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$24 million will be pulled from NewMexico’s general fund in the coming years toaddress one key incentive to techcompanies seeking to develop: sitereadiness. One such tech company, NVIDIA,announced the construction of two newsemiconductor plants in Texas while theweek prior, Governor Michelle LujanGrisham signed a bill strategically written toattract development to New Mexico.Senate Bill 169, or so titled “The StrategicEconomic Development Site Readiness Act”,was signed by Grisham on April 7 andmoved through both the house and thesenate with little opposition. thThe bill calls for an annually recurring $24million to be used for financing site pre-development projects, studying proposedsites, and administrative costs associatedwith a new economic developmentdepartment committee created by the act. According to the act, that committee is to bechaired by both public officials in relateddepartments, as well as five public membersappointed by the legislative council whohave backgrounds in architecture, planning,utilities, transportation or economicdevelopment. Excessive bureaucracy and regulation, oftenreferred to as “red tape”, has been referredto as a deterrent to potential developers SITE READINESS BILLSIGNED AS BIG TECHSNUBS NEW MEXICO By Dane Vaughn, The Built Environment04/16/2025BUILTENVIRONMENT04Copyright: Canva Pro

selecting a site; whether it be city to city orstate to state. Site studies in the act are to assess publicinfrastructure availability, utility andbroadband connectivity, environmentallimitations and land use restrictions, and anyother characteristic affecting potentialdevelopment. The New Mexico Department of Financeand Administration (NMDFA)recommended the $24 million allotted tothis initiative in the Fiscal Year 2026Executive Budget Recommendations priorto the legislative session. The New Mexico Economic DevelopmentDepartment (EDD) also listed site readinessas a key initiative in the 2025 State PlanUpdate published in March, and published arequest for proposals regarding sitereadiness analytics in August of 2024.EDD’s proposed plan involves facilitatingtalks between the public and private sector,“identifying inefficiencies and outdatedregulations”, and modernizing their websiteto act as an information hub for futureinvestors. In 2024, a nonprofit directed by theAlbuquerque business community inpartnership with local governments, theAlbuquerque Regional Economic Alliance(AREA) identified site readiness as “a topeconomic development priorityrecommendation.”AREA’s website already contains a searchtool similar to what EDD is outlining: a siteselection search engine containing listingsfrom REsimplifi and the CommercialAssociation of Realtors – New Mexico.How corporations are taxed once they moveto New Mexico is substantial compared toTexas, even with lower property taxes oncethe site selection is final. 2024 data from the Site Selection Groupsuggest that New Mexico gets the bestproperty tax rating of ‘one’, one being thebest and 50 being the worst. Texas on thesame scale received a 39.Texas, according to the same data, overallbeats out New Mexico in a business taxclimate index; likely because the marginalcorporate income tax in Texas is zeropercent. Continues > BUILTENVIRONMENT05Copyright: Canva ProCopyright: Canva Pro

Movers in the tech industry have been selecting sites in Texas, despite New Mexico beatingout Texas in property tax metrics.In December of 2024, it was reported that Sharon AI and New Era Helium had at first chosena data center site in New Mexico’s Pecos Slope Field. A month later the project site wasrelocated to the Permian basin of West Texas. Tuesday the AI-centric tech giant, NVIDIA, announced that it was building supercomputermanufacturing plants in Houston and Dallas, Texas. According to the release, “tens of “gigawatt AI factories” are expected to be built in thecoming years.”NVIDIA also produces supercomputer chips at TSMC plants located in Arizona. It remains unspoken by these tech innovators whether it is site selection data, business taxenvironments or bureaucratic blockages as the decisive factor in evading New Mexico.According to Albuquerque Business First, Oppidan Investments is now constructing a 90,000-square-foot data center on Albuquerque’s Westside.EDD was positioned to receive proposals for site readiness analytics by November of 2024.The Built Environment made a public records request regarding the awarded contractor forthe request for proposals.The senate bill signed by Grisham, which will both finance pre-development projects and addanother bureaucratic layer in the name of site readiness, will go into effect in July. BUILTENVIRONMENT06Image generated using text to image AI

07Steve AdamsJoshua CutlerManaging EditorDane VaughnMEET OUR TEAMWhat’s our favorite shellfish?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

RIO RANCHO MAYOR ANNOUNCES BID FOR NEW MEXICOGOVERNORKOBALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The 2026 race for governor just got more heated with the firstRepublican announcing his campaign — Mayor of Rio Rancho, Gregg Hull.Hull has been rumored to be considering a run for some time, but Tuesday he made itofficial with the launch of his campaign website. Continue reading >INDUSTRY BRIEFINGBUILTENVIRONMENT08JOURNAL CAMPUS UP FOR SALE; ABQ JOURNAL CONTINUESMISSION TO DELIVER TRUSTWORTHY LOCAL NEWSMegan Gleason, Albuquerque JournalThe rapidly evolving world of news has pulledthe Albuquerque Journal in many newdirections in recent years, and the Langfamily that owns the paper is announcinganother new development this week: puttingthe Journal campus up for sale.... Continue reading >CUMMING GROUP MERGES WITH SEMICONDUCTOR ADVISORYFIRMMatthew Thibault, ConstructionDiveDive Brief:New York City-based construction cost consultancy Cumming Group has mergedwith Phoenix-based semiconductor advisory firm World Wide Professional Servicesto target the domestic fab market, according to a news release shared withConstruction Dive Tuesday. Continue reading >CATERPILLAR ANNOUNCES LEADERSHIP SHIFT, JOE CREEDNAMED CEOKathy Wells, ForConstructionPros.ComAfter eight years as CEO and nearly 45 years of service, Caterpillar Inc. Chairman andCEO D. James Umpleby III will become executive chairman of the board effective May1. Chief Operating Officer (COO) Joseph E. Creed, a 28-year Caterpillar veteran, willsucceed him as CEO and join the Board of Directors May 1. Continue reading >Copyright: Canva pro

EVENTCALENDARAPRIL 2025BUILTENVIRONMENT09CARNM - VIEW CALENDAR8:30 AM - 9:30 AM: CCIM Board Meeting - CLICK HERE CREW NETWORK - VIEW CALENDAR12:00 PM - 1:00 PM: CREW Network: Meet Us &Meet Each Other - CLICK HERE RIO RANCHO REGIONAL CHAMBER - VIEW CALENDAR8:00 AM - 4:00 PM: Leadership Session Day- CLICK HERE 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM: Ambassadors Lunchmeeting - CLICK HERE ALBUQUERQUE HISPANO CHAMBER OFCOMMERCE - VIEW CALENDAR10:00 AM - 1:00 PM: Rio Rancho Hiring Event - CLICK HERE 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM: The Hispano ChamberPresents: Kootznoowoo Inc. ; AlbuquerqueRibbon Cutting Celebration - CLICK HERE 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM: Avanzar Program - CLICK HERE 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM: Mosaic Celebration - CLICK HERE NAIOP NEW MEXICO CHAPTER - VIEW CALENDAR8:00 AM - 10:30 AM: District Tour – Los Lunas –Member Exclusive Event - CLICK HERETHURSDAY APRIL 17THSUNDAY APRIL 20THCARNM - VIEW CALENDAR3:30 PM - 5:00 PM: CARNM Board Meeting - CLICK HEREMONDAY APRIL 21STNAIOP NEW MEXICO - VIEW CALENDAR11:30 AM - 1:30 PM: April 22nd – STEM ScienceFair - CLICK HERE GREATER LAS CRUCES CHAMBER OF COMMERCE - VIEW CALENDAR11:30 AM - 1:00 PM: BYOL (Bring Your OwnLunch):“Getting Your Name Out There" - CLICK HERE CITY OF LAS CRUCES - VIEW CALENDAR6:00 PM: Planning & Zoning - CLICK HERE ALBUQUERQUE HISPANO CHAMBER OFCOMMERCE - VIEW CALENDAR9:00 AM - 3:00 PM: 2025 Youth Summit andFuture's Fair - CLICK HERETUESDAY APRIL 22ND

BUILTENVIRONMENT10CREW NEW MEXICO - VIEW CALENDAR11:30 AM - 1:15 PM: Heritage CompaniesLuncheon - CLICK HERE SANTA FE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE - VIEW CALENDAR8:30 AM - 9:30 AM: A Path to Success -Chamber Orientation - CLICK HERE RIO RANCHO REGIONAL CHAMBER - VIEW CALENDAR10:00 AM - 11:00 AM: Ribbon Cutting - RioTECHCampus Grand Opening - CLICK HEREWEDNESDAY APRIL 23RDNMRLD - VIEW CALENDAR9:30 AM - 3:30 PM: Manufactured HousingCommittee Meeting - CLICK HERE CARNM - VIEW CALENDAR9:00 AM - 12:00 PM: A to Z Investments Basics - CLICK HERE GREATER LAS CRUCES CHAMBER OF COMMERCE- VIEW CALENDAR6:00 PM - 9:00 PM: 2025 Annual ChamberCelebration & Choice Awards Ceremony - CLICK HERE CITY OF SANTA FE - VIEW CALENDAR5:30 PM: Procedures for Early NeighborhoodNotification (ENN) Meeting - CLICK HERETHURSDAY APRIL 24THALBUQUERQUE HISPANO CHAMBER OFCOMMERCE - VIEW CALENDAR10:00 AM - 12:00 PM: NEW DATE - MembershipOrientation - CLICK HERE 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM: The Hispano ChamberPresents: Richmond American Homes;Albuquerque Ribbon Cutting Celebration - CLICK HERETHURSDAY APRIL 25THGREATER LAS CRUCES CHAMBER OF COMMERCE- VIEW CALENDAR11:30 AM - 1:00 PM: NBYOL (Bring Your OwnLunch):“Getting Your Name Out There" - CLICK HERETUESDAY APRIL 29THRIO RANCHO REGIONAL CHAMBER - VIEW CALENDAR11:30 AM - 1:00 PM: CHAMBER MEMBERORIENTATION LUNCHEON - CLICK HEREWEDENSDAY APRIL 30THBERNALILLO COUNTYAPRIL 22ND5:00 PM: Board of Commissioners AdministrativeMeeting - CLICK HERE 5:00 PM: County Planning Commission - CLICK HERECHAVES COUTNYAPRIL 17TH11:00 AM: ROSWELL-CHAVES COUNTY ETZAUTHORITY MEETING - CLICK HERECOLFAX COUNTYAPRIL 22ND9:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Commission Meeting - CLICK HERECURRY COUNTYAPRIL 22ND9:00 AM - 2:00 PM: County Commission Meeting - CLICK HERE

BUILTENVIRONMENT11EDDY COUNTYAPRIL 22ND8:30 AM - 11:00 AM: Eddy County Commissioners'Regular Meeting - CLICK HEREGRANT COUNTYAPRIL 24TH9:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Regular Meeting - CLICK HEREGUADALUPE COUNTYAPRIL 17TH9:00 AM - 12:00 PM: County Commission Meeting - CLICK HERELOS ALAMOS COUNTYAPRIL 17TH5:30 PM - 7:30 PM: Environmental SustainabilityBoard - CLICK HERE APRIL 21ST6:00 PM - 10:00 PM: County Council - BudgetHearings - CLICK HERE APRIL 22ND11:30 AM - 1:30 PM: Personnel Board Meeting - CLICK HERE APRIL 23RD5:30 PM - 7:30 PM: Planning and ZoningCommission - CLICK HERE ARPIL 24TH5:30 PM - 7:00 PM: Art in Public Places AdvisoryBoard - CLICK HEREOTERO COUNTYAPRIL 24TH1:30 PM - 4:00 PM: Keep Otero County BeautifulCommittee Meeting - CLICK HERESAN JUAN COUNTYAPRIL 15TH4:00 PM: San Juan County Commission Meeting - CLICK HERE APRIL 22ND9:00 AM - 11:00 AM: San Juan County SpecialCommission Meeting - CLICK HERE APRIL 24TH5:30 PM - 7:30 PM: McGee Park Master Plan PublicMeeting - CLICK HERESANTA FE COUNTYAPRIL 22ND6:00 PM - 7:00 PM: Virtual Community Meeting onFY 2027-2031 Infrastructure Capital ImprovementPlan (ICIP) - CLICK HERE APRIL 24TH10:00 AM - 11:00 AM: GoForth Electric CarshareRibbon Cutting Event - CLICK HERE APRIL 29TH1:00 PM - 2:00 PM: Housing Authority BoardMeeting - CLICK HERE 2:00 PM - 9:00 PM: Board of CountyCommissioners (BCC) Meeting - CLICK HERETORRANCE COUNTYAPRIL 23RD9:00 AM: Torrance County Board of CountyCommissioners Meeting - CLICK HERE

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CONSTRUCTIONDENVER MAYOR ANNOUNCESHISTORIC EFFORT TO SPEED UPCONSTRUCTION PERMITTINGPROCESSARIZONAROADSDETAILS OF EXPANSIVE ANDEXPENSIVE FIVE-YEARTRANSPORTATIONCONSTRUCTION PROGRAMANNOUNCED IN ARIZONAFEATURED PROJECTCM@R SUN METRO TRANSITOPERATIONS MAINTENANCEBUILDING RECONSTRUCTION-ONE STEPFEATURED PREBIDCONSTRUCTION OF NEWDETENTION FACILITY INCARLSBAD, NEW MEXICO MAY LAUNCHNEXT YEARBUILTENVIRONMENT

