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December 21, 2018 • Local News
El Paso City Council incumbents Cissy Lizarraga, Peter Svarzbein win runoffs to keep seats
El Paso city Reps. Peter Svarzbein and Cecilia "Cissy" Lizarraga kept their council seats after defeating political newcomers in runoff races. In the District 1 race for West El Paso, Svarzbein tallied 64 percent of the votes, or 2,799, to defeat marketing consultant Veronica Frescas.
December 7, 2018 • Local News
Second Silicon Valley Tech Company Moves To Downtown El Paso
Another high-tech startup company from California's Silicon Valley plans to open an office in a Downtown El Paso office building in January.
December 7, 2018 • Local News
Four Months To iFly in El Paso
The pieces of a giant wind tunnel are coming together near Topgolf and Interstate 10 on the Westside. It is iFly, an indoor skydiving experience where free-fall conditions are simulated in a vertical wind tunnel.
November 30, 2018 • EPE Related News
El Paso Electric Warns Customers of Rising Scams
As we see scam calls on the rise, EPE is warning customers to be careful with their information.
November 30, 2018 • EPE Related News
El Paso Electric, Edison Electric Institute Celebrate 1 Million Electric Vehicles on U.S. Roads
El Paso Electric (EPE) today joins the Edison Electric Institute (EEI) in marking the milestone of one million electric vehicles (EVs) on U.S. roads. As cities and communities seek smart, sustainable mobility solutions, electric transportation is a critical component – including EVs, public transit, and charging infrastructure. Electric...
November 30, 2018 • Regional News
Regional and National News Nov 25-30
Regional and National News Nov 25-30
November 30, 2018 • EPE Related News
El Paso Herald Post: TTUHSC El Paso Fires Up Holiday Celebration Friday Night
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso’s Cookies, Cocoa and Holiday Cheer celebration gets the holiday season underway for the fourth consecutive year.
December 7, 2018 • EPE Related News
‘Electricity 101’ Workshop Educates Community on El Paso Electric
El Paso Electric (EPE) hosts the first ever ‘Electricity 101’ Academic Partnering Workshop bringing together local educational institutions to get an inside look at power generation, distribution and transmission. The ‘Electricity 101’ academic workshop aims to better prepare educators to help develop local, prospective...
November 30, 2018 • EPE Related News
El Paso Electric Presents No Coal For Christmas Toy Drive at WinterFest
EL PASO, TEXAS – WinterFest, presented by The Hospitals of Providence and Providence Children’s Hospital, joins forces with El Paso Electric (EPE) to celebrate the season of giving with the “No Coal for Christmas” Toy Drive benefitting the Lee & Beulah Moor Children’s Home.
November 30, 2018 • EPE Related News
ABQ Journal: Editorial: Sun is shining on a new ABQ, NM energy source
California has been burning for weeks. Northern New Mexico remains in exceptional drought conditions. Seas are on average 9 inches higher. Heat waves are far more intense than just a few decades ago. And a federal report released Friday on the effects of climate change is raising the sense of urgency and alarm for mitigating extreme weather...
November 20, 2018 • EPE Related News
‘Break the Ice’ party kicks off WinterFest 2018 in Downtown El Paso
Kids from the Boys and Girls Clubs of El Paso got to be the first to try the ice at the seasonal ice rink Friday at Downtown's Art Festival Plaza during a "Break the Ice" kickoff event for WinterFest 2018. Speakers from Destination El Paso, the city and sponsors such as The Hospitals of Providence, El Paso Electric and Texas...
November 16, 2018 • Local News
El Paso Giving Day Officially Launches
El Paso Giving Day 2018, that took place on Thursday, November 15, 2018, officially release their results.
November 20, 2018 • EPE Related News
Sun Bowl parade a labor of love for volunteers
It’s a tradition of more than 80 years in El Paso – the annual Sun Bowl parade on Thanksgiving Day. And for hundreds of volunteers who work to put it together, it’s a family affair. Volunteers with the Sun Bowl Association build four of the 18 floats for the parade. They make part of the nearly 100 entries.
November 20, 2018 • EPE Related News
EPE's Mandy The Mule joins 82nd Thanksgiving Day Parade
You can start your Thanksgiving day off with the sights and sounds of the 82nd Annual FirstLight Federal Credit Union Sun Bowl Parade.
November 16, 2018 • EPE Related News
El Paso Utilities Unite to Empower and Educate Customers to #StopScams
El Paso, Texas – For the second year, El Paso Electric (EPE) teams up with El Paso Water and Texas Gas Service to raise awareness and educate customers on scams through the third annual Utility Scam Awareness Week initiative. Initiated by the Utilities United Against Scams, or UUAS, the week-long advocacy and awareness campaign focuses on...
November 16, 2018 • Local News
Ireland-based Eaton Corp. to open El Paso manufacturing plant, create 200 jobs
reland-based Eaton Corp., plans to open a design and manufacturing facility in West El Paso, and create 200 jobs over several years, city and county officials are to announce Wednesday.
November 16, 2018 • Local News
Schneider Electric Expands Plant Operations in El Paso to Accommodate Growth of Data Center Market
- New facility will bring 120 new jobs to the El Paso area and showcase the latest in smart factory innovation BOSTON, Nov. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Schneider Electric, the global specialist in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, today inaugurated a new plant in El Paso, Texas, which will increase...
November 12, 2018 • Local News
City Issues Notices to Properties Near Arena Site: Demolition to Follow, No Date Set
The City of El Paso has issued notices to property owners and tenants within 300 feet of the Multipurpose Performing Arts and Entertainment Center (MPC) footprint notifying them of the City’s plans to demolish of city-owned properties.
November 8, 2018 • Local News
El Paso Giving Day 2018 Officially Launches
El Paso Giving Day 2018 Officially Launches
November 7, 2018 • Local News
City of El Paso Lights Up Paseo De Las Luces
City of El Paso Lights Up Paseo De Las Luces
November 9, 2018 • Local News
Bankruptcy court auctions 11 William "Billy" Abraham properties, 9 in Downtown El Paso
Bankruptcy court auctions 11 William "Billy" Abraham properties, 9 in Downtown El Paso El Paso businessman William "Billy" Abraham's longtime hold on Downtown El Paso real estate is ending. Eleven of Abraham's properties, including nine Downtown buildings, were sold for $10.53 million in a federal bankruptcy court auction Nov. 6.
November 2, 2018 • EPE Related News
Las Cruces Sun News: N.M. Public Regulation Commission rejects community solar project for Doña Ana County
LAS CRUCES - The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission on Wednesday voted to kill an El Paso Electric proposal to build a community solar project in Doña Ana County.
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