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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 »

Port of Brownsville could soon host Nodule City, a first-of-its-kind commercial deep-sea mining hub

August 31, 2026 • 6 min read

The Metals Company is eyeing 1,466 acres at the port for Nodule City, a proposed hub to process metals mined... Read more »

Industrial growth is bringing RGV workers home — now the region needs to build its next workforce generation

August 15, 2026 • 7 min read

More than 70% of Rio Grande LNG’s 6,000-plus construction workers are from the Valley as leaders prepare for the next... Read more »

The Valley landed the projects. Now it has to power them — and the others that are following

August 13, 2026 • 9 min read

Industrial growth is bringing power requests larger than Brownsville’s electric system as the Valley races to expand power and water... Read more »

Cement industry sees prolonged slowdown, but data centers remain bright spot, new forecast says

August 5, 2026 • 4 min read

High interest rates continue to slow U.S. construction, but data centers remain a key growth driver, the American Cement Association... Read more »

Rio Grande LNG adds $6M in new buildings at Port of Brownsville 

July 29, 2026 • 2 min read

The latest state filings include a security building, laboratory, fire truck station, chemical storage facility, and other operational structures.... Read more »

Brownsville’s warehouse pipeline keeps growing with $3.5M in new projects 

July 23, 2026 • 2 min read

Two privately funded developments will add more than 37,000 square feet of industrial storage and office space in different parts... Read more »

Exclusive: McAllen plans new 47-acre industrial park near international bridges

July 15, 2026 • 3 min read

McAllen is seeking a $6.3 million federal grant to build infrastructure for the proposed park that could bring nearly 500... Read more »

More industrial space sits empty in Reynosa as vacancy hits 10-year high, but developers keep building

June 22, 2026 • 5 min read

Developers continue expanding industrial capacity, arguing tariffs and USMCA uncertainty have delayed — not derailed — future investment.... Read more »

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