AFFILIATESFEATURED COMPANY162543464753FEATURED PROJECTSPRE-BID PROJECTSACTIVE PROJECTSPOST-BID PROJECTSNEW MEXICO NEWS26NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY GETSFUNDING OK FOR WIDE VARIETY OFCAMPUS ATHLETIC FACILITY PROJECTS >26FUNDING FOR PARK PROJECTSPEARHEADED BY MAINSTREETROSWELL GROUP SECURED IN SANTAFE >27HISTORIC BATAAN MEMORIALBUILDING IN SANTA FE MAY SOON SEEUPGRADE >28CONSTRUCTION OF NEW DETENTIONFACILITY IN CARLSBAD, NEW MEXICOMAY LAUNCH NEXT YEAR >28SOUTHWEST NEWS32DETAILS OF EXPANSIVE AND EXPENSIVEFIVE-YEAR TRANSPORTATIONCONSTRUCTION PROGRAMANNOUNCED IN ARIZONA >32DENVER MAYOR ANNOUNCESHISTORIC EFFORT TO SPEED UPCONSTRUCTION PERMITTING PROCESS >33NEW FLEXIBLE INDUSTRIAL PROJECTSET FOR CONSTRUCTION IN MESA,ARIZONA >34NATIONAL NEWS38CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY HIT WITHSPRING MATERIALS PRICE INCREASES,SAYS REPORT >38TRENDS NEWS40TARIFFS? WHAT TARIFFS? WALMARTENVISIONS NO CHANGE TO ITSBUSINESS OR PROFITS IN MONTHS TOCOME >40CONSTRUCTION HOMPAGEBUILTENVIRONMENT15COLORADO SPRINGS HIGH-RISEPROJECT, AFTER MONTHS OFCONTROVERSY, GETS COUNCIL GREENLIGHT >35

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BUILTENVIRONMENT17ASA 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!ASA-NM 3.24.25LEGISLATIVE UPDATEVIEW THE ASA NMMEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY 2023-2024 >SAVE THE DATE: 2025 ASANM EVENTSApril 17, 2025Ax Throwing TournamentApril 30, 2025Joint Happy Hour with ASPEMay 1, 2025Construction Safety Coalition MeetingMay 8, 2025Luncheon PresentationMay 21, 2025Beer & Business Cards Happy HourJune 5, 2025Luncheon PresentationTIME TO VOTE OFFICERS & DIRECTORSELECTION

BUILTENVIRONMENT18AGC 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 >PROPOSED STATE HEATILLNESS & INJURYPREVENTION STANDARDAGC New Mexico continues to closely monitor andrespond to the proposed state Heat Illness andInjury Prevention Standard, a sweeping rulemakingeffort that could significantly impact constructionjob sites across New Mexico.This proposal—introduced by the New MexicoEnvironment Department —raises seriousconcerns for the commercial constructionindustry, particularly in terms of cost, logisticalfeasibility, and operational impact on activeworksites.CONTINUE READING >APRIL 2025APRIL 22ND8:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Leadership Training: Teamworkand Collaboration - CLICK HERE APRIL 23RD11:30 AM - 2:00 PM: Construction Outlook &Legislative Recap - CLICK HERECopyright:: Canva proMAY 2025MAY 2ND8:00 AM - 2:00 PM: PULL! For Safety Clay ShootTournament - CLICK HEREMAY 5TH12:00 PM - 4:00 PM: Defensive Driving - CLICK HERE 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM: Lean Construction EducationProgram - CLICK HERE MAY 13TH5:30 PM - 8:00 PM: Pitches & Pints - CLICK HERE

BUILTENVIRONMENT19ANNUAL 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 APRIL 2025NEWSLETTER READ THE NEWSLETTER >A MESSAGE FROM ACNM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR JIM GARCIALEGISLATIVE RECAP: WINS & LOSSESThe 2025 60-day Legislative session certainly delivered its share of drama! While our hoped-for budgetdidn't materialize, the contracting community can celebrate several victories, particularly in businessdevelopment and successfully blocking the Paid Family Medical Leave proposal for the seventhconsecutive year.Another victory was in a bill that would have required contractors to pay in to a fund that would fosterupward mobility from Apprentice to Journeyman, however our industry would not have utilized the fund.Common sense prevailed on that one.Copyright: ACNM

BUILTENVIRONMENT20KELLY HAYESMCALONIE HONOREDWITH THE 2025 AIAAWARD FOREXCELLENCE INPUBLICARCHITECTUREWASHINGTON – April 14, 2025 – TheAmerican Institute of Architects (AIA) ishonoring Kelly Hayes McAlonie, FAIA,AUA, LEED AP, a visionary leader in publicarchitecture, with the 2025 AIA Award forExcellence in Public Architecture. Theaward recognizes architects, publicofficials, or other individuals who designdistinguished public facilities andadvocate for design excellence in publicspaces.As Director of Campus Planning at theUniversity at Buffalo (UB), McAlonieoversees more than 12 million squarefeet across three campuses. McAloniehas transformed one of the StateUniversity of New York's flagshipinstitutions into a student-centered,forward-looking environment.CONTINUE READING >Copyright: Canva pro

BUILTENVIRONMENT21ABC NEW MEXICO EVENT CALENDAR2025WASHINGTON, April 11—Construction inputprices increased 0.5% in March, according toan Associated Builders and Contractorsanalysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’Producer Price Index data released today.Nonresidential construction input pricesincreased 0.6% for the month.Both overall and nonresidential constructioninput prices are 0.8% higher than one yearago. While crude petroleum prices fellconsiderably in March, that decline was morethan offset by rapidly rising natural gas, steel,copper and lumber prices.“Construction input prices increased at a rapidpace for the third consecutive month in Marchand have now risen at a 9.7% annualized ratethrough the first quarter of 2025,” said ABCChief Economist Anirban Basu. “The emergingeffects of tariffs are glaring in the March datarelease, with iron and steel, steel millproducts and copper wire and cable prices allrising more than 5% for the month. Whilecontractors remain busy for the time being,according to ABC’s Construction BacklogIndicator, this pace of input price escalation,coupled with rising uncertainty, will causeprojects to be delayed and canceled if itpersists for any meaningful length of time.”CONTINUE READING >ABC: TARIFFS DRIVESURGE IN MARCHCONSTRUCTIONMATERIALS PRICESFRIDAY APRIL 25TH, 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM - CLICK HERECORN HOLE TOURNAMENTWEDNESDAY MAY 21ST, 7:00 AM - 2:00 PM - CLICK HERECLASSIC GOLF TOURNAMENTFRIDAY JUNE 13TH, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM - CLICK HEREAPPRENTICE GRADUATIONFRIDAY JULY 11TH, 5:00 PM - 10:00 PM - CLICK HERENIGHT GOLF TOURNAMENTFRIDAY SEPTEMBER 12TH, 7:00 AM - 2:00 PM - CLICK HERESPORTING CLAY TOURNAMENTWEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 24TH, 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM - CLICK HERESAFETY AWARDS LUNCHEONSATURDAY OCTOBER 18TH, 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM - CLICK HERECHILI COOKOFF & CAR SHOWSATURDAY NOVEMBER 15TH, 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM - CLICK HERENEW MEXICO CRAFT COMPETITIONWEDNESDAY DECEMBER 10TH, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM - CLICK HEREANNUAL AWARDS LUNCHEONCopyright: Canva pro

BUILTENVIRONMENT22YOUR 2025 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, SPEARD 505 761 9696TROY 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 0223RUSS COLLINS, RMCI IND. 505 345 0008SAM STRIBLING, 814 SOLUTIONS 505 872 0846EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, JANE JERNIGAN 505 888 0752FROM THEEXECUTIVEDIRECTOR’SDESKHello Members,Thanks to everyone who attended ourmembership meeting in March. It was a veryinformative meeting with Carla Sonntag, NMBusiness Coalition. I will have a final report onthe legislative session after the Governor'sdeadline for signing bills into law passes (April11).Our next event is our Tinnin Clay shoot that isalmost sold out. See the flyer below if you'reinterested in participating.We're growing and would like to welcome ournew members: GM Emulsion and Badger.I am hoping to see you soon!UPCOMINGDATESApril17th - Board Meeting25th - Tinnin Clay ShootMay1st Construction Safety Coalition15th NMUCA Social Happy Hour

BUILTENVIRONMENT23WICNM NEWSLETTERAUGUST 2024 >Hello 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 LOCKER #505 SCHOOL SUPPLY MONETARY DONATIONSSCAN QR CODE BELOW TO MAKEMONETARY DONATIONS TO LOCKER #505UPCOMINGDATESHappy Hour - Networking Event04/23/2025Panel Educational Event06/18/20254th Annual School Supply Drive07/18/20254th Annual Scholarship Bowling Event09/11/2025

BUILTENVIRONMENT24CONTINUE 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!

BUILTENVIRONMENTFunding to the tune of $2 million has beensecured by New Mexico State University fortwo projects that will see the constructionreplacement of baseball and softball turffields.NEW MEXICO STATEUNIVERSITY GETSFUNDING OK FOR WIDEVARIETY OF CAMPUSATHLETIC FACILITYPROJECTSBy Garry Boulard, Construction Reporter 04/15/2025Copyright:The baseball field is located at the school’sAskew Field, while the softball field belongsto the New Mexico State Softball Complexand are both a part of a larger $3.2 millionapproved by lawmakers in Santa Fe ascapital outlay requests.The next largest NMSU project signed intolaw by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham isseeing $450,000 approved to plan, design,and build new softball and women’s soccerfacilities.The school is additionally receiving$300,000 for the planning and building ofnew volleyball facilities, as well as $225,000 CONSTRUCTION NEWSNEW MEXICO26Copyright: Courtesy of NMSU

for the upgrade planning and constructionof the Coca Cola Weight Training Center.The capital outlay projects were listed inHouse Bill 450 and approved by lawmakersin the final days of the New Mexico StateLegislature’s winter session.While NMSU received nearly 9% of thefunding it requested for a wide variety ofcampus projects, Lujan Grisham vetoedseveral projects that had been approved bylawmakers, the largest of which was $15million for the renovation of a press box atthe Aggie Memorial Stadium.The funding-approved projects at NMSUare a part of just over $70 million originallypassed by lawmakers for larger Dona AnaCounty but subsequently reduced due tothe Governor’s vetoes.pay for the planning, design, andconstruction of the project.Additional work will see the building ofbathrooms, an iron security gate, and bufferwalls to block sounds from nearby railroadtracks.In speaking at a public meeting in Roswellearlier this year, Bill Williams, ChavesCounty Manager, said the bathroomcomponent of the project was of particularimportance, noting that they will beavailable for residents attending publicevents even beyond the confines of thecultural plaza.It is thought that altogether the project willcost around $2.3 million to complete.An exact construction schedule for the parkhas not yet been announced.Main Street Roswell is a part of the largerNew Mexico Main Street program designedto spur downtown redevelopment andrevitalization across the state.BUILTENVIRONMENT27FUNDING FOR PARKPROJECT SPEARHEADEDBY MAINSTREETROSWELL GROUPSECURED IN SANTA FEBy Garry Boulard, Construction Reporter 04/14/2025Just under $400,000 has been approved forthe construction of a long-discussed culturalplaza and events venue in Roswell, NewMexico.The project, which earlier received around$201,000 in funding from the New MexicoDepartment of Finance and Administration,is slated to go up a block to the east of thehistoric Chaves County Courthouse in the400 block of Main Street.The latest funding has been approved as acapital outlay by lawmakers during thiswinter’s legislative session, and will partially Copyright: Canva Pro

A structure named in honor of the morethan eight hundred New Mexican soldierswho died during the Battle of Bataan inWorld War II is in line for a significantupgrade.Located at 407 Galisteo Street, the BataanMemorial Building was built in theTerritorial Revival style 125 years ago andserved for more than half a century as theNew Mexico State Capitol. After a new statecapitol was completed in late 1966, theGalisteo Street building officially becamethe Bataan Memorial Building.HISTORIC BATAANMEMORIAL BUILDING INSANTA FE MAY SOONSEE UPGRADEBy Garry Boulard, Construction Reporter04/11/2025Late last year, the building was added to theState Register of Cultural Properties,putting it in line for inclusion in the NationalRegister of Historic Places.At the time that the structure was named tothe State Register, Ronald Toya, chairman ofthe Cultural Properties Review Committee,lauded it for its “distinctive architecture,”and a memorial “honoring those who servedour country.”Now members of the New Mexico StateLegislature have voted to approve a $5million capital outlay designed to fund workfor a general upgrading of the structure.That $5 million is part of a total of $79million approved by lawmakers for variousfacility projects in Santa Fe County. The Battle of Bataan and subsequent BataanDeath March took place during the first halfof 1942 and saw extensive Allied fightingnear Manila Bay in the Philippines. TheAllies lost more than 10,000 soldiers in theencounter, at least 800 of which were NewMexican natives.BUILTENVIRONMENT28Copyright: Canva ProCONSTRUCTION OFNEW DETENTIONFACILITY IN CARLSBAD,NEW MEXICO MAYLAUNCH NEXT YEARBy Garry Boulard, Construction Reporter04/10/2025Plans are moving forward for theconstruction of what could be a $148 millionjail on the southwest side of Carlsbad, NewMexico.The project belongs to larger Eddy Countyand has been long anticipated as localofficials have talked about the inadequaciesof the current Eddy County Detention

