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January 21, 2008
AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES TO INCREASE SERVICE FROM DALLAS/FORT WORTH TO ROSWELL, N.M. FORT WORTH, Texas – American Eagle, the regional affiliate of American Airlines, will increase its service to Roswell, N.M., beginning April. 7 by adding a third daily round trip between Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport and Roswell International Air Center, using 50-seat ERJ-145 aircraft. For more information, visit www.flyroswell.com
March 29, 2007
American Eagle Airlines to add new service from Dallas/Ft. Worth to Roswell, NM: the regional affiliate of American Airlines will add nonstop service between Dallas/Ft. Worth International airport and Roswell International air center beginning September 5, 2007. Read more... http://www.flyroswell.com
March 29, 2007
American Eagle offers Letter of Intent for Regional Jet Service between Dallas-Ft. Worth and Roswell: the long sought-after regional jet service between Dallas-Ft. Worth and Roswell, NM is close to reality and could begin as early as September 5, 2007. Read more... http://www.flyroswell.com
March 25, 2007
Dean Baldwin Painting gets United Contract: quietly increasing their customer base since it opened their facility 9 years ago in Roswell, NM, recently received a three-year painting contract with United Airlines. Baldwin has secured nine aircraft painting contracts in total and will now offer four internships at the facility.
January 17, 2007
SENM Air Service a Strong Possibility: Improved air service to our region is one step closer to reality, as a result of a recent survey and visit to major airlines in Phoenix and Dallas. At this time the three carriers, who have yet to be made public, are considering our presentations and will be doing their own due diligence. The committee’s goal is to have air service by Sept 1, with an offer from one of the airlines within the next 75 days.
January 15, 2007
E85, Inc, Seattle based company, plans to build a state-of-the-art 100 million gallon per year ethanol plant in Chaves County. Construction is scheduled to begin in Spring 2007 with the plant running in mid-2008. Once open, E85, Inc., will be a leading supplier of renewable motor fuels in New Mexico and adjoining states.
December 2, 2006
Beyond-Earth Enterprises hosts Rocket Day and Grand Opening! Over 150 Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts came out to participate in the event. They had hands on experience building alka-seltzer rockets and launching them indoors. Due to the weather the outside activities were postponed. Many local officials also attended for the Grand Opening/Ribbon Cutting.
November 29, 2006
Gandy-Marley & Energy Solutions, LLC were one of the few recipients selected by the Department of Energy to receive a grant to conduct detailed site studies for integrated spent fuel recycling facilities under the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership initiative. See press release at http://www.energy.gov/print/4492.htm.
November 14, 2006
Millennium Transit Service, LLC starts production on the New Jersey Transit contract and will be in full production the middle of December 2006. They are consistently bringing in new employees each month.
February 14, 2006
Denver, Colorado based McGuire Research selected Roswell as the site of their next quantitative research center. “McGuire Research chose New Mexico because of our pro-business attitude and dedicated workforce in Roswell” stated New Mexico Economic Development Department Secretary Rick Homans. “McGuire Research selected Roswell over larger, urban markets because they realized the long-term potential of tapping into a small community”, stated New Mexico Economic Development Partnership President and CEO Jim Colson.
January, 2006
Oriskany Manufacturing, of Utica New York opens manufacturing facility at the Roswell International Air Center.
February 22, 2006

International Law Enforcement Academy dedicated their new Department of State $5 million international police officer training facility in Roswell. Over 600 international officers are trained at the Roswell, New Mexico facility annually.

December, 2005
Millennium Transit Service, LLC wins a $94 million contract to build 289 buses for the New Jersey Transit Authority.  Two other contracts were announced; Millennium will provide new buses for Pueblo, Colorado and convert 25 buses for El Paso, Texas.  Total workforce will be approximately 250 by the fall of 2006.

 

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