Laredo council votes to give all city employees 3% raise
April 27, 2021
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Laredo City Council members sit socially distanced during a regular meeting, Sept. 8, 2020, at City Hall.Danny Zaragoza /Laredo Morning Times file
At a special-called meeting on Monday, Laredo City Council voted to give all city employees a 3% cost of living adjustment to their salaries, an expense made possible by the millions of dollars on its way to the city from Congress’ last stimulus bill.
They also voted for city management to study and develop improvements to their wage and pay scale, which Human Resources Director Melina Bermudez said is out of date by about five to eight years.
Two murals debuted in Laredo in celebration of Earth Day
April 23, 2021
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Councilman Dr. Marte Martinez and muralist Gustavo “Ghost” Estrada are joined by city representatives and friends on Thursday, April 22, 2021, during a ribbon cutting ceremony for Estrada’s mural at the North Central Park Northern Spillway.Danny Zaragoza / Laredo Morning Times
This Earth Day, the City of Laredo cemented a mural slated to last for decades to feature the importance of green spaces and family values.
Along Clark Boulevard between Tilden and McClelland Avenues, the “Nuestro Laredo Mural” was unveiled with a ribbon-cutting ceremony after the project has been under development for the past six months.
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AEP explains why some Laredoans have experienced prolonged blackouts
Feb. 18, 2021
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Motorists navigate through the Arkansas Avenue and East Saunders Street intersection during a black out affecting multiple parts of Laredo, Monday, Feb. 15, 2021, as Laredo experiences freezing temperatures following a winter storm.Danny Zaragoza/Laredo Morning TimesShow MoreShow Less
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Laredo Police officers monitor the intersection of Bob Bullock Loop and Highway 359, Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, as Laredo continues to experience a black out throughout parts of the city.Danny Zaragoza/Laredo Morning TimesShow MoreShow Less
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Laredo City Council held an emergency meeting on Wednesday to discuss the power outages that have plagued the city and to issue a boil water notice for the Highway 359 area.
Laredo logistics park project promises to bring jobs, new companies to Gateway City
Feb. 9, 2021
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An aerial view of the Port Grande project is shown pre-construction in 2016.Courtesy /Forum CREShow MoreShow Less
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Shown is some of the warehousing completed in phase 1 of the Port Grande project, occupied by Source Logistics and other companies.Courtesy /Majestic RealtyShow MoreShow Less
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Port Grande, a prospective multi-phase logistics park in the heart of the largest inland port in the country, is soon to become a reality as the company and the city finalize a deal for a 30-year tax increment reinvestment zone.