VBR is featuring a series of Q&A articles from SCORE, a nonprofit organization that fosters vibrant small business communities through mentoring and educational workshops. It features a large network of volunteer business mentors who help small businesses plan, launch, manage and grow their projects and ideas. In this Q&A, insights are offered on buying a business. Q: What do I need to know when buying a business? A: The most…
Catch a wave or make a splash — oh how we enjoy our beautiful beaches and the cool, refreshing water of a backyard pool. Luckily, South Padre Island has both! Summer fun does come with precautions. We parents and grandparents are eyes and ears wide open to ALWAYS know where the little ones are at all times. It’s that time of the year we warn the kids to not venture…
Ramiro Aleman picked up on a key element missing in San Benito when he was recently named executive director of the city’s economic development corporation. “There was no presence of UTRGV in San Benito,” Aleman recalled thinking when starting his new job last fall. “How can we change that?” On March 30, Aleman and his board welcomed UTRGV’s Office of Workforce and Economic Development to San Benito. The start of…
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is recognizing the very best in American small business. Beginning this year, its newly reimagined America’s Top Small Business Awards (formerly Dream Big Awards) will honor the achievements of small businesses and highlight their contributions to America’s economic growth. The winner of America’s Top Small Business 2023 will receive national recognition and a $25,000 cash prize. Additional non-cash prizes, including prizes for finalists, are online. To…
The community partnership between the UTRGV School of Medicine, UT Health RGV and Hidalgo County Precinct 4 hosted a ribbon-cutting last week for the new UT Health RGV AHEC Primary Care Annex Building. The new annex clinic will open its door to patients on May 30, increasing availability for primary healthcare for the underserved San Carlos community. ‘Extremely Successful’ Six years ago, in 2018, the Hidalgo County Precinct 4 and the…
The City of McAllen is inviting the community to take part in all of the patriotic festivities of the McAllen Independence Day Celebration, presented by H-E-B. The 95th annual Independence Day Celebration will take place on July 4 with an early morning 4K race, a patriotic program, the Main Street Parade and the Freedom Festival, a family-friendly festival held at Archer Park. Music, food and games will be highlights of the…
Texas is once again eclipsing records for the largest civilian labor force and greatest number of people employed in state history. The state achieved 26 consecutive months of growth in total nonfarm employment in April 2023. The seasonally adjusted civilian labor force increased by 62,184 to reach a series-high 14,960,308 people, while the unemployment rate held steady at 4.0 percent. Texas added 33,300 positions to reach another series-high job count…
Memorial Day weekend is here, meaning Texans will be heading out to the water for holiday celebrations. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department urges boaters and paddlers who enjoy water recreation to do their part to protect Texas lakes from aquatic invasive species. “Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial kick-off to boating season in Texas, and while we want everyone to have a great time, we also want them to…
Sometimes a path is straight and narrow; other times it can be winding, making the journey longer but allowing us to see sites and have experiences we would otherwise have missed. Such was the path for Brownsville resident Marvelia Saldana. Being a military wife meant “bouncing around from one state to another,” according to Saldana. With four small children, she didn’t have the time — or, likely, the energy —…
Thirty-two local high school graduating seniors will receive $1,000 scholarships from the Brownsville Navigation District via the 2023 Port of Brownsville Scholarship. The program is in support and encouragement to the pursuit of higher education for students within the district. The scholarship winners – selected for their academic performance, community involvement, extracurricular activities, and work experience, as well as for essays penned as part of their applications – attend 16…