▁administrative ▁center ▁of ▁De jen ▁w ored a . ▁ ▁Between ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁the ▁town ▁acquired ▁tele phone ▁service . ▁De jen ▁is ▁a ▁check point ▁for ▁traffic ▁crossing ▁regional ▁boundaries . ▁Because ▁of ▁the ▁enfor ced ▁waiting ▁time , ▁there ▁are ▁several ▁restaur ants ▁and ▁hot els ▁c ater ing ▁to ▁waiting ▁trav ellers . ▁The ▁Eth iop ian ▁Ro ads ▁Author ity ▁announced ▁ 2 2 ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁that ▁it ▁had ▁p aved ▁the ▁ 4 1 ▁kilom eters ▁of ▁road ▁between ▁De jan ▁and ▁G oh ats ion ▁in ▁W ara ▁Jar so . ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁Der ba ▁M ID RO C ▁Company ▁opened ▁a ▁small ▁c ement ▁factory ▁on ▁the ▁out sk ir ts ▁of ▁the ▁town , ▁which ▁produces ▁ 4 , 0 0 0 ▁q t ls ▁of ▁c ement ▁per ▁day . ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁output ▁of ▁this ▁factory ▁will ▁be ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁larger ▁Der ba ▁Mid roc ▁C ement ▁Factory , ▁which ▁will ▁be ▁located ▁ 7 0 ▁kilom eters ▁north ▁of ▁Add is ▁Ab aba ▁and ▁is ▁expected ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁largest ▁c ement ▁factory ▁in ▁Eth iop ia . ▁North ▁Hold ings ▁In vest ment ▁announced ▁ 1 7 ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁that ▁it ▁had ▁completed ▁a ▁feas ibility ▁study ▁for ▁its ▁own ▁c ement ▁factory ▁at ▁De jen , ▁which ▁would ▁be ▁built