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Peñasco diversifies as Chinese look to Sonora for investment

Peñasco diversifies as Chinese look to Sonora for investment

Español Contact with Chinese government and investors Puerto Peñasco municipal alcalde (mayor) Kiko Munro presented the potential for investment in that city at an initial December 2019 meeting with Yo Bo, the general consul of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in...

Sonora January jobs created down 27 percent from 2019

Español But the state is in top 4 among job creators nationally The Mexican Institute of Social Security (IMSS) announced that Sonora’s year-over-year job growth fell 27 percent in January, although the state was one of the leading job-creating states in the Republic...

Crops damaged by cold weather in Southern Sonora

Español Freezing temps cause partial to complete damage The newspaper El Imparcial reported this morning that producers, irrigation districts and Sonora’s Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Hydraulic Resources, Fisheries (SAGARHPA) have reported that 30,000 acres...
Arizona lost 66k jobs to China from 2001 to 2018

Arizona lost 66k jobs to China from 2001 to 2018

Español Job losses from growing U.S. trade deficit A report released by the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) mentions that Arizona lost an estimated 66,000 jobs to China in the 17-year period between 2001 and 2018. The report, “Growing China trade deficit cost 3.7...
Sonora continues national dominance in metals mining

Sonora continues national dominance in metals mining

Cananea, Sonora open-pit copper mine Español Data released on January 31 from Mexico’s statistical agency, the Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI) show that year-over-year, from November 2018 to 2019, Sonora maintained its national first-place...

Sonora and border states follow Mexico with meager job growth

Español According to data released by the Mexican Ministry of Labor, Sonora’s job growth languished for the second straight year, registering an annual increase of 1.5 percent. In contrast, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported last year that Arizona’s...