Wanted: ecotourism operator for state - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:

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The Legislature approved a special $250,000 appropriatio n to fund the ecotourism projecr in fiscalyear 2010. The work will include creating an inventory of ecotourism assets in the state and vettinfg these assets to be certifiedx as part of theecotourismm program. It would also involve teachinh ecotourism marketing skills and working with otherr state agencies and public and privatwe entities to administer the The contract is scheduled tobegin Aug. 20, or when all statw approvals arereceived — whichever is later — and will last a The contract may be extended for up to thres additional one-year periods.
Tourism Secretary Michael Cerletti said the ecotouris m initiative will bring new and sustainable businesses and economic opportunitiew to communities around the Richard Eeds, the department’s advertising director, is the procurement manage for the RFP. He can be reached at (505) 827-6557 or richard.eeds@state.nm.us. The RFP is at the department’s Web site.