HARLINGEN— Class XXXI of Leadership Harlingen had its fourth session on Thursday, which focused on various local area industries.
Leaders in the program made visits to Aloe Laboratories, Cardone Industries Inc., United Launch Alliance, Penn Aluminum International LLC, ITD Precision and United Healthcare.
The morning kicked off in the David E. Allex Board Room with a welcoming address from Norwood Fedie, President of the Harlingen Manufacturer’s Association. Leaders began their scheduled visits with a tour of Aloe Laboratories.
Mike Hernandez, Sales Logistics Manager, led the class through an informative presentation about the benefits of aloe vera and the impact the facility has on our area’s economy.
Cardone Industries Inc. was the second destination for the session day. Rene Quintero, Site Manager at Cardone Industries Inc., led the group on a tour of their automotive parts remanufacturing facility.
“It was a pleasure hosting the Leadership Harlingen class in December,” said Quintero. “I received a lot of positive feedback from the leaders after the tour and presentation.”
Leaders enjoyed a mid-day break at United Launch Alliance with lunch and a tour led by Tim Piller, Senior Manufacturing Manager at ULA.
The afternoon consisted of visits and tours of Penn Aluminum International LLC, ITD Precision and United Healthcare. Mark Bushur, Plant Manager for Penn Aluminum, led the tour around the 53,000 square foot facility located at 5602 East Harrison Ave.
Ken Morton, Director of Quality for ITD Precision, led the Leadership Harlingen class during one of their last visits of the session day.
“Once again, it was a pleasure hosting the newest class from Leadership Harlingen. Manufacturing is critical to the financial growth of this city, county and state,” stated ITD Precision’s Vice President of Operations, J. Scott Hays. “It’s important that the future leaders of our community have access to all of the different aspects of business that make Harlingen a great place to live and work.”
The local area industries session day was sponsored by the Harlingen Manufacturer’s Association. The next Leadership Harlingen session will be on Thursday, January 12, and will cover local city government.
