Category: Local News
$1.4M award to bring new rental and home projects across the state
By Sal Christ, Reporter at Albuquerque Business First
The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas has awarded New Mexico $1.4 million in grant funding for about 200…
See what happened when one side of an ABQ Rapid Transit debate couldn’t make the event
By Stephanie Guzman, journalist for Albuquerque Business First
More than 50 people showed up to a debate that was supposed to occur between a supporter…
Affordability index ranks ABQ metro midpack
By Richard Metcalf / ABQ Journal Staff Writer
The single-family housing market is close to evenly balanced when measured for affordability against other metros around…
Debate will air pros and cons of proposed $80M bus rapid transit system
By D'Val Westphal / Of the Journal
As the city of Albuquerque applies for $80 million in federal money to build a bus rapid transit…
City water fines, and water, down the drain
By D'Val Westphal / Of the Journal
Albuquerque taxpayers have poured $470,680 down the drain in the past five years.
Literally.
That’s how much the…
City Council candidates debate Albuquerque job growth, rapid transit
By Stephanie Guzman, reporter for Albuquerque Business First
While they agreed on updating the city’s comprehensive plan and the importance of creating more…
New Mexico True Green Chile Cheeseburger Trail named number 1 food trail in the country
The New Mexico Tourism Department announced today that its New Mexico True Green Chile Cheeseburger Trail has been honored with the top spot in the…
ABC- Z: Albuquerque’s effort to update the growth plan and zoning code
Albuquerque and Bernalillo County’s land-use policies are a hodge-podge of ordinances that differ from block to block, making it difficult for developers to plan projects…
More Albuquerque commuters are leaving their car keys at home
By Mike English, Assistant Editor of Albuquerque Business First