Wood: The Mexican state I am paying most attention to these days is Nuevo Leon

Published: Aug. 16, 2023, 11 a.m.

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MCALLEN, Texas - Mexico expert Duncan Wood says the state he is paying most attention to in Mexico these days is Nuevo Le\\xf3n.


Wood is vice president for strategy and new initiatives at the Wilson Center in Washington, D.C., and senior advisor to the Mexico Institute, which is housed within the Wilson Center.


Wood spoke at three events in the Rio Grande Valley recently. At each one he praised the leadership of Nuevo Le\\xf3n governor, Samuel Alejandro Garc\\xeda Sep\\xfalveda.


Wood handed out a slideshow print-out at a breakfast event hosted by the CEO Club at the McAllen Country Club. It showed that Nuevo Le\\xf3n is currently capturing 72.2 percent of Mexico\\u2019s near-shoring. The data was sourced from GBM and CRB.


Here are Wood\\u2019s remarks about Nuevo Le\\xf3n and its \\u201cTesla moment.\\u201d

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