look beyond your borders trade corridors ted houghton texas transportation commission
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Look Beyond Your Borders
Trade Corridors
Ted HoughtonTexas Transportation Commission
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Texas State Highway System largest road system with 80,000+ miles
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The State of Texas Is #1 in Gross Domestic Product
Has top business climate in nation (Site Selection Magazine 11/04)
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Texas Trade Partners1) Mexico45% with TexasChihuahua, Mexico largest state trading partner
2) South Korea
3) Taiwan
4) China
5) Japan
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Texas/Mexico Trade CorridorsCorralitos Ranch cattle drive
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Texas Trade CorridorsThe Butterfield Trail Marker
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Texas Trade CorridorsDel Rio Wool & Mohair Company
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Texas Trade CorridorsGulf Intracoastal Waterway
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Texas Trade Corridors
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Texas Trade CorridorsInterstate Highway 35 in Austin, Texas
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Trade CorridorPorts of Los Angeles and Long Beach
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Trade CorridorThe Alameda Corridor
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Trade CorridorThe Alameda Corridor
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Trade CorridorPacific Coast Water Ports
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Texas Trade CorridorsTexas Gulf Water Ports
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Texas Trade CorridorsTexas/Mexico Border Ports of Entry
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SHIFTS IN TRADE ROUTES AFFECTING TEXASPanama CanalChicagoPOLA / POLB2009Expansion of All-water Route via Panama CanalExpansion of Mexico RoutingExpansion of San Pedro Bay Ports RoutingDistributionWarehouseTransloadingInland PortDistributionWarehouseMEXICOTrainBlock
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MAJOR IMPORTER TRENDSThe concentration of trade between the US retail sector and North Asia has provided a number of importers with market powerIdentified top retailers represent approximately 4.3% of GDP and employ 2.7% of US private employment, and nearly 20% of retail employmentWal-MartLowesCircuit CityKohlsBest BuyPier1933521--3144NORTHWESTWal-MartLowesCircuit City744168128KohlsBest BuyPier1196142196MIDWESTWal-MartLowesCircuit CityKohlsBest BuyPier136610211839103166SOUTHWESTNORTHEASTWal-MartLowesCircuit CityKohlsBest BuyPier127363827764146Wal-MartLowesCircuit City28710278KohlsBest BuyPier1575399MID-ATLANTICWal-MartLowesCircuit City779309128KohlsBest BuyPier14988187SOUTHEASTWal-MartLowesCircuit City84216780KohlsBest BuyPier16777123SOUTHCENTRAL
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What Will It Take?ChampionsLook beyond your border all the way to .FinancingPublic/Private PartnershipsShipping companiesRailroadsRegional Mobility AuthoritiesState of Texas
Butterfield Stage Marker, on US 87 in Tom Green County. Circa 1939. TxDOT photo.Gulf Intracoastal Waterway. June 1984 photo by Randy Green/TxDOT.August 2000 photo by Michael Amador/TxDOT
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