ALBUQUERQUE'S SANDIA NATIONAL LABS SAYS IT SPENT 975-MILLION DOLLARS ON GOODS AND SERVICES LAST FISCAL YEAR. IN ITS ANNUAL ECONOMIC IMPACT REPORT, SANDIA SAYS ABOUT 43-PERCENT OF THAT, OR 420-MILLION, WENT TO NEW MEXICO BUSINESSES.
THE LAB SAYS, ALTHOUGH 2013 WAS A CHALLENGING YEAR FOR THE ECONOMY, ITS OVERALL SPENDING WENT UP BY ALMOST 80-MILLION DOLLARS.
