El Paso aims to end brain drain with global manufacturing, higher-paying jobs
Dallas Fed President Lorie K. Logan met with El Paso business and community leaders in mid-October in the second stop on her 360° in 365 Listening Tour.
November 10, 2022
Texas Economy
Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey
Growth in Texas factory activity continued in October, according to business executives responding to the Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey.
October 31, 2022
Dallas Fed Economics
Automakers’ bold plans for electric vehicles spur U.S. battery boom
Meeting ambitious manufacturing goals will require batteries—lots of them—as an electric vehicle (EV) can use hundreds to thousands of individual lithium-ion batteries.
October 11, 2022
Southwest Economy, Third Quarter 2022
Maquiladoras, Mexico’s engine of trade, driven to navigate evolving demand
Mexico’s maquiladoras, an important generator of manufacturing and employment activity along the U.S.–Mexico border, confront a changing landscape. Evolving global trade patterns, reflecting stressed supply chains and increasing electric vehicle production, will test maquiladora agility and growth prospects.
October 03, 2022
Southwest Economy, Third Quarter 2022
Supply chains slowly mend as Texas firms view recovery in 2023
Since the
COVID-19 pandemic
began in early 2020,
disrupted global supply
chains have strained
Texas businesses trying
to meet strong demand.
October 03, 2022
Texas Economy
Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey
Growth in Texas factory activity picked up in September, according to business executives responding to the Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey.
September 26, 2022
Texas Economy
Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey
Growth in Texas factory activity abated in August, according to business executives responding to the Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey.
August 29, 2022
Texas Economy
Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey
Growth in Texas factory activity continued at a modest pace in July, according to business executives responding to the Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey.
July 25, 2022
Texas Economy
Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey
Growth in Texas factory activity decelerated sharply in June, according to business executives responding to the Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey.
June 27, 2022
Southwest Economy, First Quarter 2022
Cross-border manufacturing rises from pandemic lows
Fabiola Luna, president of the Association of Maquiladoras, Index Ciudad Juárez, dicusses cross-border trade and the impact of the pandemic.
April 01, 2022