NEWS BY STATE

Baja California

Investors and specialists from different parts of the world analyzed the opportunities offered by Baja California to install and expand productive chains through the information presented by the state governor, Marina del Pilar Ávila Olmeda, during a meeting at the Mexico-United States Chamber of Commerce in New York City. She highlighted the importance of nearshoring or relocation of production chains to areas with geographical proximity, “Baja California offers advantages due to our geographical position, our border ports, our seaports, our communication routes, and mobility,” mentioned Marina del Pilar.

NUEVO LEON

The Secretary of Regional and Agricultural Development of Nuevo Leon, Marco Gonzalez Valdez, proposed to authorities of the U.S. Department of State to create a cross-border logistics corridor between Nuevo Leon and Texas, which would be the most important, fastest and safest in North America, with 24hour mobility.

Nuevo Leon’s Secretary of Regional Development and Agriculture participated in the Plenary Meeting of the United States-Mexico Binational Group on International Bridges and Crossings, which was held in Washington, DC.

SOURCE: EL ECONOMISTA

CHIHUAHUA

Border industry authorities, with the support of the Ministry of Innovation and Economic Development (SIDE), are inviting industry suppliers and business organizations to participate in the third edition of Expo Wiretech 2023, to be held on October 4 and 5 at the Chihuahua City Exhibition Center.

The event is organized by Mexico Assembly Wiretech, in collaboration with the National Chamber of the Transformation Industry (CANACINTRA), and is dedicated to the harness industry. The objective is to promote the growth and development of the industry, providing exhibiting companies with a platform to showcase their products and services to a wide national and international audience. In addition, there will be worldclass exhibitors and attendees from China, Germany, Italy, France, and the United States.

SOURCE: GOVERNMENT OF CHIHUAHUA

Tamaulipas

With the purpose of promoting the development of new suppliers, consolidating existing ones, and providing services to Manufacturing, Maquiladora and Export Services (IMMEX) companies in the south and center of Tamaulipas, the Reynosa index association announced the expansion of its services to these regions.

The project was recently presented to state authorities at a work meeting, where it was indicated that the association will initially have a liaison office in Ciudad Victoria and El Mante, an office that will also serve the metropolitan area of Tampico, Madero, and Altamira.

Coahuila

With the purpose of strengthening ties between the State Government and the companies located in Coahuila, the Secretary of Economy, Claudio Bres Garza, and the Undersecretary, Ana Lidia Martinez, visited the facilities of the BIC plant, located in the Santa Maria Industrial Park, where they met with the SVP Global Manufacturing, Mario Berra and the director of these facilities, Lucio Lopez.

He emphasized that in addition to continuing with the process of recruiting personnel for their packaging work, they will start hiring at all levels for their manufacturing and assembly project of the new fluorescent highlighters, mechanical pencils, and markers, which will be carried out in this city.

Aguascalientes

Aguascalientes hosted Stage 4 of the Project to Strengthen the Automotive Cluster in Mexico, which brings together businessmen and government officials from the states of Aguascalientes, Guanajuato, Queretaro and San Luis Potosi. This is due to the important participation of the automotive industry in the economy.

The rector of the Universidad Tecnologica de Aguascalientes (UTA), Armando Lopez Campa, mentioned that the main objective of the project is to strengthen Mexican automotive companies so that they can compete and have better opportunities in the value chain, to promote local employment and the consolidation of the regional economy.

SAN LUIS POTOSI

A 12.1 percent growth in industrial activity placed San Luis Potosi in fourth place among the states with the greatest dynamism in the country, surpassing the national average and the rest of the entities of the Central Bajio-West Region, according to the most recent figures of the Monthly Indicator of Industrial Activity by Federal Entity (IMAIEF) of INEGI as of March, informed the Technical Secretary of the State Population Council, Mayra Edith Velazquez Loera.

GUANAJUATO

The State of Guanajuato shows its greatness with the promotion of the Aerospace Industry cluster, by consolidating itself as the epicenter of Industry 4.0 with an enabling ecosystem through Mentefactura.

The Governor of the State, Diego Sinhue Rodriguez Vallejo, gave the conference “From Manufacturing to Mentefacturing, a Vision of the State of Guanajuato”, within the framework of the Mexico Aerospace Fair (FAMEX) 2023.

In this way, the Bajio Aerospace Cluster has positioned itself among the main clusters in the sector and competes with states such as Queretaro, Chihuahua, Monterrey, and Sonora, mainly manufacturing states.

In addition, Guanajuato has a consolidated supply chain in the automotive sector that can easily be diversified to the aerospace sector and currently has 2 success stories such as Grupo Plasma Automation (Leon) and Boreal (Apaseo).

SOURCE: GOVERNMENT OF GUANAJUATO

CDMX regulations for platforms like Airbnb are being developed, with the project expected to be published within the next six months, as announced by the Chief of Government, Marti Batres Guadarrama. The main goals of this regulation are to establish fair competition with other lodging services, such as hotels, and to prevent gentrification in the city. The concern is that unregulated vacation rentals could lead to an uneven playing field for professional lodging businesses and may impact local neighborhoods. In response to heavy rains, an operational team of 555 public servants from various government agencies has been deployed to provide interinstitutional support to the residents of Pueblo de Parres El Guarda in Tlalpan. The efforts in the affected area focus on cleaning canals, using geocostales for water diversion and soil retention, and stabilizing the perimeter to prevent further damage and provide assistance to those affected.

State Of Mexico

In just three months, the Institute of Transparency and Access to Public Information of the State of Mexico (Infoem) has taken significant actions against parties who failed to comply with transparency obligations. They issued 298 warnings, 94 admonitions, and four fines. The main goal is to ensure fair competition between different lodging services, like hotels, and avoid gentrification in the capital city. The Infoem received over 35,700 information requests this year, and any omissions resulted in 4,138 appeals. Municipalities were the most requested subjects, with 22,048 petitions. The Infoem’s measures seek to promote compliance and accountability among public servants and obligated parties.