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PHARR, TEXAS — Private developer and investor Carlos Canales has begun work on Pharr Bridge Business Park, a 330,000-square-foot warehousing development located near the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge in the Rio Grande Valley (RGV) metro of Pharr. The property will include three 100,000-square-foot facilities and one 30,000-square-foot facility, all of which will be designed as build-to-suits for firms specializing in storage of dry and frozen goods, according to local newspaper Rio Grande Guardian. Local media sources also report that the project is expected to create about 130 new jobs, and that Canales has provided about $25 million in development financing while the Pharr Economic Development Corp. has provided about $1.3 million.