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General
and Tourist Publications:
Annual Guide to the Rio
Grande Valley
This annual Guide, in full-color magazine format,
features vibrant photography and authoritative articles on area attractions and
resources. As an official publication of the Partnership, it is distributed
throughout Mexico and the United States in order to recruit new tourist, residents,
and industry. Linked here
Map of the Rio Grande Valley
This map marks featured attractions across the Valley region and
includes up-to-date street maps of 21 individual cities.
Rio
Grande Valley Bird and Butterfly Map
A biennial publication of
the Partnership, this unique publication caters to the regional $100 million nature
enthusiast market; the full-color map pin-points nearly 100 nature hot-spots across
the Valley with illustrations, description, and directions.
Calendar
of Events
With an expansive listing of community activities, this
booklet targets the $350 million Winter Texan market (also available online).
Historic Rio Grande Valley (sold out)
Published
in 2001, this comprehensive table book documents the history of the region, with
featured articles on established local businesses.
Rio Grande
Valley (sold out)
A 22-minute audio-visual presentation on the
region, this VHS was produced in 1998.
Valley Proud History
Cookbook (sold out)
These "Tales and Recipes of the Rio Grande
Valley of Texas include 243 pages of personal stories and 111 pages of family
recipes, both with regional flavor.
Business
Publications:
Agriculture
in the Rio Grande Valley
A 16-page booklet published through a VARDC grant covers basic agricultural information.
Business Barometer
Every month for more than thirty
years, this one-page tri-fold brochure reports bank deposits and building permits
in 28 cities, non-agricultural employment in 2 counties (Cameron and Hidalgo),
crossings at 9 bridges, and boardings at 3 airports (also
available online).
Manufacturers
Directory
An 88-page listing of manufacturers by city and by SIC
codes, it includes contact information, product description, number of employees,
and year established for facilities throughout four counties.
Maquiladora
Directory
A 65-page booklet containing contact information for
both Rio Grande Valley headquarters and corresponding Mexico facilities, this
director is compiled and produced annually.
Metro Facts Directory
A broad introduction to the physiographic, economic, and socio-politic influences
on the "Rioplex, these 57-pages detail year-end tabulations on trade, labor force,
retail sales, bank deposits, and construction projects.
Public
Officials Directory
Updated after each local election, this
consolidated listing includes city and county officials, Texas and United States
legislators, as well as navigation, drainage and irrigation, and county appraisal
districts (also available online).
Economic
Analysis and Forecast for the
South Texas Border Region
Designed to educate the local businesses about regional trends relevant at the
state and national level, this comprehensive publication, produced in cooperation
with the Center for Border Economic Studies (CBEST) at the University of Texas-Pan
American, assesses various economic indicators and projects those variables into
a future market consensus