Jalisco and APIEJ to invest US$300 million in industrial parks

GUADALAJARA, JAL - As part of a strategy to strengthen economic development and consolidate Jalisco as a logistics hub, the state government and the Association of Industrial Parks of the State of Jalisco (APIEJ) announced an investment of more than US$300 million in industrial parks by 2025.

Bruno Martínez Zurita, president of APIEJ, highlighted that the absorption of industrial space in Jalisco reached a record high in 2024, with 540,665 square meters, representing a 37% growth compared to 2023.

'Before the pandemic, absorption did not exceed 200,000 square meters. Now, we expect that in the next five to ten years this figure will range between 400,000 and 600,000 square meters,' he explained.

Currently, there are 633,000 square meters under construction, of which 567,000 will be delivered in 2025 with the announced investment. Of these, 245,000 are already pre-leased and will enter into operation immediately upon completion of construction.

Pablo Lemus Navarro, Governor of Jalisco, emphasized that industrial growth must consider a decentralized vision, with expansions in the Southern, Northern Highlands and Ciénega regions, not only in the Guadalajara metropolitan area. He also reiterated the goal of 2.5% growth in the state's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by 2025, double the national growth rate.

APIEJ groups 52 industrial developers responsible for more than 123 parks out of the 150 existing in Jalisco, with 97% of them located in the nine strategic corridors of the Guadalajara Metropolitan Area.

Among the joint projects of APIEJ and the state government are the regulatory improvement to authorize new developments, the modernization of road infrastructure and the guarantee of public services such as water supply, reliable electricity, security and high-speed telecommunications, key factors for the industrial competitiveness of the state.