Border News
US$50 million in loans to small businesses available in Texas
AUSTIN â Governor Greg Abbott announced that Goldman Sachs and the LiftFund, along with other community development financial institutions (CDFIs),…
Tamaulipas estimates to harvest 15,000 tons of lemon in 2020
CIUDAD VICTORIA â Despite the adverse effects of the drought, the citrus sector in Tamaulipas remains hopeful of obtaining a…
Industry in Sonora will lose around US$150 million
SONORA â Around US$150 million could lose the maquiladora industry in Sonora alone due to the health emergency caused by…
Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua stops operations
CIUDAD JUAREZ â The three plants of Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua (GCC), and nine of Interceramic, will close their operations…
Suppliers could lose US$55 million due to work stoppages
CIUDAD JUAREZ â Ciudad JuĂĄrezâs maquiladora industry consumes an average of US$55 million per month in the national market, which…
Around 12,000 jobs are at risk in JuĂĄrez
CIUDAD JUAREZ â Thousands of workers in Ciudad JuĂĄrez remain in uncertainty after two weeks of work stoppages that keep…
Automotive plants in Coahuila carry out work stoppages
COAHUILA â Four different Tier 1 and 2 supply companies of the terminal automotive industry will stop their operations; this…
Exports fell 11% in January
CIUDAD JUAREZ â The dynamism that JuĂĄrez maintained in the shipment of merchandise to the United States stopped in January…
About 30% of maquiladoras will stop operations in JuĂĄrez
CIUDAD JUĂREZ â Thirty percent of the maquiladoras in Ciudad JuĂĄrez will suspend work as a preventive measure against the…
Chihuahua will cancel state investment plan due to Covid-19
CHIHUAHUA â Chihuahua’s investment plan will be cancelled due to the Covid-19, so an economic emergency plan will be built…
China seeks to invest in Tijuana
TIJUANA â According to data from the Economic and Industrial Development of Tijuana (Deitac), Tijuana has an area of opportunity…
New program to benefit both at-risk families and local restaurants
EL PASO â Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced the creation of the Comfort Food Care Packages program in response to…
Border closures have farm industry concerned for loss of seasonal workers
U.S. â The White House’s decision to limit visas for seasonal farmworkers in order to limit the chances of spreading…
Coronavirus shakes Texasâ Cotton Industry
TEXAS â A promising 2020 for the Texas cotton industry has quickly gone sideways due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In…
New Mexico tech startup lands US$5 million investment
NEW MEXICO â A New Mexico startup has landed US$5 million in private equity from investors to accelerate the marketing…
