Border News
COVID-19 Restrictions Curtail Cross-border Tourism
By Nancy J. Gonzalez COVID-19 restrictions such as the non-essential travel ban between Mexico and the U.S. as well as…
Mexicali Continues Southbound Border COVID Checkpoints
MEXICALI – Mexicali Police Chief Alejandro Lora Torres said southbound COVID-19 checkpoints will continue for drivers entering Mexicali. Residents in…
Railroad blockade in Sonora wreaks havoc on manufacturing industry
SONORA – Delays and significant economic losses in manufacturing exports are being experienced due to the blockades in southern Sonora,…
Chihuahua lost 10,574 jobs due to the COVID-19 pandemic
CHIHUAHUA – A total of 10,574 formal jobs were lost in the municipality of Chihuahua, during the period of the…
Nuevo Leon received US$27 million from the FEIEF
NUEVO LEON – The Secretariat of Finance and General Treasury of the state reported that it received US$27 million from…
About 1,500 restaurants in Nuevo Leon resumed activities
NUEVO LEON – Between 1,000 and 1,500 small restaurants that had closed their doors were reactivated because they were allowed…
Border closure to be extended until September: Marcelo Ebrard
MEXICO – The Mexican government proposed that the United States extend the partial closure of their common border for another…
Northern Border generated more formal jobs in July
MEXICO – During July, the labor market in half of the country’s states showed signs of recovery in the midst…
Chihuahua created 13,960 formal jobs in July
CHIHUAHUA – For the second month in a row, the state of Chihuahua continued to recover formal jobs after the…
International trade at Texas ports falls sharply
TEXAS – Most ports across Texas saw steep declines in imports from Mexico and other countries as the coronavirus continues…
San Diego cruise industry suffers due to COVID-19 pandemic
SAN DIEGO — San Diego’s once bustling cruise industry is facing a huge economic hit as major lines, from Disney…
Big Auto Manufacturer Expands in Baja California
BAJA CALIFORNIA – A leading manufacturer of automobile wheels plans to invest US$70 million expanding operations in Baja California, state…
El Paso Electric Launches First-Ever Energy Efficiency Marketplace
EL PASO– El Paso Electric (EPE) announced the EP Electric Marketplace, the first-ever online store with popular energy efficiency items…
Sonora on the road to a sustainable industry: Index
SONORA – Making more efficient use of raw materials and reducing operating costs are the benefits generated to the industry…
Nuevo Leon’s wind projects are kept on stand by
NUEVO LEON – The new federal policies on renewable energy are the ones that have stopped at least three wind…
