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If we add to this the positive impact that international
trade has always had on these communities, we see one
of the main reasons of a sustained growth in population,
economic strength, competitiveness and shared vision.

Los Dos Laredos once and again have showed
how collaboration generates results. This has been
demonstrated from the design and development of
technological based custom procedures and software,
which provided security and certainty to international
trade operations, to the joint construction of bridges and
customs installations that are an example of efficiency,
safety and success for international trade.
The arrival of railroad, 1881
At the Laredo Region there is a clear knowledge that it is
important to prepare for the future, so both communities
can work together to overcome challenges and to achieve
shared goals. That is why in 2008 the “Plan de Gran Vision
para la Reigon Laredo 2040” (Laredo Region Long-Term
Vision Plan 2040) was developed. Later on, in 2016 it was
updated for the City of Nuevo Laredo, while on the U.S.
side the City of Laredo, Texas developed and approved it
“Laredo Comprehensive Plan” in 2017.

Both Plans were developed with the participation
of thousands of citizens, specialists, academics,
representatives of private organizations and also of
public servants. The objectives stressed the importance
of aligning economic growth and development with an Old custom of Nuevo Laredo, 1930
improvement of the quality of life for all its citizens, with
eyes set on the shared future of the region, but without
ever forgetting the shared past that forged this region
Dr. Federico Schaffler

Market Plaza Old Laredo, Tx. International Bridge No. 1, 1970

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