GGEDC receives the ‘Rural Project of the Year’ award
4 Nov 2025
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The Greater Gallup Economic Development Corporation has received the 2025 “Rural Project of the Year” award, recently announced by New Mexico IDEA, the statewide economic development professional association.
According to IDEA, the Rural Project of the Year award “recognizes a collaborative project in a rural community having significant and measurable impact on a local, regional, or statewide level.” The award will be publicly presented on Sept. 25 at the governor’s annual Economic Development Conference in Isleta, N.M.
The awarded project is titled “Designing and Moving the Gallup-McKinley County TradePort Forward,” referring to the GGEDC’s economic roundtable held in Santa Fe in February.
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