State of Sonora

The shores of the state of Sonora line the Sea of Cortez in the Gulf of California. The state borders the state of Chihuahua to the east, Sinaloa to the south and Baja California to the northwest; to the north it shares an extensive border with the U.S. state of Arizona and a shorter one with New Mexico.

• Main Cities: Hermosillo, Ciudad Obregón, Nogales
• Population: 3,100,000
• Higher Education: The main institution of higher education is the University of Sonora (UNISON), There are 17 universities in Sonora, including 2 campuses of the ITESM (Monterrey Institute of Technology).
• Graduates from IT Careers: 1000 per year
• IT Infrastructure: Fiber‐optics rings infrastructure, high bandwidth communications and MPLS, several providers
• IT Industry: The industry in Sonora has been oriented to automotive, aerospace and electric/electronic enterprises, and is now quickly moving into Information Technology. In November 2007, Sonora opened a fully operational Technology Park designed specifically for the IT Industry, with its 2nd phase already under development, and has two other Technology Parks in the planning stage.

Why Invest in Sonora?

State of Sinaloa

Sinaloa is located in the north west of the Mexican Republic, 75% of its coast lines the Sea of Cortez while the other 25% lines the Pacific Ocean. Sinaloa shares borders to the north with the state of Sonora and Chihuahua, to the west with the state of Durango and to the south with the state of Nayarit

• Main Cities: Culiacán (the Capital), Mazatlan and Los Mochis.
• Population: 2,7000,000
• Higher Education: 48 Universities and multiple specialization schools
• Graduates from IT Careers: 3000 per year, high percentage of bilingual professionals
• IT Infrastructure: Extensive fiber optics IP infrastructure, high bandwidth Internet, VoIP enabled
• IT Industry: The technology sector of the state of Sinaloa is growing at a yearly rate of 300%.The main focus of the IT industry in Sinaloa is on Contact Centers and nearshoring of application development services. The state has one of the largest IT clusters in Mexico that gathers fifty five companies of an advanced IT maturity level. Many of the IT companies of Sinaloa are working in state supported IT technology clusters, and have extensive experience in developing applications for healthcare organizations, agriculture related industries, hotels, pharmacies, gas stations, car dealerships and educational institutions.

Why Invest in Sinaloa

State of Queretaro

The State of Querétaro is located in the heart of Mexico, just two hours away from Mexico City. It borders to the north and northwest with the State of San Luis Potosi; to the east with the State of Hidalgo; to the south, with the State of Michoacán and to the southwest, west and northwest with the State of Guanajuato.

• Main Cities: Santiago de Querétaro, San Juan del Río and City of Corregidora (104,218).
• Population: 1,7000,000
• Higher Education: Home of two of the most prestigious universities of Mexico: the National Autonomous University and the National Polytechnic Institute. There are six other prestigious public and private universities, including a campus of the ITESM (Monterrey Institute of Technology).
• Graduates from IT Careers: 1500 per year
• IT Infrastructure: Fiber optics rings infrastructure, high bandwidth communications and MPLS, several providers
• IT Industry: The IT companies of Queretaro offer a large variety of services including embedded software development, IT consulting, data centers, infrastructure management, and application development and testing. Industry solutions focus on manufacturing and technology niches such as biometrics, security, computer aided design and other specialized services.
• BPO services are also offered by the Queretaro services providers. They include contact centers, data mining, market analysis, F&A services and loan application processing.

Why Invest in Queretaro?

State of Nuevo Leon

The state of Nuevo León is located in northeastern Mexico. It borders the states of Tamaulipas to the north and east, Zacatecas and San Luis Potosí to the south, and Coahuila to the west. To the north, Nuevo León has also a 9 miles border with the U.S. state of Texas.

• Main Cities: Monterrey (capital), Guadalupe, and Apodaca
• Population: 4,500,000
• Higher Education: Monterrey is home to two of the nation's most prestigious universities, the National Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon and the Instituto Tecnologico de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education). Other reputed universities include the University of Monterrey (UDEM) and the Universidad Regiomontana. The state has 44 higher education institutions offering education to more than 111, 000 undergraduate students, and more than 10 000 students at the graduate level.
• Graduates from IT Careers: 3000 per year
• IT Infrastructure: Advanced high‐bandwidth, secure communications network, government supported research and technology parks.
• IT Industry: Nuevo Leon is the home of some of the largest Mexican IT Services companies. Recently it has become one of the preferred locations for companies that offer nearshore IT services, and many large Indian IT service providers have established their delivery centers in the state.
• The IT services offered by the local companies include custom software development and deployment, IT consulting, ITO and BPO services, development of videogames and support for SAP and Oracle solutions.

Why Invest in Nuevo Leon?

State of Jalisco

The state of Jalisco borders the states of Nayarit, Zacatecas and Aguascalientes to the north; San Luis Potosi, Guanajuato and Michoacan to the east; Colima and the Pacific Ocean to the south; and the state of Nayarit to the west.

Why Invest in Jalisco?