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Renard Johnson: “We are number three in the US for our foreign trade zone…”

Featuring: Renard Johnson, Mayor of El Paso | Texas

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Mayor Johnson outlines 2026 priorities at El Paso 'State of the City' address

Published | Video Starts at 33:34

And that number of 51.9 million. We were projecting a 3% increase, but we ended up with an 8% increase. So our sales tax revenue is doing really, really well. We are number three in the US for our foreign trade zone, which is located out near the, the airport, which has thousands of jobs and has a major impact to this community of $7.6 billion. Can I see the next slide please? We are at our advanced manufacturing district, which is also located at the airport. We are looking to recruit aerospace and defense companies to go into this new. (33:34–33:48)

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Asserts that El Paso's foreign trade zone is ranked number three in the US and impacts the community by $7.6 billion.

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