Mexican infrastructure giant Grupo Fermaca has unveiled plans to construct Latin America’s largest data center in the northern state of Durango with an estimated investment of $2.7 billion will feature an installed capacity of 250 megawatts This marks the largest single investment in Durango’s history Construction is set to commence by the end of March The data center will cater to leading national and international technology firms providing advanced data storage and processing capabilities The government says it is confident that the project will elevate Durango’s role in the national digital infrastructure landscape shifting its economic focus from traditional industries—such as mining The project features simultaneous construction of a Texas-Durango gas pipeline to ensure a stable fuel supply for energy generation and a high-capacity fiber optic network linking Mexico’s tech hubs This network will serve as a key digital backbone linking Mexico’s tech hubs with the United States Analysts highlight that the fiber optic infrastructure will establish a digital corridor across multiple municipalities significantly improving regional connectivity the project is expected to generate over 3,500 jobs across all four infrastructure components Narayan Ammachchi is a career journalist with a decade of experience in politics and international business He works out of his base in the Indian Silicon City of Bangalore and website in this browser for the next time I comment The Caribbean’s tourism industry roared back in 2024 welcoming an estimated 34.2 million foreign visitors — a 6.9% increase over pre-pandemic levels and a clear sign of a full recovery and wider Central and South America are experiencing a surge in interest from international students These institutions are attractingRead more Panamanian software vendor Izertis has acquired a 50% stake in regional competitor Coderland The deal strengthens Izertis’ presence in Central America Copyright © 2025 Nearshore Americas, a division of Next Coast Media and Marketing Services [gravityform id=”60″ title=”true” description=”false”] [gravityform id=”61″ title=”true” description=”false”] [contact-form-7 id=”7″ title=”Newsletter”] Following the flooding in the city of Piedras Negras further heavy rain in Coahuila has caused flooding across wider areas of the state An emergency declaration for the municipalities of Acuña Torreón and Piedras Negras was announced by the federal government on 10 September Flooding has also affected parts of the neighbouring state of Durango where at least 3 people have died as a result of severe weather Two people died when their vehicle was swept away by flood water on Sunday 09 September in the municipality of Cuencamé One person died from lightning strike in Pánuco de Coronado Recorrí la Col. Santa Sofía para evaluar las viviendas afectas, y desfogar el agua que mantiene anegadas las calles del sector, además de implementar las acciones de limpieza y fumigación por la @SS_Coahuila vamos a seguir trabajando en coordinación con el municipio de #Torreón pic.twitter.com/XcuBYNf1vr — Miguel Riquelme (@mrikelme) September 11, 2018 Con el Director de #CONAGUA y @PCcoahuila realizamos un sobre vuelo para revisar el caudal del Río Aguanaval además de revisar las colonias que aún siguen con inundaciones en #Torreón pic.twitter.com/DEPMWb40Jk — Miguel Riquelme (@mrikelme) September 10, 2018 Flooding in the city of Piedras Negras in Coahuila state 04 September affected more than 10,000 residents the floods also affected around 2,500 homes Around 20 people were forced to evacuate and stay in temporary accommodation No injuries or fatalities were reported however Local Civil Protection said that more than 150mm of rain fell from late Monday 03 September to early Tuesday 04 September The heavy rain caused the Arroyo (creek) “El Soldado” to break its banks as well as some surface flooding in the city’s streets with a population of around 250,000 in the wider metro area along the Rio Grande river.There were no reports of the Rio Grande overflowing Areas in the north of the city were the worst affected including the districts of Tierra y Esperanza supported by teams from Secretariat of National Defense Civil Protection fire and police departments have started clean up operations Local authorities also distributed cleaning kits for families in affected areas Coahuila State government said that an emergency declaration is in progress Para evitar riesgos que pongan en peligro la vida de la ciudadanía, el @GobDeCoahuila, a través de la Subsecretaría @PCcoahuila, supervisa permanentemente zonas de riesgo. Las labores se centran principalmente en cauces de arroyos, ríos y asentamientos irregulares. pic.twitter.com/cfrJ58lga5 — Gobierno de Coahuila (@GobDeCoahuila) September 5, 2018 Con el compromiso del gobernador @mrikelme de brindar atención inmediata a las familias afectadas por las lluvias en #PiedrasNegras, hoy fueron llevados diversos apoyos y se anunció que está en proceso la declaratoria de emergencia. pic.twitter.com/QZkZ66or0s — Gobierno de Coahuila (@GobDeCoahuila) September 6, 2018 https://twitter.com/MpioPNegras/status/1037506428792070144 https://twitter.com/MpioPNegras/status/1037467240877109248 “Trono” el bordo norte.. autoridades brindan apoyo en colonias de #PiedrasNegras luego de seis pulgada de lluvia durante la madrugada pic.twitter.com/Aak1NgWbax — Raúl Tamez Robledo (@RaulTamez_) September 4, 2018 Richard Davies is the founder of floodlist.com and reports on flooding news Cookies | Privacy | Contacts © Copyright 2025 FloodList This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page.