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First COVID death at Hermosillo Ford Plant

First COVID death at Hermosillo Ford Plant

Español Employee became ill in the first week of resumed production One week after an employee of a Ford parts supplier died from COVID-19 and less than two weeks since the Ford Hermosillo plant re-opened on June 1, an Hermosillo Ford employee has died from...
After delay, Ford re-opens Hermosillo factory on June 1

After delay, Ford re-opens Hermosillo factory on June 1

Español An employee was diagnosed with COVID-19 during first week of production After originally announcing it would re-open on May 18, the Ford Hermosillo and Stamping plant in Hermosillo, Sonora resumed operations on Monday, June 1. The same week, Ford announced...

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...
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...

Gildan to close two Sonora factories

Gildan to close two Sonora factories Arizona-Sonora news Home About International News Contact Español Gildan to close two Sonora factories December 17, 2019 Canadian company Gildan Activewear Inc. has announced that it will close two of its Sonora manufacturing...