2024Copyright: Canva pro

101Construction surveyors must account formany factors — seen and unseen — whenpreparing a site for building. From visibletopography to invisible property lines,countless aspects require accurate locationmeasurements.Continue reading >HOW RTK CREATESACCURATEPOSITIONINGESTIMATES TO PROTECTUNDERGROUND UTILITYLINESBy Chris Dima, For Construction Pros09/17/2024Copyright: Canva proBUILTENVIRONMENTFor over a decade now, the talk of the mallindustry has been largely focused on whatdevelopers can do to fill the voids left by asteady number of big box store closures.The solutions have been as elegant as toreposition the empty boxes to offices, and ascreative as indoor go cart tracks.Unfortunately, while the industry has beenoccupied by this problem, another issuethat’s perhaps just as thorny has gonelargely unaddressed: What to do when bigbox tenants stay put?Continue reading >THINKING OUTSIDE THEBIG BOX (STORE)By Anthony Sanchez, Building Design + Construction 09/17/2024Copyright: Canva pro

102The Equipment Leasing and FinanceAssociation’s (ELFA) latest Monthly Leasingand Finance Index (MLFI-25), which trackseconomic activity from 25 companies acrossthe $1 trillion U.S. equipment finance sector,revealed promising growth in July 2024:Continue reading >EQUIPMENT LEASINGAND FINANCEASSOCIATION’S LATESTREPORT SHOWS A 13%INCREASE INORIGINATIONSBy Staff, Design Cost DataCopyright: Canva proBUILTENVIRONMENTNEW MEXICO & NATIONALVENDORS / SUPPLIERSFAE has introduced a new combination of anasphalt shredder and RCU tracked carrierfor construction projects. With aninstallation kit, the RCU75 can be equippedwith an RPL/SSL-45 asphalt shredder. Theaddition of this attachment allows FAE tooffer customers a range of solutions,capable of addressing specific needs acrossindustries.Continue reading >FAE UNVEILS RPL/SSL-45 ASPHALT SHREDDERFOR RCU75 TRACKEDCARRIERBy FAE USA Inc., For Construction ProsCopyright: Canva pro

103A recent report on Clear Air Act (CAA)penalties from Mapistry, a softwarecompany in the EHS sector, delved intospecific subsectors in manufacturing.Continue reading >TOP MANUFACTURINGSECTOR OFFENDERS OFCLEAN AIR ACTCOMPLIANCEBy Staff, EHST Today09/17/2024Copyright: Canva proBUILTENVIRONMENTDive Brief:Construction input prices inched upmarginally in August but have easedover the past year, according to ananalysis by Associated Builders andContractors, just as the Federal Reserveprepares to decide whether to cutinterest rates next week.Continuer reading >CONSTRUCTION INPUTCOSTS STABILIZE ASCONTRACTORS EYERELIEFBy Sebastian Obando, ConstructionDive09/13/2024Copyright: Canva proMetal roofing is a preferred roofing materialdue to its longevity, minimal maintenance,and resilience to damage from hail, wildfires,and high wind events. Another reason metalis selected by many building owners is itsenvironmental impact when compared toother roofing materials. Metal roofing isproduced from high recycled content andcan be completely recycled at the end of itslong service life of more than 50 years,making it an obvious choice for buildingowners.Continue reading >ENVIRONMENTALLYSUSTAINABLE ANDRESILIENT METALROOFINGBy Lee Ann Slattery, Metal Construction News09/16/2024

104A minority owner of the Four CornersPower Plant received federal funding tostudy retrofitting the coal-fired generatingstation with carbon capture technology.The Navajo Transitional Energy Company—an enterprise division of the Navajo Nation—announced this week that it has received$6.5 million from the U.S. Department ofEnergy’s Office of Clean EnergyDemonstrations to conduct what is knownas a Front-End Engineering and Design, orFEED, study. Continue reading >NTEC RECEIVES DOEFUNDING TO STUDYFOUR CORNERSCARBON CAPTUREBy Hannah Grover, New Mexico Political Report 09/16/2024Copyright: Canva proAnn Simon recalls when her family used toeat most meals outside during Albuquerquesummers, whether on a patio or at a park. Continue reading >BUILTENVIRONMENTNEW MEXICO & NATIONALENERGY INDUSTRYCITY’S CLIMATEACTION PLAN AIMS FORA GREENER FUTUREBy Damon Scott, City Desk ABQ09/12/2024Copyright: Canva pro

