Given the limited availability of industrial parks that can satisfy the growing demand by companies seeking to relocate in the state, the Jalisco Secretary of Economic Development (Sedeco) works in partnership with the private initiative to jointly develop this infrastructure in the shortest possible time.

According to the Association of Industrial Parks of the State of Jalisco (APIEJ), the vacancy rate of industrial buildings at the end of 2022 was barely 0.2%.

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The head of Sedeco, Roberto Arechederra, told El Economista that through the Jalisco Tech Hub Act public policy -created to make the best use of nearshoring-, the State will have a 140-hectare piece of land on which developers will build a park “first generation” industrial sector to increase the supply of industrial buildings.

However, he said, this project will take between 12 and 18 months to start receiving the first tenants, which is why, previously, the agency implemented a linkage strategy between companies seeking to establish themselves in Jalisco and developers of industrial parks, so that they build speculative ships in the shortest possible time.

“The speculative ships are the ones we need in Jalisco. Build large ships that can be modulated according to the needs of the potential client. Those are the ships we need right now. That they are already done, that the company can enter quickly, ”explained the official.

After calling on investors to develop industrial parks in Jalisco, Arechederra Pacheco assured that Sedeco has made agreements with most of the municipalities in the state to generate construction permits in less than 30 days, either for parks or for industrial buildings. 

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The official anticipated that with this strategy, by the month of July, Jalisco could have an inventory of between 400 and 600 thousand square meters available for companies and, by the end of the year, availability could increase to one million square meters.

“Because in Asian culture, they are quite fast, and when they come to look for an industrial ship it is because the machines are already on their way to the sea; So, their decisions are based on who has the industrial warehouse available and when these machines arrive in Manzanillo, they already know which city they are going to move them to”, he pointed out.

In Solili you can consult industrial warehouses in Mexico City and Querétaro

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