Alamo, Texas is strategically located in the heart of the McAllen-Mission-Edinburg MSA, ranked the 4th fastest growing metro in nation!
With a combined, bicultural population of over 1.5 million, the McAllen-Mission-Edinburg MSA has quickly become the focal point for international trade and commerce between Mexico and the United States. Coordinated marketing efforts and extensive support systems for locally-based companies have fueled an unparalleled expansion unique to the Rio Grande Valley.
As a stimulant to this continued growth, the area boasts a young, bilingual labor force and offers local training programs that are made available through grants and other incentives. The growing McAllen-Mission-Edinburg MSA community is represented by people and cultures from all over the United States and around the world, with emphasis in industrial, commercial and medical fields.
Benefits of NAFTA The North American Free Trade Agreement has profoundly changed every aspect of the Rio Grande Valley economy, influencing especially the manufacturing industry.
With low utilities and no state income tax, companies can set up shop in any part of the Valley with confidence that they will have one of the largest and youngest work forces in the world at their doorstep.
On this side, Customs brokers, construction companies, legal and accounting services, government agencies, realtors and other support companies well-versed in international business are available to help companies set up and get the wheels of production turning quickly.
McAllen is the site of the third World Trade Center in Texas. And sandwiched between other major industrial centers like Houston and Dallas to the north and Monterrey and Saltillo to the south, the Valley is the ideal location to conduct international business. Unemployment remains relatively high for the area, which translates into a ready and willing labor force. Companies are moving in daily and the sooner they get here, the better they are situated to take advantage of all the region has to offer. www.rgvtexas.com
McAllen Foreign Trade Zone The McAllen Foreign Trade Zone #12 was created in 1973, making it the first inland non-seaport Foreign Trade Zone in the United States. This creation began a chain of free enterprise that is unparalleled anywhere else in the world. Over 410 companies ranging from manufacturing, industrial, supplier, warehouse distribution, logistics, etc. have located in the most vibrant area on the border – McAllen, Texas. Today, the McAllen Foreign Trade Zone consists of over 775 acres, and offers full service logistics solutions to over 100 clients representing over 42 countries world wide.
Industrial Parks
| McAllen MSA | Reynosa |
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| Botelo | Colonial |
| Capote | Del Norte |
| Edinburg | El Puente |
| Keystone | Maquilpark |
| McAllen Southwest | Pharr Bridge |
| Mid-Valley | Reynosa Center |
| Mission Expressway | Reynosa Park |
| Mission | Ridge Commerce |
| North | Stiva Alcala |
| Owassa | Villa Florida |
| Pharr | |
| Renaissance | |
| Sharyland | |
| Tres Puentes | |
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For more information on these industrial parks contact McAllen Economic Development Corporation.
www.medc.org
