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SANTA FE, N.M. – New Mexico Economic Development Department Deputy Secretary Jon Clark announced on Thursday that the department’s Office of Strategy, Science & Technology (OSST) will launch two new grant opportunities this fall, focused on driving technology growth and commercialization in advanced energy and encouraging innovation and commercialization in...
Keeping Your Eye on the Ball: How to Build a Successful New Business in Gallup-McKinley County
May 13 2023In the spirit of baseball season, take time to show some team spirit to our local small businesses. This is key to relationship-building, success in building our local economy and creating jobs. It’s difficult to understate all the changes the business landscape has seen in the past few years, yet...
Housing and tourism are key issues driving community and economic development in Gallup and the surrounding region. The City of Gallup recognizes how housing and tourism impact the regional economy, and it has a team which works closely together and with partner organizations for this important work.
Economic development...
Who’s On First? How About Entrepreneurs.
May 10 2023In Economic Development, there have traditionally been three legs of the stool that professionals have focused on including: Business Retention & Expansion, Business Attraction, and Entrepreneurship. This article focuses some time on entrepreneurial development that typically represents the biggest driver of economic activity in the United States.
According to...

Greater Gallup EDC Staff Accompanies McKinley Paper Company at SelectUSA Investment Summit
May 10 2023Greater Gallup Economic Development Corporation (GGEDC) Executive Director Patty Lundstrom traveled to National Harbor, Maryland to attend the 2023 SelectUSA Investment Summit, which ran from May 1-4, 2023. The summit is the top event in the United States for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) promotion. Connecting investors, companies, economic development organizations (EDOs)...
The New Mexico Economic Development Department (EDD) works with the City of Gallup and McKinley County to Use Our Home Field Advantage to Grow the Gallup-McKinley County Economy through assisting businesses and communities in a broad variety of economic development needs. EDD does this through forming relationships and partnerships. The...
By Rose Eason, Executive Director, gallupARTS
It’s the bottom of the ninth. The bases are fully loaded. Player number 8 steps up to bat. She swings. She strikes. And it’s outta here!
Pardon the obligatory baseball metaphor in honor of “Using Our Home Field Advantage to Grow the...
By Patty Lundstrom, CEcD, Executive Director of Greater Gallup EDC
Babe Ruth once said, “Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.”
Recently, a former president of the International Economic Development Council (IEDC) commented that economic developers “have the best profession on the planet. It’s always...

Economic development is at the core of well-being and quality of life for communities across the United States. It is a group of policies, programs, and activities that seek to create and retain jobs and ultimately facilitate economic growth. Each year, the 2nd week in May marks Economic Development Week. Created...
GGEDC enthusiastically welcomes Keegan McKenzie-Chavez to the Region 1 NM Economic Development Department team. She joins Lorraine Ruggles in serving NM's most dynamic northwest region even better!
EDD doubles its ability to assist local businesses and communities through its professional cadre of regional representatives
SANTA...

New Mexico is still in the running for federal funding to help build a regional hydrogen hub
Dec 30 2022New Mexico and three neighboring states remain in the race to win federal funding for a regional hydrogen hub after receiving a favorable assessment of their initial proposal.
The U.S. Department of Energy issued its first responses Dec. 22 regarding proposals, or “concept papers,” that states submitted in early...
SANTA FE, N.M. – New Mexico Economic Development Cabinet Secretary Alicia J. Keyes announced today that seven community-based Economic Development Organizations (EDOs) around the state have been recognized for state certification by providing a high level of expertise and technical support to their communities.
Economic Development Deputy Cabinet Secretary Jon Clark...

Gallup, NM. On May 9-14, 2022, the Small Business Development Center at UNM Gallup celebrates 2022 Economic Development Week "Building on Our Assets” with our community. Economic development is the core of well-being and quality of life for communities across the United States. Locally we have many economic hometown heroes,...
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By Francis Bee, Executive Director, Gallup Business Improvement District (Gallup BID)
Downtown Gallup is an attractive and sustainable center of civic life, the arts, and cultural experiences for community activities that celebrate its multicultural heritage. It offers opportunities for prosperity with strong connections to its authentic culture and history...
Building on Our Energy Assets: How the Prewitt Industrial Cluster Will Become a Hub of Hydrogen Generation and Development Gallup and McKinley County are gearing up for a lead role in the emerging hydrogen revolution.
When Escalante Generating Station (EGS) in Prewitt burned its last coal in the fall...
What is Economic Development Week? And How Are Gallup & McKinley County, NM Observing it this Year?
May 6 2022Economic development is at the core of well-being and quality of life for communities across the United States. It is a group of policies, programs, and activities that seek to create and retain jobs and ultimately facilitate economic growth. Each year, the 2nd week in May marks Economic Development Week...
Gallup, NM – Patricia Lundstrom, Executive Director of Greater Gallup Economic Development Corporation (GGEDC), will attend a trade show and an international business conference in early November with the objectives of showcasing Gallup-McKinley County, NM to national and international companies and investors, learning about state-of-art food and beverage processing, and...
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During the beginning of October at the International Economic Development Council (IEDC) 2021 Annual Conference, Excellence in Economic Development Awards were given to the world’s best economic development programs and partnerships and the year’s most influential leaders. The Greater Gallup Economic Development Corporation (GGEDC) won a Gold Rank in the...

N.M. Senator Martin Heinrich & U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Granholm in Northwest NM
Sep 3 2021Gallup, N.M. – Executive Director, and member of the NM Legislature Patricia Lundstrom (D-Gallup) joined with N.M. Senator Heinrich and U.S. Dept. of Energy Secretary Granholm on Thursday, August 19th, 2021 for a site tour in Farmington, NM.
Lundstrom released the following statement; “New Mexico has relied upon large coal-fired...

GGEDC awarded TBIC FDI Re-Certification
Aug 25 2021TBIC and Navigator Consulting announced GGEDC is among the first eight in the U.S. to receive the Foreign Direct Investment Qualified Community Certification – June 2019
[GALLUP, NM, August 2021] — GGEDC Executive Director Representative Patricia Lundstrom announced Trans-Atlantic Business Investment Council (TBIC) is awarding the Foreign Direct Investment...

Michael Sage Honored with NMIDEA Award
Jun 16 2021Gallup, NM – Michael Sage, Deputy Director for Greater Gallup Economic Development Corporation (GGEDC), recently received the Developer of the Year Award at the NM IDEA Annual Membership Meeting.
Michael received the award as a result of his advocacy for struggling McKinley County businesses during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic...

Construction begins on Carbon Coal Road
May 10 2021Gallup Land Partners Donates Right of Way to Spur Economic Growth
(Gallup, New Mexico) -- The New Mexico Department of Transportation and McKinley County have begun a complete reconstruction of Carbon Coal Road located north of the City of Gallup, utilizing $23M in state capital outlay appropriations. To be...
May 9th – 15th is being recognized as Economic Development Week across the country.
Economic Development Week was created by the International Economic Development Council (IEDC) in honor of its 95-year anniversary as the largest professional membership organization for economic developers.
The economic development efforts provided by economic...
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Greater Gallup Economic Development Corporation joins the City of Gallup and McKinley County together with cities and counties nationwide to increase awareness of jobs and career development programs that enhance local economic impact.
Gallup, NM – The Greater Gallup Economic Development Corporation (GGEDC),...