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Laredo, Texas
Just Another Day in a Bridge Town
There are five reasons why the twin cities of Laredo are booming. And every one of them spans the Rio Grande

NAFTA
The Rise of the NAFTA Manager
The border economy has bred a dynamic new strain of bicultural bosses

Photo Essay
A Day on the Bridge
A look at the bridge that symbolizes the growing connection between the U.S. and Mexico

Video

CNN: Driving Economic Prosperity
With thousands of trucks crossing border daily, NAFTA turns a Texas city into a shipping metropolis

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