Construction workers make up nearly 1 in 3 unemployment claims in three RGV counties
A Workforce Solutions report found 2,652 construction workers filed unemployment claims in early 2026, more than twice as many as... Read more »
Economic Trends
Competition for Rio Grande Valley workers is heating up
More companies are turning to Workforce Solutions job fairs to recruit, even as some young workers say they may have... Read more »
Social Fest launches RGV Creator of the Year award
Rio Grande Valley creators can be nominated regardless of follower count, with the inaugural winner set to be announced at... Read more »
Texas commits $192M to widen the only highway to Starbase
The funding will widen 14 miles of State Highway 4 from two lanes to four as traffic continues to surge... Read more »
San Juan Acura dealership sold, will become Lumos Acura
Lumos Auto Group has acquired Acura of the Rio Grande Valley from Bill Bird and will operate the San Juan... Read more »
Mexican tech company chooses McAllen as launchpad for U.S. expansion
Ticketopolis arrives in Texas after creating more than 11,000 events, issuing 1 million tickets and processing more than $20 million... Read more »
Rio Grande Valley job growth slows to a trickle through July
The Valley added 4,900 jobs over the year through July, almost entirely in the McAllen metro, while Brownsville-Harlingen added just... Read more »
Cameron County wants input on a highway that could lead to SPI’s second causeway
The proposed 21.5-mile Outer Parkway would create a new east-west highway across northern Cameron County as part of a broader... Read more »
STC puts AI to work across 55 courses — from construction sites to car repair
The effort is designed to prepare students for workplaces where AI is quickly becoming part of the job.... Read more »
TSTC bets on advanced manufacturing to meet RGV’s industrial boom
HARLINGEN — As billions of dollars in industrial investment take shape across the Rio Grande Valley, Texas State Technical College... Read more »
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