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New Mexico Applauds Intel’s $3.5 Billion Expansion in Rio Rancho

June 1, 2021U.S. Hub For Chip Modernization Will Create 700 High-Paying Jobs Intel plans to invest $3.5 billion in its New Mexico operations and hire more than 700 new workers to create a domestic hub for advanced semiconductor manufacturing at its fabrication...

State Focuses on Rebuilding Jobs

January 11, 2021When the Great Recession ended in 2009, it took the United States five years to regain lost jobs. In New Mexico, recovery took twice that long, with the state surpassing its pre-recession employment levels just before the COVID-19 pandemic brought the...