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Matamoros auto parts manufacturer plans expansion after nearly leaving city

October 24, 2026 • 4 min read

Suprajit plans nine new production lines and up to 200 additional jobs, two years after considering relocating its operations to... Read more »

Vice President JD Vance kicks off construction of $3.2B Brownsville shipyard promising 10,000 jobs

September 30, 2026 • 5 min read

The vice president’s whirlwind visit to the Rio Grande Valley included a stop at the Port of Brownsville, where Saronic... Read more »

New Chedraui store in Valle Hermoso could bring 120 direct jobs

September 30, 2026 • 2 min read

The 2027 project is part of the retailer’s $200 million plan to open 13 stores across Tamaulipas over five years.... Read more »

Saronic to break ground on $3.2B Brownsville shipyard with Vance, Abbott expected to attend

September 29, 2026 • 3 min read

The Wednesday groundbreaking will mark the start of construction on Port Alpha, the massive Port of Brownsville project expected to... Read more »

Industrial coating company plans $6M expansion in Mission, adding 45 jobs

September 28, 2026 • 2 min read

The industrial coating company plans to grow its Mission operations while retaining 80 existing jobs and adding positions paying an... Read more »

Job growth in McAllen to hit 1% increase through August, Brownsville’s official data shows nearly 1% decline

September 21, 2026 • 6 min read

The McAllen metro area added 2,900 jobs through August, while the Brownsville metro was down 1,100 jobs over the year.... Read more »

Business leaders defend Brownsville’s $220M SpaceX water agreement after contentious vote

September 1, 2026 • 8 min read

Business leaders said the investment could expand water capacity, support jobs, and prepare Brownsville for industrial growth.... 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 »

Rio Grande Valley job growth slows to a trickle through July

August 25, 2026 • 4 min read

The Valley added 4,900 jobs over the year through July, almost entirely in the McAllen metro, while Brownsville-Harlingen added just... Read more »

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