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Local Infrastructure, Key to Global Trade

SAN DIEGO-San Diego's proximity to the waterfront and the international border offer tremendous opportunities in the global market, according to a recent ULI event.

By Natalie Dolce | Updated on May 08, 2013

SAN DIEGO, CA-San Diego’s distinctive proximity to the waterfront and the international border offer tremendous opportunities in the global market. Countering the benefits is the region’s infrastructure, which falls short of what businesses need to make the leap into competing on a worldwide basis, according to a panel assembled recently by the Urban Land Institute San Diego/Tijuana District Council.

Panelist Steve Weathers, president and CEO of the World Trade Center San Diego, notes that one of the country’s largest trading partner is Mexico, yet trade was down 30% last year while in other parts of the world, “the numbers are on the uptick.”

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