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Harlingen EDC reports small-business grants, job wins and large pipeline claims

City of Harlingen City Commission · October 21, 2025
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Orlando Campos, CEO of the Harlingen Economic Development Corporation, told the commission the EDC supported 107 small businesses with the Harlingen Strong program, helped close 10 projects creating about 453 jobs and presented a development pipeline the staff described as roughly $5.9 billion in potential investment.

Orlando Campos, chief executive officer of the Harlingen Economic Development Corporation, presented the EDC’s final FY2024-25 work-plan report to the City Commission and highlighted business attraction, retention and resiliency efforts.

"The mission of the Harlingen Economic Development Corporation is to improve the quality of life of the citizens of Harlingen through the creation of wealth, jobs, and investment," Campos told commissioners as he ran through the year’s accomplishments. He said the EDC…

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