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Laredo officials outline port growth, projects and trade numbers
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Laredo policy chair Mayor Victor Treviño and City of Laredo economic development director Miriam Castillo presented port trade figures and recent commercial investments while hosting the Texas MPO Association annual meeting in Laredo.
Mayor Victor Treviño, chair of the Laredo-Webb County Metropolitan Planning Organization, opened the Texas MPO Association’s annual meeting in Laredo with a summary of the city’s role in U.S.–Mexico trade and recent local projects.
“Laredo has been in the bridge business since the 1880s,” Treviño said, citing the city’s long history as a border trade hub. He noted Laredo is the Western Hemisphere’s top port of entry by value and said the port currently handles about $339 billion in trade annually and roughly 20,000 trucks per day. He told the meeting the MPO must “act locally but think…
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