New Port of Nogales groundbreaking

Governors Guillermo Padres Elias of Sonora, MEX and Jan Brewer of AZ flank Nogales Mayor Octavio Garcia-Von Borstel at the Port of Nogales groundbreaking.

Yesterday we had the distinct pleasure of attending the groundbreaking ceremonies for the expansion of the Port of Nogales.  As we mention in our Why Santa Cruz County? page here, this $213M+ effort is a boon to our area and represents the largest single project earmarked by the American Recovery Act of 2009.

Many in the community were present, including our own VIPs,  Arizona Governor Jan Brewer and City of Nogales Mayor.  Also attending were the governor for the state of Sonora Mexico, along with representatives of the Greater Nogales & Santa Cruz County Port Authority, as well as U.S. Customs & Border Protection and Federal Highway Administration, among other agencies.

 The inspiring ceremonies right there at the current Port were followed by a festive lunch at one of our state-of-the art warehouses, owned by major produce distributor Del Campo.  There, we had the opportunity to speak to several in our community who expressed their commitment in working together to help bring businesses here.

We are all confident — especially here at SCMC — that this great project will be the beginning of something very exciting for this border area…and for you!  Stay tuned for more details to come here on the Port project as well as other local development projects SCMC is spearheading.

(Read more about the 10-22 event at www.nogalesinternational.com)