The State of New Mexico sent a delegation to Chihuahua, Mexico and met with U.S Ambassador Kenneth Salazar about trade and infrastructure development issues along the international border.
Economic Development Cabinet Secretary Alicia J. Keyes, Joseph De La
Rosa, special project coordinator at the Department of Transportation,
and Marco Grajeda, director of the New Mexico Border Authority,
represented New Mexico at the Tuesday event in Chihuahua.
U.S. Ambassador to Mexico, Ken Salazar, hosted the delegation, which
focused on infrastructure development along the Texas-New
Mexico-Chihuahua border. Attendees included officials from New Mexico,
Texas, the State of Chihuahua, U.S. Members of Congress, and the Mexican
federal government.
Boosting global trade is an administration priority for Gov. Michelle
Lujan Grisham and investing in Borderzone infrastructure has helped
attract businesses to Doña Ana County, home to the Santa Teresa Port of
Entry. The region is attracting attention from global companies seeking
logistical solutions to supply chain and transportation challenges.
“Our goal in meeting with the Ambassador and border partners was to
express our shared vision for bi-national border with a growing and
integrated economy,” EDD Secretary Keyes said.
The fast and efficient connectivity to Mexico and the rest of the United
States, coupled with the competitive production costs, is making Santa
Teresa the fastest growing industrial base on the U.S.-Mexico border as
companies look to locate manufacturing and distribution centers to North
America.
Three Taiwan companies in the past two years have announced new business
investments in Santa Teresa and two Chihuahua food distributors have
opened operations. One firm is planning a cross-border business with the
co-location of management and administrative offices in New Mexico and
full-scale production in Chihuahua.
The region is also attracting interest from companies in the industrial
Midwest. PRENT, a Wisconsin-based company with a global footprint in
thermoform packaging, is bringing 85 new jobs to Santa Teresa.
Gov. Lujan Grisham has authorized a needs analysis for the region to
determine priority investments for new transportation and infrastructure
that will speed commercial traffic and improve commute times for
workers.
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