Baja California desalination moves forward despite controversy
In a controversial extraordinary session, the Baja California legislature approved the 95th Opinion, which represented nearly the last hurdle to…
A massive new rail yard for Texas
Union Pacific Railroad recently began construction of its Brazos Yard in Robertson County, Texas. The US$550 million rail yard represents…
New industrial park in Juarez
Industrial real estate developer and operator Vesta recently inaugurated the first building of its newest industrial park in Ciudad Juarez….
Tijuana’s CETYS wants to be first Mexican NCAA member
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has overwhelmingly agreed to allow Mexican colleges and universities to apply for Division II…
Grupo Modelo donates 500,000 face masks to Mexico City’s police
MEXICO CITY — The Grupo Modelo brewery donated 500,000 fabric mouth guards to Mexico City police, to help contain the…
Volaris concludes 2020’s first quarter with a US$430 million cash flow
MEXICO — Volaris closed the first quarter of 2020 with a cash flow and cash equivalents of US430 million, the…
Three popular wholesale companies in Mexico register a 62% increase due to COVID-19
MEXICO — During mid-March, the winners of the first confinement-fueled panic purchases due to the coronavirus were price clubs such…
Mexico together with the U.S. and Canada will launch a reopening plan for the automotive sector
MEXICO — The Mexican Government is working closely and in coordination with the authorities of the governments of the United…
Volkswagen plans to restart operations at its Puebla plant on May 18th
PUEBLA — The German automaker Volkswagen recently announced that it is extending the work stoppage due to the coronavirus health…
COVID-19 weakens Queretaro’s mold and die industry
24 April, 2020QUERETARO — The mold and die industry is one of the productive sectors vulnerable to the economic effects of the…
Chihuahua’s exports registered an increase of 7.97%
24 April, 2020MEXICO – The local shipment of goods by land to the United States during February this year, recorded an annual…
90% of companies remain closed in Juarez
24 April, 2020CIUDAD JUAREZ – Over 90% of the companies affiliated to the National Council of the Maquiladora and Manufacturing Export Industry…
Sonora’s industry reconverts production due to Covid-19
24 April, 2020SONORA – About 12 maquiladora companies that are installed in different municipalities of Sonora, have had a conversion of their…
Export industries urgently need to be reactivated: Concamin
24 April, 2020MEXICO – The Confederation of Industrial Chambers (Concamin) called on the federal government to ensure that global chains such as…
Arizona architects group opposes border wall spending
24 April, 2020ARIZONA – A group of architects in Arizona said they believe it would not be wise to spend billions of…
The first ventilator made in Mexico to combat COVID-19 was approved
24 April, 2020MEXICO — The National Council for Science and Technology (Conacyt) was in charge of the design of the first ventilator…
Volaris reports US$59.6 million net loss during the first quarter of 2020
24 April, 2020MEXICO — Volaris reported a net loss of US$59.6 million during the first quarter of the year, as a consequence…
Heavy vehicles’ production in Mexico register a 24.3% decrease
24 April, 2020MEXICO — Lower demand for heavy vehicles in the United States caused the production and export of this type of…
Chihuahua seeks to keep up a joint supply chain with the U.S.
23 April, 2020CHIHUAHUA – The COVID-19 pandemic is keeping Chihuahua’s maquiladora industry uncertain, as the sector seeks to maintain supply chains with…
Monterrey to allocate US$1.8 million to MSMEs
23 April, 2020MONTERREY – The mayor of Monterrey, Adrián de la Garza Santos, announced that they will allocate US$1.8 million of their…
