Mesilla Valley Economic Development Alliance (MVEDA) along with the El Paso Electric New Mexico Economic Development Fund (NMEDF)presented a check to M.A. and Sons, Inc. The $75,000 was invested in cold storage. The cold storage facility will allow M.A. & Sons to store their chile products on site instead of transporting them to third-party storage providers out-of-state and benefit local growers by providing additional storage outlets for their products.
MVEDA supported the Community Foundation of Southern New Mexico (CFSNM) in the analysis and recommendations on the use of the funds to assist with this project. The Fund, managed by CFSNM, was established by El Paso Electric (EPE) to provide $1 million per year for 20 years in support of private businesses, projects, and organizations based within EPE’s New Mexico service territory.
Mary Alice Garay, (also known as M.A.), and her three sons, Frank, Randy, and Patrick Garay, established the company. M.A. & Sons grows and processes red and green chile products at their Arrey, New Mexico processing plant. The NMEDF grant helped M.A. & Sons construct a cold storage facility at their processing plant.
“Our family-owned business started off as a dream for me and my sons and has become a point of pride to serve in and for our southern New Mexico community,” shares Mary Alice Garay of M.A. & Sons. “We are grateful for the support of the New Mexico Economic Development Fund, MVEDA, and all those who made this project possible.
Posted June 22, 2022
