Everything LakeWay Produce CEO Ramon Mery said at his company's recent groundbreaking in Pharr

PHARR, Texas - Construction is underway for yet another cold storage facility within the Pharr Produce Park.The latest project sees Greenway Construction building a 50,000 square foot warehouse for its sister company, LakeWay Produce. This is just the first phase. The second phase will see it expanded to 94,000 square feet.The new building is less than half a mile from another cold storage facility build by the same company that was officially opened earlier this year. The first one has 44,000 square feet of space.LakeWay/Greenway held a press conference and groundbreaking ceremony on July 18. “We believe in this region greatly because of all the potential and all the investments that have been happening in the last few years that have given us the advantage as produce companies, as a produce industry, to be more competitive, more efficient, and better positioned,” said Ramon Mery, CEO of LakeWay Produce and Greenway Construction, in an interview with the Rio Grande Guardian.“So, as much as we believe in the area and the industry, we want to share those those goods with other produce companies like us through our construction company. That is why we are investing in a new warehouse here by the Pharr Bridge that will be also host other produce companies.”Go to www.riograndeguardian.com to read the latest border news stories and watch the latest news videos.