TRW workers fear more job losses after layoffs Aug 14, 2008
youllneverguess wrote on Aug 13, 2008 5:41 PM:" WELL, I REALLY LIKED WORKING AT TRW IN THE BEGINNING, BUT YEARS HAVE GONE BY AND ITS GOTTEN SO MUCH WORSE. THE MANAGEMENT NEVER TELL YOU WHAT A GOOD JOG YOUR DOING. ITS JUST GO GO GO !!!!!! ALL THEY CARE IS GET THE PARTS OUT AND THE FASTER YOU GO THE FASTER YOULL HAVE ALL THE LINES GOING TO MEXICO !!!!! AND LET ME TELL YA WHEN YOU GO FASTER WHERE IN THE HECK DOES THAT GET YOU ???? RIGHT OUT THE DOOR.ASTALAVISTA TO REYNOSA IT GOES,,, MCDONALDS AND... (Winona Daily News, MN)
Cacheaux, Cavazos & Newton opens new office in Mexico Aug 8, 2008
The firm also has a presence in Mexico City, Monterrey, Reynosa, Quer;taro, Ciudad Ju;rez and Matamoros. The firm was founded in 1994 by Rene Cacheaux, Daniel Cavazos and Joseph B. Newton. (San Antonio Business Journal, TX)
Semtech's plant in Mexico hit by fire Aug 7, 2008
-- maker Semtech Corp. has disclosed that a fire occurred at its Reynosa, Mexico fabrication facility last Thursday, causing a delay in production. The Reynosa facility services its power discrete business unit. (EETimes)
Weather: Partly cloudy, afternoon storms likely Jul 30, 2008
Melbourne, FL 32940 Last Updated: 07/30/08 08:45:41 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 97% Barometer: 30. (Florida Today)
South Padre Island closed for business after hurricame Jul 26, 2008
Poorer neighborhoods in Matamoros, Mexico, across the Rio Grande from Brownsville, remained badly flooded, although businesses seemed quicker to reopen there and in Reynosa, Mexico, compared to the hardest-hit Texas cities. The city of Edinburg and other communities urged residents to conserve water because of the strain on treatment systems from power outages. (Houston Chronicle)
* South Korean hostages released in Mexico town Jul 25, 2008
The group was seized on July 14 in Reynosa, a city on the US border in the state of Tamaulipas ... The kidnappers called police to inform them the Koreans had been released at a hotel in Reynosa. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Pentair closing Wisconsin plant; lay off 350 workers Jul 24, 2008
A spokeswoman for the company said work which was performed in Sheboygan will be moved to other plants in the United States, Reynosa, Mexico and Souzhou, China. Pentair hasn't identified which cities in the United States might absorb the work, though the company does have two other Wisconsin plants, in Delavan and Brookfield. (Twin Cities Business Journal, MN)
Mexico, Texas brace for hurricane Jul 24, 2008
Blas Garica, a 62-year-old builder in Reynosa, was taping up his windows and putting sandbags in front of his porch to prepare ... In Reynosa, restaurants, businesses and maquilas, the import-export plants along the border, were also getting sandbags ready. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Hurricane Dolly Churns Toward Texas Jul 23, 2008
The first bands of rain began to pass over South Padre Island and Reynosa, Mexico Tuesday afternoon and the surf continued to get rougher. Tropical storm warnings were issued for areas adjacent to the hurricane zone, and Gov. Rick Perry declared 14 South Texas counties disasters, allowing state resources to be used to send equipment and emergency workers to areas in the storm's path. (CBS News)
Dolly churns to Texas, Mexico Jul 23, 2008
The first bands of rain began to pass over South Padre Island and Reynosa, Mexico, yesterday afternoon, and the surf continued to get rougher ... Blas Garica, a 62-year-old builder in Reynosa, was taping up his windows and putting sandbags in front of his porch to prepare. (Boston Globe)
Kidnapped Koreans freed in Mexico Jul 23, 2008
The group were seized in Reynosa, across the US border from Texas, eight days ago, and $30,000 demanded ... "Police found the five Koreans held in a hotel in Reynosa. It seems the people smugglers offered to take them across to the United States but then kidnapped them for a much bigger ransom," a spokesman for the Tamaulipas state attorney general's office said. (BBC News)
Kidnappers free 5 South Koreans held for ransom in Mexico Jul 23, 2008