Center at 201 N. Main Street, which haveincluded a lack of adjacent space to build afacility expansion.The Albuquerque-based architectural firmof Studios Southwest has taken on thedesign work for the new project, which willmost likely be built near the Cavern CityAirport.As planned, the new facility will measurearound 142,300 square feet. But it will bebuilt with an eye to future expansion,depending upon the need. StudiosSouthwest has estimated that, based uponprojections, the county may need to enlargethe facility over time by about 50,000square feet.The current detention center was built in1994 at a cost of $3.2 million, replacingfacilities that were located in the EddyCounty Courthouse.It is thought that work on the new detentioncenter could begin early next year, with aDecember 2028 completion date.BUILTENVIRONMENT29Copyright: Canva ProCITY HIGHLIGHTSORDINANCE REQUIRINGCOOLING SYSTEMS INALBUQUERQUE RENTALPROPERTIESBy Fallon Fischer, KRQE04/15/2025Copyright: Canva ProALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Withtemperatures heating up in New Mexico,city leaders are reminding communitymembers about a recently passed ordinancethat requires all rental properties inAlbuquerque to have functioning coolingsystems.Ordinance O-59 was passed by theAlbuquerque City Council in December andrequires all properties in the city to havefunctioning cooling systems, such as swampcoolers, central HVAC... Continue reading >MINNESOTA FIRMEXPANDS DATA CENTERFOOTPRINT WITH NEWALBUQUERQUEPROJECTBy Cooper Metts, Albuquerque Business First04/15/2025After news broke it would build a $300-million data center near the El Paso border,a Minnesota-based company is now buildinga 90,000-square-foot data center on

Albuquerque’s Westside. Oppidan Investments acquired 10 acresnear 98th Street and Unser Boulevard inSeptember 2024 from Titan Developmentto build the data center. Oppidan Investments declined to disclosethe acquisition cost. Continue reading >The location for the Saturday, April 19family day event hosted by the N.M. 4pipeline project contractor has beenchanged from the construction yard on N.M.4 to the Tewa gas station at Totavi.The community is invited to learn what ittakes to construct a 3.5-mile watertransmission pipeline along N.M. 4. WagnerConstruction, contractor to the Los AlamosDepartment of Public Utilities (DPU), willhost its informal family day event noon until6 p.m. Saturday.Equipment enthusiasts and infrastructurefanatics are welcome... Continue reading >BUILTENVIRONMENT30WEST MESA TRADEPROGRAM PREPARESSTUDENTS FOR LIFEAFTER SCHOOLBy Alika Medina, KOB04/15/2025ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – In about a month,dozens of students at West Mesa HighSchool will be walking across the stage andinto the construction trades. A first-of-its-kind pre-apprentice program is making thatpossible.Welding, plumbing and pipefitting are someof the life skills West Mesa High Schoolstudents will walk out with, when theygraduate later this year, taking a huge stepinto the construction industry. Continue reading > Copyright: Canva ProUPDATE ON N.M. 4CONSTRUCTION OPENHOUSE LOCATIONBy Carol A. Clark, Los Alamos Daily Post04/15/2025NM BUSINESS LEADERSDESCRIBE‘UNCERTAINTY’FOLLOWING TRUMPTARIFF MOVESBy Hannah Grover, New Mexico Political Report04/15/2025Jerry Pacheco, the president of the BorderIndustrial Association, was working with anautomotive company for more than a yearto help the business expand its operations inSanta Teresa. Then President Donald Trumpannounced sweeping tariffs for foreign-sourced products.“They scrapped those plans completelybecause of the uncertainty,” he said during aroundtable discussion hosted by Sen. BenRay Luján, D-New Mexico, at the HispanoChamber of Commerce...Continue reading >

BUILTENVIRONMENT31ACROW PROVIDESPERMANENTREPLACEMENT FORRURAL N.M. BRIDGETHAT COLLAPSEDBy Acrow, ConstructionEquipmentGuide.Com04/14/2025Acrow, an international bridge engineeringand supply company, said one of its modularsteel bridges was recently installed in ruralCibola County, N.M., to replace a structuredestroyed during heavy rains.Because the bridge provides the onlyreliable access to a small community, re-establishing a safe route for residents,public school transport and emergencyservices was a priority.Cibola County, located in the mountainousColorado Plateau region of New Mexico,was experiencing a period of extremedrought when a particularly intense rainfalloverwhelmed drainage systems andcollapsed a concrete culvert bridge over theSeboyeta Creek on County Road 5 in thevillage of Moquino. Continue reading >It's hard to top the versatile looks, longevityand peace of mind that come with a roofmade of metal. And Taos has a top-of-the-line company that specializes in metal roofs:Highway 64 Metal Roofing, located about amile east of the Taos Airport.Eric Cebada runs the day-to-day operationswith an approach that is both professionaland friendly. He’s been doing this a whileand clearly loves the business, which isconstantly busy.Highway 64 has a huge product line,including greenhouse materials andpolycarbonate panels, many of which can becustom built to order: ridge caps, gable andeave trims, gutters, side walls and end walls— you name it. They also make portablesteel buildings to spec.“Our team is dedicated to serving the needsof our customers each and every day,”Cebada said. “We’re... Continue reading >TOP-TIERCRAFTSMANSHIP,LOCAL ROOTSBy David Perez, Taos News04/11/2025Copyright: Canva Pro

BUILTENVIRONMENTCONSTRUCTION NEWSSOUTHWESTNearly $13 billion in new road constructionand improvement projects are expected tobe launched in Arizona as part of a five-yearplan that will launch in 2026.The Five-Year Transportation FacilitiesConstruction Project, as envisioned by theArizona Department of Transportation, willsee work on any number of state highways,bridges, ports of entry, and rest areas. It isbeing funded through a combination of stateand federal sources.The largest portion of the effort will see$2.8 billion for work focusing on thepreservation and replacement of pavementand bridges on Interstates 8, 10, 17, and 40,primarily in the populous southern part ofthe state.Up to $573 million will target pavementwork on more than a dozen routes in variousparts of the state; while $273 million willfocus only on bridge projects. Continues >DETAILS OF EXPANSIVEAND EXPENSIVE FIVE-YEARTRANSPORTATIONCONSTRUCTIONPROGRAM ANNOUNCEDIN ARIZONABy Garry Boulard, The Built Environment04/16/202532Copyright: Canva Pro

According to a press release issued by theADOT, exactly $592 million goes to projectsdesigned to “improve highway safety,efficiency, and functionality,” with anemphasis on “smart technologies and addingsignals, signs, and shoulders.”Folded into the five-year program is theADOT’s Airport Capital ImprovementProgram, which will see $135 million goingtoward projects to fund improvements tothe Grand Canyon National Park Airport inTusayan.The ADOT is accepting comments on theplanned projects under the five-year effortuntil May 23, with the program itself tobecome operative on July 1.Signing an executive order, Mayor MikeJohnston established what is being calledthe Denver Permitting Office, combiningthe work of seven existing city agencies intoone.The idea behind the effort, said Johnston, isto make work "faster, easier, and cheaper,"through a kind of one-stop shoppingprocess.Noting that the city's permitting process hasbeen slow and cumbersome, the Mayor saidstaff from a handful of agencies, includingthe Fire Department, transportation andinfrastructure, parks and recreation, andplanning, will work together in onedepartment in a coordinated effort.The animating spirit behind the effort,besides responding to complaints fromdevelopers and builders about the pace ofpermitting in the Mile High City, is a needfor more housing projects, remarkedJohnston."To make housing more affordable andmake it easier to do business, we have toremove unnecessary obstacles andstreamline city processes so builders canspend less time with permit reviews, andmore time creating quality construction jobsthat drive our economy," Johnstonremarked in a signing ceremony.The Mayor added that the new office will"restore Denver's reputation as one of thebest cities in the country to do business, tobuild, and to get things done."The move comes after a 2024 city auditor'sreport said Denver's home building reviewprocess was plagued with review errors andunclear instructions.Continues >BUILTENVIRONMENT33In an effort to get more constructionprojects approved in a quicker fashion, theCity of Denver is trying to whittle down thepreliminaries.DENVER MAYORANNOUNCES HISTORICEFFORT TO SPEED UPCONSTRUCTIONPERMITTING PROCESSBy Garry Boulard, The Built Environment04/16/2025Copyright: Canva pro

Johnston had earlier declared that hewanted to reduce construction review timesby some 30%. Now, according to a pressrelease from the Mayor's office, all permitswill be secured within 180 days, with a 14-day appeal to an executive committeeshould a review be delayed.Most dramatically, the executive ordermandates that all application fees up to$10,000 will be returned if any issue uponappeal is not resolved within 30 days.The new Denver Permitting Office isexpected to begin reviewing permitapplications by the middle of next month.The project belongs to Atlas CapitalPartners, which is based in Scottsdale, andwill go up on just under 40 acres at 4140. S.Signal Butte Road.What is being called the Atlas Exchange hasbeen described by the Phoenix BusinessJournal as a “rare flexible industrial projectthat is being built from the ground up, ratherthan a renovation.”To be done in conjunction with the HawkinsDevelopment Company, which has offices inScottsdale, the Atlas Exchange will also seethe construction of paddleball courts andshaded ramadas.The four planned structures will all be ClassA buildings and together will comprise some255,000 square feet.Atlas Capital has taken on industrial,commercial and residential projectsthroughout Arizona, but also in Colorado,Texas, and Michigan.The company purchased the Signal ButteRoad property for a reported $13.8 million.BUILTENVIRONMENT34Work is expected to begin later this year ona project that will see the building of fourindustrial space structures varying in sizebetween 40,000 to 100,000 square feet inMesa, Arizona.NEW FLEXIBLEINDUSTRIAL PROJECTSET FORCONSTRUCTION INMESA, ARIZONABy Garry Boulard, Construction Reporter04/14/2025Copyright: Canva proCopyright: Canva pro

Despite ongoing public opposition, a projectthat will see the building of a 27-story mixeduse structure in a city without a tradition ofsuch high-rises has won the approval of theColorado Springs City Council.The 6 to 1 vote for the One Vela projectclears the way for the construction of 400studio, one-, two-, and three-bedroom unitsand just over 8,300 square feet of retailspace.Also included: some 30,000 square feet ofamenity space.The project, to be developed by The O’NeillGroup, a development company based inColorado Springs, will go up on a sitedirectly across the street from the U.S.Olympic and Paralympic Museum.COLORADO SPRINGSHIGH-RISE PROJECT,AFTER MONTHS OFCONTROVERSY, GETSCOUNCIL GREEN LIGHTBy Garry Boulard, Construction Reporter04/11/2025One Vela rendering courtesy of City of Colorado SpringsTo be done in conjunction with VelaDevelopment, which has offices in KansasCity, Missouri, the project was previouslyexpected to top out at 36 floors. Butopposition from residents have contendedthat any tall building built in downtownColorado Springs would have the effect ofblocking views of the Pikes Peak Mountain.Even though the developers agreed toreduce the height of the project by 9 floors,the opposition remained. By the time of thecouncil vote nearly 7,000 residents hadsigned a petition urging the city council toreject One Vela.Arguments in favor of the project havecentered on the need for more residentialspace, a factor that appeared to be pivotalfor some members of the council. A votetaken by the city’s Downtown Review Boardin February additionally approved theproject.Work on the One Vela is expected to beginlater this year, with a general completiondate of 2028.BUILTENVIRONMENT35

Webber LLC began the first phase of theTexas Department of Transportation's(TxDOT) $407 million I-10 White OakBayou project on Houston's West Side onJan. 6, 2025.Continue reading >$407M I-10 LIFTINGPROJECT STARTS INHOUSTONBy Irwin Rapoport, Construction Equipment Guide04/15/2025BUILTENVIRONMENT36Financial services platform Coast plans toexpand its operations in Salt Lake County,Utah. The $10.58 million project is expectedto create 97 jobs during the next 20 years. Continue reading >COAST EXPANDSEXPANDS SALT LAKECOUNTY, UTAH,OPERATIONSBy Area Development News Desk04/15/2025Copyright: Canva proDive Brief:San Jose, California-based electricalcontractor Rosendin claims it has madea major breakthrough in solarconstruction technology and willdemonstrate a new autonomous roboticsolution for photovoltaic installation,according to a news release.Rosendin’s Renewable Energy Groupwill host the live exhibition of the tech —a 3-piece robotic system made of twopanel-carrying robots and one panel-setting bot — at a large-scale solarenergy project under construction inWest Texas on April 17, according to therelease.Continue reading >ROSENDIN TO DEMOROBOTIC SOLAR PANELINSTALLERS ON TEXASJOBSITEBy Matthew Thibault, ConstructionDive04/14/2025Copyright: Canva pro

