- The mayor participates in the inauguration of the first mega logistics center of the Valencian Community, located in Onda
- The first mayor claims before Ximo Puig the pending infrastructures in Onda so as not to lose business competitiveness
Amazon today inaugurated its logistics center in Onda. Today is a long-awaited date for Onda, since since 2019 the town hall and the multinational have been working side by side with the firm purpose that the opening will boost the Ongo economy and translate into an increase in competitiveness and the generation of quality employment.
During this time, relations with Amazon have been fruitful, with countless meetings and visits to the logistics center with the aim of coordinating the entire process. In this line, the employment agency Onda has collaborated with the multinational to create jobs and, to date, there have been several incorporations, as well as other candidacies from residents of Onda who are still in the process.
The mayor, carmina ballester, together with the President of the Generalitat, Ximo Puig, participated in the debut of the multinational e-commerce company and in his speech he referred to the fact that "the arrival of Amazon responds to the useful policy that listens to our companies and offers solutions. From the City Council Onda We work to apply a useful policy, allied with entrepreneurship and innovation, competitiveness and leadership, excellence and quality. Because these ingredients are synonymous with employment and, therefore, with better economic and social opportunities for the people of Ondense and Castellón”.
The first mayor also highlighted that “we have shown, and today we have the best example, that effective public-private collaboration can bring great news to our province. And the arrival of a new company should not be measured only in terms of economic return, which in this case is a lot, but also in terms of intangible return, such as the generation of reputation, trust and stability. Values that tip the balance in large investments. Values that shield a territory against economic crises, political earthquakes and investment flight”.
Infrastructure claims
Carmina Ballester has taken advantage of the occasion to ask Ximo Puig for the infrastructures and pending investments of the Generalitat Valenciana with Onda, essential to avoid losing competitiveness.
“We need to improve the accesses to this polygon to avoid collapses with the notable increase in heavy traffic. We need the connecting rod between CV-10 and CV-21 to be completed to gain competitiveness, fluidity and safety. We need the fast vial to run between Onda and Vila-real. We need the r to be builtonda north and east to close the city ring road”, urged the President.
energy strategy
Lastly, Ballester has also called for active listening between the company and the Administration to jointly draw up a energy strategy to put an end to the "bleeding of prices that is drowning our productive sectors."
“The Government of Spain and the European Union must listen to our companies and review the legislation to make a gradual green transition possible, and they must assume the necessary infrastructures and investments. We all share the goal and no one questions it: reduce dependence on gas and increase the use of renewable sources. But we cannot demand that our companies reach the finish line quickly when we have forgotten to build the road”, stated the mayor.
