An alliance of business, education, government and other groups are creating an advanced manufacturing hub in South Texas near the Mexican border. Supporters say this hub will be a new Silicon Valley for manufacturing and technology.

North American Advanced Manufacturing Research and Education Initiative executive officer Wanda Garza, a guest this week on "America's Business with Mike Hambrick," said NAAMREI will also create thousands of manufacturing jobs.

"Our target is we have 17,000 manufacturing jobs today on the U.S. side in our Rio South Texas Region," she said. "Our target is 25,000 - to create up to 25,000 jobs in manufacturing in the region."

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