In the Colorado city of Aurora, atransformative road project is poised toimprove access for freight commerce, easecongestion, improve safety, and drive jobcreation, while enhancing support of therapidly expanding Colorado Aerotropoliseconomic hub. The I-70 PicadillyInterchange Project will construct a newdiverging diamond interchange on I-70 atPicadilly Road (which will be one of only ahandful of its kind in the state), facilitatingnorth-south connectivity on Picadilly Roadand providing critical local access to I-70 forthe Aerotropolis development.Continue reading >LAWRENCECONSTRUCTION’SWORK ON DIVERGINGDIAMONDINTERCHANGE TOTRANSFORM I-70ACCESS IN AURORA,COLORADOBy Mark Bird, Rocky Mountain ConstructionCopyright: Canva proBUILTENVIRONMENT37Plans to build a high-speed passenger railline between Dallas and Houston are facinganother setback with U.S. TransportationSecretary Sean Duffy's announcement thatthe Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) isterminating a $63.9-million grant to Amtrakfor the project.The Amtrak Texas High-speed Rail Corridorwas originally a privately-backed effortknown as the Texas Central Railway. But ascost estimates for the project grew—nowmore than $40 billion, according to the U.S.Dept. of Transportation—Texas Centralturned to Amtrak to help explore theproposed line’s viability. Proponents say itcould carry passengers on the 236-mile tripin less than 90 minutes, reaching a top speedof 205 mph. Continue reading >USDOT CANCELSAMTRAK GRANT FORTEXAS HIGH-SPEEDRAILBy James Leggate, ENR Texas & SoutheastCopyright: Canva pro

BUILTENVIRONMENTCONSTRUCTION NEWSNATIONALConstruction materials prices saw gains lastmonth almost across the board, according toa new report issued by the Bureau of LaborStatistics.The overall .5% gain is being attributed tothe impact of President Trump’s tariffpolicies, forcing increased prices on someproducts even before those policies wereofficially announced.CONSTRUCTIONINDUSTRY HIT WITHSPRING MATERIALSPRICE INCREASES, SAYSREPORTBy Garry Boulard, Construction Reporter04/14/2025Copyright: Canva proThe price of natural gas led the way with ahefty increase of 10.4% over the monthbefore, followed by steel mill products witha 7.1% price jump.Two separate categories, iron and steelalong with copper wire and cable, saw priceincreases of 5.5% each; with softwoodlumber up by 4.7%.The overall gains, noted an analysis of thelatest numbers by the Associated GeneralContractors, came after “upwardly revisedgains of 0.6% in February and 0.8% inJanuary.”Smaller price increases were posted infabricated structural metal products, with a2.3% gain between February and March;and in switchgear, switchboard, andindustrial controls equipment, whichrecorded a 2.1% increase.Despite the overall trend line, prices in somecategories showed declines, with preparedasphalt and tar roofing down by 0.2%;concrete products also down by 0.3%; andunprocessed energy materials showing aprice decline of 3.3%.While prices in general have been more onthe upside than the downside in the lastyear, the numbers still pale when comparedwith the average 4% to 5% increases duringthe pandemic years of 2021 and 2022. 38

Melrose Hall at the University ofTennessee-Knoxville (UTK) is typical of theaging student buildings that have outlivedtheir usefulness and are being overhauled orreplaced on campuses across the country.Continue reading >IN WITH THE NEW:UNIVERSITY OFTENNESSEE KNOXVILLEBEGINS CONSTRUCTIONON STUDENT SUCCESSCENTERBy John Caulfield, Building Design + Construction04/15/2025BUILTENVIRONMENT39Dive Brief:Construction input prices increased0.5% in March, while nonresidentialinput prices climbed 0.6%, bothunusually steep jumps, according to ananalysis by Associated Builders andContractors of U.S. Bureau of LaborStatistics data.Continue reading >CONSTRUCTIONMATERIALS COSTS RISEFOR THIRD MONTH ONTARIFF PRESSURESBy Sebastian Obando, ConstructionDive04/14/2025Copyright: Canva proTerra and Turnberry, two of south Florida'sleading real estate development...Continue reading >TWO FLORIDADEVELOPERS RECEIVE$392M IN FINANCINGTO BUILD NEW GRANDHYATT MIAMI BEACHBy Construction Equipment Guide04/14/2025Business solutions provider TL+COBusiness Solutions plans to establish...Continue reading >TL+CO BUSINESSSOLUTIONS PLANSSEABROOK, SOUTHCAROLINA,PRODUCTIONOPERATIONSBy Area Development News Desk04/12/2025The New York State Dept. of Transportationis not appealing a state court...Continue reading >NY DOT WON'T APPEALCOURT ORDER TOCONDUCTENVIRONMENTALREVIEW OF $1.5BBUFFALO EXPRESSWAYCAPBy Justin Rice, ENR East

BUILTENVIRONMENTCONSTRUCTION NEWSTRENDSWhile companies across the country arefiguring out how to reposition themselves inthe wake of announced Trumpadministration tariff policies, Walmart isviewing the changes as part of the normallandscape.“We’ve learned how to manage throughturbulent periods,” Doug McMillon, chiefexecutive officer of what is regarded as theworld’s largest company, remarked lastweek during a meeting with investors inDallas.TARIFFS? WHATTARIFFS? WALMARTENVISIONS NO CHANGETO ITS BUSINESS ORPROFITS IN MONTHS TOCOMEBy Garry Boulard, Construction Reporter04/15/2025Copyright: Winnebaggo, Wikimedia CommonsMcMillon added: “We see opportunities toaccelerate share gains and are maintainingflexibility to invest in price as tariffs areapplied to incoming goods.”One of the reasons for the company’soptimism is owing to the role the retail gianthas long played in consumer behavior where“cash-strapped shoppers tend to turn toWalmart for low-priced necessities in timesof financial stress,” notes the Wall StreetJournal.Said McMillon: “What history tells us in thatwhen we lean into these periods ofeconomic uncertainty, Walmart emerges onthe other side with greater share and astronger business.”Company officials have added that theycurrently have no anticipation of cancelingorders of goods from China, Mexico, andother countries.While undoubtedly relying on goodsproduced in other countries, Walmart haskept in place a process seeing it purchasingaround two-thirds of its products frommanufacturers and farmers based in the U.S. In a statement, Walmart said that it expectsits first quarter sales figures to “be in linewith its 3-4% outlook, and annual sales andoperating income growth guidance remainsunchanged.”40

A first-year tradesworker apprentice is atthe center of an international conflict overhis mistaken deportation to El Salvador. Hisfamily, the Supreme Court and now hisunion have all called for his return to theU.S.Continue reading >UNION CALLS FORRETURN OF‘UNLAWFULLY’DEPORTEDTRADESWORKERBy Zachary Phillips, ConstructionDive04/15/2025BUILTENVIRONMENT41WASHINGTON (April 15, 2025) —Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC)reported that its Construction BacklogIndicator rose to 8.5 months in March,according to an ABC member surveyconducted March 20 to April 6. The readingis up 0.3 months since March 2024.Continue reading >ABC: MONTHLYCONSTRUCTIONECONOMIC SURVEYSHOWS TARIFFIMPACTS EMERGEBy Construction Business Owner04/15/2025Copyright: Canva proIf you sit in a room of 50 contractors and askthem the first adjective that comes to mindwhen someone says “AI on the jobsite,”you’d probably expect most of the answersto be somewhat negative. But during aneducation session last week at theAssociated General Contractors ofAmerica’s annual convention, the responseswere pretty evenly split between “excited,”“confused” and “hopeful.” One of the biggest barriers to increasedadoption of AI in the industry has been alack of case studies. Luckily, during theconference, contractors had an opportunityto see a high-profile case study: Aprogressive design-build project at SanFrancisco International Airport that hasentailed building a six-story office structurein the core of the airport terminal...Continue reading >AI GOES FROMSKEPTICISM TOSTRATEGICADVANTAGE INCONSTRUCTIONBy Evan Milberg, SmartBrief04/14/2025Copyright: Canva pro

Equipment Today's Annual EquipmentShowcase highlights industry-leadingequipment and solutions for the commercialand highway/heavy construction market.The Technology category delivers the latestinnovations in fleet management andservice software, telematics, artificialintelligence, equipment simulators, GPSsolutions and more... Continue reading >29 EQUIPMENTSOLUTIONS TO STEP UPTECHNOLOGY ON THEJOBSITEBy Kathy Wells, For Construction Pros03/24/2025Copyright: Canva proBUILTENVIRONMENT42Microsoft Corp. is pausing a plan to spend$1 billion building three data centers incentral Ohio—just a few months after it alsoput on hold plans to build portions of a $3.3-billion data center in Wisconsin.To expand its cloud computinginfrastructure, the tech giant hadannounced in late October that it wouldbuild data centers in New Albany, Hebronand Heath—all located east of Columbus,Ohio, in Licking County.Continue reading >MICROSOFT HITS PAUSEBUTTON ON $1B INDATA CENTERS IN OHIOBy Annemarie Mannion, ENR MidwestCopyright: Canva pro

FEATURED TOTAL ESTIMATED COSTS$165,274,189CONTRUCTION REPORTER PROJECTSADDITIONS /RENOVATIONS /UPGRADEADDITIONS /RENOVATIONS /UPGRADEVENDOR /PROFESSIONALSERVICESVENDOR /PROFESSIONALSERVICESPRE-BIDCONSTRUCTIONPRE-BIDCONSTRUCTIONLEARN MORE > LEARN MORE > LEARN MORE >BUILTENVIRONMENT43

VIEW >$2,274,189ESTIMATED COSTPROJECT INFOSCOPE:Demolition and replacement of existing single-plymembraneroofing; installation of new sheet metalcoping, flashings and trim;installation of new rooftophydrants and associated water piping,removal andtermination of abandoned rooftop electrical utilities OWNER:Rio Rancho Public School District 500 Laser Road NERio Rancho NM 87124Bid Date/Time: 05/01/2025 - 02:00pm MSTAddenda Count: 0Memo Count: 0Phase: BiddingStage: ActiveStatus:New Project / First ReportProject Type: Additions / Renovations / UpgradeCategory: EducationPublic Funding: YesBid Security: Bonds may be required.Mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting04/17/2025 @ 9:00AMVista Grande Elementary School7001 Chayote Rd. NERio Rancho, NM 87144All attendees must check in at the AdministrativeOffice.VISTA GRANDEES ROOFREPLACEMENTVISTA GRANDEES ROOFREPLACEMENT(505) 896-0667BUILTENVIRONMENT44ARCHITECT:Greer Stafford/SJCF Inc1717 Louisiana NE Ste 205Albuquerque NM 87110(505) 821-0235

$15,000,000ESTIMATED COSTCM@R SUN METROTRANSIT OPERATIONSMAINTENANCE BUILDINGRECONSTRUCTION-ONESTEPCM@R SUN METROTRANSIT OPERATIONSMAINTENANCE BUILDINGRECONSTRUCTION-ONESTEPVIEW PROJECT >OWNER:City of El Paso (915) 212-0000300 N Campbell StEl Paso TX 79901-1402PROJECT INFO:Bid Date/Time: 05/07/2025 - 02:00pm MSTPhase: BiddingStage: ActiveProject Type: Vendor / Professional ServicesCategory: Federal / State / MunicipalPublic Funding: YesSCOPE:In general, the scope of the CMAR Servicesto be provided by the firm relative to theProject shall include but not be limited tothe following generalservices outlinedbelow to the extent necessary to providecomplete construction administration andensure the successful delivery of aturnkeyfacility. The CMAR will beresponsible for overseeing the project toensure that the project will be completedon schedule and within the targetbudgetThe CMAR shall provide costestimating, constructability reviews andscheduling input necessary to plan anddirect all aspects of the construction ofthefacilities. The CMAR will implement apartnering approach to manage theconstruction process, ensuringcollaboration among all projectteammembers. This approach will result inthe submission of a GuaranteedMaximum Price (GMP) proposal, with thegoal of substantially completing theprojectby December 2025. The CMAR will beresponsible for coordinating...BUILTENVIRONMENT45

FEATUREDPRE-BID PROJECTPlans are moving forward for the construction of what could be a $148 million jail onthe southwest side of Carlsbad, New Mexico.The project belongs to larger Eddy County and has been long anticipated as localofficials have talked about the inadequacies of the current Eddy County DetentionCenter at 201 N. Main Street, which have included a lack of adjacent space to build afacility expansion.The Albuquerque-based architectural firm of Studios Southwest has taken on thedesign work for the new project, which will most likely be built near the Cavern CityAirport.As planned, the new facility will measure around 142,300 square feet. But it will bebuilt with an eye to future expansion, depending upon the need. Studios Southwest hasestimated that, based upon projections, the county may need to enlarge the facilityover time by about 50,000 square feet.The current detention center was built in 1994 at a cost of $3.2 million, replacingfacilities that were located in the Eddy County Courthouse.It is thought that work on the new detention center could begin early next year, with aDecember 2028 completion date.CONSTRUCTION OFNEW DETENTIONFACILITY INCARLSBAD, NEW MEXICO MAYLAUNCH NEXT YEARBy Garry Boulard, Construction Reporter04/10/2025BUILTENVIRONMENT46

NEW MEXICOACTIVE PROJECTS48495052ADDITIONS/ RENOVATIONS / UPGRADEDESIGN / BUILDMATERIAL / EQUIP / SERVICE /INSTALLSITE WORK / NON-BUILDING51NEW CONSTRUCTIONBUILTENVIRONMENT47

