January 2025
COSTEP Drives Economic Growth with $100,000 Grant to TxEDC for 2025
To boost Texas's economic development and position the Rio South Texas region as a leader in investment attraction in 2025, the Council for South Texa...
January 2025
Texas Breaks Records in 2024: A Top Destination for Business Growth and Innovation
Texas Sets Unprecedented Records in 2024, Continues to Be a Top Destination for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses, Says Governor Greg AbbottTexas, Uni...
December 2024
New Binational Alliance for Northeast Mexico and Texas Growth
As part of strategies aimed at strengthening binational collaboration, business leaders and government officials from Mexico and Texas have formalized...
December 2024
Tesla Launches Lithium Refinery in South Texas to Drive Sustainable Energy Transition
Tesla has officially begun operations at its lithium refinery located on the outskirts of Corpus Christi, Texas, as part of its mission to accelerate ...
December 2024
Port of Brownsville Sets New Record with $12 Billion in Economic Activity
The Port of Brownsville reported a new record by reaching over $12 billion in economic activity by the close of 2023, a figure 400% higher than the $2...
December 2024
CPKC Completes $100 Million Railway Bridge to Strengthen U.S.-Mexico Trade
Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) announced the completion of the new section of the international railway bridge over the Rio Grande from Laredo, T...
December 2024
GBIC Celebrates Holiday Meeting, Reflecting on Achievements and Future Growth
In the city of Brownsville, Texas, the Greater Brownsville Incentives Corporation (GBIC) held its traditional holiday celebration, an event that broug...
December 2024
Pharr EDC Acknowledges Contributions of Strategic Allies at Annual Christmas Event
The Economic Development Corporation of Pharr, Texas (Pharr EDC) held its traditional holiday celebration, an event aimed at recognizing the support a...
December 2024
Brownsville Port Receives $539 Million Investment to Expand Navigation Channel
With the "Brazos Island Harbor Channel Improvement Project," Brownsville Port, Texas, will receive an investment of $539.5 million, as part of a publi...
December 2024
Edinburg EDC Hosts Holiday Event to Strengthen Business Ties and Celebrate Economic Growth
For the second consecutive year, the Economic Development Corporation (EDC) of Edinburg, Texas, hosted its traditional holiday celebration, ...
December 2024
Strengthening Economic Growth: McAllen EDC Celebrates with Industry Leaders
Dozens of business leaders, representatives from economic development organizations, the manufacturing industry, government authorities, and real esta...
December 2024
Port of Brownsville Launches $539.5 Million Channel Expansion Project
With an investment of 400 million dollars, executives from the Port of Brownsville, Texas, the company NextDecade, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer...
December 2024
Westa Foods Expands Operations in the Port of Brownsville with COSTEP’s Support
Westa Foods increased its investment in the Port of Brownsville, located in the Rio South Texas region, from 50 million to 75 million dollars. &n...
November 2024
Port of Harlingen, Texas, to Invest Over $708,000 to Meet 2025 Commercial Demand
The Port of Harlingen, Texas, is preparing to meet the commercial demand of 2025 after securing $708,750 in funding from the Department of Transportat...
November 2024
Harlingen, Texas: Land Ready for Investment and Real Estate Development
The city of Harlingen, Texas, hosted real estate agents and brokers from the Rio Grande Valley, who gathered with representatives from the Harlingen E...
November 2024
COMCE Northeast Unveils Border Trade Strategy "Regionalization 2025-2030"
The Northeast Chapter of the Mexican Business Council for Foreign Trade, Investment, and Technology (COMCE) presented its “Regionalization 2025-2030...
November 2024
Greater Brownsville Incentives Corporation Joins SEDC’s 2024 Emerging Leaders Conference
Representatives from the Greater Brownsville Incentives Corporation (GBIC) engaged with industrial leaders and businesses involved in supply chains an...
November 2024
Starr County Industrial Foundation Marks 50 Years of Economic Growth in Rio Grande City
To commemorate half a century of commitment to the economic and social growth of Starr County, Texas, the 50th anniversary of the Starr County Industr...
November 2024
McAllen EDC Strengthens Leadership and Workforce Development in Manufacturing and Technology Sectors
Human resources leaders and professionals from McAllen, Texas, manufacturing, technology, and logistics companies participated in the "Leadership Deve...
November 2024
McAllen Airport Reaches 1 Million Passengers in 2024: A New Record
With over one million passengers served so far in 2024, McAllen International Airport in Texas has achieved a new record for air mobility in the Rio G...