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Revision Date: March, 2014
Laredo, Texas
Laredo Development Foundation
Community Profile
Laredo is located 153 miles SW of San Antonio on IH-35 on the Rio Grande - - U.S.-Mexico border
Year 1980 1990 2000 2010 2013
City 91,449 122,899 176,576 236,091 244,731
County 99,258 133,239 193,117 250,304 259,172
State 14,229,000 17,045,000 20,851,820 25,145,561 26,448,193
POPULATION
US 226,546,000 248,791,000 281,422,000 308,745,538 316,128,839
City Area: 92.83 sq. miles— 59,411 acres
Average Elevation: 438 ft.
County Area: 3,357 sq. miles
GEOGRAPHIC DATA
Avg. Annual: Rain: 20” Snow: 0” Temperature: 74.6º
Seasonal Temperature: January: 58º July: 87º
Direction of Prevailing Wind: Southeast - 12 mph
CLIMATE
Council of Governments Member: Yes
Form of Local Government: City Manager
Annual Budget: $556,487,409
Police (Full-time): 432 Fireman (Full-time): 386
# of Pumpers/Trucks: 14
Fire Insurance Rate: 4
Fire Stations: 14
Service outside city: No
Ambulance Service: 9 Rescue Service: Yes
Zoning Regulated: Yes Planning Commission: Yes
MUNICIPAL SERVICES
UTILITIES
WATER:
Supplier: City of Laredo Water Source: Rio Grande
Plant Capacity: 65 mgpd Avg. Daily Use: 28 mgpd (Summer) 45-60 mgpd
Peak Use: 52 mgpd
Basic Rare: Residential $8.90 Commercial: $34.17 Cost/1,000 Gallons over Basic Rate: $1.76 + sliding scale
Elevated Storage: 11.0 mgals Ground Storage: 34.4 mgals
UTILITIES
SEWER:
Treatment Type: Secondary/oxidation plant
Sanitary Sewer: Yes
Storm Sewer: Yes
Basic Rate: Residential $8.93 Commercial $23.90
Solid Waste Disposal Type: Landfill
Residential: Yes Commercial: Yes
Industrial: Yes
SERVICE PROVIDERS:
Electric Company: (see www.powertochoose.org) Residential, Commercial & Industrial
Electrical Distributors: AEP-Texas/Central Power &Light, Medina Electric Cooperative, Inc.
Natural Gas Company: Center Point
Services provided: Digital Plexus and ISDN, PRI, ATM Cell Relay, STN, Frame Relay, Select Data, International Frame Relay Mexico, Enterprise Network Support, DSL
Telephone Company: AT&T
*Based on www.census.gov
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TRANSPORTATION
HIGHWAYS/INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION:
Interstate Highways: I.H. 35
U.S. Highways: U.S. 59 & 83
State Highways: 359
ASSOCIATION OF LAREDO FORWARDING AGENTS: 210
LAREDO LICENSED U.S. CUSTOMS BROKERS: 110
AIR TRANSPORTATION:
Name of nearest General Aviation Airport: Laredo International Airport
Length of (3) Runways: (Runway 17L) 8,236 ft. (Runway 17R) 8,742 ft. (Runway 14) 5,927 ft.
Landing Lights: Yes Instrumental Landing: Yes
Aircraft Storage: Yes Aircraft Maintenance: Yes
Name of nearest Airport with Commercial Services: Laredo International Airport
Commercial Air Freight services: Yes
Air Carriers: American, Allegiant Air, United Express, American Eagle
Number of Non-Stop Daily Flights: 10
BUS SERVICE: Extensive north-south routes
Private Bus Lines: 4
Public: El Metro (City) - 23 routes and El Aguila (County)
CARGO RAIL SERVICE:
Providers: Union Pacific and Kansas City Southern.
OCEAN SHIPPING:
Nearest Deepwater Port: Port of Corpus Christi
Distance to Port: 156 miles Channel Depth: 45 ft.
Barge Service: Yes Cold Service: Yes
Distance to Water: 156 miles Water Depth: 45 ft.
TAX STRUCTURE
Property Tax (Rate/$100 of Assessed Value)
Rate Assess. %
City: $0.63700 100%
County: $0.420055 100%
School: LISD $1.2740 100%
UISD $1.194860
College: $0.25527
Road & Bridge: $.014231
Drainage: $0.063713
Sales Tax
City: 1.25% County: 0.5% State: 6.25%
State Taxes
Corporate Income: None
State Corporate Franchise Tax: Yes
EDUCATION
Number of School Districts: 2
Major Independent School District: Laredo I.S.D., United I.S.D.