REYNOSA, Mexico (AP) -- Five South Koreans abducted in Mexico were set free unharmed on Tuesday, more than a week after they were kidnapped and held for ransom, officials said ... In an interview with Radio Formula, Tamaulipas state attorney general Jose Herrera confirmed the five had been released Tuesday afternoon in Reynosa, and were meeting with embassy officials ... Mexican authorities said the South Koreans were kidnapped on July 14 while driving in Reynosa, across the border from McAllen,... (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Dolly becomes hurricane, set to hit Tex-Mex border Jul 23, 2008
Blas Garica, a 62-year-old builder in Reynosa, was taping up his windows and putting sandbags in front of his porch to prepare. "I'm not afraid because we flood frequently around here," he said. (Anchorage Daily News)
Hurricane Dolly threatens Rio Grande Valley levees Jul 23, 2008
The first bands of rain began to pass over South Padre Island and Reynosa, Mexico Tuesday afternoon and the surf continued to get rougher. Forecasters predicted Dolly would dump 15 to 20 inches of rain and bring coastal storm surge flooding of 4 to 6 feet above normal high tide levels. (New Haven Register, CT)
Gulf Coast Braces For Slow-Moving Dolly Jul 23, 2008
" Around Brownsville, levees protect the historic downtown as well as preserved buildings that were formerly part of Fort Brown on the University of Texas at Brownsville campus. Outside the city, agricultural land dominates the banks of the Rio Grande, but thousands of people live in low-lying colonias, often poor subdivisions built without water and sewer utilities. The International Boundary and Water Commission, which operates a series of levees, dams and floodways in the lower Rio Grande... (CBS News -- US)
5 kidnapped S Koreans released in Mexico Jul 23, 2008
The abductions happened on July 14 when they were driving in Reynosa, across the border from McAllen, Texas in the United States by an alleged human trafficking group, Herrera said ... Police tracked several phone calls before finding the hostages in a hotel in Reynosa, he said. (Xinhuanet, China)
Second Texas Man Sentenced to 16 Months in Prison For Smuggling Protected Sea Turtles Jun 21, 2008
Cueva crossed the border between Reynosa, Mexico, and El Paso, Texas, daily and frequently concealed footwear and skins of exotic animals in his vehicle. In Reynosa, Cueva received exotic leathers and leather products from co-defendants in Mexico for clandestine importation into the United States. (PR Newswire)
Mexicans move across border to flee drug crime Jun 20, 2008
McAllen lies across the border from Reynosa, Mexico. The violence also has discouraged some Americans from crossing the border to eat or shop in Mexico, Ahlenius said. (USA Today)
Mexicans moving across border to flee widespread drug wars Jun 16, 2008
McAllen lies across the border from Reynosa, Mexico ... Jess Martnez, owner of the El Pastor restaurant in Reynosa, said his U.S. customers had declined by 70 percent. (AZCentral -- News)
High costs force factories to bring jobs home Jun 14, 2008
Last fall, Crown Battery Manufacturing Co. decided to close a plant it bought in Reynosa, Mexico, and move the jobs to its Ohio home base, adding 25 workers to the 400 it already employed. "We're shipping batteries, which are big and heavy," says Hal Hawk, the company's chief executive. (AZCentral -- Business)
U.S., Mexico launch unprecedented effort to disrupt cross-border weapons smuggling Jun 11, 2008
One of the pistols he bought in Dallas was used in the cartel gunfight near Reynosa, Mexico, in which two federal police officers were shot. Mr. Rodriguez was convicted on federal gun charges in 2004 and is serving a 70-year sentence. (KHOU.com, TX)
Border Patrol Agent Charged With Drug Counts Jun 10, 2008
At their first court appearance Monday, Cruz and Arteaga _ both of whom are both from Reynosa, Mexico _ requested that lawyers be appointed to represent them. Zuniga was making arrangements to obtain counsel. (Newsmax)
Baby-selling scam nets arrest in Mexico May 29, 2008
Investigator Oralia Mancha said the child trafficking ring came to light when a woman came to a police station in Reynosa on Monday to report her granddaughter missing, spotted Torres there and claimed he had the baby. advertisement. (MSNBC -- International)
