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One Year on the River

September 22, 2026 • 5 min read

A Note from the Rio Grande Valley Business Journal’s Founders A year ago this week we published our first stories.... Read more »

CareNow files for $6.5M urgent care buildout at Sharyland Towne Crossing

September 22, 2026 • 2 min read

The Mission clinic would be HCA’s next urgent care location in Hidalgo County CareNow Urgent Care has registered plans with... Read more »

Saronic starts hiring for Port Alpha, and the first jobs are engineers

September 22, 2026 • 3 min read

Nine Brownsville positions are live on the company’s board, the earliest hires for a $3.2 billion shipyard Saronic Technologies has... Read more »

Could apartment-to-condo conversion help make $100K homeownership in the McAllen metro more affordable? One investor says yes.

September 22, 2026 • 9 min read

This Austin-based investor is betting that middle-class workers may buy apartments renovated into condos as a more affordable housing option.... Read more »

Selling Matamoros: Business Groups Push Cross-Border Economic Opportunities

September 22, 2026 • 6 min read

CODEM has big plans for the Matamoros-Brownsville community.... Read more »

Abbott freezes all state permits for data centers, halting projects even off the grid

September 21, 2026 • 7 min read

Order threatens Rio Grande Valley projects, including a $4 billion campus now under construction near Harlingen AUSTIN — Gov. Greg... Read more »

Job growth in McAllen to hit 1% increase through August, Brownsville’s official data shows nearly 1% decline

September 21, 2026 • 6 min read

The McAllen metro area added 2,900 jobs through August, while the Brownsville metro was down 1,100 jobs over the year.... Read more »

Reynosa Raises the Bar for Electronics Manufacturing

September 21, 2026 • 7 min read

Smaller components and tougher quality requirements are driving demand for greater precision, traceability and efficiency as the city strengthens its... Read more »

Rio Bank is building a new $5.3M bank and office building in McAllen

September 21, 2026 • 1 min read

The 19,000-square-foot project along East Jackson Avenue will include office space, retail banking services, and a drive-thru.... Read more »

Australian company plans to build a $607M lithium refinery at the Port of Brownsville. It’s a big bet on America’s battery future

September 20, 2026 • 8 min read

The proposed facility could create up to 200 permanent jobs while producing lithium carbonate for the growing North American battery... Read more »

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