Number of Schools: 74 Total enrollment: 67,000
Number of high school grads: 2,800
Number of Students per Teacher: 15.8
Number of Private & Pre-Kinder Schools: 38
Number of University & Colleges within 10 miles: 2
Number of enrollment at LCC: 8,400
Number of enrollment at Texas A & M Int’l: 6,833
COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL SERVICES
Number of Banking Institutions: 15
Number of Daily Newspapers: 2 Weekly: 7
Major Newspaper: Laredo Morning Times, San Antonio Express News
Major Newspaper Circulation: 22,807
Number of Radio Stations: 20 TV Stations: 8
HOTELS AND CHURCHES
Number of Churches: 125
Number of Hotels/Motels: 45 Rooms: 4,207
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HEALTH FACILITIES
Number of Hospitals: 4 Total Beds: 578
Number of Doctors: 258
Number of Dentists: 34
Number of Clinics: 24
Nearest Emergency Facility: Less than 1 mile
Nursing Facilities: 3 Total Beds: 496
Number of Veterinarians: 6
RECREATION FACILITIES
Golf Courses: 3 Swimming Pools: 6
Arena: 1 Lakes/Bays: 1
Tennis Courts: 20 Parks: 85
Hunting/Fishing Available: Yes
2013 LABOR MARKET: LAREDO MSA
Total Civilian Labor Force: 101,516
Civilian Labor Force Unemployment Rate: 6.7%
Employment Sectors:
Government: 24%
Education & Health: 15%
Transportation, Warehouse, & Utilities: 30%
CONTACT INFORMATION
Laredo Development Foundation P.O. Box 2682
Laredo, Texas 78044-2682 Telephone: (956) 722-0563 or 1-800-820-0564
Fax: (956) 722-6247 Email: [email protected] Website: www.ldfonline.org
SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER
The Small Business Development Center is the largest management and technical assistance program serving the small business community in the United States. SBDC’s help small businesses grow and compete in today’s global economy. Professional counselors and trainers provide comprehensive consulting services to existing and new business start-ups through a variety of programs. Our confidential business consulting services are at no cost to our clients. Our services generally include, but are not limited to:
• Accounting • Bookkeeping • Business Planning • Business Taxes • Capital Acquisition • Cash Flow • Customer Service • Financing • Financial Analysis • Franchising • Home-based Business
• Human Resources • Loan Packaging • Marketing & Advertising • OSHA/Workplace Safe-
ty • Public Relations • Quickbooks • Retailing • SBA Loan Guarantee • Assistance Workforce
Development
In addition, research services are available to SBDC clients on a variety of topics including market de-mographics, site analysis, competitor/industry for-mation, and international trade leads. SBDC’s provide training workshops on specialized top-ics that are of interest to business owners. These workshops, conferences and/or seminars are at low cost to the entrepreneur. Topics include, but are not limited to, marketing, management, business planning, business taxes, and more….
