SpaceX pushes Starship launch to Thursday after multiple delays
The 12th flight test slipped from Tuesday to Wednesday and now Thursday as federal regulators investigate a worker death at... Read more »
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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 »
Defense contractor plans aerospace manufacturing expansion in Brownsville
Kearfott Corp. plans to retrofit a 24,000-square-foot facility as part of a long-term strategy to expand production capacity after hurricane... Read more »
Rio Grande Valley cities saw more than $183M in sales tax payments through May — up 6.6% collectively
Port Isabel, Rio Grande City, and several smaller communities posted some of the region’s strongest gains as Valley sales tax... Read more »
Brownsville still losing jobs, while McAllen ranks among Texas’ fastest-growing metros
New Texas labor data shows the Valley’s two largest metros moving in different directions, even as both continue posting some... Read more »
How the Valley’s SBA business owner of the year built a 300-employee caregiving company
After watching her daughter navigate a difficult medical recovery, Blanca Elina Perez launched a home health company that now serves... Read more »
Gateway International Bridge breaks ground on $300M expansion — the first major overhaul in decades
The project will double inspection capacity, replace aging infrastructure dating back decades, and reshape one of the Valley’s busiest international... Read more »
Brownsville refinery says it will add power to the grid, invest in water supply
America First Refining says it will generate its own power and invest in water supply as infrastructure demands rise in... Read more »
Two new hotels bring $27M investment to Brownsville’s Four Corners
Courtyard by Marriott and Hyatt Place projects will add 245 rooms along Boca Chica Boulevard as tourism and business travel... Read more »
Valley hotel demand surges 10.6%, pushing receipts past $107M in Q1
South Padre Island led the market, while Brownsville and Harlingen saw double-digit growth, according to state hotel tax data.... Read more »
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