Cops: Couple Bought Mexican Babies to Sell in U.S. May 29, 2008
Investigator Oralia Mancha says the child-trafficking ring came to light when the grandmother of one of the babies reported the child missing Monday in Reynosa. While making the declaration, she spotted Torres in the police station and claimed he had the baby. (Fox News)
Report: 128 Americans Murdered in Mexico in 3 Years May 27, 2008
Thirty-one Americans were reportedly murdered in Tijuana; 21 in Nueva Laredo; six in Ciudad Juarez; four in Matamoros; two in a Mexicali, and one each in Reynosa, Tecate, Puerto Palomas and Nogales. Two Americans were murdered in San Felipe, Baja California Norte; two in Rosarito, Baja California Norte; two in Ensenada, Baja California Norte, and two in Magdalena, Sonora. (Newsmax)
Mexico to press war on crime despite slaying of police official May 10, 2008
President Felipe Calderon, visiting the violence-plagued northern border town of Reynosa later in the day, said organized crime groups were striking back against the federal government "because they know we are hitting their criminal structure.". "We are determined to recover streets that never should have ceased being ours," said Calderon, who attended the memorial. (Boston Globe)
Mexico's Top Police Are Targets as Drug Cartels Seek Revenge for Arrests May 10, 2008
Popular banda singer Valentin ``El Gallo'' Elizalde was shot to death in the border city of Reynosa in November 2006 after giving a concert ... Reynosa, which borders Hidalgo, Texas, is territory controlled by Guzman's rival Gulf Cartel. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
OMA's April 2008 Total Passenger Traffic Increases 5.9 Percent May 9, 2008
The airports that reported the most significant growth in passenger traffic were Reynosa, Monterrey, Juarez, San Luis Potosi, Acapulco, and Chihuahua, supported by the opening of new routes during the month ... Traffic in the cities on the U.S. border, Reynosa and Ciudad Juarez grew 85 ... In particular, Volaris opened a route between Reynosa and Toluca on April 14. (Primezone Releases)
President Bush Participates in Joint Press Availability with President Calderon of Mexico and Prime Minister Harper of Canada Apr 23, 2008
In the case of Mexico, we are working very hard on how to expand the border crossings between Mexico and the United States with projects that are already in course -- ones in Reynosa, others in Juarez and different points across the border. We also exchanged viewpoints on the issues that have to do with security in the region. (White House News Releases)
Mexican soldiers recruited for drug cartel Apr 21, 2008
Earlier this month, fliers began appearing in the border city of Reynosa in Tamaulipas state urging soldiers to defect ... " Authorities said the signs were probably an attempt to demoralize the soldiers and police, rather than a serious recruiting effort. "They do these things in public places to create confusion among the authorities themselves," said Ruben Salinas, commander of the Reynosa police department's second division. Still, recent arrests have shown that defections are a real danger.... (AZCentral -- News)
Border Police Chief Detained Apr 19, 2008
(April 18, 2008)--Mexico's military checked on all city police weapons Friday in the border town of Reynosa after the police chief was detained in a drug investigation ... Reynosa Police Chief Juan Jose Muniz Salinas was whisked off to Mexico City by federal authorities late Thursday ... City officials said soldiers were conducting a routine check of city police weapons in Reynosa, which is near the Texas city of McAllen. (KWTX.com, TX)
Newsweek: Crackdown in Mexico border towns Apr 17, 2008
All along the U.S. border, in cities like , Reynosa and Matamoros, organized-crime-related violence continues apace. Earlier this week, the U.S. State Department issued a travel alert regarding these cities, as well as Juarez, warning that drug traffickers, Mexican police, justice officials, journalists, foreign visitors and residents--in effect, pretty much everyone--have been victims of attacks and homicides. (MSNBC -- Crime)