(956) 326-2827
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Laredo Development Foundation 956-722-0563
Laredo Chamber of Commerce 956-722-9895
CODEIN—Nuevo Laredo 011-52-867-712-3437
PORT OF LAREDO: TRADE DATA
Bridges: (1) Gateway to the Americas (2) Lincoln-Juarez (3) Columbia –Solidarity (4) World Trade
Railroad Bridges: (1) KCS Rail Bridge
2013 Truck Loaded Crossings: 1,846,282
2013 Railroad Loaded Crossings: 518,560
Foreign Trade Zones: Yes (7) 3500 acres
Foreign Trade Zone Information: (956) 795-2000
U.S. Customs: (956) 726-2267
Immigration: (956) 717-5400
LAREDO, TEXAS TOP EMPLOYERS
PRIVATE SECTOR:
H.E.B. Grocery 1752 956-724-1761
McDonald’s Restaurant 1633 956-724-6110
Laredo Medical Center 1500 956-796-5000
Wal-Mart (4 Locations) 1108 956-791-3303
Convergys 940 956-728-5500
Doctor’s Hospital 704 956-523-2000
International Bank of Commerce 602 956-722-7611
Stripes Convenience Stores 489 361-693-9735
Laredo Energy Arena 282 956-791-9192
Target Greatland (2 Stores) 221 956-722-6800
Sames Motor Company 220 956-721-4700
BBVA Compass Bank 215 956-724-7911
Union Pacific Railroad 195 956-721-3249
Falcon International Bank 184 956-723-2265
Paul Young Auto Group 167 956-727-1192
Fedex Freight 162 956-725-5333
Sears & Roebuck and Co. 150 956-726-2100
Anderson Columbia 150 956-726-9819
PUBLIC SECTOR:
United Independent School District 6140 956-473-6273
Laredo Independent School District 4163 956-795-3200
City of Laredo 2398 956-791-7411
Laredo Sector Border Patrol 2200 956-764-3200
US CBP—Customs Field Officers 1950 956-253-7300
Webb County 1600 956-523-4999
Texas A&M International University 1225 956-326-2365
Laredo Community College 964 956-721-5138
Border Region Behavioral Health 240 956-794-3000
Gateway Community Health Clinic 231 956-795-8100
U.S. Post Office 155 210-368-8412
MAJOR EMPLOYERS Major employers as compiled by the Laredo Development Foundation on February, 2014 in the City of Laredo, Texas and Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico include the following:
Nuevo Laredo, Tamps. Top Maquiladora Employers
Delphi Alambrados Automotrices 3044
Industrias Rheem 2500
Productos Medline 2000
Sony Magneticos de Mexico 1895
Tecnologia Modificada 1569
Teleflex Medical 1450
Kongsberg Driveline Systems de Mexico 1200
Linamar Driveline Systems de Mexico 1132
Industrias Tri-Con de Mexico 960
Controles Temex 770
Weigand 760
GST Auto Leather de Mexico 700
Springfield Wire de Mexico 575
Fromex 565
Modine Transferencia de Calor 509
ELW Industrial 450
Viskoteepak 450
Optech 400
NCH Promotional Services de Mexico 345
Proliance 300
Casa de Pesca 290
Branson de Mexico 290
Corrugados Tamaulipas 255
Bulklift International 150
GWC Servicios 150
Laredo Development Foundation
1-800-820-0564
Www.ldfonline.org
*Source: LDF directly contacts each employer
Revision Date: March 2013
Laredo, Texas
Laredo Development Foundation
Community Profile
Laredo is located 153 miles SW of San Antonio on IH-35 on the Rio Grande - - U.S.-Mexico border
Year 1980 1990 2000 2010 2012
City 91,449 122,899 176,576 236,091 n/a
County 99,258 133,239 193,117 250,304 256,496
State 14,229,000 17,045,000 20,851,820 25,145,561 26,059,203
POPULATION
US 226,546,000 248,791,000 281,422,000 308,745,538 313,914,040
City Area: 83.4 sq. miles
Average Elevation: 438 ft.
County Area: 3,357 sq. miles
GEOGRAPHIC DATA
Avg. Annual: Rain: 20” Snow: 0” Temperature: 74.6º
Seasonal Temperature: January: 58º July: 87º
Direction of Prevailing Wind: Southeast - 12 mph
CLIMATE
Council of Governments Member: Yes
Form of Local Government: City Manager
Annual Budget: $506,338,305
Police (Full-time): 428 Fireman (Full-time): 386
# of Pumpers/Trucks: 14
Fire Insurance Rate: .19
Fire Stations: 14
Service outside city: No
Ambulance Service: 9 Rescue Service: Yes
Zoning Regulated: Yes Planning Commission: Yes
MUNICIPAL SERVICES
UTILITIES
WATER:
Supplier: City of Laredo Water Source: Rio Grande
Plant Capacity: 65 mgpd Avg. Daily Use: 28 mgpd (Summer) 45-60 mgpd
Peak Use: 52 mgpd
Basic Rare: Residential $8.55 Commercial: $32.54 Cost/1,000 Gallons over Basic Rate: $1.76 + sliding scale
Elevated Storage: 11.0 mgals Ground Storage: 34.4 mgals
UTILITIES
SEWER:
Treatment Type: Secondary/oxidation plant
Sanitary Sewer: Yes
Storm Sewer: Yes
Basic Rate: Residential $8.93 Commercial $23.90
Solid Waste Disposal Type: Landfill
Residential: Yes Commercial: Yes
Industrial: Yes
SERVICE PROVIDERS:
Electric Company: (see www.powertochoose.org) Residential, Commercial & Industrial
Electrical Distributors: AEP-Texas/Central Power &Light, Medina Electric Cooperative, Inc.
