While Texas continues to flourish as one of the top biotechnology states in the U.S., Mexico is also moving forward with innovations, making Rio South Texas a fertile location for biomedical research and manufacturing. An aligned regional talent pipeline includes Texas A&M and University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley.
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Multi-sector success supported by the best of North America.
From sustainable skills, to uniquely powerful dual-nation advantages, to strategic global logistics, Rio South Texas is the best of all locations for all kinds of reasons, and for multiple sectors, beginning with manufacturing.
Automotive
No other North American location offers the Tier 1 and Tier 2 advantages of Rio South Texas: Not only a large and skilled workforce, flexible operations and swift, resilient supply chains, but also crucial established distribution to OEMs on both sides of the Rio Grande River. Combining lower costs, higher quality and speed of delivery, Rio South Texas is North America’s most powerful engine for automotive growth.
General Motors Supplier Quality Excellence Award 2020
- Awarded to Tamaulipas automotive plants for superior supply times and quality of parts—including zero defects in any part.
Texas-Mexico automotive nexus
- Together home to 1,000 tier suppliers and 30 automotive OEMs.
- Employing 1 million+
Aerospace
Under the new Buy American Act, Executive Order 14005, Rio South Texas aerospace and defense contractors enjoy a significant competitive edge. And with forecasters identifying space exploration as one of the fastest growing areas of aerospace opportunity, regional assets like the Space X launch site at Starbase, TX are opening the way for cluster growth.
Biomedical
Energy
The region’s powerhouse opportunities in shale exploration and traditional energy are now stronger and more stable thanks to the USMCA even as new opportunities in alternative energy emerge. The national leader in wind power generation, Texas is ranked 2nd in the nation for installed solar capacity. Rio South Texas has the right weather and the high-powered business climate to fuel energy operations of all kinds.
Strategic Operational Flexibility
Set up operations on either or both sides of the Rio Grande River. As your enterprise leverages the advantages of both the U.S. and Mexico, the full support of the region is always at your command.
Maximum Production Mobility
The region’s highly integrated manufacturing supply chain allows your products to move seamlessly through every phase of the manufacturing process, resulting in the best North American quality at globally competitive prices. Nearly half of all products that move across the Rio Grande River fuel further manufacturing on the other side; it’s a fluid, easy flow that assures the greatest cost effectiveness while supporting best practices such as just-in-time manufacturing and rapid response manufacturing.
Ready Skills. Ready To Scale.
Manufacturing accounts for a significant percentage of foreign direct investment in the region, in no small part because of an experienced and capable workforce offering global skills and impressive demographics. Our manufacturing teams tackle production eagerly and expertly, supported by aligned workforce development customized to the highest level of effectiveness.
Population
1.7 Million
with a median age of 30 on the American side
Population
3.5 Million
with a median age of 26 on the Mexico side
Swift Multimodal Connections
In Rio South Texas strategic multimodal logistics keep your operation on the move, connected to domestic and global markets through Interstate highway and Class I rail, which also link to three deep-water ports, including Port of Brownsville, now being dredged to Post-Panamax depth. Air freight service is also available at the region’s multiple international airports.
FOREIGN TRADE ZONE designations are available for most manufacturing sites.
Newly Enhanced Opportunity
Today, the USMCA (United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement) has secured and expanded manufacturing benefits first created by NAFTA, strengthening regional cooperation and creating new pathways for growth.