F&P Appliances Shares Jump Most in Five Years on Plan to Move Factories Apr 17, 2008
Fisher & Paykel today said it is investing $41 million buying and converting a Whirlpool Corp. plant at Reynosa, Mexico, where labor rates are about a sixth of those in New Zealand and transport to key U.S. markets is cheaper ... Including the Reynosa purchase and development of a new Dishdrawer line, the capital cost of the relocations is estimated at NZ$100 million, which should be covered by the sale of the surplus sites in Dunedin and Brisbane, the company said. (Bloomberg -- Australia & New Zealand)
Rio Rancho police blotter Mar 25, 2008
Osvaldo Mora, 28, resident at 1233 Reynosa Loop, Rio Rancho, was arrested at 1:44 a.m. on March 14 on Southern Boulevard. Mora was arrested for DWI, open container and traffic lane violation. (Rio Rancho Observer, NM)
LA Times On Kessler Obama Story Mar 18, 2008
Bona fides: Denton Bible Church-1989 8 Mission Trips to Mexico, Evangelism Explosion 2 years, Navigator 2:7, Led Numerous Bible Studies, Helped as part of a team start an orphanage in Reynosa, Mexico, semester off from school to help out at Vision Ministries, Numerous other ministries. And may I point out that there are very few judges who could be nominated to the Supreme Court who have explicitly stated that they would overturn Roe vs Wade. (Newsmax)
Trail ride signals return of the rodeo Mar 1, 2008
The Los Vaqueros Rio Grande Trail Ride starts 386 miles away in Reynosa, Mexico and proceeds north to Houston. The oldest trail ride, and the one from which the legend grew, is the Salt Grass Trail Ride, which travels 90 miles from Cat Springs. (KHOU.com, TX)
Trail Riders Usher In Rodeo Mar 1, 2008
They started riding Feb. 9 and traveled 386 miles on their journey from Reynosa, Mexico. More Information. (Click2Houston, TX)
Mailbag: Will Gonzalez be a starter? Feb 26, 2008
-- Alejandro C., Reynosa, Mexico. I got a couple of questions about Garcia this week, both from Mexico, and by fortuitous coincidence, I also saw Garcia pitch on Sunday. (MLB.com -- St. Louis Cardinals)
xpedx and Ryobi Spotlight Expanded Offering for Printers at Graphics of the Americas, Miami, Feb 27 - Mar 1, Booth 780 Feb 21, 2008
(Logo: ) Continuous demonstrations of the RYOBI 784E, a 23x31" six-up, four-color offset press, will be performed throughout the show. The economy-priced, three-quarter size press runs at up to 15,000 sheets per hour and has a footprint that is 40 percent less than most other comparably sized presses. Also at the show, xpedx will discuss its comprehensive offering to U.S. printers across creative, pre-press, on-press and post-press functions, including its network of retail paper and graphic... (PR Newswire)
Hispanic Heritage/ORMC hosts Annual Sweetheart Cultural Event Feb 16, 2008
2008-02-15 06:00:00 Hispanic Heritage of Odessa and Odessa Regional Medical Center hosted the Annual Sweetheart Cultural Event, Encuentro de Corazones, Tuesday at ORMC. Regional costumes from Mexico were modeled by, from left: Christina Ayala, HHO, Colima; Cheri Dalton, Odessa College, La China Poblana; Crystal Mares, UTPB, Yucatan; Ronnie Reynosa, Odessa American and Love To Dance Studio, Baja California; Amy Armstrong, ECISD, Guerrero; Esmeralda Arzate, Mi Milo s Restaurant, Chihuahua; Melissa... (Odessa American, TX)
Local woman's American Dream fulfilled Feb 11, 2008
Within six months of arriving to this country from Reynosa, Mexico, Castillo became an employee at Finger's Furniture in Houston in the custodial services department. Nearly thirty years later, Castillo is one of the top salespersons in the company. (Pasadena Citizen, TX)
Whirlpool 4Q profit rises on Maytag buy Feb 6, 2008
The Associated Press Feb. 5, 2008 11:46 AM. - Whirlpool Corp. said Tuesday its fourth-quarter profit climbed 72 percent, helped by its Maytag acquisition and an improved product mix and the weak dollar. (AZCentral -- Business)
Mexico police caught between drug crackdown, cartels Feb 5, 2008
