WORTH MORE THAN
100-MILLION DOLLARS.
THEY'LL BE WORKING WITH
THE LAB THAT JUST SENT A
ROVER TO MARS.
NEWS 13'S JAMI SEYMORE
SHOWS US HOW THE
ENGINEERING FIRM
BEAT OUT THE COMPETITION
TO SCORE THE DEAL.
FIORE INDUSTRIES HANDLES
EVERYTHING FROM TESTING
AND RESEARCH TO CYBER
SECURITY --
AND NOW, THEY'RE TAKING
THAT EXPERIENCE TO NASA.
They match our culture
really well, they are
team- oriented,
family-oriented, we
really partner with
them.
THE ALBUQUERQUE- BASED
ENGINEERING FIRM JUST
LANDED A 130-MILLION
DOLLAR CONTRACT WITH
NASA'S JET PROPULSION
LABORATORY -- THE ONE
THAT JUST HELPED SEND A
ROVER TOWARD
MARS.
To me, it just fits
perfectly in New Mexico
because New Mexico has
been a part of space,
since the very
beginning.
CEO BILL MIERA SAYS
WHILE THE FIRM OFFERS A
WIDE RANGE OF SERVICES
TO PLACES LIKE SPACEPORT
AMERICA, NATIONAL
LABORATORIES AND
THE DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENSE,
THEIR NEXT MISSION WITH
NASA IS TO PROTECT SOME
OF THEIR BIGGEST
PROJECTS COMING OUT OF
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
That means we'll be
supplying firefighters,
emergency people,
guards, things like
that."
MIERA SAYS IT ALSO MEANS
MORE HIGH- PAYING JOBS
ARE LIKELY COMING TO
ALBUQUERQUE.
WITH THE FIRM BASED IN
THE DUKE CITY, HE SAYS
THE MONEY THAT COMES
INTO NEW MEXICO THROUGH
CONTRACTS LIKE THIS ONE,
STAYS IN
THE STATE.
There's a multiplier
effect when you have a
contract and you spend
locally and they spend
and you order supplies
here and they order
locally.
DESPITE DELAYS BECAUSE
OF COVID, FIORE
INDUSTRIES IS SET TO
TAKE OVER
AT THE LAB STARTING IN
OCTOBER. JAMI SEYMORE,
KRQE NEWS 13.
FIORE IS ALSO CONTRACTED
WITH SPACEPORT AMERICA
IN SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO -
DOING EVERYTHING FROM
SECURITY AND I-T TO
FACILITY OPERATIONS AND
ENGINEERING.
WE'RE STARTING SEPTEMBER
WITH SOME BIG CHANGES! A
STRONG FRONT
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