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The Rio Grande Valley Business Journal is all about highlighting the businesses, leaders, and stories that keep the Valley thriving.The goal? To connect our communities and keep you in the know about the opportunities shaping the RGV’s future.
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The $180 Million Question: What ICE Enforcement Is Costing the Rio Grande Valley. RGVBJ's interview with Andrik Gonzalez (opens the original)
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Caminos Institute executive producer Andrik Gonzalez sits down with RGVBJ reporter Kristen Mosbrucker-Garza to break down a new report quantifying the economic impact of immigration enforcement on the Rio Grande Valley — from construction and health care to restaurants and remittances. Using FOIA'd federal data from the Deportation Data Project, the Caminos Institute tracked 13,377 apprehensions and 10,142 deportations across the four-county RGV between October 2022 and March 2025, then modeled
Mission EDC CEO Teclo Garcia on Retirement, Legacy and Landing a $50M Aluminum Plant (opens the original)
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After nearly two decades of public service in the Rio Grande Valley — including roles in McAllen, Laredo and Mission — Teclo Garcia is retiring as CEO of the Mission Economic Development Corporation.RGVBJ reporter Kristen Mosbrucker-Garza sits down with Garcia to talk about his path from newspaper newsrooms to economic development, what he learned about trade while working in Laredo, and how Mission landed a $50 million Zerluma aluminum plant — the largest private investment in the city's histor
444 Acres, $220 Million, One Meeting: The SpaceX Water Deal Explained w/ Sheila McCorkle and Joseph Hollmann (opens the original)
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Reporter Kristen Mosbrucker-Garza breaks down the six-hour Brownsville City Commission vote that let SpaceX de-annex land near the Brownsville landfill for Starbase, then sits down with Southmost Regional Water Authority board member Joseph Hollmann to unpack the two water projects the deal will help fund. SpaceX's own pitch to the council — delivered by Sheila McCorkle — is included in full. What's in this episode: - Why SpaceX asked Brownsville to de-annex 444 acres, and what the city gave up
McAllen Lands $225M Valeo Plant: Inside the EDC-Chamber Merger with Elizabeth Suarez and Jorge Sanchez (opens the original)
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McAllen Economic Development Corporation President & CEO Elizabeth Suarez and McAllen Chamber of Commerce Senior Vice President of Small Business & Innovation Jorge Sanchez join the Rio Grande Valley Business Journal podcast to break down how the city combined its EDC and chamber leadership, landed a $225 million Valeo manufacturing plant, and built small business programs like Latina HOPE and Project Next Move.They also dig into workforce development and CTE partnerships, the region's power gri
Can AI Take Your Job? Inside TSTC's Plan to Fill Thousands of RGV Industrial Jobs with TSTC Provost Gina Cano-Monreal (opens the original)
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Naxiely Lopez-Puente sits down with Dr. Gina Cano-Monreal, provost of Texas State Technical College's Harlingen campus, to talk about how TSTC is retooling its programs to meet the Valley's fast-growing industrial workforce needs.Dr. Cano-Monreal explains why TSTC is phasing out mechatronics in favor of a new Advanced Manufacturing program, how the college builds "triad partnerships" between industry, school districts and higher ed, and what employers like NextDecade, Bechtel, Kiewit, SpaceX and
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