http://albuquerque.bizjournals.com/albuquerque/breaking_news.html?ana=from_rss New Mexico Business Weekly : breaking news from Albuquerque http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/rc/30414/www.bizjournals.com/albuquerque/stories/2008/12/01/daily40.html?ana=from_rss Effective at 9:30 a.m. EST on Dec. 5, Thornburg Mortgage Inc.’s common stock will start trading on the Over-the-Counter (“OTC”) Pink Sheets market under the ticker symbol “THMR.” Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:26:14 GMT New Mexico Business Weekly http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/rc/30414/www.bizjournals.com/albuquerque/stories/2008/12/01/daily39.html?ana=from_rss AT&T Inc. said Thursday that it will cut 12,000 jobs, or about 4 percent of its work force, as the telecom giant moves headlong into a slumping U.S. economy. (T) Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:58:03 GMT New Mexico Business Weekly http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/rc/30414/www.bizjournals.com/albuquerque/stories/2008/12/01/daily38.html?ana=from_rss Three Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists have been named 2008 Laboratory Fellows. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:53:54 GMT New Mexico Business Weekly http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/rc/30414/www.bizjournals.com/albuquerque/stories/2008/12/01/daily37.html?ana=from_rss Affiliated Plasma Jet Technologies (APJeT Inc.) has closed on a $3.5 million investment from Connecticut-based Centripetal Capital Partners. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:52:59 GMT New Mexico Business Weekly http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/rc/30414/www.bizjournals.com/albuquerque/stories/2008/12/01/daily36.html?ana=from_rss New Mexico’s unemployment rate rose in October, but it’s still lower than the national rate. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:32:34 GMT New Mexico Business Weekly http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/rc/30414/www.bizjournals.com/albuquerque/stories/2008/12/01/daily35.html?ana=from_rss The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said its enforcement efforts in New Mexico resulted in more than 191 million pounds of pollution reductions and more than $9 million in penalties and environmental improvements. (HD) Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:28:34 GMT New Mexico Business Weekly http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/rc/30414/www.bizjournals.com/albuquerque/stories/2008/12/01/daily34.html?ana=from_rss Retailer J.C. Penney Co. said Black Friday was a strong shopping day for the company nationwide, with customers responding well to sales and holiday gifts. (JCP) Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:37:06 GMT New Mexico Business Weekly http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/rc/30414/www.bizjournals.com/albuquerque/stories/2008/12/01/daily33.html?ana=from_rss Macy’s Inc. posted a 13.3 percent decline in its same-store sales in November, below analyst expectations, as it recorded fewer post-Thanksgiving shopping days in the month. (M) (WMT) (TGT) (JCP) (DDS) (KSS) (LTD) (GPS) (SKS) Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:27:32 GMT New Mexico Business Weekly http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/rc/30414/www.bizjournals.com/albuquerque/stories/2008/12/01/daily32.html?ana=from_rss Pulte Homes’ Loma Colorado is the setting of a major motion picture starring Jackie Chan, George Lopez, Billy Ray Cyrus and Amber Valletta. In collaboration with Chan, Pulte is donating proceeds from the filming to chapters of the Boys and Girls Club of Rio Rancho and of Albuquerque. The Southwest Multimedia Education Collaborative also will benefit. Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:24:12 GMT New Mexico Business Weekly http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/rc/30414/www.bizjournals.com/albuquerque/stories/2008/12/01/daily31.html?ana=from_rss The Federal Reserve reported in its latest Beige Book economic activity report that the economy in the Tenth District, which includes Albuquerque, Santa Fe and the rest of northern New Mexico, weakened in October and November. Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:00:00 GMT New Mexico Business Weekly