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UTB-CBIRD Report: “At The Crossroads” Economic Development 107 packaging machinery, relays and industrial controls, current-carrying wiring devices, and electrical equipment for internal combustion engines. ⇒ Within Cameron County, Tools & Machine Parts employs nearly 1,000 local workers at a salary exceeding the county’s average private salary by approximately 30%. Products manufactured in this component cluster supply parts to several industries, including the automotive industry. Although employment growth both nationally and locally remained slow from 1995 to 2000, the Tools & Machine Parts component cluster appears to have good potential for serving the automotive-related maquiladoras in Matamoros. Miscellaneous Transportation Equipment ⇒ Miscellaneous Transportation Equipment includes establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing vehicular lighting equipment, motor vehicle parts and accessories, and transportation equipment, not elsewhere classified. ⇒ In 2000, this component cluster employed approximately 850 workers in Cameron County. Nationally, employment within Misc. Transportation Equipment increased only 8% from 1995 to 2000, largely due to an increasing reliance on the maquiladora industry. With an established base in this component cluster and close proximity to several Auto Parts maquiladoras across the Rio Grande, this industry may provide good prospects for future employment increases in the region. In addition, local wages in Misc. Transportation Equipment exceed the region’s average private salary by 117%, providing good paying jobs to local citizens. Electronic Components ⇒ The Electronic Components sub-cluster includes establishments engaged in manufacturing electron tubes, printed circuit boards, electronic capacitors, resistors, coils, connectors, and other electronic equipment and components not elsewhere classified. ⇒ The Cameron County Electronic Components sub-cluster enjoyed a 33% growth rate between 1995 and 2000, while national employment in this industry grew 11%. Much of Cameron County’s strength in this sector is undoubtedly related to its proximity to neighboring maquiladora plants. In addition, wages in Electronic Components were 71% higher than overall private wages in the county. One Region -- One Future
UTB-CBIRD Report: “At The Crossroads” Economic Development 108 TRANSPORTATION SERVICES AND LOGISTICS & DISTRIBUTION “Because of geography, economic development and commerce on both sides of the border, Texas is the funnel through which the majority of landbased U.S.-Mexico trade must pass. For this reason, we must do all we can to strengthen Texas roads and their connections to our water ports, airports and rail lines.” Kay Baily Hutchison U.S. Senator of Texas, 2002 “There are a lot of opportunities out there for the State of Texas. I think Texas is uniquely located to do work in border security –that’s one area we should take a hard look at.” Dan Burck University of Texas Chancellor, 2002 By analyzing Cameron County’s Transportation Services and Logistics & Distribution clusters the region’s transportation/distribution network is taken as a whole and examined for its current and potential economic impact. The Transportation Services cluster includes employment in all modes of transportation that involve the movement of people both internal and external to the region: both public and private transportation by land, sea, and air. Cameron County employed approximately 600 people in this cluster in 2000 double the 300 employees of 1995. The Logistics and Distribution cluster is made up of the employment in establishments that transport goods through all modes including air, sea, and land as well as pipelines. This cluster includes employment at facilities involved with the transport of goods but does not include any wholesale operations. Over 3,340 were employed in this cluster in Cameron County in 2000 -- an increase of nearly 1,000 from 1995. The Lower Rio Grande Valley region has a distinctive combination of attributes that are unique when compared with other international transportation and logistics centers worldwide. Cameron County’s geographical location on the Mexican border and the Gulf of Mexico provides alternative international ports of entry with a transportation infrastructure consisting of (Figure 5.7): ⇒ A deepwater port ⇒ Intra-coastal ports ⇒ Rail systems ⇒ Air-cargo terminals ⇒ International land bridges ⇒ Warehousing and Storage Una Region -- Un Futuro The Lower Rio Grande Valley domestic and international transportation and logistics industry sector is an asset that could and should be further developed for the State of Texas and the nation.
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CAMERON COUNTY/MATAMOROS AT THE CRO
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University of Texas at Brownsville;
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SECTION 4. EDUCATION & TRAINING INT
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APPENDIX C. CLUSTER ANALYSIS METHOD
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The Port of Brownsville has over 33
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
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Duca, John V. and Mine K. Yucel.
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Rylander, Carol Keeton. Texas Regio
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PROJECT PARTNERS
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