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Rio South Texas Featured in COSTEP Magazine Q1 2025
The Rio South Texas Region is once again receiving national attention for its dynamic role in cross-border commerce, international trade, and workforce development. In the Q1 2025 issue of COSTEP Magazine, the region is prominently featured as a leading example of how proximity, infrastructure, and talent can come together to support global business expansion.
Located along the U.S.–Mexico border, Rio South Texas Region stands out as a strategic gateway for trade, logistics, and manufacturing, offering direct access to highways, railroads, ports, and multiple international airports. This multimodal connectivity enables companies to move goods faster, optimize supply chains, and strengthen nearshoring strategies—key factors in today’s global economy.
The article also highlights the region’s pro-business environment, where companies benefit from low operational costs, no state income tax, and access to Foreign Trade Zones (FTZs) and binational labor pools. As international companies look for competitive alternatives within North America, Rio South Texas delivers a compelling mix of efficiency, affordability, and market access.
But the region’s advantages go beyond infrastructure and incentives. Talent development is a core strength, supported by strong partnerships between industry and local educational institutions. Through technical colleges, universities, and cross-border collaborations, the region continues to produce a skilled, bilingual, and globally-minded workforce ready to meet the needs of advanced manufacturing, aerospace, automotive, logistics, and other sectors.
As highlighted in the magazine, the success of Rio South Texas Region lies in its ability to align regional leadership, economic development organizations, and educational partners around a shared goal: creating long-term, sustainable growth.
Read the full COSTEP Magazine Q1 2025 to explore insights, regional data, and success stories from across South Texas.
Rio South Texas Region Works for You.
