Category: Business

Border closures have farm industry concerned for loss of seasonal workers

US – The White House’s decision to limit visas for seasonal farmworkers in order to limit the chances of spreading the coronavirus has the agricultural industry worried that they soon may not have enough workers to pick crops “Over half of...

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Coronavirus shakes Texas’ Cotton Industry

TEXAS – A promising 2020 for the Texas cotton industry has quickly gone sideways due to the COVID-19 pandemic In the short term, the going will be tough for cotton producers, said Texas cotton farmer Steve Newsom, who farms 4,000 acres in the...

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Arizona restaurant industry introduces ‘Takeout Week’ to stem coronavirus losses

ARIZONA – With Arizona eateries restricted from operating dining rooms during the coronavirus outbreak, there is a big push by the Arizona Restaurant Association to move to takeout Following the same model as Arizona Restaurant Week, the ARA...

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Arizona is in the corn business with opening of Bayer’s high-tech greenhouse

TUCSON – German conglomerate Bayer has unveiled a new greenhouse complex on seven acres north of Tucson that will serve as a development and production site focused solely on corn seeds Midwestern states such as Iowa, Illinois and Nebraska lead...

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Coronavirus impacting New Mexico oil and gas industry

ALBUQUERQUE – Oil prices are plummeting because of the coronavirus, which is drastically impacting gas and oil production in New Mexico The price for a barrel of oil dropped from about US$50 to US$31, which is the worst the industry has seen...

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Arizona Self-Driving Truck Pilot Expands UPS Partnership

ARIZONA – Self-driving truck developer TuSimple has expanded its partnership with shipping giant UPS to run more routes as it develops its technology at its main testing facility in Tucson, Arizona The company pointed out, that it will double...

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Zoned Properties, Inc. Is First in Cannabis Industry to Achieve Carbon Neutrality

ARIZONA – Zoned Properties, Inc, an Arizona-based real estate company in the cannabis industry, announced it has become the first organization focused on the regulated cannabis industry to achieve carbon neutrality via validation by the United...

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Commerce grows in Chihuahua

CHIHUAHUA – According to data from the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI), retail trade in the state of Chihuahua showed a growth above the national average at the end of 2019 Revenue from supplies of goods and services of...

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Cummins to move production to Juarez

JUAREZ – Cummins will move some parts of its business in Brazil, India, and China to Mexico The company said its decision has come in light of the requirements needed to meet the conditions under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement...

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U.S. will impose tariffs if there’s a labor failure

MEXICO – Within the modifications of the new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), there is the "Facility-Specific Rapid Response Labor Mechanism", which allows the United States to suspend the final determination of the payment of...

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