Texas’ labor market achieved new record highs in September in terms of the job count, number of people employed and number of people in the civilian labor force. Total nonfarm employment increased by 61,400 positions over the month to reach a 24th consecutive series-high level with 14,049,400 jobs and a 31st consecutive month of growth. Since Sept. 2022, employment grew by 435,800 positions as Texas’ annual growth rate of 3.2…
While the holiday season is usually the happiest time of year, it also brings with it an increase in DWIs. To help combat this, law enforcement entities throughout Hidalgo County have united to participate in No Refusal throughout the holiday season. The No Refusal period began on Nov. 1 and will continue through Dec. 31. No Refusal means that Hidalgo County law enforcement agencies may go to extra lengths to ensure…
The Edinburg Chamber of Commerce will honor Sam Saldivar and Sabrina Walker-Hernandez as its 2023 Man and Woman of the Year at its Installation & Awards Banquet on Nov. 8. The chamber will roll out the red carpet in celebration of their outstanding contributions at the Region One Service Center, located at 1900 West Schunior Street. Tickets are available online or by contacting the chamber at 956-383-4974 or information@edinburg.com. This…
A city without a chamber of commerce isn’t whole. In Raymondville, that essential piece was missing before a long-standing community leader returned to revive a dormant organization. Elma Chavez was running her own business in Raymondville when city leaders approached her early this year. Their suggestion was more of a plea. She had retired five years prior from her post as executive director of the Raymondville Chamber. The community needed…
For decades, the scenario was the same for Rio Grande Valley residents when it came time to make job choices after receiving their technical training and education at area colleges. The better jobs and higher pay were elsewhere. Be it at the Port of Houston or jobs at aviation manufacturing facilities in California, Valley natives searched nationwide for careers that could match their aspirations. That equation is beginning to change…
“I will tell you; she was one of those stars that I saw immediately,” McAllen City Manager Roy Rodriguez told a packed room at the McAllen Chamber of Commerce on Oct. 12 about Liz Suarez, the chamber’s new president and CEO. Rodriguez and Suarez worked together in city administration for just over 19 years. Suarez served as the director of the city’s transit department before transferring to McAllen International Airport,…
The fallout from the economic upheavals of 2020 when coupled with the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 have frayed supply chains from Asia and put global energy markets on edge. Two buzzwords are making the rounds of economic development talk as industries readjust and calculate what lays ahead. One term banding about is reshoring. This is the reestablishment of manufacturing operations in the United States after being previously located…
At 2 a.m., the first trucks are leaving and on their way to Laredo, Alice and Corpus Christi. They are filled with all varieties of fruits and vegetables that have made their way to Nicho Produce in Edinburg from California, Mexico and origins further south. The skies are seeing the first glimmers of light when the remainder of the 30-plus truck fleet is leaving Nicho’s just off north Closner. Those…
Keep McAllen Beautiful has recently earned some new hardware for the City of McAllen from the Texas A&M Forest Service and the Texas Chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture and Scenic Texas. KMB received the 2023 Outstanding Community Forestry Program Award recognizing the organization as it’s award winner at the 43rd annual Texas Tree Conference in Waco. The Outstanding Community Forestry Award recognizes individuals, organizations or municipalities that have…
The International Museum of Art & Science invites music enthusiasts to An Afternoon of Opera on Nov. 12, featuring UTRGV’s award-winning students. From 2-3 p.m., students will serenade the audience with soul-stirring arias from their favorite operas and enchanting songs by the renowned composer George Gershwin. In addition to these musical masterpieces, attendees will experience excerpts from the upcoming UTRGV Opera Theater productions: Cendrillon by Pauline Viardot and Amahl and…