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Formosa
The new Sagrado Corazón neighbourhood link replaces a temporary 2015 structure that had become unusable. It includes stabilised approaches, LED lighting and stream clearing, passed structural tests and can carry heavy vehicles of up to 25 tonnes.
San Juan
SOMPRA and AOMPE sent meeting requests to about 45 companies, but only Los Azules replied. The organizations demand oversight of the legal 80% quota for San Juan labor and say qualified local personnel are available for mining projects.
La Pampa
Sergio Ziliotto no longer assumes La Pampa will repeat the separate calendar used in 2019 and 2023. February party primaries and a May provincial vote remain possible, but he will first watch national rules and the local PJ contest.
Neuquén
ATE and Neuquén's government enter their third wage meeting without agreement on the increase for roughly 68,000 public employees. The union rejects an inflation-only formula and wants an additional recovery component.
San Juan
Marcelo Orrego honored the public service of security officials, firefighters, federal brigade members and the pilot who died during wildfire training. The provincial government said it is working with other agencies to assist their families.
San Juan
The San Juan factory acquired in 2017 was operating at 52% of capacity in early 2026 amid falling consumption and higher unit costs. Dismissal notices triggered protests and claims that the first severance proposals were below legal requirements.
Buenos Aires
The beverage distributor stopped operating at the Central Market after removing trucks and assets over a weekend, according to employees. The Truck Drivers' Union declared an emergency and is preparing action to claim wages, bonuses and severance.
Córdoba
The December 2025 bill sought to ban informal parking fees and windshield cleaning at traffic lights, while providing penalties for failure to comply with the mandatory vaccination schedule. It would expand police powers and raised Security Minister Juan Pablo Quinteros's profile ahead of 2027.
San Juan
The group confirmed offices in the province and is studying sites for an operating facility linked to Vicuña and Los Azules. The move revives its experience in major San Juan projects, but the scale, location and timetable of a future plant remain under evaluation.
San Luis
Ital Vinil presented a US$2.5 million expansion to direct its pipe business toward oil and mining, while Carin Puntana already sells plastic products in 16 countries. The projects show different paths of industrial renewal and create new energy and infrastructure requirements.
Buenos Aires
Axel Kicillof appointed three full members and three alternates by decree, while the lower house approved its legislative representatives. The Executive's seats are now filled, but the body that selects judicial officials still depends on a pending Senate choice.
Chubut
Ignacio Torres urged operators to turn the new price environment into production and jobs during the transfer of Manantiales Behr from YPF to PECOM.
San Juan
A logistics report circulating among governors warns that the expected freight surge toward 2035 will require roads, international crossings and rail links before major projects begin production.
Buenos Aires
The governor of Buenos Aires presented a new line from Banco Provincia for SMEs to refinance their commercial debts in up to 36 installments with a nominal annual rate of 25.7%, seeking to alleviate the financial situation of companies in a context of falling consumption.
San Juan
A report on infrastructure and logistics circulating among governors warns that Argentina's logistics system must increase its cargo capacity by more than 50% by 2035. San Juan, with its copper projects, faces critical challenges in roads, international passes and railways.
Tucumán
The company Panpack, dedicated to the manufacture of raffia bags, closed its plant in Los Nogales and laid off about 70 workers. The firm, with 50 years of history, cited a deep drop in sales and its inability to compete with imports.