105A not-for-profit power supply cooperativethat serves communities across NewMexico and three other states was one of 16entities recently selected to potentiallyparticipate in a federal program to help ruralareas transition to clean energy. Continue reading >N.M. ELECTRICCOOPERATIVE TAPPEDFOR RURAL CLEANENERGY PROGRAMBy Kylie Garcia, Santa Fe New Mexican09/16/2024BUILTENVIRONMENTA key variable in finding a suitable site for anelectric vehicle battery plant is theavailability of electric power. A battery cellfactory may require more than 200megawatts of electricity, enough to power asmall city. As noted in a recent WashingtonPost article, AI and the boom in clean techmanufacturing are pushing America’s powergrid to the brink.Continue reading >THE CHALLENGE OFSECURING SUFFICIENTELECTRICAL POWER FORBATTERY CELL PLANTSBy Gregory Burkart, Area Development Q3 2024Copyright: Canva proDETROIT, Michigan: General Motors (GM)and Hyundai have announced plans tocollaborate on vehicle development, supplychain enhancement, and clean energytechnologies.Continue reading >GM, HYUNDAI TODEVELOP VEHICLES,WORK ON CLEANENERGY TECHNOLOGIESBy Robert Besser, New Mexico State News.Net09/15/2024Copyright: Canva pro

106NEW MEXICOCONSTRUCTION REPORTER WEEKLY STATISTICSBUILTENVIRONMENT107108

107L A T E S T N E W M E X I C O J O B O P E N I N G S A N D L A B O RT U R N O V E R R E P O R TNEW MEXICOSTATISTICSBUILTENVIRONMENTJuly 2023April 2024May 2024June 2024July 2024010,00020,00030,00040,00050,00060,000According to the latest Job Openings andLabor Turnover report from the Bureau ofLabor Statistics (BLS), New Mexico saw anotable drop in job openings in July 2024,with 8,000 fewer positions availablecompared to June. OVERVIEWJOSH CUTLER, THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT New Mexico Job Openings & Month to Month Rate Changes+3.7%+1.79%-8.77%-15.38%The Turquoise State's job openings ratedipped from 5.5% to 4.7%, signaling atightening labor market.July 2023April 2024May 2024June 2024July 20240.00%1.00%2.00%3.00%4.00%5.00%6.00%New Mexico Job Openings RateHiring activity in New Mexico held steady,with a modest uptick in new hires.July 2023April 2024May 2024June 2024July 202405,00010,00015,00020,00025,00030,00035,000New Mexico Hires & Month to Month Rate Changes+9.68% -2.94%-6.06%+3.23%July 2023April 2024May 2024June 2024July 2024010,00020,00030,00040,000New Mexico Separations & Month to Month Rate Changes+2.78%-10.81%-9.09%+30.00%The BLS report points to a significant jumpin total separations across the Land ofEnchantment, driven by both voluntaryquits and layoffs.The state's separations rate surged by onepercentage point to 4.4%, exceeding thenational average of 3.4%.July 2023 April 2024 May 2024 June 2024 July 20240.00%1.00%2.00%3.00%4.00%5.00%New Mexico Separationss Rate

LOCATIONPROJECTS BIDDINGTOTAL ESTIMATED COSTNORTHERN NEW MEXICO74$207,837,523.00SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO41$105,645,972.00COLORADO31$22,738,299.00OUTSIDE ADJACENT74$110,659,299.00TOTAL220$446,881,093.00CURRENTLY BIDDING PROJECTS108PROJECT STATISTICSPROVIDED BY CONSTRUCTION REPORTER PLANROOM >TOP THREE MOST VIEWEDPROJECTS THIS WEEK2024-5231 Dennis Chavez Elementary School, New School >2024-58CE APS Holloman Middle School (Subbid) >2024-54F0 SpringHill Suites (Subbid) >BUILTENVIRONMENT

Albuquerque, New MexicoEMBROIDERY & SCREEN PRINTING BUSINESSASKING PRICE: $1,277,900 GROSS REVENUE: $1,025,000CASH FLOW: $200,000EBITDA: NOT DISCLOSEDINVENTORY: $15,000FF&E: $65,000REAL ESTATE: $898,000Business DescriptionBusiness was started in 1994 and specializes in custom embroidery and screen printing forindustrial businesses as well as casual wear for businesses and corporations. With in-houseequipment for both embroidery and screen printing, the business is able to service a diversecustomer base including medical, schools, sports teams and government agencies.The business's financial performance has been steady over the past three years and is projectedfor 2024 to have its best year yet! The owners feel this is a result of better pricing models, less workwith government agencies that demand low prices which results in low margin jobs, and keepingother expenses under control. The business has five full-time and three part-time employeesincluding a store/front desk manager, screen print manager, artwork/graphics, receiving and ascreen print assistance. The main owner works in the business full time while the other worksaround 10 hours/week doing bookkeeping, AR/AP and payroll.The sellers feel that a buyer could expand the business in five ways: hire an outside sales person...109BUSINESS FOR SALEVIEW BUSINESS LISTING >BUILTENVIRONMENT

