The McAllen Economic Development Corporation is charged with creating new jobs and attracting new investment to one of the fastest-growing cities in the United States. McAllen EDC is a non-profit under contract with the city to attract new and diverse industries and help current operations expand and succeed in McAllen and Reynosa, MX. McAllen represents a truly global community as it is located along the U.S.-Mexico border.
McAllen EDC created South Texas Job Zone as a way to connect local talent with local companies looking for candidates. South Texas Job Zone represents one of many tools McAllen EDC has created to foster economic growth in the Rio Grande Valley and Northern Mexico.
The team at McAllen EDC works with prospective industrial clients/site selectors and handles marketing and public affairs and provides corporate support to existing manufacturing and supplier companies. Through the Business Retention & Expansion program, McAllen EDC helps companies identify efficiencies, new logistics routes and assists them in anything they may need in order to be successful. McAllen EDC represents a one-stop-shop for companies looking to expand and/or relocate/
McAllen EDC has helped create thousands of jobs over the past 22 years. McAllen is home to numerous Fortune 500 companies and global corporations such as JVC, Panasonic, ALPS, Motorola and BSN Medical.