Victor Miramontes Keynotes Air RoadÂ’s NAFTA Logistics Summit
Victor Miramontes, former CEO of the North American Development Bank, to deliver keynote address at Air Road's El Paso NAFTA Summit on January 16, 2004.
INDIANAPOLIS, IN (PRWEB) January 12, 2004
Air Road Express (Air Road), a leading provider of outsourced Supply Chain Management and time definite transportation services based in Indianapolis, announces that Victor Miramontes, former CEO of the North American Development Bank will keynote the El Paso NAFTA Summit on January 16, 2004.
The NAFTA Logistics Summit sponsored by Air Road Express brings together key business & civic leaders along the South Texas border, to discuss the present and future state of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and its impact on organizations doing business in the area. The event is scheduled for Friday, January 16, 2004 at the Coronado Country Club in El Paso, Texas, and will feature keynote speaker Victor Miramontes, Managing Director of Pacific CityHome and former Managing Director and CEO of the North American Development Bank, created with the signing of NAFTA. The BankÂ’s focus is on basic urban infrastructure in both the US and Mexico border communities. The Bank has become the chief financial architect for jobs, healthcare and housing for the border regionÂ’s fastest growing communities. It has provided critical financing to 65 major projects representing over $2 billion in new investments and has provided technical assistance and training to over 80 communities.
“We believe in the future of NAFTA and all the possibilities it brings to the US and countries doing business in the Free Trade Zone. It is our hope that these forums will facilitate important discussions between key civic and business leaders,” said Steve Robinson, President & CEO, Air Road. Air Road Express will sponsor the summit which will feature Victor Miramontes as the keynote speaker along with Fidel Vargas, Vice President of Business Development for Reliant Equity Partners and Dr. Alberto Vasquez of AR Advisory Services.
“During my tenure at the North American Development Bank, I witnessed the promise of NAFTA and the tremendous growth that was born out of the agreement. We should continue to promote NAFTA as it has provided the economic foundation for development to communities in and around the Free Trade Zone,” said Victor Miramontes, Managing Director of Pacific CityHome and former CEO of the North American Development Bank.
Air Road Express offers supply chain solutions including air and ground-based freight expediting, full truck load transportation, warehousing, distribution, inventory management, outsourced transportation management, and third party vendor-managed inventory (VMI). Air Road specializes in exclusive NAFTA-oriented LTL consolidations from origin points in the Canadian and Midwest markets to every major border crossing gateway into Mexico.
Air Road plans to host additional summits in Laredo, TX and Monterrey, Mexico in 2004. For more information or to participate in these summits, visit www. airroad. com.
About Air Road Express
Air Road Express was founded in 1989 and offers supply chain solutions including air and ground-based freight expediting, full truck load transportation, warehousing, distribution, inventory management, outsourced transportation management, and third party vendor-managed inventory (VMI). The Company also offers a variety of premium and time definite transportation services. AR Advisory Services delivers state of the art services that complement the execution of their NAFTA Supply Chain solutions. Air Road ExpressÂ’ customer base includes a growing roster of Fortune 500 companies in numerous industries, including automotive and industrial, retail, consumer electronics, and consumer packaged goods. For more information on Air Road Express, visit www. airroad. com.
Air Road Corporate Contact:
Tom Donovan
(317) 390-6500
TDonovan@air-road. com
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