Natural Gas Company: Center Point
Services provided: Digital Plexus and ISDN, PRI, ATM Cell Relay, STN, Frame Relay, Select Data, International Frame Relay Mexico, Enterprise Network Support, DSL
Telephone Company: AT&T
*Based on www.census.gov
Page 2 Community Profile
TRANSPORTATION
HIGHWAYS/INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION:
Interstate Highways: I.H. 35
U.S. Highways: U.S. 59 & 83
State Highways: 359
ASSOCIATION OF LAREDO FORWARDING AGENTS: 210
LAREDO LICENSED U.S. CUSTOMS BROKERS: 110
AIR TRANSPORTATION:
Name of nearest General Aviation Airport: Laredo International Airport
Length of (3) Runways: (Runway 17L) 8,236 ft. (Runway 17R) 8,742 ft. (Runway 14) 5,927 ft.
Landing Lights: Yes Instrumental Landing: Yes
Aircraft Storage: Yes Aircraft Maintenance: Yes
Name of nearest Airport with Commercial Services: Laredo International Airport
Commercial Air Freight services: Yes
Air Carriers: American, Continental, Allegiant Air, AeroMexico
Number of Non-Stop Daily Flights: 11
BUS SERVICE: Extensive north-south routes
Private Bus Lines: 4
Public: El Metro (City) - 23 routes and El Aguila (County)
CARGO RAIL SERVICE:
Providers: Union Pacific and Kansas City Southern.
OCEAN SHIPPING:
Nearest Deepwater Port: Port of Corpus Christi
Distance to Port: 156 miles Channel Depth: 45 ft.
Barge Service: Yes Cold Service: Yes
Distance to Water: 156 miles Water Depth: 45 ft.
TAX STRUCTURE
Property Tax (Rate/$100 of Assessed Value)
Rate Assess. %
City: $0.63700 100%
County: $0.405824 100%
School: LISD $1.2740 100%
UISD $1.194860
College: $0.257764
Road & Bridge: $.014231
Drainage: $0.064174
Sales Tax
City: 1.25% County: 0.5% State: 6.25%
State Taxes
Corporate Income: None
State Corporate Franchise Tax: Yes
EDUCATION
Number of School Districts: 2
Major Independent School District: Laredo I.S.D., United I.S.D.
Number of Schools: 74 Total enrollment: 67,000
Number of high school grads: 2,800
Number of Students per Teacher: 15.8
Number of Private & Pre-Kinder Schools: 38
Number of University & Colleges within 10 miles: 2
Number of enrollment at LCC: 8,400
Number of enrollment at Texas A & M Int’l: 6,668
COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL SERVICES
Number of Banking Institutions: 15
Number of Daily Newspapers: 2 Weekly: 7
Major Newspaper: Laredo Morning Times, San Antonio Express News
Major Newspaper Circulation: 22,807
Number of Radio Stations: 20 TV Stations: 8
HOTELS AND CHURCHES
Number of Churches: 125
Number of Hotels/Motels: 44 Rooms: 4,126
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HEALTH FACILITIES
Number of Hospitals: 4 Total Beds: 578
Number of Doctors: 258
Number of Dentists: 34
Number of Clinics: 24
Nearest Emergency Facility: Less than 1 mile
Nursing Facilities: 3 Total Beds: 496
Number of Veterinarians: 6
RECREATION FACILITIES
Golf Courses: 3 Swimming Pools: 6
Arena: 1 Lakes/Bays: 1
Tennis Courts: 20 Parks: 85
Hunting/Fishing Available: Yes
LABOR MARKET: LAREDO MSA
Total Civilian Labor Force: 102,472
Civilian Labor Force Unemployment Rate: 6.1%
Employment Sectors:
Government: 25%
Education & Health: 15%
Transportation, Warehouse, & Utilities: 14%
CONTACT INFORMATION
Laredo Development Foundation P.O. Box 2682
Laredo, Texas 78044-2682 Telephone: (956) 722-0563 or 1-800-820-0564
Fax: (956) 722-6247 Email: [email protected] Website: www.ldfonline.org
SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER
The Small Business Development Center is the largest management and technical assistance program serving the small business community in the United States. SBDC’s help small businesses grow and compete in today’s global economy. Professional counselors and trainers provide comprehensive consulting services to existing and new business start-ups through a variety of programs. Our confidential business consulting services are at no cost to our clients. Our services generally include, but are not limited to:
• Accounting • Bookkeeping • Business Planning • Business Taxes • Capital Acquisition • Cash Flow • Customer Service • Financing • Financial Analysis • Franchising • Home-based Business
• Human Resources • Loan Packaging • Marketing & Advertising • OSHA/Workplace Safe-
ty • Public Relations • Quickbooks • Retailing • SBA Loan Guarantee • Assistance Workforce
Development
In addition, research services are available to SBDC clients on a variety of topics including market de-mographics, site analysis, competitor/industry for-mation, and international trade leads. SBDC’s provide training workshops on specialized top-ics that are of interest to business owners. These workshops, conferences and/or seminars are at low cost to the entrepreneur. Topics include, but are not limited to, marketing, management, business planning, business taxes, and more….
