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Construction to watch: Rio Bank opening in Brownsville, Planet Fitness in San Benito, plus Edinburg animal shelter expansion

June 24, 2026 • 2 min read

The latest projects offer a snapshot of where developers and businesses are investing across the Rio Grande Valley.... Read more »

Photos show brand new $1.2M Cavender’s in Weslaco surrounded by floodwaters, but the store stayed dry. Here’s how

June 16, 2026 • 6 min read

Severe rainstorms across the Rio Grande Valley this week caused flash flooding, especially in Weslaco, but some businesses kept dry... Read more »

New 7-Eleven headed to Mercedes in $1.2M project

June 16, 2026 • 1 min read

A nearly 4,750-square-foot convenience store with fuel service is scheduled to open along one of the Valley’s busiest commercial corridors... Read more »

New supermarket planned for north Pharr

June 11, 2026 • 2 min read

State filings show a 10,000-square-foot grocery project proposed for north Pharr, where residential and commercial development continues to expand.... Read more »

Brownsville’s Sunrise Mall sees more than $1M in planned retail upgrades

June 11, 2026 • 2 min read

American Eagle, Journeys, Journeys Kidz, and Zumiez have filed renovation and build-out projects scheduled to begin later this year.... Read more »

Walmart breaks ground on $38.3M Reynosa Supercenter and Sam’s Club

June 7, 2026 • 3 min read

The retailer plans to open both stores this year, creating more than 200 jobs in one of Mexico’s largest border... Read more »

How Edinburg pitched itself — and the Rio Grande Valley — at the world’s largest retail conference

May 27, 2026 • 3 min read

Edinburg leaders traveled to Las Vegas to market the Valley’s growth, retail potential, and economic momentum to national brands and... Read more »

Reynosa mixed-use project to add medical, retail space near Hidalgo bridge

May 9, 2026 • 3 min read

Distrito Zafiro is being developed along a key commercial corridor as investors bet on rising demand tied to industrial expansion... Read more »

$12M project to add 300K square feet of industrial space in Pharr

April 21, 2026 • 2 min read

A building the size of five football fields is set to rise in Pharr, adding to ongoing industrial growth in... Read more »

National retailers eye McAllen’s Nolana corridor as new commercial project moves forward

April 21, 2026 • 3 min read

Leasing materials show Burlington, Ulta Beauty, Ross, Five Below, and other national brands targeted for a 164,000-square-foot development.... Read more »

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