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Q & A with human resources manager

Roy Sheneman is Human Resources Manager for Valley Telephone Cooperative, Inc. and is pursuing a PhD in Leadership Studies with an element on generational differences in the workplace. He talked with Valley Business Report’s editor about adapting to working with people who are your grandson’s age or the age of your grandmother. Q Why is the current generational mix different? A For the first time in history, we have four…

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Landing the High Fliers

Weslaco’s Mid-Valley Airport has secured the first new landing rights general aviation customs processing center that Customs and Border Protection has opened on the U.S.-Mexico border in 40 years. Because of its proximity to the Progreso International Bridge Port of Entry and the CBP agents stationed there, the airport’s Federal Inspection Services (FIS) processing center now offers “on-call” landing rights to private and charter flights arriving from Mexico. “We wanted…

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Trancasa Bridges Border

Trancasa

After 15 years of success in Mexico, logistics company president Carlos Canales has expanded the Trancasa brand to the United States. Trancasa USA began operations in Pharr six months ago and now offers its customers freight transportation from Mexico and the Rio Grande Valley to cities across Texas, including Dallas, Houston and Laredo. Since the formation of Trancasa in 1994, the company has grown to a fleet of over 300…

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