(956) 326-2827
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Laredo Development Foundation 956-722-0563
Laredo Chamber of Commerce 956-722-9895
CODEIN—Nuevo Laredo 011-52-867-712-3437
PORT OF LAREDO: TRADE DATA
Bridges: (1) Gateway to the Americas (2) Lincoln-Juarez (3) Columbia –Solidarity (4) World Trade
Railroad Bridges: (1) KCS Rail Bridge
2012 Truck Loaded Crossings: 2,549,385
2012 Railroad Loaded Crossings: 518,560
Foreign Trade Zones: Yes (7) 3500 acres
Foreign Trade Zone Information: (956) 795-2000
U.S. Customs: (956) 726-2267
Immigration: (956) 717-5400
LAREDO, TEXAS TOP EMPLOYERS
PRIVATE SECTOR:
H.E.B. Grocery 1668 956-724-1761
McDonald’s Restaurant 1539 956-724-6110
Laredo Medical Center 1500 956-796-5000
Convergys 1200 956-728-5500
Wal-Mart (4 Locations) 1107 956-791-3303
Doctor’s Hospital 720 956-523-2000
International Bank of Commerce 657 956-722-7611
Stripes Convenience Stores 526 361-693-9735
Target Greatland (2 Stores) 287 956-722-6800
Laredo Entertainment Arena 279 956-791-9192
BBVA Compass Bank 233 956-724-7911
Paul Young Auto Group 232 956-727-1192
Sames Motor Company 210 956-721-4700
Union Pacific Railroad 195 956-721-3249
Falcon International Bank 184 956-723-2265
Fedex Freight 175 956-725-5333
Laredo Candle Co. by Domistyle 168 956-712-8846
Sears & Roebuck and Co. 150 956-726-2100
Anderson Columbia 150 956-726-9819
PUBLIC SECTOR:
United Independent School District 6073 956-473-6273
Laredo Independent School District 4200 956-795-3200
City of Laredo 2407 956-791-7411
Laredo Sector Border Patrol 1978 956-764-3200
Webb County 1500 956-523-4999
Texas A&M International University 1220 956-326-2365
Laredo Community College 944 956-721-5138
Border Region MHMR 240 956-794-3000
Gateway Community Health Clinic 200 956-795-8100
U.S. Post Office 159 210-368-8412
MAJOR EMPLOYERS Major employers as compiled by the Laredo Development Foundation on March, 2013 in the City of Laredo, Texas and Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico include the following:
Nuevo Laredo, Tamps. Top Maquiladora Employers
Delphi Alambrados Automotrices 3044
Industrias Rheem 2500
Sony Magneticos de Mexico 1899
Productos Medline 1500
Tecnologia Modificada 1469
Teleflex Medical 1463
Linamar Driveline Systems de Mexico 1450
Industrias Tri-Con de Mexico 990
Kongsberg Driveline Systems de Mexico 960
Weigand 790
GST Auto Leather de Mexico 700
Controles Temex 627
Springfield Wire de Mexico 575
Fromex 565
Modine Transferencia de Calor 509
NCH Promotional Services de Mexico 483
ELW Industrial 450
Transpro 443
Onilog 430
Industrias Fronterizas HLI 301
Casa de Pesca 290
Branson de Mexico 200
Bulklift International 157
GWC Servicios 150
Laredo Development Foundation
1-800-820-0564
Www.ldfonline.org