SocraticGadfly: Rick Perry sucking up to Spanish Ambassador … is Cintra on the agenda?

May 08, 2008

Rick Perry sucking up to Spanish Ambassador … is Cintra on the agenda?

From an e-mail I got at work from the Greater Dallas Chamber of Commerce:
The Honorable Rick Perry will be among a host of business executives and Texas leadership welcoming U.S. Ambassador to Spain Eduardo Aguirre to Dallas on Monday, May 12, at the Rosewood Crescent Hotel hosted by the Greater Dallas Chamber.

“We are pleased to welcome the Governor and the Ambassador to the Dallas region for this important event,” said Victor Almeida, chair of the Greater Dallas Chamber¹s International Business Council (IBC) and CEO of Interceramic Inc. “The Chamber has a long history of working to recruit inward investment and trade development opportunities to North Texas. This is an excellent opportunity for Dallas-area businesses to connect with Spanish companies without crossing the Atlantic,” continued Almeida.

Companies like Cintra, the Spanish tie-in with Zachry Construction for the Trans Texas Corridor?
In four years time, Spain has quadrupled its investments in the United States. Spain is now focusing its attention on the North Texas region. The Honorable Eduardo Aguirre, U.S. Ambassador to Spain and the American Chamber of Commerce in Spain will lead this U.S.-Spain development mission to the State of Texas to promote Spanish investment in Texas and develop joint ventures and technology exchanges with key Texas cities. This mission includes 20 Spanish companies from the following sectors: life sciences, aviation technologies, food and wine products, and sustainable technologies including renewable energies, water treatment and industrial manufacturing.

What, where’s road construction?

But, aviation technologies? Maybe Cintra wants to toll our air traffic controllers?

Anyway, hold on to your hats.

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