Monterrey miracle. (Monterrey, Mexico)(includes related article) (Native Know-How)

Chief Executive (U.S.) | July 1, 1993| | Copyright

Long the industrial capital of Mexico, Monterrey now is challenging Mexico City as a financial hub. The city's businesses have an aggressive exporting tradition, anticipating a North American market long before NAFTA. Its CEOs are a tightly knit troop; many are joined by familial ties.

It's a warm, muggy day in Monterrey, Mexico, and a taxi driver is providing an olfactory tour of the city. "That's the Hylsa steelworks," he says, his vehicle rolling down Constitution Ave. past signs for Philips Lighting, Samsonite luggage, and Kentucky Fried Chicken, and numerous ...

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