Officials from Salvadoran business organizations recently toured Port Manatee and discussed the possibility of expanding the port's commercial ties to El Salvador. Connie Palomo Flores, the executive director of the Salvadoran American Chamber of Commerce of Florida, and Jose Matto, president and chairman of the Hispanic Commerce Coalition, visited the port and met with port officials. "We see many opportunities, including for export to Port Manatee of manufactured goods, including towels and other fabric items, as well as various produce, coffee and medicines," Flores said, according to a press release.