New Mexico
10 projects picked for the New Voices New Mexico screenwriting training program
The New Mexico Movie Workplace has all the time had a deal with coaching extra New Mexicans for jobs in TV and movie.
Whereas the business has performed nicely at below-the-line jobs comparable to crew, it’s making strides with getting New Mexicans into above-the-line jobs.
Enter the Stowe Story Labs and the New Voices New Mexico screenwriting coaching program, which can assist develop foundational expertise for writing characteristic movie and tv scripts.
It’s run by Stowe Story Labs founder and director David Rocchio and co-founder David Pope.
“Constructing this program has been a pleasure. The movie workplace group’s pleasure about discovering and nurturing new voices in New Mexico energized us, and all of us at Stowe Story Labs have had an amazing time designing this system and now can’t wait to ship it,” Rocchio says.
There have been 10 initiatives chosen from a pool of 200 candidates.
The coaching program begins in Could and might be carried out in three phases lasting a complete of six months.
“This initiative is a direct results of our partnerships with main studios in New Mexico and our dedication to nurture homegrown expertise,” says Alicia J. Keyes, New Mexico Financial Growth secretary. “I’m excited to see this numerous group of New Mexico storytellers obtain coaching and steering so their initiatives can transfer ahead.”
Members should be present New Mexican residents or New Mexicans finding out out-of-state. Candidates needed to exhibit a capability to jot down a characteristic or tv script, capability to be taught and incorporate new expertise and approaches into their work, a collaborative nature, and willingness to develop a robust story thought.
Members are liable for this system’s utility price and journey prices to Taos, nevertheless, program design, utility course of, instruction, mentoring, meals and lodging are offered by means of funding from the New Mexico Movie Workplace.
“New Mexico is brimming with inventive, expert, numerous writers and the New Mexico New Voices program is an impactful method to foster and empower them and their tales for the display,” says Amber Dodson, New Mexico Movie Workplace director. “The competitors was robust and we congratulate each author who, after a deep dive with Stowe Story Labs, could have a pitch-ready script, which isn’t any small feat.”
The chosen people and writing groups are:
• “The Solar Rises on One other Day” – Chelese Belmont and Shannan Reeve of Albuquerque.
• “Starlight Tour” by Thomas Grey of Española.
• “That One Evening in J-City” by Liana Morales of Albuquerque.
• “Freedom” by Ruben Muller of Albuquerque.
• “Bluebird Patrol” by Daniel Peaslee of Santa Fe.
• “Unwritten” by Brittany Ramirez and Micaela Legarda of Las Cruces.
• “Marked as Different” by Kira Sipler and Lorraine Montez of Albuquerque.
• “From the Identical Plate” by Enrique Cruz Torres of Santa Fe.
• “River of Hope” by Raquel Troyce of Albuquerque.
• “Mustapha” by Carmen Tsabetsaye of Albuquerque.
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New Mexico
Toxic fumes sicken 20 workers at New Mexico cheese plant
CLOVIS, N.M. (AP) — Investigators are trying to determine what caused a mechanical failure that resulted in 20 workers inhaling toxic fumes at a cheese manufacturing plant in eastern New Mexico.
The Curry County Sheriff’s Office reported that more than a dozen workers were transported to area hospitals by ambulances and private vehicles Monday morning after acid mixed with chlorine to create the fumes. Two of the workers were listed in critical condition.
Crews responded after a strong smell was reported at the Southwest Cheese plant. A hazardous materials crew with the Clovis Fire Department helped to clear the scene and production resumed later that morning.
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Southwest Cheese said in a statement issued Monday that early investigation indicated the cause of the incident was a chemical overflow that occurred due to a mechanical failure in one room at the plant and that the vapors affected employees who were working close by.
The company said the affected area was quickly closed off per its incident response plan.
Southwest Cheese has been operating since 2005. It processes billions of pounds of milk every year, producing more than 588 million pounds (266,712 metric tons) of block cheese and more than 36 million pounds (16,329 metric tons) of whey protein powders.
New Mexico
Yesway opens five new Allsup's stores in Texas and New Mexico
US-based convenience store chain Yesway has launched five new Allsup’s sites across Texas and New Mexico.
Yesway acquired Allsup’s Convenience Stores in November 2019.
In Texas, the new Allsup’s stores are located at 2450 Southeast Access Road, Mount Vernon; 9704 Highway 87, Lubbock; and 100 East US Highway 67, Keene.
Meanwhile, New Mexico will get new stores at 8951 Mountain Vista Parkway, Las Cruces, as well as 3075 W Main Street, Farmington.
These new stores are large-format, each covering 6,277ft2 and operating 24 hours a day.
They offer a wide range of products, including Allsup’s “World Famous” burritos, private-label snacks, and fresh essentials such as Allsup’s bread, milk, and eggs.
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Additionally, most of these locations offer a variety of services such as a beer cave, Western Union services, ATMs, and facilities for cryptocurrency and digital currency transactions.
Yesway chief real estate officer Thomas Brown said: “We could not have achieved this swift pace of growth in 2024 without the relentless efforts and exceptional dedication of our talented teams. I extend our heartfelt thanks to every one of them.”
Including these new openings, Yesway now operates a total of 440 stores across nine states, namely Texas, New Mexico, South Dakota, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Wyoming, Oklahoma, and Nebraska, under the Yesway and Allsup’s brands.
In 2023, Yesway, secured $190m in equity for its expansion programme, with the capital used to build 28 stores that year. The company built 17 stores in 2022.
New Mexico
20 cheese factory employees injured after industrial accident
More than a dozen workers at a cheese factory near Clovis had to be taken to a hospital Monday morning after an industrial accident.
CLOVIS, N.M. – More than a dozen workers at a cheese factory near Clovis had to be taken to a hospital Monday morning after an industrial accident.
The Curry County Sheriff’s Office says over eight gallons of acid got mixed with chlorine, causing a toxic gas.
20 employees were reportedly injured. 14 had to be taken to hospitals in Clovis and Portales.
The Clovis Fire Department and New Mexico State Police are working on cleaning up the site. The cause of the leak is still being investigated.
Deputies say the leak was contained, and the public is not in any danger.
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