President-elect Trump’s interest in tariffs has raised a question of whether it might affect commercial real estate construction. But that would seem of secondary importance when you consider that a main target is Mexico and the amount of trade between the U.S. and its largest trading partner.

Companies involved in critical nearshoring near the U.S. southern border say they haven’t spent all that time, money, and attention to walking away.

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