Record investment: Rich’s says expansion will create about 58 jobs
A multinational food manufacturing and distribution company with operations in Brownsville is proposing an investment of $116.5 million to expand its manufacturing and warehouse capacity in the city.
Huddle House to open San Benito diner
Huddle House’s Southern dining experience is coming to San Benito.
More is better: Port of Brownsville breaks another record
The Port of Brownsville appears to be continuing its record-breaking streak, handling 10.2 percent more cargo in 2022 than in 2021.
Brownsville-Harlingen unemployment drops: McAllen metro unchanged November to December
The Texas Employment Forecast for 2023, released by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas on Friday, shows falling unemployment in the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area for the month of December.
Sales tax take hits record, but inflation takes share
HARLINGEN — State sales tax revenues for January hit an all-time record of $4.11 billion, 6.6 percent above the same month last year.
New program offering business grants in Harlingen
HARLINGEN — Like many small business owners, Lori Rodgers is working on big plans to spruce up her arts studio.
Starbucks to open first café in San Benito
The first Starbucks coffee shop in San Benito should be open in about a month.
Walmart bumps up pay for hourly workers
Walmart executives this week announced the company is raising pay for hourly employees.
Texas grant program aimed at tourism-related COVID losses
Applications for a new grant program with awards of up to $20,000 for qualifying travel and tourism-related businesses and organizations will open Feb. 1.
Texas leads U.S. in job creation
Texas led the nation in job growth in 2022, adding 650,100 positions, which not only was the largest total increase in jobs added but also claimed the highest percent of seasonally adjusted total non-farm jobs added over the year at 5.0 percent.