Jan. 22: Army troops disarm all police officers in the border cities of Nuevo Laredo, Reynosa and Matamoros pending a federal investigation of drug corruption. Jan. 23: Mexico's Justice Secretary, Eduardo Medina Mora, says a network of Mexico City police have been protecting members of the Sinaloa and Juarez cartels. (AZCentral -- News)
Whirlpool closing La Vergne plant; 500 jobs lost Feb 2, 2008
A plant in Reynosa, Mexico will also be closed down, creating a loss of 750 jobs there ... "The changes are in no way a reflection on our employees at either the LaVergne or Reynosa facilities, whose contributions we greatly appreciate." ... Production of side-by-side refrigerators made at Reynosa will shift to Whirlpool's Ramos Arizpe, Mexico site. (Nashville Business Journal, TN)
Life sciences firms seen having trouble filling jobs Feb 1, 2008
and about 750 jobs will be affected in Reynosa, Mexico ... Production of side-by-side refrigerators made at Reynosa will shift to Ramos Arizpe, Mexico, which plans to add about 600 employees. (Boston Globe)
Keep Your Mittens Feb 1, 2008
Ted Poe that the Texas Department of Public Safety this week issued its own travel warning: "Due to the increased rising level of violence in Mexico which is attributed to drug cartels, violent criminal organizations, and increased presence of military personnel in some Mexican border communities it is recommended that persons be discouraged from traveling to Mexican border towns ... Nuevo Laredo, Matamoros, Reynosa, Rio Bravo, Miguel Aleman, and Ciudad Juarez." ... Nuevo Laredo,... (Townhall.com)
Mexico's Narco-Insurgency Jan 26, 2008
In the first weeks of January, the two sides clashed in deadly firefights in Tijuana, Ciudad Juarez, Rio Bravo and Reynosa on the U.S. border, and even in quaint tourist towns in the heart of Mexico such as Valle del Bravo. The gangsters have also carried out a wave of ambushes and assassinations on security officials, slaying one Tijuana policeman in his home along with his wife and 9-year old daughter. (Time.com)
Ex-commander convicted in U.S. drug ring Jan 24, 2008
Landin was the Gulf cartel's second-in-command in Reynosa, a Mexican city south of McAllen, prosecutors say. advertisement. (MSNBC -- Crime)
Mexico arrests alleged drug cartel members Jan 23, 2008
In the border state of Tamaulipas, across from Texas, dozens of soldiers in armored cars surrounded the police stations in Nuevo Laredo, Matamoros and Reynosa on Tuesday to check whether the police officers' weapons, radios and phones were connected to crimes. No arrests were reported and officers were allowed back on the streets. (MSNBC -- International)
Mexico Soldiers Disarm Border Police to Nab Drug Contacts, Universal Says Jan 23, 2008
The troops surrounded the police stations in Reynosa, Rio Bravo, Nuevo Laredo, Matamoros, Valle Hermoso and Miguel Aleman to prevent any violence, the newspaper said. The cities are all in Tamaulipas state. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
Resident builds ‘Homes for the Homeless’ Jan 22, 2008
(Submitted photo) Michelle Thompson, third from right, and Todd Unmack, second from right, visited Reynosa, Mexico, in December to build two houses through the Homes for the Homeless program with Cross Points Church in Shawnee, Kan ... Reynosa, Mexico, is approximately 40 miles from the Gulf of Mexico, just across the border from Hidalgo, Texas ... Thompson said the pastors of three Reynosa-area churches determine which families are most in need, and they are selected for the housing project. (Leavenworth Times, KS)
Deadly Mexican stand-off in drugs crackdown Jan 22, 2008
"The problem lies in the state police," said a veteran federal inspector in Reynosa, who spoke on condition of anonymity. "They are completely at the service of these guys.". (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Rattled Residents Describe Terror In Tijuana Jan 19, 2008
Two days earlier, two other federal agents were killed and three were injured during a shootout in Reynosa, across the border from McAllen, Texas. A day before the Reynosa shootout, three suspected criminals were killed and 10 federal agents and soldiers wounded in a shootout in the town of Rio Bravo, across the border from Donna, Texas. (NBCSandiego.com, CA)
Bowling-pin plant mothballed Jan 17, 2008
