15 Aug 2024

Conferences
August 14, 2024- -Laredo, Texas – The Laredo Economic Development Corporation (LEDC) today announced the program for the 31st Annual Pathways For Trade Symposium to be held at the Laredo Country Club on Wednesday, September 18 and Thursday, September 19, 2024.  This year’s event theme is “Opportunities in a Technology Driven Supply Chain.” The LEDC annually hosts the symposium to prom...
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30 Apr 2024

Conferences
The North American Strategy for Competitiveness (NASCO) held its Annual Continental Reunion in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico on April 28-30, 2024. This year's Continental Reunion was attended by over 200 representatives from all corners of North America. The organization focuses on strong advocacy and meaningful initiatives to support competitiveness, workforce development, free trade...
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18 Apr 2024

MileOne
On Thursday, April 18th, The MileOne International Business Assistance Center, a Laredo Economic Development Corporation division hosted its “Women Entrepreneurs Rock: Women in Marketing” event. The panel featured Rosa E. Cruz from PNC Bank, Deodata Torres from Rosell Social Marketing and Elvia Castillo from The Castle of Style Blog who share their experience and expert...
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05 Apr 2024

Virtual Presentations
The Laredo EDC President & CEO was recently invited to participate in an event hosted by the US-Mexico Chamber of Commerce and the Traffic Club of Chicago.  The sold-out event included over 100 attendees from local and national business leaders along with Consul Generals of Mexico and Canada. Mr. Lindgren shared a panel, moderated by Ralph Biedermann of the US-Mexico Cha...
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21 Mar 2024

MileOne
On March 20th, the International Business Assistance Center MileOne hosted an event to introduce an innovative cleaning product Biokaab During the event, Daniel Fosado, CEO of Biokaab, demonstrated the benefits of this biodegradable and eco-friendly cleaning solution for industrial applications such as transportation and logistics, food and beverage processing, oil...
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08 Mar 2024

MileOne
The MileOne International Business Assistance Center, a Laredo Economic Development Corporation division hosted the Women Entrepreneur Rock Series event to celebrate International Women's Day on Friday, March 8th. in partnership with PeopleFund, Ambitious Management, and the Laredo Commission for Women. International Women's Day is celebrated in many countries around the world. It is ...
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27 Feb 2024

Virtual Presentations
The LEDC staff attended the virtual presentation of the Dallas Federal Reserve 2024 Texas Economic Outlook in our continual efforts to be informed of market trends and their drivers.  The event was attended by hundreds at their Dallas offices and had nearly 1000 virtual attendees.  Pia Orrenius, Vice President and Senior Economist, provided expert perspectives on the over...
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24 Feb 2024

Education
The Rio Grande Information Study Center hosted a meeting with students, and faculty of the Harvard Graduate School of Design at the LEDC offices to capture private sector perspectives.  The purpose of the visit was to provide business landscape and development information to the students as they are researching information as part of a case study for water security, hydrology, wastewa...
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22 Feb 2024

MileOne
MileOne, a division of the Laredo Economic Development Corporation, in conjunction with the Consulado General de México en Laredo, concluded the second Mexicana Emprende program and held a graduation ceremony for the cohort. The initiative aims to support Mexican women living in the U.S. by equipping them with the resources, guidance, and tools needed to start their businesses. Throu...
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