One year later: Reclaiming their lives Oct 20, 2008
Other casualties included Rub;n M;ndez Hern;ndez, a father of three from the central Mexican city of Irapuato, Juan Carlos Bautista Ocampo of San Marcos, and Mar;a Guadalupe Beltr;n, a mother of four who lived in Vista. Beltran's partner, Felipe Mercado, remained in contact for a while with local organizations and an immigration attorney. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Some US farms outsourced to Mexico May 27, 2008
IRAPUATO, Mexico (AP) Antonio Martinez used to pay smugglers thousands of dollars each year to sneak him into the United States to manage farm crews. Now, the work comes to him. (Cleveland.com)
Ochoa (7 up) is well on her way Apr 13, 2008
Alicia Bustamante, a 41-year-old from Irapuato, said Ochoa's rise convinced her to try her luck. "It is an honor to come see her play," she said. (Boston Globe)
Ochoa shoots 3rd straight 66 at Corona Apr 13, 2008
Alicia Bustamante, a 41-year-old from Irapuato, said Ochoa's rise to the top convinced her to take up a club and try her luck. "It is an honor to come see her play," she said, noting it was her second year at the Corona Championship. (ESPN -- Golf)
Haldex Expands in Mexico Feb 15, 2008
Located in the emerging Castro del Rio Industrial Park in Irapuato, State of Guanajuato, near several facilities operated by automakers and suppliers, the 2,500 square meter plant comprises manufacturing, warehousing, logistical functions and administrative space for 70 employees with room for future expansion ... First vehicle model to feature the systems produced in Irapuato is the recently introduced SAAB 9-3 XWD, the first ever All Wheel Drive offering from the automaker ... The awarded... (BusinessWire)
Economic aid to give Mexicans, Central Americans work at home Jan 8, 2008
With more milk, the farmers can make more cheese and the sweet, caramelized dulce de leche known as cajeta, both of which sell well in Irapuato, the nearest city. Laguna plans to pass on his cheese-making expertise to a group of women in another village who were left behind by husbands who migrated north, and to a youth group, the children of immigrants. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Bodies found in wildfire ID'd Dec 23, 2007
Also identified was Rub;n M;ndez Hern;ndez, 32, a resident of the city of Irapuato in the central Mexican state of Guanajuato, who had left for Tijuana the same day ... M;ndez, a plumber, was on his way to the Los Angeles area, his wife said by phone from Irapuato ... In Irapuato, M;ndez's widow also had been expecting the worst: A plane ticket found among the bodies bore the name of the travel agency that sold it to her husband. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Small Mexican towns try to create jobs at home Oct 29, 2007
She eventually opened 12 organizations in the city of Irapuato. Through her work, Cortes says she realized how many social problems were the result of migration, and how little were doing to reverse the migratory trend that has widened so considerably in the past decade. (Christian Science Monitor)
AXTEL Commences Operations in Ciudad Victoria and Reynosa, Tamaulipas Oct 25, 2007
The twenty-six cities in which AXTEL currently provides local services are Mexico City, Monterrey, Guadalajara, Puebla, Leon, Toluca, Queretaro, San Luis Potosi, Aguascalientes, Saltillo, Ciudad Juarez, Tijuana, Torren (Laguna Region), Veracruz, Chihuahua, Celaya, Irapuato, Tampico, Cuernavaca, Morelia, Merida, Xalapa, Hermosillo, San Juan del Rio, Ciudad Victoria and Reynosa. Visit AXTEL's new Investor Relations Center on. (PR Newswire)
Mexico sends military to strategic sites Jul 13, 2007
Natural gas deliveries to residential customers have scaled back this week in several cities in the region, including Celaya and Irapuato. The attacks shook a government already facing challenges on several fronts -- drug traffickers who outgun the police in several corners of the country, a stalled immigration reform bill in the United States, and declining output from Pemex, the country's main source of foreign exchange. (Boston Globe -- World)
Danone Improves Manufacturing and Supply Chain Performance with ILOG Plant PowerOps Jun 5, 2007
Danone's Mexico Plant Moves to Integrated Planning of Intermediate Products and Finished Goods with Efficient Scheduling of Cleaning Activities and Changeovers PARIS, June 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ILOG(R) (Nasdaq: ILOG; Euronext: ILO, ISIN: FR0004042364), today announced that Groupe Danone, the world's leading maker of fresh dairy products and bottled water and the second largest provider of biscuits and cereal products, has deployed ILOG Plant PowerOps(R) (PPO) at one of its largest fresh... (PR Newswire)
* World News Quick Take Mar 3, 2007
" United States Hilton lifts ban on Cubans The Hilton hotel group on Thursday reversed its ban on Cuban delegations staying at its hotels in Europe and called on Britain and the US to resolve the contentious issue, which arises from the US trade embargo on Cuba. The action came after unions and parliamentary groups in Europe announced plans to boycott the organization after a Cuban trade delegation was banned from a Hilton hotel in Oslo and excluded from the group's hotels throughout Europe.... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Axtel, S.A.B. de C.V. Reports 4Q06 Results Feb 27, 2007
The seventeen cities in which AXTEL currently provides local services are Mexico City, Monterrey, Guadalajara, Puebla, Leon, Toluca, Queretaro, San Luis Potosi, Aguascalientes, Saltillo, Ciudad Juarez, Tijuana, Torreon (Laguna region), Veracruz, Chihuahua, Celaya and Irapuato. For a full version of the release, please visit AXTEL on the web at. (PR Newswire)
ConAgra says it will close 2 more plants, cut about 200 jobs Jan 25, 2007
and Irapuato, Mexico. The ConAgra Foods South popcorn-ball plant in St. Paul, Minn. (Northwest Indiana Times)
