Business View Magazine | September 2019

291 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE SEPTEMBER 2019 MERCEDES , TEXAS Texas.” The Livestock Show has been a valued partner with the city for over 70 years, bringing in hundreds of thousands of visitors and providing a huge economic boost to Mercedes. Location, location, location is the ultimate asset for Mercedes; being geographically located in the dead center of the Valley, 10 minutes from the Mexico border. Major employers include the School District, H-E-B, and LNG Engineering, and once they ramp up – FedEx. According to Zavala, “Regarding FedEx, to give an indication of how big a feather that is in our cap, the building value is $16 million but their equipment value is at $25 million, so that’s a significant number for a city our size. We’re also pleased to have another business coming in – DaVita Kidney Care has a $1.3 million building, also in the Mercedes Light Industrial Park.” The population of Mercedes has been fairly stable for several years, however, in the past 12 months there have been several good-sized residential subdivisions on tap for development, along with