Today's Mailbag Nov 2, 2009
As a result Apple, Levi Strauss and four major utilities Exelon, PNM Resources, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, and Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG) have quit the chamber and Nike has resigned from the board of directors. (3 of 3). (The News-Press -- Opinion)
Biz Weekly honors 28 Top CEOs Oct 30, 2009
Those judging this year s nominees were: Jami Grindatto of Intel Corp., Debbie Johnson of Rick Johnson & Co., Karen King of Vistage, Bob Murphy of the Economic Forum and Carol Radosevich of PNM Resources. The judges also created the honoree categories: Small Company, fewer than 50 employees; Large Company, more than 50 employees; Business Advocacy Nonprofit; Community Nonprofit; and Educational Entity. (New Mexico Business Weekly, NM)
PNM reports strong Q3 earnings Oct 30, 2009
Early last year, we provided a checklist with nine primary goals that needed to be achieved in order to restore PNM Resources value, said Chairman and CEO Jeff Sterba in a prepared statement. We are pleased to report that our third-quarter and year-to-date results reflect significant progress made in many areas. (New Mexico Business Weekly, NM)
Matching Gifts Oct 21, 2009
Matching Gift Companies - CLEMSON UNIVERSITY OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE. Matching Gift Companies Thank you for making the extra effort - and for your doubled support. (Clemsontigers.com)
U.S. Chamber of Commerce feels the heat Oct 7, 2009
PGlon, PNM Resources, Apple - and this is all within the past two weeks ... PGlon, PNM Resources, Apple - and this is all within the past two weeks. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
Apple tells Chamber iQuit over climate stance Oct 6, 2009
Last month three big power utilities, Exelon Corp, PG&E Corp and PNM Resources Inc, said they were leaving the chamber over the group's stance on climate. Other companies have offered critiques of the Chamber, which has pushed for public hearings to challenge the scientific evidence of manmade climate change. (MSNBC -- Business)
Lummis staffer: Cap-and-trade could hurt state Oct 1, 2009
A group of large corporations -- including New Mexico utility PNM Resources, California utility PG&E, power generator Exelon and Nike -- denounced the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's opposition to climate legislation. Fagan said a Republican alternative to the Waxman-Markey bill would focus on "more affordable, not more expensive energy," through such means as incentives for new energy technologies and the development of domestic energy supplies. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
Climate change stance is costing U.S. Chamber Sep 30, 2009
The decision by the largest nuclear operator in the United States followed moves by California utility PG&E Corp and New Mexico-based PNM Resources Inc in the last week. Sportswear giant Nike Inc stopped short of leaving but chided the chamber in a statement circulated Sept. 22 that criticized its recent challenge of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's authority to regulate climate-warming carbon dioxide emissions as pollution. (MSNBC -- Business)
Business Weekly names 40 Under Forty honorees Aug 29, 2009
Lisa Goodman, PNM Resources. Adam Greenhood, Esparza Advertising. (New Mexico Business Weekly, NM)
Troutman Group Sets Up Own Shop Aug 12, 2009
At Troutman, some of the clients he worked with were Southern Co. and its subsidiaries, Georgia Power and Mirant Corp., as well as PNM Resources, an electric power supplier in New Mexico. He said there is still activity around power plant construction, even though the credit crunch of mid-2008 shut down the project finance markets. (Law.com)
PNMs Q2 sees more financial improvement Aug 1, 2009
PNM Resources (NYSE: PNM) is an energy holding company based in Albuquerque. Through its utility and energy subsidiaries, the company has more than 2,700 megawatts of generation resources and serves electricity to more than 884,000 homes and businesses in New Mexico and Texas. (New Mexico Business Weekly, NM)
PNM to post weather data Jul 23, 2009
PNM Resources (NYSE: PNM) is a $2. 5 billion energy holding company based in Albuquerque that provides electricity to more than 859,000 homes and businesses in New Mexico and Texas. (New Mexico Business Weekly, NM)
La Marque residents frustrated by blackouts Jun 28, 2009
Kathy Garber, a spokeswoman for Texas-New Mexico s parent company, New Mexico-based PNM Resources, said the company is collecting information in anticipation of the meeting with Gage and other city officials. She said it was unclear what was causing the recurring problems. (KHOU.com, TX)
PNM given nod to raise rates May 29, 2009
Reaching an agreement and obtaining Commission approval regarding this rate increase is the latest step in our ongoing efforts to ensure adequate recovery of PNM s costs and restoring shareholder value, said Jeff Sterba, PNM Resources chairman and CEO. Moving forward, PNM must continually ensure its rates are aligned with service costs. We have launched numerous initiatives to help customers save money and manage our expenses while preparing for a future that will have additional renewable... (New Mexico Business Weekly, NM)
USCAP Statement on Passage of The American Clean Energy and Security Act May 22, 2009
- Alcoa - Boston Scientific - BP America - Caterpillar - Chrysler - ConocoPhillips - Dow - Duke Energy - DuPont - Environmental Defense Fund - Exelon - Ford - FPL Group - GE - GM - John Deere - Johnson & Johnson - Natural Resources Defense Council - The Nature Conservancy - NRG Energy - PepsiCo - Pew Center on Global Climate Change - PG&E - PNM Resources - Rio Tinto - Shell - Siemens - World Resources Institute. SOURCE U.S. Climate Action Partnership. (PR Newswire)
PNM financial performance improves significantly in Q1 May 2, 2009
Approval of a rate hike and fuel clause in 2008 significantly improved performance at the PNM electric utility in New Mexico, said PNM Resources Chairman and CEO Jeff Sterba in a prepared statement ... PNM Resources (NYSE: PNM) is an energy holding company based in Albuquerque. (New Mexico Business Weekly, NM)
One Month Left To Apply: First Choice Power Reduce Your UseTM Grants Due June 1 Grants Will Help Texas Nonprofits be Energy-Efficient May 2, 2009
It is a subsidiary of PNM Resources, an investor-owned energy holding company. First Choice Power is committed to Simply Better prices, programs, customer care and community involvement. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
WESST opens new business incubator Apr 18, 2009
Early advocates of the Enterprise Center included PNM Resources, the city of Albuquerque, the state of New Mexico and the federal Economic Development Agency ... Jeff Sterba, chairman and CEO of PNM Resources, said saying no to Noonan is nearly impossible, but added that no army can withstand the power of an idea whose time has come. (New Mexico Business Weekly, NM)
Kellogg grant hatches statewide nonprofit Apr 9, 2009
Denish said the new office builds on work the Community Foundation is doing with the New Mexico Collaboration to End Hunger, a partnership of 57 organizations statewide with support from the state of New Mexico, the New Mexico Community Foundation, the and PNM Resources Foundation. Randy Royster, executive director of the Albuquerque Community Foundation, said his organization has learned the value of combining the individual expertise of several organizations to achieve a goal. (New Mexico Business Weekly, NM)
