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Brownsville Economic Development Council has earned the CompetitiveReady Seal, an endorsement of the area´s overall capacity to support business development. Brownsville is the first CompetitiveReady community to receive the seal. Located at the southern tip of Texas, on the border with Mexico, Brownsville offers access to international trade through the Port of Brownsville. Other advantages that stood out for the auditors included safety, ongoing improvements to the infrastructure, and cooperative leadership that has made Brownsville a leader in business attraction and job growth.

Matamoros Maquiladora Association

02/28/2012 — admin

The Matamoros Maquiladora Association, “AMMAC,” (Asociación de Maquiladoras de Matamoros A.C.) was created in 1972 by a group called, “Plant Managers of Matamoros Maquiladoras” with the following goals in mind:

 

  • To represent the general interests of its members
  • To promote growth in production, industry, and free trade
  • To submit requests to local, state, and federal government offices and represents its members interests in these offices; help to defend its members interests.

For 37 years the Matamoros Maquiladora Association has been providing services and support to the maquiladora industry in Matamoros. Its members enjoy a handful of opportunities and advantages that said membership has granted them. Among those include:

 

  • Excellent first-hand information.
  • Administrative and technical consulting.
  • Representation at all three levels of government.
  • Responsible lobbying to solve particular problems.
  • Networking with local and national businesses.
  • Automatic membership in the national council of the maquiladora industry and export products (CNIMME).
  • The best database for labor contracts in Mexico.
  • Personnel search.
  • Statistics.
  • Community leadership

 

During the last couple of years, AMMAC’s membership has comprised about 90 companies, all established within the Matamoros/Brownsville area. AMMAC works in close partnership with BEDC, truly committed to promoting the manufacturing industry, welcoming more companies into our region, and fostering a pro-business climate for the greater economic development of the Brownsville/Matamoros Borderplex.

For more information regarding the Matamoros Maquiladora Association, please visit their website at: http://www.ammatamoros.org/