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Entrepreneurs enter Mission EDC’s ‘Shark Tank’ competition for $25K top prize

September 17, 2026 • 4 min read

Mission’s first Small Business Expo brought entrepreneurs together to network and compete for cash prizes with local businesses taking center... 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 »

Mission’s first Small Business Expo puts $25K on the line for local entrepreneurs

August 23, 2026 • 2 min read

The free, full-day event will bring businesses, resources and an entrepreneur pitch competition to the Mission Event Center on Sept.... 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 »

Valley business leaders share their playbook for competing against bigger companies at Mission chamber event

August 18, 2026 • 3 min read

Leaders from Edwards Abstract and Title, Junior’s Supermarket, and Matt’s Building Materials shared how they compete, build networks, and stay... Read more »

Most Rio Grande Valley cities see sales tax gains through July 2026

August 15, 2026 • 3 min read

McAllen led the Valley with $63 million in sales tax revenue through July, up 7.2%, while Edinburg bucked the regional... Read more »

Mission lands one of its largest private investments with $50M aluminum manufacturing plant

July 28, 2026 • 5 min read

The project is expected to create about 70 permanent jobs and generate nearly $87 million in annual economic output.... Read more »

Sluggish job growth across the Rio Grande Valley continues through June, data shows

July 28, 2026 • 4 min read

The Rio Grande Valley added 6,400 jobs during the first six months of the year through June 2026 compared to... Read more »

Does the Rio Grande Valley have a supply glut of single-family homes? Here’s what we know

July 27, 2026 • 3 min read

Inventory hit a 36-year peak in the McAllen metro, while the Brownsville metro heads in a different direction.... Read more »

New Tamaulipas electronics manufacturing industry trade group seeks to unite companies on both sides of the Rio Grande

July 24, 2026 • 4 min read

A fast-expanding industry trade group along the U.S.-Mexico border state of Tamaulipas is looking to connect as a binational region.... Read more »

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