Wednesday, June 29, 2005

Western Author Reveals Location of the Real Wild West: Silver City, New Mexico (PR Web). Bob Alexander, award-winning western author, details the history of Silver City, New Mexico, and why Billy the Kid used this town as a launching pad for his life of crime. [PRWEB Jun 29, 2005] [Yahoo! News - Search Results for "New Mexico"] 8:16:36 AM    comment []

NMSU names police chief (KVIA). LAS CRUCES, N.M. New Mexico State University has a new police chief. Forty-nine-year-old Jamie Chavez was named chief yesterday after a search that lasted nearly eleven months. [Yahoo! News - Search Results for Las+Cruces] 8:15:38 AM    comment []

Exagen diagnostics closes $7 million venture round. A local biotech company that makes testing kits used to predict disease progression and treatment options for cancer and hepatitis C patients has received $7 million in venture capital. [Latest news from New Mexico Business Weekly] 8:14:38 AM    comment []

Senate passes energy legislation. The U.S. Senate voted overwhelmingly today to pass a national energy bill calling for broader technology implementation and increased oil and gas production while offering billions of dollars in tax incentives. [Latest news from New Mexico Business Weekly] 8:14:18 AM    comment []

State approves loans for films in New Mexico (KVIA). SANTA FE The state Investment Council has approved 100 (M) million dollars in film loans and investments. The state council agreed to loan 15 (M) million dollars to the movie "Bordertown," which has been filming in the state this month. [Yahoo! News - Search Results for "Santa Fe"] 8:13:45 AM    comment []

New Mexico Tech opens electronics testing, obsolescence operation (BizJournals). Officials at the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology in Socorro -- using federal money -- have started up a new electronics operation aimed at dealing with obsolete components and to test parts for radiation tolerance. [Yahoo! News - Search Results for "WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE"] 8:13:15 AM    comment []