Tour of the Gila May Canceled This year

By Marco Grajeda

Las Cruces, NM – Grant County is still hurting financially from recent job cuts at the area's largest employer Freeport-McMoran. Now, the region could see a substantial dip in tourism dollars if a popular bicycle race is canceled this year. As KRWG's Marco Grajeda, organizers of the annual Tour of the Gila may be forced to cancel the event because of insufficient funding related to the struggling economy.