Thursday, June 09, 2005

More federal 'in lieu of tax' payments to NM in proposed bill. Even amid concerns about rising federal deficits, it appears that counties in New Mexico could see an increase in payments they receive from the federal Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program, according to U.S. Senator Pete Domenici's office. [Latest news from New Mexico Business Weekly] 8:06:48 AM    comment []

Software developer gets battle modeling contract. Horton Technical Associates Inc. of Las Cruces, has been awarded a five-year, $3.2 million contract to further develop warfare simulation software for the Army. [Latest news from New Mexico Business Weekly] 8:06:22 AM    comment []

West Nile Virus not yet found in New Mexico (Los Alamos Monitor). No cases of West Nile Virus have been detected in New Mexico so far this year, a state official said. Paul Ettestad, state public health veterinarian, said the first two human cases in 2005 were detected recently in Alabama, and mosquitoes in Arizona and California have tested positive for WNV. [Yahoo! News - Search Results for "New Mexico"] 8:04:48 AM    comment []