ADDITIONS/RENOVATIONS /UPGRADEPOVERTY CREEKVOLUNTEER FIREDEPARTMENT BUILDINGADDITIONVIEW PROJECT >FLETC ARTESIACONSTRUCTIONIDIQ CONTRACTSCOPE OF WORK: The Government intends tosecure services, labor, andmaterial for construction,additions, alterations,maintenance, and repairs at thevarious buildings and structuresat the Federal Law EnforcementTraining Center, Artesia, NewMexico through the issuance ofindividual task orders under ONEIndefinite Delivery/ IndefiniteQuantity (IDIQ) contract. VIEW PROJECT >LMS HIGH SCHOOLADDITIONS ANDRENOVATIONSSCOPE OF WORK: Highschool Classrooms andDining Room remodel consistingof approximately 7,330 sf ofheated space. Constructionincludes concrete slab on gradewith concrete stem walls andcontinuous concrete footings,post and beam structure,exterior metal studs with brickveneer, TPO roof system overinsulation on substrate overmetal decking, aluminum windows and storefronts, hollowmetal doors and frames, solidcore wood interior doors inhollow metal frames, tile, epoxyflooring and carpet finishes, walland ceiling finishes...VIEW PROJECT >SFPS MANDELAEARLY WORKPACKAGE (SUBBID)SCOPE OF WORK: EARLY WORK PACKAGE: forMandela International MagnetSchool renovation. This packageconsists of items related toearly groundwork on the siteincluding civil, landscape, structural drawings. It alsoincludes architectural and MEPreference drawings. The sitewill be reconfigured to include anew parking lot as well as a newparent drop-off lane and busdrop-off lane. Connections toAgua Fria St will be altered toallow for 2-way traffic at bothaccess points. Along with thedevelopment on circulation thisproject...VIEW PROJECT >SCOPE OF WORK: Removing existing apron 20x 56, 4 slab of concreteand pour anew 6 slab to accommodate structural loadof new addition.Reinforce slab with rebar...BUILTENVIRONMENT48

DESIGN / BUILDDESIGN BID BUILD FY22UMMC, WATERINFRASTRUCTURE TOTHE PERMANENTEXERCISE COMPLEX(PEC) AND RANGESUPPORT COMPLEX(RSC), MELROSE AIRFORCE RANGE (MAFVIEW PROJECT >SCOPE OF WORK: The work includes construction of waterinfrastructure for the Permanent Exercise Complex(PEC) and the Range Support Complex (RSC) withinthe Northwest Development Area (NWDA) of MelroseAir Force Range (MAFR). New work includes theabandonment of an existing well, development of anew potabale drinking water well, construction ofnew water water lines, a new water storage tank andfiltration building to include filtration/disenfectionequipment and incidental related work.BUILTENVIRONMENT49DESIGN &CONSTRUCTION OFPUBLIC SAFETYTRAINING CENTERSCOPE OF WORK: A health and wellness track with associated trainingequipment, a secured shooting range, a 2-story....VIEW PROJECT >

MATERIAL /EQUIP / SERVICE /INSTALLJETVAC CLEANINGSERVICESVIEW PROJECT >PAINTINGSERVICES FORBOULDER COUNTYHOUSINGAUTHORITYSCOPE OF WORK: The purpose of this paintingcontract is to engage qualifiedvendors for the provision,preparation, and application ofhigh-quality painting servicesfor Boulder County HousingAuthority (BCHA). The goal ofthis contract is to ensure theaesthetic enhancement,protection, and long-termdurability of the interior and/orexterior surfaces within ourfacilities. VIEW PROJECT >FLOORINGSERVICES FORBOULDER COUNTYHOUSINGAUTHORITYSCOPE OF WORK: The purpose of this flooringcontract is to select qualifiedvendors to provide, install, andmaintain high-quality flooringmaterials for Boulder CountyHousing Authority (BCHA). Thiscontract is essential forensuring the durability,functionality, and aestheticappeal of the flooring in ourfacilities, which serves as belowmarket value homes. VIEW PROJECT >KITCHENAPPLIANCEMAINTENANCE ANDREPAIRSCOPE OF WORK: The City of Albuquerque isseeking bids for regular andindustrial kitchen appliancerepair and maintenance servicesfor the City's commercialkitchens. VIEW PROJECT >SCOPE OF WORK: The City of Delta is requesting bids from qualifiedcontractors for the 2025 Waste/Stormwater PipeClearing with industrial-size Jetvac at variouslocations throughout the City of Delta, CO, includinglift stations. This project involves clearing a minimumof 24 hours of pipeline and may expand as additionallocations are identified...BUILTENVIRONMENT50

NEWCONSTRUCTIONCONSTRUCTION OFHOLY CROSS MEDICALCENTERVIEW PROJECT >TRI-COUNTY HEADSTART DURANGONORTHSCOPE OF WORK: The project scope includes, butnot limited to: constructionstaking, earthwork, utilities,paving, fencing, landscaping,concrete, polished concrete, thinbrick veneer, metal railings,wood framing, I-joists, shop-fabricated wood trusses, finishcarpentry, casework, solidsurface countertops, insulation,shingle roof, metal wall panels,EPDM roof, gutters anddownspouts, joint sealants, firestopping, steel frames, steel andwood doors, clad wood windows,vinyl windows, glazing, mirrors,gypsum board, acoustical...VIEW PROJECT >SANITATION SHOP 2025 PROJECTSCOPE OF WORK: The City of Alamosa is requesting proposals from qulaifiedconstruction contracting firms or individuals to provide constructionand general construction management of the proposed project. Theproject consists of new construction and site development ofapproximately 4500 square foot Pre-Engineered Metal Building(PEMB) for the use of vehicle storage and office space. The project isa capital improvement project funded by the City of Alamosa with theuse of DOLA grant.VIEW PROJECT >SCOPE OF WORK: Taos County is inviting qualified general contractorsto submit sealed bids for the construction of a newmedical office building for Holy Cross Medical Centerin Taos, NM...BUILTENVIRONMENT51

SITE WORK /NON-BUILDINGPEDESTRIAN ROADWAYIMPROVEMENTSVIEW PROJECT >REPAIRSUBSTATION 21SCOPE OF WORK: Design and installation of34wooden poles and cornerpoles andor super structure andguy wires IAW SOW. VIEW PROJECT >LITTLE DRY CREEKIRRIGATIONREPLACEMENTSCOPE OF WORK: Provide and install HDPEirrigation system, controller, andbooster pump per plan.VIEW PROJECT >YOUNGFIELDSTREETBEAUTIFICATIONSCOPE OF WORK: Provide all labor, equipment andmaterials required to completethe work for the YoungfieldStreet Beautification project perthe attached plans andspecifications. The anticipatedstart date is June 2025.Completion time is 180 workingdays. VIEW PROJECT >SCOPE OF WORK: Arvada is seeking Contractors for PedestrianRoadway improvements. Bidders, subcontractors andsuppliers must be familiar with the current City ofArvada Engineering Code of Standards andSpecifications The Estimated Qty's of the MajorItems of work are...BUILTENVIRONMENT52

NEW MEXICOPOST-BID PROJECTSBUILTENVIRONMENT5455ADDITIONS / RENOVATIONS /UPGRADEMATERIAL / EQUIP / SERVICE /INSTALL56SITE WORK / NON-BUILDING53

ADDITIONS /RENOVATIONS /UPGRADEBUILTENVIRONMENT54FOLSOM COMMUNITY CENTERVIEW PROJECT >CONTRACT AWARDS: 1 Low | $274,546.00*Sign up for Construction Reporter to view award details

MATERIAL /EQUIP / SERVICE /INSTALLBUILTENVIRONMENT0015KV 1|0 ALUMINUM URD CABLEVIEW PROJECT >CONTRACT AWARDS: 1 Low | $134,400.002 Low | $142,500.00 3 Low | $153,750.00*Sign up for Construction Reporter to view award details55

SITE WORK /NON-BUILDINGSPORT COURTS ATBUSHMASTER PARKVIEW PROJECT >ACEQUIA DE LAMESA PRIETAPHASE 1IMPROVEMENTSPROJECTVIEW PROJECT >FORCE MAIN 3RECONSTRUCTIONPHASE 2VIEW PROJECT >VILLAGE OF MILANWATERDISTRIBUTIONSYSTEMIMPROVEMENTSVIEW PROJECT >CONTRACT AWARDS: 1 Low | $310,790.002 Low | $312,632.00*Sign up for Construction Reporterto view award detailsCONTRACT AWARDS: 1 Low | dollar amount notavailable *Sign up for Construction Reporterto view award details*Sign up for Construction Reporterto view award detailsCONTRACT AWARDS: 1 Low | $4,523,632.002 Low | $7,635,697.00*Sign up for Construction Reporter to view award detailsCONTRACT AWARDS: 1 Low | dollar amount notavailable BUILTENVIRONMENT56

REAL ESTATEMANSION WITH RECENTLYACCELERATED PRICE INPARADISE VALLEY REFLECTSBOOMING LOCAL MARKETHOMEBUYERCAUTIONPENDING HOME SALES APPEARTENTATIVE NATIONALLY,NOTES NEW REPORTFEATUREDPROPERTYFORMER LUXURY HOME OFBARRY GOLDWATER UP FORSALE IN PHOENIXOFFICEDEMANDOFFICE DEMAND REMAINSRESILIENT IN Q1, DESPITEECONOMIC UNCERTAINTYBUILTENVIRONMENT

AFFILIATESFEATURED COMPANY5965737475FEATURED PROPERTIESPROPERTIES FOR SALELAND FOR SALENEW MEXICO NEWS66COUNTY: C-PACE MEETING FORCOMMERCIAL PROPERTYOWNERS >66KELLER SIGNS AN EXECUTIVEORDER TO PROTECT OPENSPACES, PUSH BACK ON TRUMP 66NM GOV VETOES BILL CREATINGWILDFIRE SUPPRESSION ANDPOST-WILDFIRE FUND,PERPLEXING SPONSOR >66TRUMP AUTHORIZES U.S.MILITARY TO BEGINOCCUPATION OF FEDERAL LANDALONG SOUTHERN BORDER >66SOUTHWEST NEWS69MANSION WITH RECENTLYACCELERATED PRICE INPARADISE VALLEY REFLECTSBOOMING LOCAL MARKET >69FORMER COYOTES SITE PUT ONAUCTION BLOCK, DEVELOPERSETS SIGHT ON LAND >70NATIONAL NEWS71PENDING HOME SALES APPEARTENTATIVE NATIONALLY, NOTESNEW REPORT >71EARLY SIGNS FOR MULTIFAMILYMARKET IN 2025 ARE POSITIVE >72OFFICE DEMAND REMAINSRESILIENT IN Q1, DESPITEECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY >72REAL ESTATE HOMEPAGE71BUILTENVIRONMENT58

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BUILTENVIRONMENT60TOP REASONS WHYCREPROFESSIONALSSHOULD SUBSCRIBETO MOODY’SThe Commercial Real Estate (CRE) industry ischaracterized by its complex dynamics andcontinuously being shaped by a myriad offactors. To achieve success and sustain acompetitive edge, CRE professionals musthave comprehensive and reliable data tonavigate market influences. It is crucial tounderstand supply and demand dynamics,pricing and profitability trends, demographicand economic conditions, population growth,migration patterns, employment rates,government policies such as zoning, taxationand regulation. Tapping into these intricaciesis the only way to excel in this challengingenvironment.Fortunately, Moody's equips CREprofessionals with a foundation of knowledgeand insights for long-term success, helpingclients make informed investment decisionswith certainty.So, what sets Moody’s CRE apart?All-in-One CRE Data Platform1.CONTINUE READING >Copyright: Canva Pro

BUILTENVIRONMENT62THE NATIONALOBSERVER: REALESTATE: TARIFFSLIKELY TO HAVEINDIRECT IMPACTON CRE AT FIRSTPresident Donald Trump on Wednesdayannounced a 90-day pause on the reciprocaltariffs that went into effect this week, exceptfor those impacting China. Because Chinaissued retaliatory tariffs in response to the104% tariff imposed by Trump on goodsshipped from China to the U.S., the presidentalso said he would be raising the tariff onChinese goods to 125%, “effectiveimmediately.”Where to begin? Let’s try to unpack thepotential consequences of tariffs oncommercial real estate amid the whiplashnature of tariffs and Trump’s trade war, whichare already having material ripple effects onU.S. businesses.Tariff impact for CRE likely to be medium termWhile tariffs — and the uncertainty...CONTINUE READING >

BUILTENVIRONMENT63NAIOP STATECHAPTERS HOLDDAYS AT THECAPITOLAs state legislatures are convening to beginthe next two years of policymaking, manyNAIOP chapters around the country arehosting a Day at the Capitol. These events, inwhich NAIOP owners and developers travel totheir state capital to talk policy with theirelected representatives, are among the mosteffective forms of advocacy. If you areinterested in hosting a Day at the Capitol inyour state, the examples below provide youwith models for how to begin.Last month, members from all four NAIOPchapters in Ohio hosted a luncheon inColumbus for their annual meeting andfacilitated a legislative Day at the Capitol. Theluncheon set an attendance record for theevent, with nearly 100 members and guestspresent to celebrate the last year in Ohiocommercial real estate.The luncheon program was led by MikeSikora, NAIOP of Ohio’s president. He handedout awards for excellence in real estate andpublic service to state legislators and NAIOPmembers, with President of the Ohio SenateRob McColley receiving the Champion ofPublic Service Award and delivering thekeynote speech, and NAIOP of Ohio TreasurerJosh Gerth receiving the President’s Awardfor Excellence. Ohio House Majority WhipSteve Demetriou also delivered a speech, anda bipartisan group of Ohio legislators werehonored as Allies of Economic Development.CONTINUE READING >Copyright: Canva Pro

