FedEx Express Corporation opened a new distribution center in the Stiva Industrial Park in León, and also signed a collaboration agreement between the company and the Government of the State of Guanajuato.

This agreement is intended to offer preferential shipping rates to small businesses, with discounts of up to 40 percent.

FedEx opened its facilities in 2021 with an investment of 13 million dollars in a space of 18,930 square meters, where they handle an average of 11,500 packages per day and generate 148 direct jobs.

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Jorge Luis Torres Aguilar, Vice President of Fedex Express in Mexico mentioned that Fedex is an American multinational holding company, based in Memphis, Tennessee. The company has half a century of experience in transportation, electronic commerce and services, they have a presence in 220 countries and territories in the world, where more than 700 thousand jobs are offered; in Mexico the workforce is 9 thousand collaborators'.

In addition to the opening of the Distribution Center in León, at the beginning of this month the transnational began operations at the Salamanca Station, where another 90 direct jobs are generated, with a capacity to operate up to 4,500 packages per day. 3.9 million dollars were invested in this station.

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“With initiatives like this, Guanajuato is positioned as the logistics hub par excellence, bringing companies closer to international quality services; the presence of Fedex strengthens our logistics vocation by offering solutions to the shipping and distribution needs of businesses”, said Diego Sinhue Rodríguez Vallejo, Governor of the State of Guanajuato.

Between the two centers of León and Salamanca, FedEx Express moves up to 16,000 packages daily, has facilities of more than 40,000 square meters, offers almost 240 direct jobs, has 97 vehicles to serve 170 routes and 24 shipping centers in the Guanajuato state.

"In addition to consolidating the State as an ideal destination for investments and productive projects, we are strongly pushing Guanajuato's logistics vocation," said the Governor.

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