Uber Freight looks to compete for Valley truck drivers in the gig economy
Temporary Uber Freight operations, a trucking logistics broker, recently popped up about 15-minutes north of the McAllen-Hidalgo and Pharr International... Read more »
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French auto supplier moves manufacturing closer to South Texas after major McAllen investment
Valeo is relocating part of a Ciudad Juárez operation to Río Bravo months after announcing a $225 million manufacturing project... Read more »
Traffic at McAllen international bridges is up as Anzalduas prepares to process northbound cargo in September
The $88 million expansion project at Anzalduas will add commercial inspection lanes and cargo infrastructure to expand the Valley's cross-border... Read more »
Tamaulipas is pushing ethanol growth. Developers near the Valley say fuel rules are still blocking the market
Tamaulipas produces more than half of Mexico’s sorghum, but ethanol developers say fuel rules, logistics, and financing hurdles continue slowing... Read more »
Produce giant opens $33M cold storage hub in Pharr — its biggest Valley project yet
The new Robinson Fresh facility will replace the company’s Edinburg and Weslaco operations.... Read more »
Tamaulipas ramps up screwworm containment efforts as outbreak edges closer to Texas border
As of last week, Tamaulipas officials confirmed 435 cumulative cases as the USDA expands sterile fly operations and South Texas... Read more »
Tamaulipas is pouring billions into oil, LNG and power projects
The developments include one of the world’s deepest offshore oil projects, major LNG export operations, and new renewable energy projects... Read more »
Why McAllen’s Foreign Trade Zone purchased 1,500 acres on the city’s north side
The longtime industrial organization says growth pressures, infrastructure planning, and future demand are reshaping where development is headed in McAllen.... Read more »
Turkish shipbuilder plans $3B investment to build ‘floating data centers’ and more at Port of Brownsville
The project could bring floating LNG-powered data centers, power plants, and a major industrial expansion to a shipyard long tied... Read more »
TxDOT wants help in identifying the Valley’s biggest border bottlenecks
The agency is updating its long-range Texas-Mexico transportation plan as trade volumes, freight traffic, and cross-border mobility demands continue to... Read more »
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