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A message for entrepreneurs in Sonora and Arizona

Español Our lives and businesses have changed dramatically in these times of COVID-19 coronavirus.  Virtually all sectors of the economy have been placed on hold. Tourism and hospitality, to include hotels, restaurants, destinations, food vendors and related...

Coronavirus affects Sonoran manufacturers

Español International supply chain issues The coronavirus, which started last year in Wuhan City, China and has spread throughout the world, is causing global supply chain issues. And Sonora, Mexico is not immune from that problem. In an interview with El Imparcial...
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...