Rio Grande Valley Partnership Review of 2019

BROWNSVILLE, RGV - The outgoing chairman of the Rio Grande Valley Partnership says 2019 was an outstanding one for the group as it continued its advocacy for the region and the local business community.

Lee Reed gave a presentation on the major projects of the RGVP over the past 12 months at a Christmas Party held at IBC Bank’s offices in Brownsville.

RGVP is the regional chamber of the commerce for the Rio Grande Valley.

In his presentation, Reed started with the Valley Legislators Tour, a three-day event which sees visiting state lawmakers visit the region. The event is held every other year, soon after the biennial legislative session gets underway. 

“It was the most successful ever with over 35 state legislators and three senators,” Reed said. “We brought them down here to educate them about the Valley and the needs of the Valley.”

Some legislators that could not make the tour sent their chiefs of staff. Reed said 25 chiefs of staff were on the tour. He thanked the sponsors for making it happen. 

“It takes a lot of money to pay for the airline tickets, the hotel, coordinating all the travel, food, everything, to showcase the Valley,” Reed said. “Having them come down here is very beneficial to making things happen here in the Rio Grande Valley.”

In this podcast we hear from Lee Reed at the Rio Grande Valley Partnership's Christmas Party. He lists numerous projects the RGVP was involved in 2019.

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