The Laredo EDC hosted its Annual Christmas Talamada and Membership Mixer on Tuesday, December 13 at the Embassy Suites by Hilton.    During the event, Laredo EDC President and CEO Gene Lindgren presented to our members, partners, and invited guests an annual report of activities along with special recognition of the great work by the Administrative Division led by Chief Administrative Of...

On November 29, newly elected City of Laredo Council Member District III Melissa Cigarroa met with LaredoEDC President & CEO Gene Lindgren.  Ms. Cigarroa was given a tour of our facility, met the staff, and was presented with the LEDC mission, vision, activities, community involvement, advocacy efforts, and successful projects.  Several additional topics were covered ...

The Laredo Economic Development Corporation joined the Secretaria de Desarrollo Económico Nuevo Laredo and Tamaulipas at the 2022 Mexico's Supply Chain Nearshoring Summit in Queretaro along with participating community partners The City of Laredo, The Nearshore Company, and Killam Development. Great event leading to promising prospect leads and valuable networking ...

Gene Lindgren, LEDC President & CEO, was invited to a private luncheon in honor of Ninfa Cantu Deandar, Secretary of Economic Development of Tamaulipas, Mexico. The reunion was hosted by Dr. Maria Eugenia Calderón, Vice President of Global Initiatives at TAMIU.  Community stakeholders were able to congratulate Secretary Cantu on her appointment and openly share ideas fo...

Gene Lindgren, LEDC President & CEO, was invited to participate and speak at the ribbon cutting for AT&T Fiber expansion in Laredo, TX. AT&T is expanding its award-winning fiber network to serve more residential and small business locations across the Laredo area and continuing its efforts to close the digital divide and connect people wherever they live and work. AT&...

On November 8, Cesar Hernandez, Program Director of the International Business Assitance Center MileOne met with Consul General of Mexico in Laredo and members from CANACO Nuevo Laredo to initiate the “Programa Acelera: Nuevo Laredo”

On November 8, MileOne’s Program Director Cesar Hernandez, and MileOne mentor Nelly Vielma had the opportunity to talk to professors from the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León about investing and doing business in the U.S. Thank you Mariana Barberena from the Texas A&M International University Office of Global Initiatives for the invitation!...