http://www.mexbiznews.com/us-agents-check-southbound-vehicles-border United Press International U.S. border agents will now check for guns and drug money in vehicles heading south over the border into Mexico as part of a new bilateral agreement signed Monday, Front Page Infrastructure Tue, 16 Jun 2009 16:45:22 +0000 mexbiznews 10064 at http://www.mexbiznews.com http://www.mexbiznews.com/government-plans-10000-water-projects-desert-areas Sentido Comun The Department of Agriculture plans to build more than 10,000 water harvesting projects in 2010 as part of actions against desertification. Arid, semiarid and dry sub-humid areas occupy over half of Mexican territory. Front Page Infrastructure Fri, 19 Jun 2009 13:42:18 +0000 mexbiznews 11878 at http://www.mexbiznews.com http://www.mexbiznews.com/ica-wins-contract-build-san-luis-potosi-water-system   Reuters Construction company ICA said on Friday one of its units won a $179 million contract to build, operate and maintain a water supply system for the central state of San Luis Potosi over a period of 25 years. Front Page Companies Infrastructure Sat, 20 Jun 2009 14:57:51 +0000 mexbiznews 12332 at http://www.mexbiznews.com http://www.mexbiznews.com/banobras-director-says-colonet-megaport-not-feasible El Economista/Notimex Banobras director general Alonso Garcia Tames said the delay in development of the Colonet megaport in Baja California is due to a change in trade between the United States and Asia rather than financial issues and, as a result, currently is not feasible. Front Page Colonet Infrastructure Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:41:34 +0000 mexbiznews 13205 at http://www.mexbiznews.com http://www.mexbiznews.com/sct-says-six-groups-will-bid-punta-colonet-project Sentido Comun The Secretariat of Communications and Transportation said that the proposed Punta Colonet megaport and rail line project in Baja California is feasible and that six consortia will bid to develop and operate the project. Front Page Colonet Infrastructure Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:00:12 +0000 mexbiznews 14330 at http://www.mexbiznews.com http://www.mexbiznews.com/nine-groups-sign-bid-manzanillo-port-expansion Maquila Portal/T21 Nine groups, including TCM, Operadora de la Cuenca del Pacifico, Grupo TMM, Infraestructura Portuaria Mexicana, Grupo Mexico, SSA Mexico, Integradora de Transportes y Servicios de Altamira, ICTSI Limited and Ultramar, have registered to bid for the nearly $400 million expansion project at the Port of Manzanillo.   Front Page Companies Infrastructure Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:31:48 +0000 mexbiznews 14378 at http://www.mexbiznews.com http://www.mexbiznews.com/fines-levied-against-ferromex-ferrosur Sentido Comun Mexico's Federal Competition Commission, the body charged with combating monopolies and monopolistic practices, levied a fine of 419.03 million pesos ($31.61 million) to railways Ferrocarril Mexicano and Ferrosur and their ownership companies, Grupo Mexico, Grupo Carso and Inbursa, for violating a ruling that prohibits the two railway companies to merge. Front Page infrastructure-featured Companies Infrastructure Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:43:45 +0000 mexbiznews 15065 at http://www.mexbiznews.com http://www.mexbiznews.com/riviera-maya-airport-about-be-put-bid El Economista Communications and Transportation Secretary Juan Molinar Horcasitas said that the Riviera Maya airport is about to be put up for bid, and there is much interest from international and domestic capital. Automotive & Transportation Front Page Infrastructure Sat, 27 Jun 2009 14:58:08 +0000 mexbiznews 15941 at http://www.mexbiznews.com http://www.mexbiznews.com/luz-y-fuerza-seeks-enter-telecom-market Notimex/El Economista Luz y Fuerza Central and the Mexican Union of Electricians have asked the Secretariat of Communications and Transport for permission to enter the telecommunications market. The company has network of 100,000 kilometers of optical fiber to provide service. Front Page Companies Infrastructure Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:10:33 +0000 mexbiznews 17072 at http://www.mexbiznews.com http://www.mexbiznews.com/construction-contracts-54-percent-1st-quarter Notimex/El Economista The production value of construction companies contracted 5.4 percent in real terms during the first quarter compared to the same period of 2008, reported the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI). Employment in the sector fell 6.5 percent. Front Page Companies Infrastructure Real Estate Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:16:14 +0000 mexbiznews 17088 at http://www.mexbiznews.com