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		<title>Caterpillar’s Continued Expansion in TMASC Region Serves Global Strategy</title>
		<link>http://blog.txmxautomotive.com/2010/08/24/caterpillar%e2%80%99s-continued-expansion-in-tmasc-region-serves-global-strategy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 14:55:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlos</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just over a week ago, Caterpillar announced the expansion of its U.S. operations with the construction of a new 600,000-square-foot state-of-the-art facility in Victoria, Texas, that will manufacture hydraulic excavators.  Since 2008, Caterpillar has announced separate new Texas manufacturing facility investments in Seguin and Waco as well. Taken together, these three projects represent a total [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Toyota Expands in TMASC Region</title>
		<link>http://blog.txmxautomotive.com/2010/08/23/toyota-expands-in-tmasc-region/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.txmxautomotive.com/2010/08/23/toyota-expands-in-tmasc-region/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 16:39:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlos</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Toyota’s reinvestment and expansion in the TMASC region is one of several recent signs that TMASC’s strength as an advanced manufacturing platform continues to grow. As OEMs work to implement new strategies to compete for larger market share, firms are expressing their commitment to the region in the form of additional investment, employment and product [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Success in Northern Mexico</title>
		<link>http://blog.txmxautomotive.com/2010/08/06/success-in-northern-mexico/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2010 16:49:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlos</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ On Sunday July 25th, an article by Automotive News reported that Japanese automobile manufacturer Nissan plans on spending $600 million in the next three years to upgrade operations at their plant in the city of Aguascalientes. The upgrades will prepare the Aguascalientes plant in Northern Mexico for production of three new low-priced vehicles by 2013. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bexar County Launches BUILD Pilot Program to Retain Local Talent</title>
		<link>http://blog.txmxautomotive.com/2010/04/15/bexar-county-launches-match-pilot-program-to-retain-local-talent/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.txmxautomotive.com/2010/04/15/bexar-county-launches-match-pilot-program-to-retain-local-talent/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Apr 2010 19:36:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlos</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Building Unique Internships for Leadership Development

 The Bexar County BUILD Pilot Program

 
The BUILD pilot program grew out of Bexar County’s exploration of potential collaboration opportunities between Bexar County’s Texas-Mexico Automotive SuperCluster (TMASC) strategy and area universities and colleges.  While the BUILD program has begun with a focus on the auto industry, we anticipate extending [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Texas Stands by Toyota</title>
		<link>http://blog.txmxautomotive.com/2010/03/17/texas-stands-by-toyota/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:22:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlos</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Texas Governor Rick Perry and Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff sent a strong message of support for Toyota to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce during the Toyota &#8220;sticky pedal&#8221; hearings.
Judge Nelson Wolff described Toyota Motor Manufacturing Texas (TMMTX) as an &#8220;integral role in the economic vitality of South Central Texas and Bexar County. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Caterpillar Announces New Manufacturing Plant in Waco</title>
		<link>http://blog.txmxautomotive.com/2009/12/17/caterpillar-announces-new-manufacturing-plant-in-waco/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.txmxautomotive.com/2009/12/17/caterpillar-announces-new-manufacturing-plant-in-waco/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:06:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlos</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While the TMASC region continues to attract new investment in commercial vehicle production, two recent news stories highlight the corridor&#8217;s strength in military vehicle and industrial equipment manufacturing.
First, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently asked the U.S. Army to reexamine a contracting decision that improperly omitted performance and experience in evaluating manufacturers bidding for Family of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BAE Successful in the First Stage of its Contract Appeal</title>
		<link>http://blog.txmxautomotive.com/2009/12/17/bae-successful-in-the-first-stage-of-its-contract-appeal/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.txmxautomotive.com/2009/12/17/bae-successful-in-the-first-stage-of-its-contract-appeal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:05:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlos</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[BAE Systems and its 3,000 employees in Sealy, TX received good news this week.  The Government Accountability Office (GAO) declared the Army&#8217;s recent decision to manufacture the Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV) under a new contract with a Wisconsin-based manufacturer flawed based on disproportionately weighting price over other factors such as performance, expertise, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Automotive Outlook in Mexico</title>
		<link>http://blog.txmxautomotive.com/2009/12/03/automotive-outlook-in-mexico/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.txmxautomotive.com/2009/12/03/automotive-outlook-in-mexico/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:07:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlos</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mexico]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our friends at the law firm of Cacheaux, Cavazos &#38; Newton recently released the December edition of their Mexican Automotive newsletter (to subscribe to the free online newsletter, click here).  It is well worth a read for all interested in the TMASC corridor and automotive manufacturing in Mexico.
Among other stories, the newsletter notes Motor Trend&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TMASC Update</title>
		<link>http://blog.txmxautomotive.com/2009/11/20/tmasc-update/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.txmxautomotive.com/2009/11/20/tmasc-update/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:02:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlos</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economic Development]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following is the slideshow presentation given by Bexar County Economic Development Executive Director David Marquez to the Free Trade Alliance Mexico Group breakfast on November 13, 2009.  The slides incorporate new data on the region&#8217;s competitiveness and resiliency amid difficult economic times.  The presentation also highlights continued corporate  investment in the region broadly and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Defend Texas Jobs in Sealy</title>
		<link>http://blog.txmxautomotive.com/2009/11/03/defend-texas-jobs-in-sealy/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.txmxautomotive.com/2009/11/03/defend-texas-jobs-in-sealy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:13:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlos</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economic Development]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[
BAE Systems&#8217; plant in Sealy, Texas faces a very real and frightening threat of closure based on the U.S. Army&#8217;s recent decision not to renew a contract for the Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV) manufactured at the Sealy plant since 1992.
The Army recently announced a new contact with Oshkosh Corporation in place of a [...]]]></description>
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