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The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) has awarded a $600,000 grant to the City of Gallup, New Mexico, to support regional economic recovery strategies for healthcare and transportation industries. The project will be matched with $150,000 in local funds. The grant was funded by the CARES Act, which provided $1.5 billion to EDA for economic development assistance programs to help communities prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus. “This investment comes at a crucial time to help New Mexico and our nation’s economy come roaring back and provide a roadmap for hard-working Americans to access new opportunities,” say...

Picture - Left to Right: Patty Lundstrom, Executive Director, GGEDC; Yogash Kumar, GGEDC Board Member (Ex-Officio); Mayor Louie Bonaguidi, GGEDC Board Member (Ex-Officio); Tony Tanner, GGEDC Board Member; Tommy Haws, GGEDC Board President; Tim Hoisington, Tri-State; Brian Rychener, Tri-State; Chock Black, Tri-State. Contribution to support economic transition following Escalante Generating Station retirement Gallup, NM - Greater Gallup Economic Development Corporation (GGEDC), a nonprofit leading economic development efforts for the greater Gallup area, received today a $1.25 million donation from Tri-State Generation & Transmission Association to help advance economic development efforts in the Gallup-McKinley County region to create good paying jobs for local residents...