The Laguna region that includes the entities of Torreón, Coahuila and Gómez Palacio, Durango is considered as the next emerging industrial area, of which the automotive, chemical and textile industries stand out and are currently boosting information technologies. undersecretary of Industrial Business Development of Durango, Ana Paulina González Reyes.

"We see it as the next emerging industrial zone given that we are not a border, it is a gap to go to Chihuahua or Monterrey-Nuevo Laredo," he said.

He also commented that in the Laguna region there are approximately 100 companies located in Torreón and in 10 municipalities of Durango, especially in Gómez Palacio and Lerma.

"When it comes to promoting investments in the most developed areas (in Durango), we have two regions: the capital and the Laguna region, which represents an alternative because it is not in the border zone and is an exit close to the Bajío", emphasized the official.