BUILTENVIRONMENT64SBA HIGHLIGHTSRANGE OF NEWMEASURES TOSTOP FRAUDWASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Small BusinessAdministration (SBA) highlighted several newverification measures within its loan applicationprocess to strengthen protections against fraudand ensure its programs only benefit eligibleAmerican small business owners.The changes were implemented with the help ofthe Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE),which last month uncovered new abuse of SBA’sloan programs – including over $630 million inloans made to applicants over the age of 115 andunder the age of 11, according to data from the U.S.Social Security Administration.Key changes to combat fraud within the SBA’sloan programs include:Citizenship Verification: All SBA loanapplications now include a citizenshipverification provision to ensure only legal,eligible applicants can access SBA programs.Lenders are required to confirm that applicantbusinesses are not owned in whole or in partby an illegal alien, consistent with PresidentTrump’s executive order(Link is external)ending the taxpayer subsidization of openborders.CONTINUE READING >Copyright: Canva Pro

Commercial property owners and tenantscan learn more about the CommercialProperty Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE)program, 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 22. Continue reading >COUNTY: C-PACEMEETING FORCOMMERCIALPROPERTY OWNERSBy Carrol A. Clark, Los Alamos Daily Post04/15/2025BUILTENVIRONMENTREAL ESTATE NEWSNEW MEXICO66Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s veto of a billcreating state funds for post-fire recoveryand current wildfire suppression “deeplydisappointed” House Bill 191 sponsor Rep.Nathan Small (D-Las Cruces), who is alsoone of the state budget’s main architects. Lujan Grisham said the $12 million the billauthorized didn’t provide enough money...Continue reading >NM GOV VETOES BILLCREATING WILDFIRESUPPRESSION ANDPOST-WILDFIRE FUND,PERPLEXING SPONSORBy Patrick Lomann, Source NM04/15/2025At an Earth Day event on Sunday,Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller signed anexecutive order aimed at defending openspaces and natural resources in the city.Continue reading >KELLER SIGNS ANEXECUTIVE ORDER TOPROTECT OPEN SPACES,PUSH BACK ON TRUMPBy Metthew Reichbach, NM.News04/15/2025WASHINGTON — President Donald Trumplate Friday signed a memorandum directingseveral agencies to start militarizing...Continue reading >TRUMP AUTHORIZESU.S. MILITARY TO BEGINOCCUPATION OFFEDERAL LAND ALONGSOUTHERN BORDERBy Ariana Figueroa, New Mexico Political Report04/14/2025Copyright: Canva pro

NAVAJO DAM, N.M. — Folks docking theirboats at Navajo Lake may have noticedsome changes, and there’s nothing fishyabout it.Continue reading >CREWS WRAP UPNAVAJO LAKERENOVATIONSBy Jacqliln Aragon, KOB 404/14/2025BUILTENVIRONMENT67Apr. 14—An award-winning brewery isavailable for purchase as its owners have settheir eyes on retired life out of state.Continue reading >OWNERS PUTALBUQUERQUE'S THE377 BREWERY UP FORSALEBy Kylie Garica, Albuquerque Journal04/14/2025Copyright: Canva proMembers of New Mexico’s congressionaldelegation reintroduced legislation lastweek to permanently withdraw the UpperPecos watershed from future miningdevelopment.The bill faces significant headwinds; pastversions promising protections for thePecos have stagnated repeatedly over thelast five years, and the Republican Partynow controls both the House and Senate.Continue reading >AS FEDERAL PECOSMINING PROTECTIONSFALTER, N.M.DELEGATION URGESSTATE, LOCAL ACTIONBy Alaina Mencinger, The Santa Fe New Mexican04/14/2025Copyright:: Canva pro

A quick scroll of the Valencia County FireDepartment’s Facebook page from mid-February through April 5 shows 19 posts ofcrews on scene at various structure andfield fires around the county.Continue reading >VALENCIA COUNTYFIREFIGHTERS STANDBYAS THREAT RAMPS UPBy Julia M. Dendinger, Valencia News Bulletin04/10/2025Copyright:: Canva proBUILTENVIRONMENT68The town of Silver City has closed the barand restaurant at the golf course after itsannual audit found internal controldeficiencies that likely resulted in loss ofrevenue and the possibility of citations. Continue reading >SCOTT PARK TAP ROOMSHUT FOR‘NONCOMPLIANCE’By Juno Ogle, Silver City Daily Press04/10/2025The Town of Taos Council opted to revise aproposed shopping cart ordinance thatcould have targeted the community'shomeless population during its regularmeeting Tuesday (April 8).The council also approved expenditures andagreements with two airlines to continuepassenger air service at Taos RegionalAirport, and greenlit a bid from JonahReynolds' Pangea Biotecture to build sevenaffordable housing units in the ChamisaVerde Subdivision.Continue reading >OPPONENTS:ORDINANCE WOULD'CRIMINALIZE'HOMELESSNESSBy Geoffrey Plant, Taos News04/09/2025Copyright:: Canva pro

BUILTENVIRONMENTREAL ESTATE NEWSSOUTHWESTAn upscale metro Phoenix estate withalmost everything, including a koi pond,is now on the market with anunprecedented listing price of $26million.Located in the exclusive town ofParadise Valley, some 15 miles to thenortheast of Phoenix, the property at5901 E. Edward Lane changed handsjust last fall, when it was listed for $21million.MANSION WITHRECENTLYACCELERATED PRICEIN PARADISE VALLEYREFLECTS BOOMINGLOCAL MARKETBy Garry Boulard, Construction Reporter04/15/2025Copyright: Canva proAccording to published reports, the new ownersof the property, after extensively renovating theestate, decided against moving into it, opting toput it on the market instead.The property is now being listed with the realestate firm Realty One Group, which has officesin Phoenix.Built in 2007, the mansion was sold in 2018 for$5.9 million and comprises nearly 13,000square feet with seven bedrooms and 13bathrooms.The estate also includes an 11-car garage, guesthouse, covered patio and porch, spa and heatedswimming pool, and, of course, the koi pond.The Edward Lane property reflects the marketin Paradise Valley, where the population hasbeen relatively static at around 13,000 for thelast two decades, but prices have exploded.Median listing for a Paradise Valley home is nowmore than $5.2 million, up from just over halfthat amount in 2015. Once largely agricultural, property in ParadiseValley began to substantially take off as thetown developed into a Phoenix bedroomcommunity in the 1960s.In the process, it has been the home to the lateSupreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor,Arizona Cardinals president Michael Bidwell,and Olympic champion swimmer MichaelPhelps.69

A huge chunk of land in north Phoenix isheaded to auction. The parcel includes landonce coveted by the now defunct ArizonaCoyotes for a huge arena complex.Continue reading >FORMER COYOTES SITEPUT ON AUCTIONBLOCK, DEVELOPERSETS SIGHT ON LANDBy Jorge Ramos, Phoenix Business Journal04/15/2025BUILTENVIRONMENT70A surge in golf interest and a shiftingdemographics are leading to some majorrenovations.Continue reading >COUNTRY CLUBS PLANFACELIFTS ASFORTUNES RISEBy Andy Medici, Albuquerque Business First04/14/2025Copyright: Canva proA more than 100-year-old downtownPhoenix building and its block anchor atransit-oriented project modeled afterDenver's experience.Continue reading >DENVER DEVELOPER TORESTORE HISTORICALPHOENIX BUILDINGBy Denver Business Journal04/10/2025Copyright: Canva pro

BUILTENVIRONMENTREAL ESTATE NEWSNATIONALIn the face of uncertainties regarding tariffsand the possibility of a recession later thisyear, would-be homeowners are behavingcautiously, according to a new survey.In an index reading compiled by the NationalAssociation of Realtors, pending home salesnationally were up by 2%, although thenumbers by region showed greatfluctuation.Describing the latest figures as a “modestmonthly increase,” Lawrence Yun, chiefeconomist with the NAR, said the numberswould most likely be substantially morepositive were there a “meaningful decline inmortgage rates.”PENDING HOME SALESAPPEAR TENTATIVENATIONALLY, NOTESNEW REPORTBy Garry Boulard, Construction Reporter04/11/2025Copyright: Canva proSuch a decline, continued Yun in astatement, would help both demand andsupply: demand by boosting affordability,and supply by “lessening the power of themortgage rate lock-in effect.”While sales were marginally off by 0.9% inthe Northeast, the market proved strongerin the Midwest with a 0.7% increase, and theSouth, which saw a healthy 6.2% jump.The region reporting the direst sales figureswas seen in the West, which has been strongfor most of last year, where the trend linewas off by 3%.The NAR has predicted that mortgage rateswill most likely average out to around 6.4%for the rest of the year, with a moderatedecline to 6.1% in 2026. At the same time, itis thought that existing home sales will beup by 6% for the rest of 2025, with animpressive 11% gain forecast for next year.The NAR is also forecasting a 3% increase inthe median price of a home in 2025,improving to a 4% increase in 2026.According to published reports, while highermortgage rates and increased home pricesare proving a current downer in the market,the prospect of more newly built homesbecoming available may offset some of theprice inflation.71

Key TakeawaysMultifamily rents increased by $5nationally in March of 2025, to anaverage of $1,755 per unitYear-over-year rent growth dropped 20basis points to 1%Northeast and Midwest metrosreported the highest rent growthContinue reading >EARLY SIGNS FORMULTIFAMILY MARKETIN 2025 ARE POSITIVEBy Quin Purcell, Building Design + Construction04/16/2025BUILTENVIRONMENT72Despite economic uncertainty, officedemand remained resilient in the firstquarter, showing negative absorption in theperiod but increasing 30% quarter-over-quarter and 48% year over year on a four-quarter rolling total, according to Cushman& Wakefield’s Q1 2025 office marketbeatreport released Monday.Continue reading >OFFICE DEMANDREMAINS RESILIENT INQ1, DESPITE ECONOMICUNCERTAINTYBy Joe Burns, ConstructionDive04/16/2025Copyright: Canva proSolutions to the severe and seeminglyintractable shortage of affordable housing,particularly for extremely low-incomehouseholds and those at risk ofhomelessness, are scant. A 2024 reportfrom the National Low Income HousingCoalition identified a shortage of 7.3 millionaffordable rental homes in the UnitedStates. One promising option: convertingmarket-rate multifamily properties toaffordable housing.“Taking the approach of converting market-rate housing to affordable housing coulddouble the availability of housing forhomeless individuals or those at risk ofhomelessness every year,” says DavidFoster, president of BDP Impact Real EstateFund, headquartered in Philadelphia. Thefund launched in 2022, and it has supportedthe conversion of more than 1,300 units ofmarket-rate housing to affordable housing.It also manages a social impact...Continue reading >CONVERTING HOUSINGFROM MARKET-RATETO DEEPLY AFFORDABLEBy Michele Lerner, Urban Land04/15/2025Copyright: Canva pro

Goldwater was most famous as the father ofthe 20th century conservative movementwho carried only six states in a landslidedefeat at the hands of President Johnson.Although Goldwater’s Palmcroft Driveresidence has long been regarded ashistorically significant for the simple reasonthat he once owned and lived in it, a secondproperty he owned in Paradise Valley hasreceived more attention.That home, built at the top of Scorpion Hill,was profiled in Architectural Digest andincluded such features as a hexagonal floorplan, amplified waterfall, and anelectronically operated pole thatautomatically unfurled the American flag atsunset.The Palmcroft Drive residence, in what isknown as the Encanto Palmcroft HistoricDistrict, is being listed with Sotheby’sInternational Realty.FEATURED COMMERCIAL PROPERTY BUILTENVIRONMENT73A luxury home just to the north ofdowntown Phoenix is now on the market forjust over $2 million.The more than 4,100-square-foot property,which was built in 1931, is of some Arizonahistorical interest: it was formerly the homeof long-time Senator Barry Goldwater.Goldwater, who served in the U.S. Senatefor five terms and was the 1964 Republicannominee for president, lived in the home inthe 1930s before beginning his politicalcareer.Designed in the Colonial Revival style, thehome at 1614 Palmcroft Drive isdistinguished by its original tile work,curved staircase with wrought iron railings,living and dining rooms, and spacioussunroom.A millionaire, Goldwater was instrumentalin the expansion of his family’s upscaledepartment store chain, which openedoutlets throughout the state.FORMERLUXURY HOMEOF BARRYGOLDWATERUP FOR SALE INPHOENIXBy Garry Boulard, Construction Reporter04/10/2025

BUILTENVIRONMENTPROPERTY FOR SALENEW MEXICOUnless otherwise stated, all images on this page are copyrighted to Google Inc.4615 US 64 | FARMINGTONOFFERED PRICE: $650,000 BUILDING SIZE: 14,385 SFFenced LotYardVIEW DEAL: CLICK HERE4910 CENTRAL AVE SE | ALBUQUERQUEOFFERED PRICE: $1,399,000 BUILDING SIZE: 8,292 SFDark Store. NNN leased to Advance Auto Parts. 6+ years remaining on the initial lease term. Landlord onlyresponsible for maintaining roof and structure. Roof under warranty. Additional "Add Value" play by developingor subdividing approx. .30 acre excess land.VIEW DEAL: CLICK HERE743811 CERRILLOS RD | SANTA FEOFFERED PRICE: $5,295,754 BUILDING SIZE: 9,651 SF3811 (100% fee simple) & 3875 Cerrillos (leasehold interest - ground lease) being offered together18,135rsfVIEW DEAL: CLICK HERE27736 W FRONTAGE RD | SANTA FEOFFERED PRICE: $2,100,000 BUILDING SIZE: 5,504 SFRoom for ExpansionProximity to Interstate 25Increasing Demand for Boat and RV StorageAdjacent to New DevelopmentOne of The Largest Cities in New MexicoValue Add Opportunity.VIEW DEAL: CLICK HERE

