The head of the Federal Authority for the Development of Special Economic Zones, Gerardo Gutiérrez Candiani, reported that at least 16 companies plan to invest 220 million dollars in the Special Economic Zone of Puerto Progreso in the state of Yucatán, which would produce 3 1,550 direct jobs.

In a meeting held with Mauricio Vila Dosal, the elected governor of Yucatan, both identified 18 positive infrastructure projects for 4 thousand 70 million pesos. Among the projects that they identified include the railroad clearance of the city of Mérida and the connection to Puerto Progreso.