GCC Rio Grande Cement's plant in Tijeras, N.M. was honored earlier this month with Quality New Mexico's highest accomplishment — Quality New Mexico's ZIA Award for Performance excellence, recognizing the company's commitment to progress toward excellence in business, education, government, and health care. Rio Grande was co-recipient of the honor along with Western New Mexico University

Rio Grande, a past Roadrunner recognition recipient, is New Mexico's only cement manufacturer. The award process and criteria are patterned after the Malcolm Baldridge National Quality Award.