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Juarez business environment

  1. The city, with its long tradition in manufacturing and strategically located, capitalizes on its competitive advantages to transform itself into a high value added industrial center that propitiates new economic opportunities in the area of services. Juárez’s economic dynamics result in increased per capita income of its citizens thereby allowing for greater internal consumption in sectors such as commerce, culture and entertainment and services in general.

Important facts

  1. * More than 50,000 jobs in El Paso tied to Mexico
  2. * 3,400 managers, engineers live in El Paso and work in Juárez
  3. * 14,000 direct employment in El Paso related to maquila
  4. * 30,000+ indirect employment in El Paso related to maquila
  5. * $8 billion annual purchases creates other opportunities
  6. * $1.4 - $1.6 B retail trade in El Paso due to Mexican nationals (estimated 3,800 retail jobs)
  7. * $51.1 B in US-Mexico trade crossed through ports in EP region in 2008 (18.4 % of all US-Mexico trade)

source: http://www.juarezinvest.com

 

Juarez: The city for Maquiladoras

  1. A Maquiladora is a Mexican assembly or manufacturing operation that can be subject up to 100% non-Mexican ownership. A Maquiladora utilizes competitively priced Mexican labor in assembly processing and/or other manufacturing operations, that also allows these operations to bring in most capital equipment and machinery from abroad. Maquiladora operations are generally labor intensive cost centers, with most production geared for export from Mexico. Maquiladoras may be entirely foreign managed, unlike multi-nationals operating in Mexico.

 

  1. Juárez is El Paso’s sister city and pioneered the twin plant “maquila” industry in 1965 which launched over 40 industrial parks. The “maquila” industry allows special fiscal advantages for manufacturing facilities with non-Mexican ownership. This environment provides a cost-efficient, bilingual business climate with a strong infrastructure in place supported by an eager and skilled labor force.
  1. The commute from El Paso to Juarez is highly efficient due to a Dedicated Commuter Lane (DCL) that allows vehicles with a DCL permit to cross back into El Paso in minutes.

 

  1. El Paso, Texas and Cd. Juarez provide a unique geographic location that offers direct access to two nations and three states.....
  1. * One of the world’s largest border communities
  2. * 2.6 million population
  3. * Bilingual business environment
  4. * The presence of 70+ Fortune 500 companies
  5. * Highly motivated and skilled workforce
  6. * State-of-the-art telecommunications/fiber optic network
  7. * International railway system – Burlington Northern Santa Fe, Union Pacific, Ferrymen
  8. * 5 international crossings
  9. * 14 universities/colleges
  10. * 40 industrial parks
  11. * 5 airports
  12. * Over 300 days of sunshine a year

source: http://www.juarezinvest.com

source: http://www.juarezinvest.com

source: http://www.juarezinvest.com

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  1. Telecommunications and Flights
  2. Access to 2 international airports in Juarez and El Paso.
    * The Juarez Airport provides extensive air services to Mexico’s national markets including Chihuahua City, Monterrey, Tijuana, Torreon and Mexico City.
    * The El Paso Airport provides direct flights to Los Angeles, Denver, Chicago, Dallas, Houston and other major U.S. communities.