“SunZia touted as an example of efforts to minimize transmission infrastructure impacts on birds”
by Hannah Grover, NM Political Report
August 3, 2023
The current owner of SunZia Transmission Project—which will move electricity from wind farms from eastern New Mexico to Arizona and is scheduled to be completed in 2026—is partnering with the Audubon Society and other avian advocates to minimize bird collisions.
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“Take advantage of the Tax Free holiday in New Mexico and Texas in August”
by Leah Romero, Las Cruces Sun-News
August 3, 2023
The collection of gross receipts tax will be suspended over the weekend, meaning prices on such back-to-school items as office notebooks, backpacks, laptops and clothes will be discounted.
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“Virgin Galactic forecasts limited revenues from initial commercial flights”
by Jeff Foust, SpaceNews
August 2, 2023
Spaceport America’s main tenant reported revenue of $2 million in the second quarter of 2023, primarily from its first commercial mission on June 29. The company is downplaying the revenue that future passenger flights (the first of which is scheduled for August 10) will generate.
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