Border News
Laredo loses US$20 million in revenue
LAREDO, TX – Laredo has lost at least US$20 million due to the fall in tax revenue from sales taxes…
Mexican Consulate in El Paso asks to avoid non-essential trips
EL PASO – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, through the Consulate General of Mexico in El Paso, again called on…
Mexico stands out as an attractive U.S. exporter
MEXICO – Aspects such as a better location, low labor costs and manufacturing supply chains, give Mexico an advantage over…
Nuevo Leon’s construction industry registers recovery
NUEVO LEON – After Nuevo Leon’ s construction sector maintained a predominantly downward trend from April to June, both monthly…
Rail transport is paralyzed in Chihuahua
CHIHUAHUA – Currently, at least 14,200 shipments have been paralyzed due to the blockade on the train tracks that have…
California ready to pull the plug on gas vehicles
CALIFORNIA – California will ban the sale of new gasoline-powered passenger cars and trucks in 15 years, Gov. Gavin Newsom…
Salt River Project and sPower announced the construction of its new plant in Arizona
PINAL COUNTY – Salt River Project and sPower, a renewable energy independent power producer, announced construction is underway on East…
Mount Franklin Foods opening new candy factory at Mexican-U.S. border
CHIHUAHUA – Mount Franklin Foods is opening a new 220,000-sq.-ft., state-of-the-art candy manufacturing facility in San Jeronimo — a port…
BIO El Paso-Juarez launches program to help local companies
EL PASO – BIO El Paso-Juarez officially kicked-off its program focused on helping El Paso manufactures increase the production of…
US$24 million will be invested in Tijuana
TIJUANA – According to the Ministry of Infrastructure, Urban Development and Territorial Reorganization (Sidurt), the Government of Baja California will…
UTEP cancels purchase of Asarco’s land
EL PASO – Plans to purchase the land where the Asarco smelter was located were discarded by the Board of…
Exports in Juarez face obstacles
JUAREZ – Although Mexico is the United States’ main trading partner, the treatment it receives at international bridges for the…
Sandvik Materials Technology expands to Tucson
ARIZONA – Sandvik Materials Technology, a world-leading developer and manufacturer of advanced stainless steels and special alloys, announced plans to…
Mexico should make ‘immediate’ water payments to U.S.
EL PASO – Time is running out for Mexico to pay a large water debt to the United States, and…
Manufacturing leads economic recovery in border region
EL PASO – With manufacturing plants back at work, Juarez, Mexico is leading the jobs recovery in the greater El…
