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Port of Brownsville Business Park Lands First Tenant

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COSTEP CEO Adam Gonzalez, Westa Inc. CEO Zaur Kafkas, and Port of Brownsville Interim Director and CEO William Dietrich join Brownsville District Navigation District members Ralph Cowen, John Reed, Sergio Tito Lopez and John Wood.

The Port of Brownsville recently held a ceremonial groundbreaking for its first tenant at the Port of Brownsville Business Park, Westa Inc. The April 18 ceremony marked a significant milestone in the development of the port’s 118-acre business park. Westa Inc., a major player in the agricultural industry, will invest $20 million to establish a state-of-the-art wheat flour mill and wheat storage silos at the Port of Brownsville. The company…

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STC Hosts Public Safety and First Responders Expo

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Public Safety and First Responders Expo

South Texas College’s Regional Center for Public Safety Excellence will host its annual Public Safety and First Responders Expo on April 26, welcoming community members to explore career opportunities and academic pathways as first responders. Free and open to the public, more than 400 students from school districts across the Rio Grande Valley and community members are invited to the event, where a total of 40 local, state and federal…

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MFE Hosts Inaugural Delta Flight to Austin

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McAllen International Airport nonstop Delta Airlines flight to Austin, April 22.

McAllen International Airport welcomed representatives from Delta Air Lines to launch their first nonstop flight to Austin on April 22. “McAllen has made travel between the Valley and Austin easier than ever,” said City of McAllen Mayor Javier Villalobos. Nonstop flights between McAllen and the state capital now depart daily from McAllen International Airport. “A growing Rio Grande Valley needed a non-stop flight with multiple frequencies a day connecting to…

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Valley Coastal Bend HCS Hosts Prescription Take Back Day

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Prescription Drug

Texas Valley Coastal Bend Health Care System is participating in the DEA National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, also known as the DUMP Opioids Act, on April 26. Locally, VA Harlingen Health Care Center will take back prescription drugs for free from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Individuals (not only veterans) can use the VA facility to dispose of unused controlled substance prescription medications. VA holds Medication Take Back Days…

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Fortune Ranks UTRGV MSBA #4 in Texas

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Fortune magazine recently ranked UTRGV’s Online MSBA program 4th in Texas for 2024 – and 17th in the broader national roster.

Murad Moqbel, program director for UTRGV’s Master of Science in Business Analytics, says data is powering the world these days. “Data is the new oil,” he said. “It used to be that people made decisions based on their experience or intuition but analytics allows us to make data-driven decisions.” That’s why a recent study by Fortune magazine that ranks UTRGV’s Online MSBA program fourth in Texas for 2024 – and…

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Call to McAllen Businesses: Lemonade Day

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Lemonade Day

Once again, McAllen kids will be fulfilling their dreams of becoming business owners when Lemonade Day McAllen takes place on May 11. Organizers are currently seeking local businesses to serve as stand-site locations for the citywide educational program that teaches youth the entrepreneurial skills necessary to start, own and operate their own business in a lemonade stand. McAllen businesses serving as stand locations can not only help these young entrepreneurs,…

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A Clear Eye on the Goal

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Michael Castilleja

Life hasn’t been easy for Brownsville resident Michael Castilleja. Raised by his grandfather, he learned the value of money at an early age because it was hard to come by. When he completed high school, he faced a number of obstacles in his pursuit to break free of the cycle of poverty but Castilleja possesses a clear understanding of the value of education. “Being in a Hispanic family in the…

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Port of Brownsville Awarded $1.1M

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Port of Brownsville

The Port of Brownsville was recently named the recipient of $1,116,279 in funding from the federal government for its Port of Brownsville Vessel Suitability Analysis and Feasibility project. Congressman Vicente Gonzalez announced the award in March as part of $15,622,100 in Community Project Funding for the 34th Congressional District of Texas. “By passing this final tranche of long-awaited funding bills, the U.S. House of Representatives has avoided a devastating and…

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UTRGV Partnership To Improve Regional Competitiveness

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Luis Ernesto Derbez Bautista and Can (John) Saygin shake hands after the signing of a collaborative research agreement. (Photo Jesus Alferez, UTRGV)

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and the Universidad de las Américas Puebla have signed a collaborative research agreement to strengthen international research and academic collaborations. This initiative aims to enhance regional competitiveness through a portfolio of applied research and development topics to be carried out jointly by faculty and students of UTRGV and UDLAP. Can “John” Saygin, senior vice president for Research and dean of the Graduate College…

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Lone Star National Bank Ranks in the Top Nationwide

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Lone Star National Bank

Lone Star National Bank has been named a top performing bank in the S&P Global Market Intelligence Top 50 Community Banks with assets of $3-10 billion. LSNB is the only bank headquartered in central and south Texas to be named and only one of five banks in the entire state that made the list. The rankings assess the performance of banking institutions based on returns, growth and funding, while placing…

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