City’s economic agency ends COVID-19 loan program
HARLINGEN — The city’s financial lifeline to small businesses hurt by the COVID-19 shutdowns and related disruptions provided assistance to 52 entities and issued...
MPO garners top award
The Rio Grande Valley Metropolitan Planning Organization has been awarded the Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations' top award.
Brownsville Mayor Trey Mendez submitted the nomination...
Not dead yet: County supporting via Americas riverfront project
Months after the city of Brownsville concluded that LandGrant Development's plan to transform the city's riverfront into a retail and cultural mecca is unfeasible...
OmniTRAX working with EDC; Railway to become part of Rail-Ready program
OmniTRAX Inc., the Denver, Colo.-based company that manages the Brownsville & Rio Grande (BRG) International Railway at the Port of Brownsville, this month announced...
U.S. leaders announce deal with Mexico over water
HARLINGEN — State and federal officials announced Thursday a deal has been reached with Mexico to ensure it fulfills its treaty obligations to supply...
Keppel AmFELS wins contract; Port-based company will build nation’s largest dredge
Keppel AmFELS at the Port of Brownsville last month announced it had won a contract to build the nation’s largest trailing suction hopper dredge...
San Benito center celebrates first-year anniversary
SAN BENITO — Budding entrepreneurs with a dream of opening their own business have a place to turn to for help thanks to this...
Incubator receives DOE grant; Rockets & Rigs deals in space and energy solutions
Expanding Frontiers (EXP), a commercial space and energy industry incubator launched in Brownsville in 2019, has been tapped for a $50,000 grant from the...
Workforce Solutions to host free events with career opportunities
Workforce Solutions Cameron will host two free events for the community that intend to increase awareness of the training opportunities available as well as...
Feds pick cut-and-dredge option to improve flood flows
HARLINGEN — A long-awaited proposal to improve the Arroyo Colorado to lessen flooding in the city is moving forward with the most aggressive option.
The...
