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Postmates lays off employees, shutters Mexico City operations
Postmates, the food-delivery startup, has closed its Mexico City operations and laid off dozens of employees, citing a lack of growth and a desire to…
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Tesla’s all-electric Cybertruck to join Mexican city’s police force
The mayor of Ciudad Valles, Mexico, recently ordered 15 of the new all-electric Cybertrucks manufactured by Tesla Inc. Mayor Adrián Esper Cárdenas said the Cybertrucks…
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Halliburton among companies cutting 1,000 jobs in Oklahoma, Texas
Halliburton Co. (NYSE: HAL) announced it is cutting 808 jobs with the closure of an office in El Reno, Oklahoma, according to the Houston Chronicle.…
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Union Pacific sues Texas town over 1870s-era jobs promise
Union Pacific (NYSE: UNP) is suing the city of Palestine, Texas, to nullify a 150-year-old contract to keep a certain number of jobs in the…
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Borderlands: Ikea buys a Texas forest; Long lines for cargo trucks heading for Port Laredo
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Ikea acquires 42,000-acre forest in Texas; Port…
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Texas chemical plant explosions could affect North American tire, rubber production
A chemical manufacturing complex in southeast Texas was rocked by several explosions on Nov. 27, affecting production of synthetic rubber used for tires and hoses…
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Mexico tops list of international importer of Christmas trees from Oregon and Washington
With Christmas less than a month away, shipments of fresh-cut Christmas trees from U.S. producers are in full swing. Oregon leads the nation in Christmas…
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US importer expects increase in Mexican avocados this winter
Mexican avocado imports to the U.S. are expected to increase around 6% this winter compared to the same period last year, with as much as…
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Borderlands: CBP seizes $8.4 million in marijuana in Otay Mesa; Texas gets new border commercial truck crossing
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: CBP seizes $8.4 million in marijuana…
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Mexico unveils first highway paved with recycled plastic
The first-ever highway partially made of reclaimed plastic was inaugurated in Mexico on Nov. 13. The 2.5-mile stretch of highway in the state of Guanajuato…
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