{"id":28848,"date":"2025-02-12T09:00:21","date_gmt":"2025-02-12T14:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/?p=28848"},"modified":"2025-02-10T12:29:07","modified_gmt":"2025-02-10T17:29:07","slug":"maryland-department-of-agriculture-value-added-agricultural-specialist-named-meda-rising-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/press-release\/2025\/02\/12\/maryland-department-of-agriculture-value-added-agricultural-specialist-named-meda-rising-star\/","title":{"rendered":"Maryland Department of Agriculture Value Added Agricultural Specialist Named MEDA Rising Star"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Martin Proulx to Receive Award Honoring Contributions to Maryland\u2019s Economic Development<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

ANNAPOLIS, MD (February 12, 2025) <\/strong>\u2013 The Maryland Department of Agriculture<\/strong> is excited to announce Martin Proulx<\/strong>, the Department\u2019s Value Added Agricultural Specialist<\/strong>, has been named the 2025 Maryland Economic Development Association (MEDA)<\/a> Rising Star<\/strong>. Awarded to an individual, age 40 and under, who has made a significant contribution to the economic development profession in Maryland, Martin has been instrumental in strengthening Maryland\u2019s agricultural economy by driving growth through initiatives in farm manufacturing, tourism, and processing.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI am grateful for MEDA and thankful for this recognition,\u201d said Martin. \u201cMEDA has been an invaluable resource over the years, and has consistently welcomed and recognized agriculture as an important piece to the State\u2019s Economic Development landscape. \u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Previous to joining the Maryland Department of Agriculture, Martin served as the Agriculture Business Development Manager at Charles County Economic Development Department, working closely with farmers and the agriculture industry. He was a key contributor to drafting and advancing legislation related to strengthening the local agricultural economy and promoting local agriculture, tourism, and craft alcohol. A dedicated MEDA member, Martin has actively participated in the organization\u2019s Young Leaders Committee and serves on the MEDA Foundation Board, furthering his commitment to supporting the organization\u2019s mission.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI was delighted to hear of Martin\u2019s recognition as MEDA\u2019s Rising Star,\u201d said Maryland Department of Agriculture Secretary Kevin Atticks<\/strong>. \u201cHis knowledge and contributions to the State\u2019s value added agricultural sector and the role it plays in Maryland agriculture have made a significant impact to the State\u2019s #1 commercial industry.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Martin will receive the award during the 2025 MEDA Awards Banquet on April 28 in Cambridge. MEDA is a nonprofit organization of economic development professionals. Established in 1961, MEDA members promote the economic well-being of Maryland by working to improve the state\u2019s business climate and the professionalism of those in the field of economic development.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Martin Proulx to Receive Award Honoring Contributions to Maryland\u2019s Economic Development ANNAPOLIS, MD (February 12, 2025) \u2013 The Maryland Department of Agriculture is excited to announce Martin Proulx, the Department\u2019s Value Added Agricultural Specialist, has been named the 2025 Maryland Economic Development Association (MEDA) Rising Star. Awarded to an individual, age 40 and under, who  Read the Rest…<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":222,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28848","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28848","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/222"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28848"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28848\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28850,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28848\/revisions\/28850"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28848"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28848"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28848"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}