Select Page

Sonora first in nation to complete transparency training

Español All 13 state agencies certified The state of Sonora announced today that it is the first state in the Republic of Mexico to have all its administrative offices certified in the competence of governmental transparency. Certification process The certification...

Sonora ranks nationally in social progress

Español Sonora 8th nationally in social progress metrics Sonora’s Secretary of Social Development (Sedesson) Manuel Puebla announced in January that Sonora ranked 8th in the nation for social progress in 2019. The 2019 Social Progress Index, published by the Social...
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...
AT Engine aerospace facility in Hermosillo to employ 500

AT Engine aerospace facility in Hermosillo to employ 500

A General Electric LEAP-X turbine Image by KGG1951, CC BY-SA 3.0     Español A strategic alliance between German and Mexican companies is constructing an aerospace manufacturing plant in Hermosillo that will employ 500 workers when it opens this October. AT...

Mexican economy slipped into recession in 2019

Español The Associated Press (AP) reported today that Mexico’s statistical institute, the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI) announced that Mexico had an economic recession in 2019. It was the first economic contraction in Mexico since the...