U.S.-MEXICO BORDER CORRIDOR

Positive Signs on the Horizon

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PFLUGERVILLE, TEXAS

The 3D City

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RUSSIA

Metafrax has announced the development of a new $1-billion chemical plant to produce ammonia, carbamide and melamine in Gubakha, Russia. The new plant will be complete in the first half of 2021 and employ 400 people. The company supplies its products to over 20 countries around the world.

Source: Conway Analytics

CANADA

Miovision Technologies, based in Kitchener, Ontario, has announced a $13-million expansion of its innovation center. The expansion will create 275 new jobs by 2021. Miovision, a developer of smart roadway intersection products, has received $1.5 million in support from the government of Ontario and has raised a significant amount of venture capital funding for its expansion.

Source: Conway Analytics

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Last Thursday the U.S. Department of Commerce held a hearing about its Section 232 National Security Investigation of Imports of Automobiles and Automotive Parts, first announced in May. Strong comments against the investigation have been issued by such groups as the Business Roundtable, the Organization for International Investment and the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers. Among them: "In this case, the U.S. auto industry is prospering and is not seeking protection."