Business

Harlingen’s economic arm is helping small businesses buy production equipment, aiming to expand operations and open up more jobs in town.

PNC Bank plans to open 100 new brick-and-mortar branches across the U.S., including South Texas.

HARLINGEN — At City Hall, officials are trying to shake off a reputation that’s dogged Harlingen for years.

H-E-B was named the top U.S. grocery retailer in an influential grocery industry ranking released Thursday.

With the departure of Eduardo Campirano as port director and CEO of the Port of Brownsville, Brownsville Navigation District commissioners have named William G. Dietrich, the port’s chief of police, interim head as the search for Campirano’s successor continues.

Pet Supplies Plus, which opened Dec. 15 at 5800 N. 10th St., Suite 800, in McAllen, will celebrate its opening with a weekend of free and discount supplies and services Jan. 13 and 14.

HARLINGEN — When Bill DeBrooke planned to put a new roof on a downtown building, he turned to the city’s Economic Development Corporation for help.

The fifth annual Startup Texas “Demo Day” pitch competition is scheduled for Oct. 26 at Brownsville’s eBridge Center for Business and Commercialization, and things are a little different this time around.

Sharyland shoppers will soon have some new options for where to spend their cash with the announcement of a new shopping center.

Gov. Greg Abbott visited ITD Precision Stampings in Harlingen Wednesday to tour the facility, spotlight the company’s role in the Texas manufacturing economy, and to tout the “Made in Texas” brand known around the world.