Navajo Transit transferred to NDOT
With his signature, President Jonathan Nez on Nov. 4 approved the transfer of the Navajo Transit System from the Division of General Services to the Navajo Division of Transportation.
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‘Not a fossil fuel’: Oil & gas moves forward with helium proposal
Navajo Nation Oil and Gas reported on Monday that it will be seeking approval by the Navajo Nation Council of three helium development operating agreements that, if successful, could generate $250 to $300 million in economic benefit to the Nation over the next 10 years.
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Taxes arise as barrier to solar power development
One of the challenges holding back proposed renewable solar projects on the Navajo Nation is taxation and the issue was discussed on Monday among solar companies and the Resources and Development Committee.
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2nd Rhino glove factory will bring 350 new jobs
With a $19 million-dollar investment from the Navajo Nation and nearly $60 million from its own investors, on Oct. 1 medical glove manufacturer Rhino Health Inc. broke ground on a second plant in Church Rock, New Mexico, that, once up and running, will produce $1.5 billion “made on the Navajo Nation” nitrile gloves per year.
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Building on hemp: Diné hemp producer starts business enterprise off Navajo
Even though hemp is now legal in the United States, it is still banned on the Navajo Nation, putting the kibosh on what many consider a huge economic opportunity for individual growers and the Nation as a whole.
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Window Rock Weather
Mostly Cloudy
63.0 F (17.2 C)
Dewpoint: 15.1 F (-9.4 C)
Humidity: 15%
Wind: Northeast at 17.3 gusting to25.3 MPH (15 gusting to 22 KT)
Pressure: 30.04
Dewpoint: 15.1 F (-9.4 C)
Humidity: 15%
Wind: Northeast at 17.3 gusting to25.3 MPH (15 gusting to 22 KT)
Pressure: 30.04
Highway 264,
I-40, WB @ Winslow