110PERMITNUMBER(CLICK TO VIEW)PERMIT LOCATIONISSUE &EXPIRATION DATEPERMITOWNERTOTALSQ. FEETBUILDINGCONTRACTORBP-2024-293025760 MCMAHON BLVD NW09/11/2024 - 03/11/2024PETERSON PROPERTIES1,530Martin GrummerArchitectWILGER ENTERPRISES INCWORK DESCRIPTION: FASTRAX -Applicant Work Description:tenant improvement to existing shell building for a wax salon.Note:Commercial - Tenant Improvement – Shell Space to Wax SalonSeparate permit is required for all signs.BP-2024-292424400 CUTLER AV NE09/13/2024 - 03/13/2025Pima Medical Institute46,371HART DESIGN ANDCONSTRUCTION INC.MULLEN HELLERARCHITECTUREWORK DESCRIPTION: FAST TRAX - A new 971 sf addition to an existing building. The addition will infill an existing load dock that is no longer used.ALBUQUERQUE BUILDING PERMITSSEPTEMBER 9TH - 13TH 2024BUILTENVIRONMENTBP-2024-28189501 MOUNTAIN RD NE09/11/2024 - 09/12/2025City of AlbuquerqueVeronica Blount8,585HANSEN & PREZZANO/BUILDERS, LLCWORK DESCRIPTION: Free standing shade structures / No plumbing or electricalBP-2024-28189501 MOUNTAIN RD NE09/11/2024 - 09/12/2025City of AlbuquerqueVeronica Blount8,585HANSEN & PREZZANO/BUILDERS, LLCWORK DESCRIPTION: Free standing shade structures / No plumbing or electricalBP-2024-24701100 COORS BLVD NW09/10/2024 - 03/10/2025LOS PINONES II LIMITEDPARTNERSHIP1,518365 CONSTRUCTION LLCJEEBS AND ZUZU LLCWORK DESCRIPTION: SCOPE OF WORK IS TENANT IMPROVEMENTS FOR A NEW TENANT IN A PREVIOUSLY VANILLA SHELL SPACE. PROPOSED USE TOA-2 FOR A RESTAURANT (B-OCCUPANCY PER IBC ASSEMBLY SPACE UNDER 50 OCCUPANTS).BP-2024-177314800 CUTLER AVE NE,Suite 2509/09/2024 - 03/09/2025Steve Brozo3,821JORGE GONZALESARCHITECTURE DESIGNSTUDIOKUYKENDALL, DANENTERPRISES, INC.WORK DESCRIPTION: Infrastructure upgrades for an existing building suite, revert suite to a vacant warm shell space. Replacement of an existing roof top unit,installation of new electrical panel, demolition of existing interior spaces. Separate electrical permit shall be obtained for the electrical panel and RTU.

111LAS CRUCES COMMERCIAL PERMITSElectricalPlumbingAlterationMechanicalRe-roofCommercial NewAdditionsPERMIT NUMBER(CLICK TO VIEW)PERMIT LOCATIONISSUE DATEPERMIT OWNERBUILDINGCONTRACTOR24OC55054298993 ROBERT LARSON Blvd09/11/2024MUSKET CORPOT&T PLUMBING LLCPROJECT DESCRIPTION:Plumbing work for Wendys Side of Loves Truck Stop24OC55054834101 ESSEX Ct09/13/2024A & J PLUMBINGPROJECT DESCRIPTION:COMMERCIAL PLUMBING UNIT ABUILTENVIRONMENT24OC60053731001 UNIVERSITY Ave09/10/2024PHILIPPOU LLCBRIKENZIE ENTRPRISES LLCPROJECT DESCRIPTION:venting need inspection on bathroom vent24OC60054248993 ROBERT LARSON Blvd09/11/2024MUSKET CORPEP MECHANICALTECHNOLOGIES INCPROJECT DESCRIPTION:Installation of 2 kitchen hoods24OC65054278993 ROBERT LARSON Blvd09/11/2024MUSKET CORPBEEHIVE TECHNICALSERVICESPROJECT DESCRIPTION:Disconnect power to equipment, and reconnect once replaced.

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