A future LNG export terminal has been acquired by a new ownership group in Mexico; Albers Aerospace launches operations at a new manufacturing center in Arizona; Agristo shares plans for a new potato processing plant in France.
In conjunction with Site Selection’s July 2026 publication of “The Border Is Not One Market” by Avison Young Senior Director, Industrial Corporate Services Carl Quesinberry, Editor in Chief Adam Bruns spoke in June with Quesinberry and Avison Young National Industrial Market Intelligence Director Peter Kroner about the location and policy dynamics influencing location decisions along the border corridor.
A ‘Determinants and Drivers’ model aids in identifying industry sector fits in six binational regions.
Based on corporate facility project investment data, Querétaro is the top performing state in Mexico and 10 regions distinguish themselves as Mexico’s Top Metros in this first-ever ranking of its kind for the country in Site Selection’s history.
Public and private investments are underway to modernize Mexico’s ports.
What is impacting economic activity at the U.S.-Mexico border?
U.S.—MEXICO BORDER CORRIDOR: The 800 Billion Border
Nearshoring to the Americas to depend less on China? Better get there before the Chinese firms do.
This is one Latin American infrastructure megaproject that is actually happening.
Germany-based automotive parts manufacturer Continental AG has announced plans to locate its 22nd facility in Mexico.
Brazil-based electric engineering, power and automation technology company WEG S.A. announced it would be investing $244.7 million to expand three of the company’s locations in Brazil, Mexico and Colombia over the next three years.
At the same time migrants are reported to be crossing the U.S.-Mexico border en masse in order to avoid apprehension by U.S. Border Patrol personnel...
This week the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) for the first time revealed data on foreign direct investment in the U.S. in 2022 that showed a 51% decrease to $177.5 billion (preliminary) — significantly below the average of $298.8 billion for 2014-2021. The manufacturing sector, at $55.2 billion, accounted for 31.1% of total expenditures.
A wave of North American reshoring has Mexican exports to the U.S. on the rise.
Axeing plans for a glitzy new airport was merely the opening act for Mexico’s new socialist president.
Sustainable design points the way forward while breathing new life into Mexico’s historical landmarks.
With dark signals from the north looming, the expanding ports of Mexico improve the nation’s trade prospects in all directions.
CBX is one of many projects making cross-border movement easier, and thereby aiding and abetting commerce, trade, economic development … even shopping.
Medical tourism is now a booming trade in this region, with Jamaica leading the way.
The Monterrey region’s rich educational resources did not appear overnight, and they are growing.
From small rural agricultural and ranching communities to large urban centers of innovation and advanced manufacturing, the border is based in both tradition and the crossing of boundaries.
Energy is the lifeblood of economic development. As both a high value product in its own right and an essential input for every industry, energy production and supply are key factors in the competitiveness of any region.
Mexico states its FDI case $1 billion at a time. But the industry’s birthplace still has something to say too.
As the United States and Mexico focus on a number of key bilateral and domestic economic efforts, the US-Mexico border region's economy finds itself at a time of potentially enormous transition.