Tony A. Ramirez

Overall, Southwest and American Airlines serve two very different operations. Southwest = 100 destinations, mostly domestic American = 350 destinations, domestic and long haul international

National treasures. Stray Cats. Thank you for kicking off the tour in Grand Prairie!🎸 Bring It Back Again.

Ford made the exact same miscalculation with its rendition of an electric truck - the Lightning. Forecasting revenue for consumer demand with new technology is like chasing ghosts.

The owners of Rosa’s Cafe have some of the most impressive construction standards before new store openings.

Mexico continues to be the USA’s #1 trade partner despite cold relationships on both sides. Its driven heavily by land border trade (port data below). 2026 YTD (through Sept): Mexico leads with $779.2 billion (16.9% of total U.S. goods trade) Canada is #2 at $570.4B (12.4%) China #3 at $298.5B (6.5%)

Ingredients for logos and brands that win: Smile Point up - always up Capture a movement (stride) Personify the product Big shoes

Not on any Texas economic developer’s bingo card this year: Cannabis as a targeted industry.

The classic logo from the Grand Prairie Air Hogs baseball team. Every city has a team that is part of its great past.

Full house. Lots if speculation. The Texas economy. Driven by municipalities. Can’t let the momentum slow.

Dallas region now has a higher share of finance sector jobs than NYC. Mamdani exits are real.

Three major retail announcements for us within a few short weeks followed by expansion and jobs announcement. Industrial and commercial activity is stronger than ever.

Sometimes it comes up when discussing company relocations with a company executive: “We’ve always operated here — why complicate things?” By documenting capacity limits, cost trends, workforce realities, and competitive positioning of the current site, the process replaces tradition with data. Leadership can decide based on facts rather than inertia.

Silence can be generous. Especially when working with a company to relocate to my city. Its not about pitching or selling. Especially since they are exhausted from traveling over five days to various city tours. Listening to understand.

Hear me out. The absolute first sign that Fall is up next. Hatch green chile season.

You can scale outreach, but you can’t scale trust. True success in site selection and economic development comes from relationships you can’t automate. Relationship driven, all day every day.

Community college enrollment in Texas plummets as four-year programs hold firm.

Several times a year, Texas' economic developers meetup to share the latest strategies, trends, and incentives for attracting jobs & investment to our cities. So many factors that affect growth in various topics: Retail Opportunity Zones Industrial Global Trade Redevelopment Entertainment - Hospitality Utilities Real Estate Business Environment Infrastructure Political Implications

Kevin Warsh has a tough balancing act at his first Federal Reserve policy meeting as Chair this month. The rocky Middle East. Skyrocketing inflation. Disruption in tech with A.I. Either way, I think the Fed will keep interest rates unchanged for now.

Don’t let the headline GDP numbers fool you — inventories and trade swings from tariff uncertainty are distorting the picture. Strip those out and look at what businesses are actually investing and what consumers are actually spending, and the underlying economy looks a lot steadier — averaging a solid 2.2% over the past six months. That’s the number worth watching.

Planning for the submittal process. It’s almost time for the new Opportunity Zones 2.0. A stronger framework for driving private capital into communities.