BUILTENVIRONMENT3705 NORTHERN BLVD NE | RIO RANCHOTOTAL LOT SIZE: 29.60 ACOwner/User or Developer Opportunity - Significant Improvements In-Place. Value-add developmentopportunity offered at well below replacement cost with “Day 1” built in equity. The available land parcelssurround the Rio Rancho Lowe’s Home Improvement Center which draws regional residents from Rio Rancho,Bernalillo, Placitas, Cuba, San Ysidro & local Pueblos to the area.VIEW DEAL: CLICK HERE601 NE JUAN TABO BLVD | ALBUQUERQUEOFFERED PRICE: $2,302,494 TOTAL LOT SIZE: 4.24 ACThe Northeast Heights is one of Albuquerque’s most desirable and dynamic submarkets. Prime Accessibility:Located just off the first westbound I-40 exit, the area serves as a gateway for commuters heading into the cityor toward residential neighborhoods. Juan Tabo Blvd. itself is a vital artery, connecting the site to thousands ofdaily drivers and shoppers.VIEW DEAL: CLICK HERE4109 E MAIN ST | FARMINGTONTOTAL LOT SIZE: 6.26 AC50,000 Cars Per DayVIEW DEAL: CLICK HERELAND FOR SALENEW MEXICOUnless otherwise stated, all images on this page are copyrighted to Google Inc.75

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FEATURED COMPANY8081AFFILIATESSPACE INDUSTRY NEWS78NASA'S PERSEVERANCE ROVERHITS THE MARS ROCK GOLDMINE: 'IT HAS BEEN ALL WE HADHOPED FOR AND MORE' >78LANL: THE ‘SPACECRAFTSPEEDOMETER’ IS A NEW,INNOVATIVE WAY TO TRACKSATELLITES >78LATEST DOD IG REPORT CLEARSA HURDLE FOR SPACECOMMOVE TO ALABAMA >79PUTTING SPACECOM HQ INALABAMA WOULD HAVE SAVEDPENTAGON $426 MIL, DOD IGSAYS >79SPACE HOMEPAGE797879BUILTENVIRONMENT77HISTORY MADE: METAL MADE INSPACE LANDS ON EARTH FORTHE FIRST TIME >79SPACE COMMERCE: FACE THERISK, SEIZE THE OPPORTUNITIES >79

NASA's Perseverance rover is reveling in ascientific bonanza on Mars after finding adiverse array of rocks that are providingeager scientists a glimpse into the planet'sancient history.The Perseverance rover is currentlyexploring Mars hills, boulders and rockyoutcrops along the rim of Jezero Crater, adry, bowl-shaped depression north of theMartian equator that likely held a lakebillions of years ago. Since reaching thecrater's western rim in December...Continue reading >NASA'S PERSEVERANCEROVER HITS THE MARSROCK GOLD MINE: 'ITHAS BEEN ALL WE HADHOPED FOR AND MORE'By Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com04/16/2025SPACE NEWSBUILTENVIRONMENT78Copyright: Canva proResearchers at Los Alamos NationalLaboratory and the United States Air ForceAcademy have developed a novelinstrument called the SpacecraftSpeedometer — a compact, resource-efficient device — capable of determiningthe velocity of a satellite in while it is in orbitaround Earth or even other planets. Thesensor can perform on-boardmeasurements of spacecraft velocity using aunique configuration of forward and rearfacing plasma spectrometers.Continue reading >LANL: THE‘SPACECRAFTSPEEDOMETER’ IS ANEW, INNOVATIVE WAYTO TRACK SATELLITESBy Los Alamos Reporter04/16/2025Copyright: Canva pro

WASHINGTON — The finalization of areview by the Pentagon’s Office of theInspector General (OIG) of the Bidenadministration’s 2023 decision to keep USSpace Command’s permanent headquartersin Colorado Springs, Colo....Continue reading >LATEST DOD IG REPORTCLEARS A HURDLE FORSPACECOM MOVE TOALABAMABy Theresa Hitchens, Breaking Defense04/15/2025BUILTENVIRONMENT79Alabama remained the Air Force’s“preferred location” for U.S. SpaceCommand’s permanent headquartersthrough multiple reviews—and moving itthere would have saved the Pentagonhundreds of millions of dollars...Continue reading >PUTTING SPACECOMHQ IN ALABAMAWOULD HAVE SAVEDPENTAGON $426 MIL,DOD IG SAYSBy Audrey Decker, Defense One04/15/2025Copyright: Canva proESA has returned the first metal 3D-printedpart made in space, a major step towardself-sufficient space missions.Continue reading >HISTORY MADE: METALMADE IN SPACE LANDSON EARTH FOR THEFIRST TIMEBy European Space Agency, SciTechDaily04/15/2025Imagine it’s 1625 and you’re an ambitiousyoung entrepreneur. The world’s mostpowerful nations have pushed woodenshipbuilding technology to unprecedentedheights. The oceans are no longer thebarrier to commerce that they once were.New continents have been discovered.Known continents are more accessiblebecause traders can avoid rugged,dangerous overland routes.Continue reading >SPACE COMMERCE:FACE THE RISK, SEIZETHE OPPORTUNITIESBy Norm Mitchell, The Space Review04/14/2025Copyright: Canva pro

BUILTENVIRONMENTNEWSPACEALLIANCEJoin 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 >81

BUILTENVIRONMENT82QUICK NEWS LINKSCONSTRUCTION26CONSTRUCTIONREPORTERNew Mexico State University Gets FundingOK for Wide Variety of Campus AthleticFacility Projects >NEW MEXICOCONSTRUCTIONREPORTERFunding for Park Project Spearheaded byMainStreet Roswell Group Secured in SantaFe >CONSTRUCTIONREPORTERHistoric Bataan Memorial Building in SantaFe May Soon See Upgrade >CONSTRUCTIONREPORTERConstruction of New Detention Facility inCarlsbad, New Mexico May Launch NextYear >City highlights ordinance requiring coolingsystems in Albuquerque rental properties >Minnesota firm expands data centerfootprint with new Albuquerque project >Update On N.M. 4 Construction Open HouseLocation >West Mesa trade program preparesstudents for life after school >NM business leaders describe ‘uncertainty’following Trump tariff moves >Acrow Provides Permanent Replacementfor Rural N.M. Bridge That Collapsed >BUILTENVIRONMENTDetails Of Expansive And Expensive Five-YearTransportation Construction ProgramAnnounced In Arizona >SOUTHWESTBUILTENVIRONMENTDenver Mayor Announces Historic Effort ToSpeed Up Construction Permitting Process >CONSTRUCTIONREPORTERNew Flexible Industrial Project Set forConstruction in Mesa, Arizona >CONSTRUCTIONREPORTERColorado Springs High-Rise Project, After Monthsof Controversy, Gets Council Green Light >$407M I-10 Lifting Project Starts in Houston >Rosendin to demo robotic solar panel installerson Texas jobsite >Coast Expands Expands Salt Lake County, Utah,Operations >USDOT Cancels Amtrak Grant for Texas High-Speed Rail >Lawrence Construction’s Work on DivergingDiamond Interchange to Transform I-70 Accessin Aurora, Colorado >Top-Tier Craftsmanship, Local Roots >26CONSTRUCTIONREPORTERConstruction Industry Hit with Spring MaterialsPrice Increases, Says Report >NATIONALTwo Florida Developers Receive $392M inFinancing to Build New Grand Hyatt MiamiBeach >TL+CO Business Solutions Plans Seabrook, SouthCarolina, Production Operations >Construction materials costs rise for third monthon tariff pressures >NY DOT Won't Appeal Court Order to ConductEnvironmental Review of $1.5B BuffaloExpressway Cap >

BUILTENVIRONMENT83CONSTRUCTION40CONSTRUCTIONREPORTERTariffs? What Tariffs? Walmart Envisions NoChange to its Business or Profits in Monthsto Come >TRENDSUnion calls for return of ‘unlawfully’deported tradesworker >AI goes from skepticism to strategicadvantage in construction >ABC: Monthly Construction EconomicSurvey Shows Tariff Impacts Emerge >Microsoft Hits Pause Button on $1B in DataCenters in Ohio >29 Equipment Solutions to Step UpTechnology on the Jobsite >REAL ESTATE66County: C-PACE Meeting For CommercialProperty Owners >NEW MEXICOKeller signs an executive order to protectopen spaces, push back on Trump >NM Gov vetoes bill creating wildfiresuppression and post-wildfire fund,perplexing sponsor >Trump authorizes U.S. military to beginoccupation of federal land along southernborder >Crews wrap up Navajo Lake renovations >As federal Pecos mining protections falter,N.M. delegation urges state, local action >Owners put Albuquerque's The 377 Breweryup for sale >Opponents: Ordinance would 'criminalize'homelessness >Valencia County firefighters standby asthreat ramps up >Scott Park tap room shut for‘noncompliance’ >CONSTRUCTIONREPORTERMansion with Recently Accelerated Price inParadise Valley Reflects Booming Local Market >SOUTHWESTFormer Coyotes site put on auction block,developer sets sight on land >Country clubs plan facelifts as fortunes rise >Denver developer to restore historical Phoenixbuilding >CONSTRUCTIONREPORTERPending Home Sales Appear TentativeNationally, Notes New Report >NATIONALEarly signs for multifamily market in 2025 arepositive >Converting Housing from Market-Rate to DeeplyAffordable >Office demand remains resilient in Q1, despiteeconomic uncertainty >CONSTRUCTIONREPORTERFormer Luxury Home of Barry Goldwater Up forSale in Phoenix >FEATURED COMMERCIAL PROPERTY SPACE INDUSTRY78NASA's Perseverance rover hits the Mars rockgold mine: 'It has been all we had hoped for andmore' >NEW MEXICO & NATIONALLANL: The ‘Spacecraft Speedometer’ Is A New,Innovative Way To Track Satellites >Latest DoD IG report clears a hurdle forSPACECOM move to Alabama >History Made: Metal Made in Space Lands onEarth for the First Time >Putting SPACECOM HQ in Alabama would havesaved Pentagon $426 mil, DOD IG says >Space commerce: face the risk, seize theopportunities >

BUILTENVIRONMENT84WEEDFEED85Cannabis seizures at Border Patrolcheckpoints hit businesses >NEW MEXICO & NATIONALMissouri Cannabis Regulators Revoke 25Microbusiness Licenses >CBD Helped Relieve Chronic Pain In MoreThan 98% Of Patients, Newly PublishedStudy Finds >LEGISLATION86Officials, residents plan next moves toprotect Upper Pecos watershed >NEW MEXICOAlpana Adair announces campaign forAlbuquerque mayor >N.M. sues Trump admin after it cancelsextra time to spend $12.3 million ineducation pandemic relief dollars >Lujan Grisham slams Legislature whilevetoing swath of bills >Water, environmental bills signed into lawhailed as 'turning point' for NM >BUILTENVIRONMENTBill Designed To Expand Nearly 40-Year-OldLow-Income Housing Tax Credit MovingThrough Congress >NATIONALCONSTRUCTIONREPORTERTrump Announces Pause in NewlyAnnounced Tariff Policies >88ARCHITECTS / ENGINEERS / DESIGN91Tenet experiments with contemporary design in20th-century architecture for a houserenovation in Milan’s Piazza Carbonari >NEW MEXICO & NATIONALCH Robinson expands AI use for LTL quotes,capacity acquisition >Think Hardwood Floors Are Just for Homes? ThinkAgain >VENDORS / SUPPLIERS92Tariff fallout hits contractor confidence >NEW MEXICO & NATIONALHong Kong post office will stop shipping parcelsto the U.S. over tariffs >Kraus-Anderson completes new Central ServiceCenter in Minnesota >ENR 2025 Top Owners Review: Tariff ‘Golden Age’Stuns Construction Market >ENERGY INDUSTRY94Lithium Battery Safety: New Rules for NewTechnology >NEW MEXICO & NATIONALRenewable energy sector faces uncertaintyunder Trump administration >Uranium . . . >Idaho lab sends 7,500 waste shipments to Wipp >When does New Mexico need to start worryingabout crude oil prices? >94

