McAllen Economic Development Corporation
The McAllen Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) is a not-for-profit corporation under contract
with the City of McAllen to attract new industry to McAllen and Reynosa, Mexico, and to help existing
companies expand. McAllen Economic Development Corporation is committed to provide a single point
of contact and confidential services at no cost to prospective industrial clients looking for a site to
expand or relocate their plant or service operation.
Our Services Include
- Data on labor force, quality of life, real estate, utilities, logistics
- Provide site information on available facilities or build-to-suit
- Provide regional overview and tours
- Assistance with obtaining local and state incentives
- Access to obtaining incentives in Reynosa, Mexico
- Access to attorneys, accounting firms, customs brokers, and other industry professionals
- Assistance for industrial relocation to Reynosa, Mexico
- Provide support to existing companies through the Business Retention and Expansion Program
- Access to potential customers in McAllen or Reynosa
- Assistance in matchmaking opportunities between suppliers and manufacturers
- Access to shelter services for new startups in Reynosa
- Identify available project options and evaluation of each to client
McAllen MSA’s proximity to Reynosa, Matamoros, Monterrey and the interior of Mexico provides access
to valuable opportunities and resources
- McAllen Foreign Trade Zone (1st non-seaport foreign trade zone in the US)
- Three (3) international bridges (Anzaldua Bridge - Operational in 2009)
- Two (2) major interstate highways (U.S. 83 and 281-Designated I-69 Corridor extending from Mexico City to Canada)
- Accessibility to sea ports along the Gulf of Mexico (Port of Harlingen, Port Mansfield, Port Isabel/San Benito and
Port of Brownsville
- Rail accessibility to Port of Brownsville
- Accessibility to Mexican sea ports (Lazaro Cardenas, Altamira, & Manzanillo)
- Bilingual Region
- 1.8 million combined population between McAllen and Reynosa
- Development of WiFi Community
- Numerous entrepeneur owned companies to Fortune 500 companies
- 1st Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development (WIRED) Program
- 1st Community College in Texas to have Precision Manufacturing Technology Program accredited by National
Institute of Metalworking Skills
- Development of Intermodal rail facility to service local industry
- 85 total combined universities and colleges in Reynosa and McAllen
- Industrial Parks (15 in McAllen and 13 in Reynosa)
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