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Officials Propose Cross-Border Trolley

BAJA CALIFORNIA – Baja California Secretary of Tourism Oscar Escobedo has proposed repurposing Tijuana’s unused cargo railroad tracks into a cross-border trolley system that links up with San Diego’s Blue Line trolley at the US- Mexico border...

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Automotive OEM Plants Update: Dates for Plant Openings, Closings Worldwide

GlobalAutoIndustrycom’s latest Audio Interview, “Automotive OEM Plants Update: Dates for Plant Openings, Closings Worldwide” features Thomas Kowal Go to Interview  Mr Kowal is Vice President of Business Development of Seraph, a US-based...

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Nuevo Leon will emerge stronger from this situation, say experts

NUEVO LEON – Nuevo Leon's government was not only one of the first to implement the strategy to combat the Covid-19 infections; it also has the capacity to supply the manufacturing industry's supply chains, said Thomas Michael Hogg, director of...

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Caintra proposes the reactivation of the brewing and construction sectors

NUEVO LEON – The Caintra of Nuevo Leon urged the federal and state governments to open the economy as soon as possible, which aims to incorporate value chains such as beer and construction, in addition to providing more support to SMEs facing a...

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Sonora’s government authorized 2,979 emerging credits for MyPes

SONORA – Sonora's government has already authorized a total of 2,979 emerging loans, in support of micro and small businesses due to the health contingency caused by the Covid-19, reported the minister of Economy, Jorge Vidal Ahumada "The...

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Task Force seeks to reactivate Ciudad Juarez's maquiladora industry

CIUDAD JUAREZ –  Representatives of the maquiladora industry in Ciudad Juarez formed a working group called "Task Force" to evaluate health measures in order to protect employees in the sector during the health emergency caused by the COVID-19,...

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Collins Aerospace’s Assets from Chula Vista Manufacturing Plant to Be Auctioned

CHULA VISTA – Heritage Global Partners (HGP), a worldwide leader in asset advisory and auction services, and a subsidiary of Heritage Global Inc, is managing a massive auction featuring all remaining manufacturing and related equipment assets from...

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Record Year for Pecan Production in NM

NEW MEXICO – New Mexico marked a record year of pecan production in 2019 to lead the nation, according to US agricultural officials The National Agricultural Statistics Service reported that production in the Southwest state topped out at more...

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US$300 MM from USMCA to Clean-up Tijuana River Valley

TIJUANA – Local elected officials in the San Diego region recently announced that $300 million in federal funding from the just signed United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement will be used to “aggressively” clean-up water pollution in the Tijuana...

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UP Increases Capacity at the Santa Teresa Intermodal Terminal

SANTA TERESA – Union Pacific is upgrading its Santa Teresa Intermodal Terminal and Refueling Station The company is building a new block-swap yard that will allow it to add container blocks to passing trains faster and more efficiently UP is...

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