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Friday, November 11, 2005 NEW BUSINESS NEWS! Advent Plant to Employ 1,000 By Andrew Webb Journal Staff Writer Albuquerque-based Advent Solar will be the first corporate tenant at the massive Mesa del Sol development, where the photovoltaic-cell maker will build a manufacturing plant expected to employ 1,000 by 2010. The deal marks a milestone for the planned 12,000-acre, mixed-use community, which has been on the drawing board for two decades. Advent Solar also announced Thursday it has raised $30 million in venture capital, the largest such funding round in recent history. "This is a huge victory in terms of starting a solar industry in the state," New Mexico Economic Development Secretary Rick Homans said during a news conference in Gov. Bill Richardson's office in Santa Fe. Homans joined Richardson, Mayor Martin Chávez and other state, city and company officials to announce the deal. Advent, which was founded here in 2000, considered severa...

Classic Pueblo style architecture blends the warmth of traditional New Mexico with contemporary universal design in this spacious open floor plan. Exposed beams in the great room and a kiva fireplace add a pleasant, comfortable atmosphere, and the elegant granite kitchen provides a relaxing room for your family or for entertaining your guests. This home also has a fabulous master bath. WALLEN BUILDERS 4 bedrooms • 2 1/2 baths 2,464 sq. ft. • $247,900 Sunday, October 9, 2005 Parade Breaks the $2 Million Price Barrier Journal Staff Report The annual Homes of Enchantment Parade has never included a house priced at $2 million or more. This year, there are three of them. Seventeen others are listed for at least $1 million. "Cost of homes this year is higher than we've ever had," said Kaycee Coffman, director of communications for the Homebuilders Association of Central New Mexico. "(That's) pretty big for Albuquerque." Part of the reason,...