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What the US could learn from Mexico
And Arizona could learn from Sonora We recently published stories about Sonoran state government officials connecting one-on-one with needy residents; government methods and metrics for societal progress; and state government executives who were certified in...
Sonora governor connects personally with citizens
Pavlovich’s “work tours” directly benefit residents Hermosillo newspaper El Imparcial reported that Sonora Governor Claudia Pavlovich met with Sonora residents this week as she assisted in a neighborhood project in Hermosillo and went on a “work tour” of the Sonoran...
DIF director visits families in Southern Sonora
A Southern Sonora assistance tour with products and productive projects Sonora DIF Director Karina Zárate Félix toured Southern Sonora municipalities in January to connect with and provide support to local residents, according to the Sonora state government. DIF DIF,...
Sonora first in nation to complete transparency training
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 process...
Sonora ranks nationally in social progress
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 Progress...
Arizona lost 66k jobs to China from 2001 to 2018
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 million...
Sonora continues national dominance in metals mining
Cananea, Sonora open-pit copper mineData 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 position in...
Sonora and border states follow Mexico with meager job growth
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 seasonally...
AT Engine aerospace facility in Hermosillo to employ 500
A General Electric LEAP-X turbine Image by KGG1951, CC BY-SA 3.0 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 Engine is...
Mexican economy slipped into recession in 2019
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 recession of...