Mexico’s poultry and food processing company Industrias Bachoco agreed to acquire U.S. OK Industries as part of its international expansion.

Bachoco, which did not disclose the amount of the transaction, said OK Industries is a private poultry company with sales of approximately $600 million annually, with facilities in Arkansas and Oklahoma. (more…)

The Mexican singer and actress Anahí was considered the most influential Mexican female figure in Social Media.

“I know this was a vote , I know my fans had much to do with it and I thank you all so much ” Said Anahi through a video. (more…)

The Franco-German-Spanish company Eurocopter announced in Queretaro initial investment of $100 million in a plant for the production and assembly of aircraft components for helicopters, to total investment could reach $550 million in the long-term. (more…)

Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva proposed the formation of a joint venture between Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) and Petroleo Brasileiro (Petrobras) in order to create a third company that would  jointly exploit other markets and make investments in new technology. (more…)

U.S. authorities agreed to let Grupo Bimbo proceed with the acquisition of fresh bread business from Sara Lee U.S., for $ 709 million – down from $959 million, after getting the green light from U.S. authorities Grupo Bimbo said it will invest 1 billion dollars to improve it’s U.S bakery plants and build new facilities. (more…)

The director of the World Bank (WB) for Mexico and Colombia, Gloria Grandolini said “The Mexican economy is flexible enough to manage the risks associated with the debt crisis in Europe and slower growth in the United States”. (more…)

Downtown Cancun • The first flight from Paris to Cancun, arrived on a modern Boeing 777-300 aircraft, of Air France, with capacity for 472 passengers, it was received by the governor of Quintana Roo, Roberto Borge Angulo.

After greeting the first passengers that descended from the aircraft that arrived to the Terminal 3 at Cancun International Airport, the Governor presided over a brief ceremony accompanied by the CEO of Air France Mexico, Jérome Salemi, and the director for American routes of Air France, Henri Hie, and the French consul, Gerald Martin. (more…)

The Eurocopter EC 725 aka Super Cougar (also named Caracal) is a long-range tactical transport helicopter developed from the Super Puma/Cougar family.

A group of Canadian swimmers won over the Pan American Games crowd Friday by wearing traditional Mexican wrestling masks before the women’s 4×100-metre medley final.

The Canadians got an ovation from the crowd at the aquatics centre when they arrived for the race wearing the colourful masks. (more…)

The first commercial truck from Mexico that will travel to Garland, Texas from Apocada, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, crosses the World Trade Bridge from Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico into Laredo, Texas, Friday, Oct. 21, 2011.

This will mark the first time under the North American Free Trade Agreement, a Mexican tractor-trailer has crossed the border into the U.S. on its way into that country’s interior. The NAFTA trucking program was stalled for years by American politicians pandering to unions unfounded concerns that Mexican truckers driving into the States would cost American trucking  jobs. (more…)

The agreement is still valid because it was made between companies and between people, said a Pemex spokesman, adding that its director Juan Jose Suarez Coppel expected to speak “soon” with the new president of Sacyr on changes in the company. (more…)