Mar. 7—CLOVIS — More federal dollars are on their way for the Ute Water Project. The Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority (ENMWUA) has received notice from the United States Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) regarding the second round of funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. According to a news release from ENMWUA, the federal FY2023 appropriation is in the amount of $89.5 ... Read More

The Tucson City Council will soon consider a set of zoning code changes that could promote infill development while removing bureaucratic hurdles that often hinder housing construction. Last June, mayor and council discussed common issues they hear from constituents when working with the Planning and Development Services Department, or PDSD, which grants building permits and ensures compliance ... Read More

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Tesla won more than $330 million in tax breaks from Nevada on Thursday for the company's commitment to a massive expansion of its sprawling vehicle battery facilities east of Reno, including construction of a new electric semi-truck factory. Approval from the Governor’s Office of Economic Development came as Gov. Joe Lombardo cited the benefit of good-paying jobs and a nearly ... Read More

The cost of Scottsdale's new fire department training facility has nearly doubled from the $18 million first pitched to voters in the 2019 bond election. The Scottsdale City Council voted 6-1 during its meeting Feb. 14, to dedicate another $10 million to the project, bringing the total price tag for the facility to approximately $33 million. The extra $10 million is needed due to inflation, ... Read More

The walls have come crumbling down on a former movie theater to make way for a new casino on Tucson's west side. The Pascua Yaqui Tribe plans to build the casino on Grant Road, near Interstate 10, where the Century Park 16 theaters once stood. Before demolition of the theater began, Tribal Chairman Peter Yucupicio said the project was a long-held dream for residents of the adjacent Old Pascua ... Read More

PHOENIX — A House panel voted to put a new financial hurdle in the path of some future solar and wind projects in Arizona, saying that's needed in order to preserve cattle ranching. House Bill 2411 would make it illegal to construct either solar or wind operations on state or federal land that is currently leased for grazing. And a project would be able to move forward only if the rancher ... Read More

The conversion of a hotel to an apartment complex near downtown Tucson has begun. Scottsdale-based Sterling Real Estate Partners is turning the former Hotel Tucson City Center, at 475 N. Granada Ave., into an apartment complex with the first units expected to be available this summer. The developer plans to modernize the interior and exterior of the property, which was built in the 1960s, with ... Read More

A rendering of the first phase of Holtec International's proposed consolidated interim storage facility for spent nuclear fuel in southeastern New Mexico.(Courtesy of Holtec International) SANTA FE — Legislation aimed at banning the storage of nuclear waste at a disposal facility in New Mexico — at least for now — won state Senate approval 21-13 on Monday. It will head next to the state House. ... Read More