"To be the leading provider of Mexican data and information along the U.S. - Mexico border."

During the month of July 1996, The University of Texas-Pan American and El Instituto Nacional de Estadística Geografía E Informática (INEGI), signed an agreement which created INEGI's first Information Center in the United States. As part of the agreement, the Office of Center Operations and Community Services (CoSERVE) periodically receives INEGI's statistical and demographic information in the form of printed materials, magnetic disks, and maps.

The Mexican Business Information Center (MBIC), a component of CoSERVE, was created primarily as a result of the agreement with INEGI. MBIC has the vision of fostering economic growth by bringing South Texas businesses and institutions closer to Mexico. Today, public and private institutions, researchers, and businesses from all over the U.S. use MBIC data and services to fulfill their information needs.