Rioplex e-newsletter recaps Houston FDI Investment Summit

MCALLEN, Texas – The Rioplex group has produced an e-newsletter recapping its first ever summit in Houston last month.

The event, titled Texas Port to the Stars: Foreign Direct Investment Summit 2025, attracted over 140 leaders from business, government, and global trade networks, including representatives from more than 12 foreign countries.

The two-day event was held at the Westin Galleria. Among those in attendance were Hidalgo County Judge Richard Cortez, Cameron County Judge Eddie Treviño, Brownsville Mayor John Cowen, Jr., Harlingen Mayor Norma Sepulveda, McAllen Mayor Javier Villalobos, and Mission Mayor Norie Gonzalez Garza. 

The 12 countries represented at the summit were Argentina, Australia, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Denmark, France, Germany, Mexico, Netherlands, Pakistan, Singapore, Taiwan, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, and Vietnam.

The event also saw the unveiling of Rioplex’s new brand and its seven member board of directors. The directors are Joaquin Spamer, Mario Reyna, Carlos Garcia, Martin Anzalduas, George Cardenas, Rene Capistran, and Esteban Guerra. 

“The Rio Grande Valley-Rioplex region took center stage at the prestigious Texas Port to the Stars: FDI Summit 2025 in Houston, signaling its rising prominence in international trade, logistics, and innovation,” the e-newsletter stated.

The attendees gathered with a shared vision, the newsletter stated – “to shape the future of cross-border investment and regional development.”

The e-newsletter included a short video. The narrative of the video stated:

“Foreign finding a place where to land your investments can be a hard thing to do, but if you’re looking for one that can offer your business, the ultimate benefits, Rioplex is where future meets the rest of the world.

“Welcome to Rioplex, a thriving binational region where opportunity flows as freely as the river that defines it. Nestled between southern Texas and northern Tamaulipas, Rioplex is more than a point on a map. It’s a crossroads of Industry, innovation and international exchange.

“Texas leads the nation in exports powered by a dynamic economy, low cost and a workforce that’s second to none in this fertile ground, Rioplex grows strong, with over 20 countries investing in the region. Rioplex thrives on a foundation of experience and excellence, built over generations of skilled labor, visionary growth and the strength of global investment. Rioplex moves the world connected by road, rail, air and sea.

“It bridges continents and powers economies with 14 international bridges and the busiest commercial crossings in Texas, Rioplex is a gateway for goods, ideas and innovation from automotive and aerospace to electronics and medical tech. Rioplex is where the future is made. Here, knowledge fuels progress and life, it’s rich with culture, education, healthcare and recreation. This is Rioplex, a place of connection commerce and limitless potential. Join us where the future meets the border.”

Here is the e-newsletter:

Rioplex Newsletter, May 2025.

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