During contract negotiations the company made the statement that they will be shutting the doors at Franklins at the end of the year if business does not increase. It looks as the company picked up work in Laguna, New Mexico. They are looking for dump truck and water truck drivers for this project which is estimated to last up to a year.  

          We have a lot of projects on the radar as possible Project Labor Agreements. Columbus, New Mexico will be the first sight in the country to build an Algae Based Bio-fuel site. The Sapphire Energy Group will receive $104.5 million in federal funding to build a commercial scale, algae-based bio-fuel operation. The U.S. Department of Energy awarded $50 million in stimulus money for the project, and the U.S. Department of Agricultural approved a $54.5 million loan guarantee under the Bio-refinery Assistance Program, which was authorized in the 2008 Farm Bill. Near Clovis, New Mexico there is a proposed substation site. This project will provide a unique opportunity to connect all three synchronous North American interconnections, bringing potential benefits to electric consumers across all three regions. Again, this is the first in the country, and the name of this project is the Tres Amiga’s. 

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