The meeting led by Mayor Enrique Cresto had a broad turnout, with representatives from all local productive sectors participating.
The agenda began with an introduction, a brief summary of all the productive activities that Concordia has hosted, the International Real Estate Congress, the National Citriculture Congress, the Housing Expo, the international Pecan Nut Cluster, and the ability to project a joint work agenda with all institutions and their leaders from now until the end of the year.
“Today, all the institutions linked to our production in the region are present here, along with the most important private companies that have come to showcase all the work being carried out and the investments they are planning for the coming months,” Mayor Cresto said, opening the plenary session.
Detailing that each of the institutions is not only presenting the work being carried out but also beginning to organize everything related to the remainder of 2023 and 2024, regarding the entire productive agenda of the city of Concordia.
“Several things emerge from this Council; ordinances are coordinated, many public policy decisions are coordinated. The energy exemption for industries in the Industrial Park came from here, and the ordinances come from here. Also, the struggle to achieve the compatibility of social programs with temporary work, which served the entire country, was born from this council,” the official indicated.
For his part, provincial senator Armando Gay maintained that “we have it within the public policies that have been developed, which is why this Production Council was created back in 2016. It seems to me that it was a wise decision by Mayor Enrique Cresto and, from there, to work on a path where confluence must be the motive and synergy must be the way to move forward,” he stated.
Likewise, the provincial senator added: “Based on what is coming, we must also truly plan and decide among everyone what the priorities are so that Concordia can really take that leap in quality and continue to consolidate itself on the productive map of the province and also of our country,” he argued.
Among the topics addressed during the plenary meeting were the following:
The balance of the Wood Housing and Other Forest-Industrial Products Fair in Concordia and the upcoming National Forestry Conference, the presentation of the 128th Concordia Rural Exhibition, to be held from September 28 to October 1, 2023, the incorporation of new representatives as members of the plenary, the Financing Line – Multisectoral Fund for the Salto Grande Region Productive Development Project (CAFESG), and other topics of interest proposed by companies and productive entities.
The incorporation of new representatives as members of the plenary featured the multinational company Egger and the Association of Master Builders.
Guillermo Satalía Mendez, Secretary of Production and Citizen Participation, said that “from the Production Secretariat and the presidency of the Production Council, we promote these meetings to learn firsthand about the reality of all sectors involved in the field of production, where the Salto Grande region and Concordia have enormous potential. We have been working jointly with them with the municipal, provincial, and national government through different public policies that affect the sector. For example, I can cite the initiative of Mayor Enrique Cresto, who proposed a 50% reduction in the electricity rate that benefits industries located in the Industrial Park and those that will join the Industrial Park. A very important measure,” the official emphasized.
For his part, Pablo Bovino (Councilman and president of the Municipal Production Council) highlighted that in the 29th plenary session, it was important to continue advancing in this productive agenda that Mayor Enrique Cresto has entrusted to them.
Bovino stated that “from the Production Council and the Production Secretariat, we are permanently supporting productive activities, in contact with all institutions, the incorporation of EGGER, which is participating for the first time, and anticipating the varied agenda that is being planned with what will be the Rural Expo and upcoming forestry conferences that will take place in September,” he concluded.