Warehouses Are Booming In Laredo
14 September 2000 - 12:00pm
The warehouse-building boom in this border town is reaching proportions that would have seemed incredible a few years ago.
"This year, Laredo expects to add five million square feet of industrial space, more than double the 1999 total, according to the Laredo Development Foundation, a nonprofit agency that receives city funds." The North American Free Trade Agreement is fueling the boom, but little is being done to plan the growth.
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Warehouses Are Booming In Laredo
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Wall St. Journal, September 14, 2000
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