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Arizona tourism officials promote staycations

ARIZONA – The Arizona Office of Tourism is launching a campaign aimed at getting Arizonans out and about in their own backyard, supporting businesses and attractions that have struggled due to the coronavirus pandemic For the first 60 days,...

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New Mexico public fund to provide capital for small businesses

NEW MEXICO –The New Mexico State Investment Council (SIC) fund is offering financing to in-state businesses, an alternative to federally funded loans for small and mid-sized companies that are heavy in requirements and often reserved...

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Workers return to Mexico's border factories

CIUDAD JUAREZ – Tens of thousands of workers lined up before dawn to return to work at automotive factories along Mexico’s northern border, the first day that industries joined the country’s list of essential activities beginning...

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Mexican exports to the U.S. fall 48% in April

MEXICO - Mexican exports to the United States totaled US$158 billion during April, representing a 48% decrease at an annual rate, according to the US Census Bureau The COVID-19 pandemic caused the trade relationship between the two countries to...

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Canaco presents protocol for the economic reactivation of Ciudad Juárez

CIUDAD JUAREZ – The National Chamber of Commerce (Canaco) of Ciudad Juarez presented a protocol for the reactivation and economic recovery of businesses Although there isn’t a date yet for non-essential shopping centers and businesses to...

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COVID-19 affected Chihuahua's processing industry

CHIHUAHUA – According to data issued by the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS), in Chihuahua the sector that has lost more jobs in recent months is the processing industry, with a total of 9,351 jobs lost in the entity Followed by the...

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Investment in petrochemical sectors falls by 53 % in Tamaulipas

TAMAULIPAS – During the first quarter of this year, investments in gas and gasoline pipelines and petrochemical facilities in Tamaulipas fell by US$516 million, or 53% less than last year, shrinking the value invoiced to...

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Coahuila workers asked for support due to Covid-19 pandemic

COAHUILA – About 22,582 workers in the state of Coahuila requested support from Infonavit for technical stoppages in the companies where they work in order to continue paying their mortgages The figure represents one third of the 67,404...

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Elderly jobs at risk in Juarez

JUAREZ – Among the thousands of layoffs predicted by local manufacturers as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic worldwide, vulnerable groups could be the first to be affected, said Pedro Chavira, president of Index Juarez Chavira said there is...

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Economic reactivation will be with sanitary protocols in Sonora

SONORA – The risk of contagion from Covid-19 remains high in Sonora, so only those sectors that the federal government reclassified as essential will resume activities, said Sonora's governor, Claudia Pavlovich Arellano The state governor...

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