Category: Logistics

Texas convention and meetings industry plans on gradual reopening

TEXAS – Even as Texas has eased restrictions to allow for larger gatherings, a top convention official says it will take a while for such events to come back “What people are saying in surveys is they need to feel comfortable,” Mark...

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New Mexico small businesses to get donated face coverings

NEW MEXICO – The state of New Mexico is partnering with various business organizations to give 171,000 cloth face coverings to small businesses around the state for free distribution to workers and customers who don’t have their own The...

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Border closure complicates U.S.-Mexico economy

LAREDO – After it was confirmed that the US-Mexico border, which has been closed to "non-essential" activities since March, will continue under these health security measures until July 22, local authorities recognized the economic impact on the...

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Construction companies resume works in Nuevo Leon

NUEVO LEON – With the restart of operations in the construction sector about 600 companies in Nuevo Leon returned to work, of these, more than half belong to the Mexican Chamber of Construction Industry (CMIC), said Jose Francisco Guajardo,...

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Arizona tech industry shows 3.74% job growth

ARIZONA – The Arizona technology industry is one of the largest and fastest-growing economic catalysts for the state Hosting more than 250,000 jobs, technology employees make up 82% of Arizona's workforce and contribute US$322 billion to the...

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TownePlace Suites by Marriott opens in El Paso, Texas

EL PASO – The TownePlace Suites by Marriott El Paso East/I-10 has officially opened for business The new 92-suite hotel is built for travelers looking for a simple and friendly place where they can settle-in, keep their routine, and...

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Sonora’s essential sectors are operating at 70%.

SONORA – The 2020 National Economic Reactivation Plan, in the midst of the health emergency by Covid-19, in Sonora is being gradual, so in the first nine days they are working at 70% of their capacity, which means that about 100,000 Sonorans have...

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The Texas Travel Alliance launches the ‘Life’s Better In A State of Travel’ Campaign

TEXAS – The Texas Travel Alliance (TTIA) in conjunction with the Texas Association of Convention & Visitors Bureaus (TACVB) and The Atkins Group has launched a campaign to encourage Texans to start dreaming and planning to travel Texas when...

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COVID-19 testing now available for New Mexico food industry workers

NEW MEXICO – The New Mexico Department of Health has announced special statewide COVID-19 testing hours for food industry workers including employees at restaurants, grocery stores, farmers’ markets, distribution centers, and food...

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Inflation rises 2.74% in Monterrey

MONTERREY – Despite the increase of 114% in annual inflation in Monterrey in May compared to that registered in April, which was 160%, at 274%, it is the second lowest in almost four years, since in September 2016 it registered the same...

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