Everything Sean Ferguson and Michael Camden said at COSTEP's RFI Best Practices event.

HARLINGEN, Texas - The Council for South Texas Economic Progress recently hosted a  Lunch & Learn session at Texas State Technical College. The event focused on RFI Best Practices and was organized by COSTEP’s director of economic development, Ric Carrera.Carrera said RFI Best Practices is a crucial for driving smart growth and meaningful investment across the Rio South Texas region.“We were thrilled to welcome a full house of regional economic development professionals to our latest Lunch & Learn session,” Carrera said after the event had concluded.“Special thanks to Mr. Sean Ferguson, from the Texas Office of Economic Development & Tourism, for his clear and valuable perspective, and to Mr. Michael Camden from Ryan, for making the trip south and offering a sharp view from the site selector’s seat,” Carrera said.“Our sincere gratitude to Harlingen EDC for hosting us in their space, and as always, to our Board of Directors and generous Sponsors, whose continued support powers everything we do.”Here is an audio recording of everything Ferguson and Camden said at the event.Go to www.riograndeguardian.com to read the latest border news stories and watch the latest news videos.