By: Javier Sánchez Valenzuela “El Cerveciáfilo”. The independent craft beer industry in Mexico is still strong and growing, there is no doubt about that. This incipient economic activity is clearly among the fastest growing in the different regions of the country. For some years now, craft beer festivals and exhibitions …
May, 2022
April, 2022
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23 April
Bureaucracy, still a burden on economic activity in 2022 and in the future years
By: Dr. Alejandro Diaz-Bautista, Economist and Researcher. In most cases, the high degree of bureaucratic processes in states and countries is one of the biggest blocks to economic growth. The high amount of bureaucratic procedures that governments apply, causes a slowdown in processes as simple as the creation of a …
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19 April
Statevolt to develop 54GWh Gigafactory in Imperial Valley
-Editorial More than a century ago, the gold rush brought thousands of people to California and reinvigorated the American economy. Fast-forward to 2022 and the “white gold” lithium rush in Imperial Valley attracted a billion-dollar investment to Imperial County. The news was welcomed by the Imperial County Board of Supervisors, …
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18 April
La Botica Strives to Have a Better Community
-Editorial Alejandro Gomez has been a business person all his life. From selling hot dogs in Mexicali at a young age, doing real estate, selling cars, and now he’s the proud owner of La Botica in Calexico, California. Gomez has always worked to make a living and give back to …
March, 2022
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30 March
CREATIVE INDUSTRIES IN THE 4FRONTED BINATIONAL MEGAREGION
-Editorial The 4FrontED Board of Directors extends a cordial invitation to the general public to the virtual panel Creative Industries in the 4FrontED Binational Megaregion – Vol. I-, which will take place on Thursday, April 7, 2022, at 10:30 a.m. (Arizona time), via Zoom. The program focuses on creative industries, …
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28 March
Comprehensive brand protection
By: Jaime Israel Dávila Gómez, Attorney. Until a few years ago, the protection of a trademark in our country was related to both, the minds of entrepreneurs and to companies, with a single act: its registration before the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (IMPI). Currently, due to the changes and …
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10 March
Business Forum “Successful Woman” Aims to Inspire Women
-Editorial The first entrepreneurial event of the year in Mexicali took place at Araiza Hotel to help women business owners have a better vision of their goals and objectives for 2022. The event was a success and the comments of the public were positive and are looking forward to a …
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9 March
Imperial County Health Department and UC San Diego Will Help Vaccinate Maquila Workers in Mexicali
-Editorial Two years ago on March 8, 2020, the first suspicious case of COVID-19 was detected in Imperial County marking the beginning of a very dark time for the region. Because health has no borders, a binational collaboration was established to help vaccinate people in the industrial sector of Mexicali. …
February, 2022
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26 February
Everything is ready for the twenty-first edition of the most important Ag expo in the region
-Editorial Just a few days before celebrating the twenty-first edition of the AgroBaja exhibition, the AgroBaja Board of Trustees (PAB), is in full logistical and administrative activity to start with this edition that will take place on March 3, 4, and 5 of 2022. Like every year, the agricultural and …
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8 February
El Centro Saw 19.4% Increase in New Business Applications
-Editorial The COVID-19 pandemic has been particularly hard on small businesses, which are estimated to employ nearly half of all American workers. A recent Federal Reserve Bank study noted that the pandemic caused an additional 200,000 businesses to close their doors last year, with small businesses comprising the bulk of …
