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Metal manufacturer plans $8M expansion of Pharr plant

September 3, 2026 • 2 min read

The company plans to add 40,000 square feet of warehouse space to its South Texas operation, which has received several... Read more »

Produce company plans $3M expansion in South McAllen

September 2, 2026 • 2 min read

Chula Brand plans to add roughly 25,000 square feet to its McAllen facility, with construction expected to begin in October.... Read more »

Texas hospitals are losing $27M a day in Medicaid funding. Here’s why the Valley should care

September 1, 2026 • 4 min read

More than 333,000 Valley residents rely on Medicaid, including roughly 234,000 children, raising the stakes as Texas hospitals face billions... Read more »

Construction workers make up nearly 1 in 3 unemployment claims in three RGV counties

August 27, 2026 • 4 min read

A Workforce Solutions report found 2,652 construction workers filed unemployment claims in early 2026, more than twice as many as... Read more »

Competition for Rio Grande Valley workers is heating up

August 27, 2026 • 8 min read

More companies are turning to Workforce Solutions job fairs to recruit, even as some young workers say they may have... Read more »

STC built the nation’s first nursing apprenticeship. Its first class just went 10-for-10.

August 22, 2026 • 3 min read

All 10 graduates passed the national nursing exam on their first attempt after completing 2,000 hours of paid training at... Read more »

BMW sales at Bert Ogden in Pharr are outpacing some bigger Texas markets, leaders say

August 21, 2026 • 9 min read

The Rio Grande Valley population may be smaller than other markets in Texas but BMW dealership leaders say demand is... Read more »

New retail plaza planned along Griffin Parkway in Mission

August 18, 2026 • 2 min read

The Plaza at Griffin would add nearly 5,900 square feet of new commercial space along one of Mission’s busiest retail... Read more »

UTRGV to turn former Monitor building into $41.3M optometry school

August 17, 2026 • 3 min read

The former newspaper headquarters in McAllen will become the academic and clinical home of a new optometry program expected to... Read more »

7 Brew Coffee plans $1.25M drive-thru in McAllen

August 17, 2026 • 2 min read

The 510-square-foot coffee stand is planned along North 10th Street, marking the drive-thru chain’s continued expansion across the Rio Grande... Read more »

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