In 2006, for example, Brunswick halted bowling ball production at a century-old plant in Muskegon and moved output to a new plant in Reynosa, Mexico. Muskegon also had manufactured bowling pins and other bowling equipment. (Sunspot.net -- Business)
Valley Residents Worry About Violence Spilling Over Jan 14, 2008
Five people died in fierce gunfights between suspected Gulf Cartel gunmen and Mexican troops and federal agents in Rio Bravo and Reynosa in Mexico ... Salinas says he now routinely declines invitations from his counterpart in Reynosa to attend events there ... On the other hand, an average of about 18,000 passenger vehicles crossed bridges from Reynosa into Hidalgo and Pharr every day last year. (KWTX.com, TX)
3 U.S. Citizens Arrested Following Shootout in Mexico Jan 9, 2008
In a second shootout Tuesday evening, two federal agents were killed and three more injured when they clashed with a group of suspects in the nearby city of Reynosa, according to a Public Safety Department statement. Local newspapers showed grisly photographs of what looked to be federal agents lying in pools of blood. (Fox News)
Mexican officials say shootout suspects from Gulf cartel Jan 9, 2008
Two Mexican federal agents were killed and three more were wounded in a gunfight late yesterday with a group of suspects in the border city of Reynosa ... Reynosa's about 20 miles southwest of McAllen, Texas. (KSLA.com, LA)
Lucia Martinez Jan 6, 2008
Mrs. Martinez was born June 25, 1948 in Reynosa, Mexico and passed away on January 4, 2008 in Conroe, Texas. She is survived by her husband, Francisco Martinez of Conroe; sons, Jose Martinez and wife Nancy of Conroe and Otoniel Martinez and Argelia Lopez of Mission; sisters, Irasema Gomez and Esmeralda Infante; brothers, Jose Padilla, Eleazar Padilla, Mario U. Padilla and Guadalupe Padilla; ten grandchildren and five great grandchildren. (Pasadena Citizen, TX)
Hour-by-hour forecast Jan 3, 2008
Melbourne, FL 32935 Last Updated: 01/03/08 07:15:48 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 55% Visability: 10 miles (16 km). (Florida Today)
Machinists President Chides Obama for Maytag Remarks Jan 1, 2008
Barack Obama (D-IL) to dry his crocodile tears over the loss of more than 1,600 jobs when Maytag moved from Galesburg, IL, to Reynosa, Mexico. "He didn't lift a finger to help those people when they needed help the most," said IAM President Tom Buffenbarger, whose union represented the workers at Maytag. (PR Newswire)
Who Is Killing Mexico's Musicians? Dec 25, 2007
In November 2006, gunmen ambushed and killed Elizalde and took out his manager and driver while injuring his cousin outside a cockfighting ring in the border city of Reynosa. Related Articles. (Time.com)
Axtel Extends Agreement with Nextel de Mexico Through August 2011 and Provides Financial Guidance for 2008 Dec 21, 2007
The 27 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, Irapuato, Tampico, Cuernavaca, Morelia, Merida, Xalapa, Hermosillo, San Juan del Rio, Ciudad Victoria, Reynosa and Pachuca. Visit AXTEL's Investor Relations Center at For additional information, please contact: Investor Relations Adrian de... (PR Newswire)
'Grupero' stars targeted in Mexico Dec 18, 2007
n Elizalde, along with his manager and driver, shortly after a show in the border town of Reynosa, across from McAllen, Texas. More than 66 rounds from an AK-47 were fired into their car. (International Herald Tribune)
OMA's November 2007 Total Passenger Traffic Increases 20.6 Percent Dec 10, 2007
Other airports that reported significant growth in terms of passenger traffic were Reynosa (+72. 7%), Ciudad Juarez (+37. (Primezone Releases)
Newsweek: Who is killing Mexico's musicians? Dec 8, 2007
When gunmen in two vehicles shot Elizalde, his manager and driver dead minutes after he finished a concert in the border town of Reynosa last year, many of his fans assumed it was the work of the Zetas, a death squad of ex-soldiers allegedly in the employ of El Chapo Guzmn's rivals in the Gulf of Mexico cartel. But the slayings of two crooners and a trumpet player in the past seven days who never performed a narcocorrido or had any known links to the country's drug kingpins have shaken... (MSNBC -- International)
