El Paso Tech 21 Project
(1993-1994)
In 1994, ETG professionals then working at DRI/McGraw-Hill assisted El Paso through a 12-month economic strategy process. A Steering Committee was formed, along with working groups covering the seven major industrial clusters in the region. With major support from the two largest chambers of commerce, and institutional support from UTEP’s IM3, the project defined a series of strategies and initiatives at both the cluster level, county level, and cross-border level (Camino Real Corridor). The resulting Action Plan defined a vision and a series of steps to be taken at the level of the County and City of El Paso, but some of the key institutional recommendations have yet to be implemented. One of the clusters identified and worked with in this project was the Transportation/Logistics Cluster, related to US/Mexico trade and the opportunities and challenges of NAFTA.