• Apple Inc.
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    USD 343.5
    5.26%
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    4.73%
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Business spotlight

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 »

$39M apartment complex planned in Brownsville

September 14, 2026 • 1 min read

The privately funded Sonrisa Village Apartments would add more than 376,000 square feet of new residential development along Bowie Road.... Read more »

Crunch Fitness is expanding and struggling in the Valley. Here’s why

September 14, 2026 • 7 min read

One Crunch Fitness operator is expanding into Harlingen while another gym in Pharr recently reopened after a nearly $400,000 tax... Read more »

Port of Brownsville could soon host Nodule City, a first-of-its-kind commercial deep-sea mining hub

August 31, 2026 • 6 min read

The Metals Company is eyeing 1,466 acres at the port for Nodule City, a proposed hub to process metals mined... Read more »

Mexican tech company chooses McAllen as launchpad for U.S. expansion

August 26, 2026 • 4 min read

Ticketopolis arrives in Texas after creating more than 11,000 events, issuing 1 million tickets and processing more than $20 million... Read more »

Sovereign Coffee grew into a multimillion-dollar business. Now, more is brewing

August 23, 2026 • 5 min read

Sovereign Coffee is expanding to McAllen and Weslaco and adding its own bakery and roastery as the homegrown coffee company... Read more »

BMW sales at Bert Ogden in Pharr are outpacing some bigger Texas markets, leaders say

August 21, 2026 • 9 min read

The Rio Grande Valley population may be smaller than other markets in Texas but BMW dealership leaders say demand is... Read more »

Reynosa entrepreneur finds new growth in Korean corn dogs after closing hardware business

August 19, 2026 • 3 min read

Norberto Cruz Johansen lost five major oil and gas customers, closed his hardware business, and turned to food trucks before... Read more »

New $1.6M food hall aims to transform downtown Edinburg with dining, retail and events

August 3, 2026 • 3 min read

The locally owned Las Almas Food Hall will create more than 30 jobs and serve as a new gathering place... Read more »

Mission lands one of its largest private investments with $50M aluminum manufacturing plant

July 28, 2026 • 5 min read

The project is expected to create about 70 permanent jobs and generate nearly $87 million in annual economic output.... Read more »

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