Melissa D. Ramirez is based in Mercedes, Texas, where she serves with the Development Corporation of Mercedes, a Type A economic development corporation in the Rio Grande Valley. She has been in the economic development arena for over fifteen years, with a focus on business retention and expansion, relationship-building, marketing, and community enhancement for Mercedes and the Mid-Valley region. Her work encompasses Industrial, Retail, and Specialty commercial real estate property types in the McAllen/Edinburg/Pharr market area.