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The Dustin Michael Sekula Memorial Library and Edinburg Economic Development Corporation host a free job fair Feb. 23, 2012 from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. at the library, located at 1906 S. Closner Blvd. Job seekers are encouraged to attend, have resumés ready to hand to potential employers, and be prepared for possible interviews. Eleven [...]
IDEA Public Schools is hosting a teacher job fair for prospective K-12 teachers Feb. 23 from 5-8 p.m. at the McAllen Convention Center, 700 Convention Center Blvd. The job fair starts with a panel discussion in which principals, teachers, and current students discuss what it is like to be a part of the IDEA Family. [...]
Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist, author and reporter Thomas L. Friedman speaks as part of The University of Texas-Pan American’s Distinguished Speakers Series Feb. 29, offering a call to collective action to pass along the American dream to future generations. Friedman’s latest book, “That Used to Be Us: How America Fell Behind the World It Invented and [...]
Senior Business Advisor at The University of Texas-Pan American Small Business Development Center Janie Caballero will be honored at the Association of Small Business Development Centers National Conference as the 2012 with a National ASBDC Star Performer Award for the South-West Texas Border SBDC Network. ASBDC Network is SBA’s largest partnership program, providing management and [...]
The McAllen Chamber of Commerce’s I&E Network invites innovators to learn the important aspects of a professional business plan for their business ideas at the program’s next meeting Feb. 23 at 6 p.m. at the chamber’s offices, 1200 Ash Avenue. Business advisor at the Small Business Development Center – UTPA Aaron Gonzalez covers important elements [...]
On Feb. 20, The University of Texas at Brownsville formally dedicated its new Biomedical Research Building, a $33.8 million, 58,558-square foot structure housing four classrooms, 12 laboratories, three technology labs, eight faculty research facilities, 12 science research facilities and an outreach space. The new building is expected to aid in recruiting more research-oriented faculty members, [...]
Sun Country Airlines is extending its current flight season through May 2012 at Valley International Airport with two extra weekly non-stop flights during the month of May from Harlingen to Minneapolis Mondays through Fridays. The flights will depart Harlingen at 12:20 p.m. and arrive in Minneapolis at 3:20 p.m. Southbound flights will depart Minnesota at [...]
After one month of expanded service hours, ridership for the City of McAllen’s public transportation system Metro McAllen is up for the month of January by 50 percent, as compared to Jan. 2011. Overall ridership is also up 24 percent for the first quarter as compared to last year. The newly expanded services are offered [...]
As of Feb. 6, UPS customers can now peruse later pickup times in the Rio Grande Valley and faster connections to recipients throughout the world due to a new daily cargo flight to McAllen Miller International Airport. According to a UPS press release, the company has leased 2,025 feet of airport warehouse space for small [...]
On Feb. 2, South Texas Health System was honored by the Texas Hospital Association with its 2011 Bill Aston Award for Quality in the Non-Research, Non-Teaching Hospital category for “improving quality and patient outcomes through the sustained implementation of a national and/or state evidence-based patient care initiative.” Specifically, STHS was recognized at the THA Annual [...]
