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BROWNSVILLE, RGV - The outgoing chairman of the Rio Grande Valley Partnership says 2019 was an outstanding one for the group as it continued its advocacy for the region and the local business community.

Lee Reed gave a presentation on the major projects of the RGVP over the past 12 months at a Christmas Party held at IBC Bank\\u2019s offices in Brownsville.

RGVP is the regional chamber of the commerce for the Rio Grande Valley.

In his presentation, Reed started with the Valley Legislators Tour, a three-day event which sees visiting state lawmakers visit the region. The event is held every other year, soon after the biennial legislative session gets underway.\\xa0

\\u201cIt was the most successful ever with over 35 state legislators and three senators,\\u201d Reed said. \\u201cWe brought them down here to educate them about the Valley and the needs of the Valley.\\u201d

Some legislators that could not make the tour sent their chiefs of staff. Reed said 25 chiefs of staff were on the tour. He thanked the sponsors for making it happen.\\xa0

\\u201cIt takes a lot of money to pay for the airline tickets, the hotel, coordinating all the travel, food, everything, to showcase the Valley,\\u201d Reed said. \\u201cHaving them come down here is very beneficial to making things happen here in the Rio Grande Valley.\\u201d

In this podcast we hear from Lee Reed at the Rio Grande Valley Partnership's Christmas Party. He lists numerous projects the RGVP was involved in 2019.

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