[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 48 (Wednesday, April 20, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E708]
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          HONORING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF HECTOR BOLANOS CALZADO

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                           HON. HENRY CUELLAR

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 20, 2005

  Mr. CUELLAR. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize the accomplished career 
of Hector Bolanos Calzado, Junior Achievement of Laredo Business Hall 
of Fame Laureate.
  Mr. Bolanos Calzado has had a tremendously successful career as a 
customs broker. He is the first customs broker from Nuevo Laredo to 
receive this award, and the first award recipient to operate offices on 
both sides of the border.
  In 1953, Mr. Bolanos Calzado joined his family's brokerage firm at 
the age of 22. The firm was founded in 1928 by Don Fulgencio Bolanos 
Garcia, who saw tremendous potential for growth in the border region. 
The Bolanos firm persevered through a period of great change in Laredo, 
and has adapted to new technology, new laws and regulations, and the 
new economic situation created by the growth in trade between Mexico 
and the United States.
  Under Mr. Bolanos Calzado's care, the business has grown by almost 80 
percent. He has expanded operations into Laredo, beginning with a 
12,000 square-foot warehouse in 1964. He has become involved in the 
local banking industry, and has served on the board of directors for 
the International Bank of Commerce for the last 35 years.
  Mr. Bolanos Calzado's continues to be a major force for growth and 
trade in the Laredo region. His work has helped bring properity to his 
native city, and I am proud to have the opportunity to recognize him 
here today.

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