McAllen Economic Development Corporation

McAllen is strategically located four-miles north of Reynosa, Mexico and has access to three international bridges.

Labor availability, lowers costs, strategic location for distribution, turn-key operations and land availability have prompted companies around the world to view manufacturing in Mexico as an attractive option.

Being on the border gives companies the dynamic of manufacturing in Mexico - the number one location for manufactured goods destined for the American market, while their key personnel and management team and his/her family can live in the United States in McAllen, Texas - ranked #14 safest city in the United States in 2010. This location decision creates a win-win situation for Reynosa and McAllen.

From a logistics perspective, the strategic location of McAllen, Texas and Reynosa, Mexico enables companies to reduce and control direct and indirect labor costs while being located within close proximity of the largest supplier clusters in Mexico and the United States. Manufacturing in Mexico border towns allows manufacturing plants to have a faster and cheaper transportation access to the largest consumer in the world - United States.