South Texas’ shuttered sugar mill now part of $1 billion plan to revive U.S. cane industry
The project could bring more than 130 Valley sugar farms back into production, restore jobs, and strengthen the region’s agricultural... Read more »
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Exclusive interview: Raymondville shelter for migrant children to close, cutting more than 420 jobs
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Valley’s largest newspaper company outsourcing McAllen printing to Reynosa, layoffs hit press staff
Closure of The Monitor’s press ends more than a century of local printing and eliminates Valley production jobs.... Read more »
Driscoll Children’s Hospital investing $2.2M in Edinburg expansions
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New $10M Hilton hotel to begin construction in Brownsville
The $10M hotel in Brownsville is expected to become an Embassy Suites and open in November 2026.... Read more »
Home Depot anchors Peñitas boom as city braces for retail, housing surge
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Freedom Bank eyes second McAllen branch as it seeks to expand footprint
Alamo-based lender looks to grow beyond its five existing South Texas locations.... Read more »
Rio Bank investing $3.5M in new Edinburg branch
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The Anzalduas Bridge is two years behind on its commercial opening — but investors are already capitalizing on its potential
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Reynosa, Matamoros drive Tamaulipas workforce past 1.7 million
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