BUILTENVIRONMENT85CANNABIS SEIZURES ATBORDER PATROLCHECKPOINTS HITBUSINESSESBy Alegernon D’Ammassa, Albuquerque Journal04/15/2025LAS CRUCES — Legal sales of cannabis toadults had been in effect nearly two yearswhen an employee of Chadcor Holdingsstopped at the Border Patrol checkpoint onInterstate 25 north of Las Cruces. It wasFeb. 14, 2024: Valentine’s Day.In the vehicle was a supply of cannabis,legally grown by a regulated businessoperating under New Mexico’s CannabisRegulation Act, on its way to a licensedmanufacturing facility. A Border Patroldrug-sniffing dog alerted to the vehicle,which was then searched and its cargoseized by the federal agents, who said thecrop would be destroyed but allegedly neverprovided documentation of what they took.Continue reading >NEW MEXICO WEEDFEEDCopyright: Canva proMissouri cannabis regulations have nowrevoked roughly one-third of themicrobusiness licenses that were designedto provide a pathway for individuals withhigh entry barriers to participate in theadult-use market.Continue reading >MISSOURI CANNABISREGULATORS REVOKE25 MICROBUSINESSLICENSESBy Tony Lange, Cannabis Business Times04/15/2025The marijuana component CBD can helppatients manage chronic pain even at lowdosages, making it “a promising alternativeto conventional pain managementstrategies,” according to new research.The peer-reviewed study, published in thejournal Cureus, drew from responses to asurvey posted on social media and inmultiple medical clinics. Key findings,authors wrote, “are that the use...Continue reading >CBD HELPED RELIEVECHRONIC PAIN IN MORETHAN 98% OF PATIENTS,NEWLY PUBLISHEDSTUDY FINDSBy Ben Adlin, Marijuana Moment04/16/2025

BUILTENVIRONMENT86ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Anothername has been added to the race forAlbuquerque’s next mayor. Alpana Adairofficially kicked off her campaign in the non-partisan race.Continuer reading >ALPANA ADAIRANNOUNCESCAMPAIGN FORALBUQUERQUE MAYORBy Issac Cruz, KRQE04/14/2025Copyright: Canva proNEW MEXICOLEGISLATIONA highway closure Monday morningpostponed a scheduled trip to the Pecos formembers of New Mexico’s federaldelegation, state and tribal officials...Continue reading >OFFICIALS, RESIDENTSPLAN NEXT MOVES TOPROTECT UPPER PECOSWATERSHEDBy Danielle Prokop, Source NM04/14/2025N.M. SUES TRUMPADMIN AFTER ITCANCELS EXTRA TIMETO SPEND $12.3 MILLIONIN EDUCATIONPANDEMIC RELIEFDOLLARS“The Department has reconsidered yourrequest.” That was the news awaiting New MexicoPublic Education Secretary...Continue reading >By Margaret O’Hara, Santa Fe New Mexican04/13/2025

BUILTENVIRONMENT87Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham vetoed 16 billson Friday, the deadline for making decisionson legislation passed during the final days ofthis year’s legislative session, and used herveto messages to express her frustrationwith the legislature.She also signed three major bills on the finalday, with line-item vetoes: The state budget,a bill to fund capital outlay bills and a bill forcapital outlay reauthorizations. Thegovernor has line-item veto authority onany legislation that contains anappropriation.Continue reading >LUJAN GRISHAM SLAMSLEGISLATURE WHILEVETOING SWATH OFBILLSBy Matthew Reichbach, New Mexico Political Report04/11/2025Copyright: Canva proState Environment Secretary James Kenneyhailed the signing of a suite of water andenvironmental protection bills into lawTuesday as a defining moment for NewMexico."The four bills in total, I think, are so muchgreater than the sum of the parts or theindividual pieces," Kenney said during a bill-signing ceremony in the governor's Cabinetroom in the Roundhouse.Continue reading >WATER,ENVIRONMENTAL BILLSSIGNED INTO LAWHAILED AS 'TURNINGPOINT' FOR NMBy Daniel J. Chacon, Taos News04/16/2025Copyright: Canva pro

BUILTENVIRONMENT88NATIONALLEGISLATIONLegislation that will increase credit for newhousing projects going up in NativeAmerican and rural areas has beenintroduced in the House of Representatives,with a companion bill expected to be offeredsoon in the Senate.The Affordable Housing CreditImprovement Act is being sponsored in theHouse by Illinois Republican Darin LaHoodand Washington Democrat SuzanneDelBene and is designed, according to itssupporters, to finance the building ofupwards of 2 million new multifamily unitsin the next decade.BILL DESIGNED TOEXPAND NEARLY 40-YEAR-OLD LOW-INCOME HOUSING TAXCREDIT MOVINGTHROUGH CONGRESSBy Garry Boulard, The Built Environment04/16/2025As proposed, the legislation will additionally increase by 50% allocations defined in theexisting Low-Income Housing Tax Credit and will also importantly prohibit states fromrequiring special construction approvals for rental housing. In introducing the legislation, LaHood declared that Congress must “strengthen tools todrive investment into affordable housing and expand housing options for hardworkingfamilies nationally.” Continues >Copyright: Canva pro

BUILTENVIRONMENT89In a statement, DelBene remarked: “When people have stable housing, it has a ripple effectthroughout other aspects of life. They’re better able to support their families and succeed atwork.”The legislation, as proposed, builds on the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit, which Congresspassed in 1986 and has subsidized more than 3 million new housing units across the country.That legislation, as noted in a report published by the Washington-based Tax Foundation,came about when “affordable housing advocates partnered with the construction industry.”A separate report issued late last summer by the website Fusion said the tax credit throughthe decades had “successfully weathered economic downturns, policy shifts, and theevolving needs of low-income Americans.”The tariff pause, however, does not apply toChina, for which Trump said he is raisingduties by 125% effectively immediately.“At some point, hopefully in the near future,China will realize that ripping off the U.S.A.,and other countries, is no longer sustainableor acceptable,” the President continued.The impact of Trump’s dramaticannouncement was felt on Wall Streetwhere the S&P 500 posted a 9.5% gain, thelargest such single-day gain seen in 17 years.That gain partly made up for an ongoing12% stock decline since Trump originallyannounced his tariff policies on April 2.Despite the pause in the Administration’sreciprocal tariffs, a separate 10% blanketduty on nearly all imports remains in place.Published reports indicate that Trump waswilling to push the pause button simplysince so many countries, in response to theApril 2 announcement, were now in activenegotiations with the U.S. in the hope ofhammering out new and individual tariffpolicies.Continues >Less than one week after announcing aseries of extensive tariff increases applyingto all U.S. trading partners, President Trumpsaid he is willing to pause those tariffs for atleast 90 days.Trump said he decided on the pause basedentirely on the response of other countriesto his tariff policies, noting that the 90-daybreak is for “people that didn’t retaliate,because I told them ‘If you retaliate, we’regoing to double it.'”TRUMP ANNOUNCESPAUSE IN NEWLYANNOUNCED TARIFFPOLICIESBy Garry Boulard, Construction Reporter04/10/2025Copyright: Canva pro

BUILTENVIRONMENT90But it is also thought that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent may have played a significantrole in the matter. For his part, Bessent has said that the pause has been a part of thePresident’s strategy “all along.”In a press conference outside the White House, Bessent said, “We have been overwhelmedby the response from mostly our allies who want to come and negotiate in good faith. So, weare expecting them to come with their best deal.”Senate Democrat Minority Leader Charles Schumer of New York said that Trump halted thetariffs because he is hearing from across people across America about “how bad these tariffsare.”“He is reeling, he is retreating,” remarked Schumer, “and that is a good thing.Copyright: Canva pro

BUILTENVIRONMENT91Dive Brief:C.H. Robinson’s AI capabilities can nowoffer price quotes for less-than-truckload shipments, acquire truckingcapacity and set appointments forpickup and delivery, according to anApril 16 press release.Since the company added LTL freight toits quoting agent, there has been a 30%jump in LTL quotes delivered by AIevery month, Mark Albrecht, VP forartificial intelligence, said in the release.The AI can also distinguish when ashipper is asking for quotes on truckloadand LTL freight, he added.Continue reading >CH ROBINSON EXPANDSAI USE FOR LTL QUOTES,CAPACITYACQUISITIONBy Alejandra Carranza, SupplyChainDive04/16/2025Copyright: Canva proNEW MEXICO & NATIONALARCHITECTS / ENGINEERS / DESIGNMilanese modernist Luigi Caccia Dominionicompleted the Mondelli building in 1961, aseemingly shiny rational building atopMilan’s Piazza Carbonari...Continue reading >TENET EXPERIMENTSWITH CONTEMPORARYDESIGN IN 20TH-CENTURYARCHITECTURE FOR AHOUSE RENOVATION INMILAN’S PIAZZACARBONARIBy Kelly Pau, The Architect’s Newspaper04/16/2025MARIETTA, Ga. - April 14, 2025 - PRLog --BK Flooring Services, a trusted name inpremium flooring installations, is changingthe way business owners and propertymanagers think about commercial interiors— starting from the ground up. Whether it's a boutique retail shop, a busyoffice, or a high-traffic commercial space,hardwood flooring is gaining popularity as asleek, professional, and surprisingly...Continue reading >THINK HARDWOODFLOORS ARE JUST FORHOMES? THINK AGAINBy BK Flooring Installation Services, PRLOG04/14/2025

BUILTENVIRONMENT92HONG KONG — Hong Kong's post officewill stop shipping small parcels to the UnitedStates after Washington announced plans tocharge tariffs on small-value parcels fromthe southern Chinese city, the governmentsaid Wednesday.Continue reading >HONG KONG POSTOFFICE WILL STOPSHIPPING PARCELS TOTHE U.S. OVER TARIFFSBy The Associated Press, NPR04/16/2025Copyright: Canva proNEW MEXICO & NATIONALVENDORS / SUPPLIERSDive Brief:Backlog improved but contractorconfidence still dropped in March astariff-related impacts dampened somebullishness, according to an AssociatedBuilders and Contractors surveyconducted from March 20 to April 6.Continue reading >TARIFF FALLOUT HITSCONTRACTORCONFIDENCEBy Sebastian Obando, ConstructionDive04/15/2025Copyright: Canva pro

BUILTENVIRONMENT93Late this summer, Washington County inMinnesota expects to open its new CentralService Center, a 31,375-sf building locatednext to the Woodbury Village shopping mallin Woodbury, Minn., a suburb of St. Paul. The $29.6 million service center, designedby Alliance Architects and recentlycompleted by Kraus-AndersonConstruction, will replace an existingfacility. The new site will offer services thatinclude issuing licenses, passports, parkpermits, homestead applications, and aplace where residents can make propertytax payments.Continue reading >KRAUS-ANDERSONCOMPLETES NEWCENTRAL SERVICECENTER IN MINNESOTABy John Caulfield, Building Design + Construction04/15/2025Copyright: Canva proOverall, the value of construction-in-progress for ENR’s Top 425 Owners rose9.3% to $595.84 billion from 2023 to 2024.Part of that rise could be attributed to moremoderately sized projects coming online,according to owners, as megaprojects tiedto federal infrastructure packages matureand free up labor resources.Total construction-in-progress for firmsranked in the top 100 rose 9.3% last yearwhen compared to equivalently rankedcompanies the year before. Totalconstruction-in-progress for the bottom100 firms also rose 24.2% during that sametime frame. Also, median firm construction-in-progress rose 16.4% between last year,after decreasing between 2022 and 2023.Continue reading >ENR 2025 TOP OWNERSREVIEW: TARIFF‘GOLDEN AGE’ STUNSCONSTRUCTIONMARKETBy Emell D. Adolphus, Jonathan Keller, ENRCopyright: Canva pro

BUILTENVIRONMENT94NEW MEXICO & NATIONALENERGY INDUSTRYLithium batteries have becomeindispensable in the construction industry,powering everything from handheld toolssuch as cutoff saws and drills to largerequipment such as scissor lifts and trackloaders...Continue reading >LITHIUM BATTERYSAFETY: NEW RULESFOR NEW TECHNOLOGYBy Steve Eyer, For Construction Pros04/16/2025CIBOLA COUNTY — On April 8, PresidentDonald J. Trump signed a series of sweepingexecutive orders that reshape the nationalenergy landscape, placing coal and uranium– Cibola specialty resources – at the centerof his administration’s effort to bolster gridreliability, national security, and economicgrowth.Continue reading >URANIUM . . .By Cibola Citizen04/16/2025Copyright: Canva proChanges in federal policies under PresidentDonald Trump have left renewable energyfunding and incentives in a state ofuncertainty.Continue reading >RENEWABLE ENERGYSECTOR FACESUNCERTAINTY UNDERTRUMPADMINISTRATIONBy Hannah Grover, New Mexico Political Report04/14/2025Copyright: Canva pro

BUILTENVIRONMENT95The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant nearCarlsbad has received about 7,500shipments of nuclear waste from Idaho sincethe facility opened in 1999. Idaho National Laboratory, where nuclearweapons and energy research is conducted,reported the milestone Tuesday, April 1, asthe lab pursues a “legacy waste” transferplan expected to continue for at least eightmore years.Continue reading >IDAHO LAB SENDS 7,500WASTE SHIPMENTS TOWIPPBy Adrian Hedden, Artesia Daily Press04/14/2025Copyright: Canva proApr. 13—Up and down, and up and down.That's how New Mexico oilman GreggFulfer described the current state of the oilbusiness. The sequence normally isn't allthat surprising for an industry that operateson a boom-and-bust cycle, but with massivepolitical and economic uncertainty causedby sweeping national tariffs — and thenquickly reversed tariffs — the short-termtrend is raising more red flags than usual.Continue reading >WHEN DOES NEWMEXICO NEED TO STARTWORRYING ABOUTCRUDE OIL PRICES?By Megan Gleason, Albuquerque Journal04/13/2025Copyright: Canva pro

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