Edinburg Regional Medical Center has received Chest Pain Center Accreditation from the Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care, an international not-for-profit organization that focuses on transforming cardiovascular care by assisting facilities in their effort to create communities of excellence that bring together quality, cost and patient satisfaction. To gain accreditation, Edinburg Regional Medical Center underwent evaluation [...]

The Brownsville Area Chamber of Commerce and All In Brownsville are hosting “Legalities of Unpaid Internships” May 21. The one-hour, free Webinar begins at noon at the United Way of Southern Cameron County, 634 Levee Street. Topics include the proliferation in the number of paid internships, the pros and cons of unpaid internships, and governing [...]

The University of Texas at Brownsville has been awarded a $137,608 Summer Merit Program grant from the Texas Workforce Commission to host two, two-week summer camps for 48 students in June and July, emphasizing science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) disciplines. Throughout the camps, students will receive skills needed to be active participants in a [...]

The U. S. Small Business Administration Lower Rio Grande Valley District Office will celebrate National Small Business Week with an awards ceremony honoring local entrepreneurs May 24. Those being recognized have made a mark in their contribution to the commercial prosperity of the Rio Grande Valley. Local small business advocates that play a key role [...]

Cynthia Garza-Reyes has been promoted to district director of Congressman Rubén Hinojosa’s 15th Congressional District office in Edinburg. Garza-Reyes began her professional career in 2004 as an intern and then employee of Hinojosa’s office in Washington D.C. In 2008, after working in advertising and pharmaceuticals, Cynthia joined Hinojosa’s campaign team as the deputy field and public [...]

Dr. Fred Farias III of 20/20 Vision Care in McAllen was elected president-elect of The Texas Optometric Association at its recent annual convention in Austin. As a certified as a therapeutic optometrist and an optometric glaucoma specialist, Farias has been in private practice for more than 25 years. He is also the 2013 Rio Grande [...]