Walmart opens $42 million distribution center in Mexico

Walmart recently opened a new omnichannel distribution center in Ciudad Chihuahua, aimed at strengthening its supply chain network in northern Mexico.

The $42 million facility will serve 58 Walmart retail stores in the region. The distribution center is 224 miles south of El Paso, Texas. The facility currently employs 700 workers and could eventually create 1,800 jobs.

“A few years ago, we began the enormous task of expanding our logistics network, seeking to bring products to the 2,580 stores we...

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French aerospace firm to open new factory in northern Mexico

A second international firm has announced plans to open a new factory in northern Mexico, according to Mexico’s foreign secretary, Marcelo Ebrard.

The Safran Group (NASDAQ: SAFRF), Mexico’s largest aerospace employer, will open its new factory in Chihuahua City, creating more than 800 jobs. 

“I share with you that we received notification on July 1, the day the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) came into force, that the French company Safran is starting construction of a plant in [the...

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