Highlighting Daniel Silva’s two-year tenure as the chief executive officer of the Rio Grande Valley Partnership is his organization’s “one region, one voice” message. Silva’s predecessors also preached regional unity when it came to the Valley’s nearly 50 cities working more collaboratively when marketing and promoting the region. He has tried to intensify those efforts by having the many economic development corporations in the Valley band together under one regional flag…
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Money is the lifeline of any business, and securing financing is a significant factor. Many entrepreneurs find the task daunting and don’t know where to begin. “Financing Options for your Business: A Lender Panel Discussion” on July 26 at SBA’s Lower Rio Grande Valley District Office includes a panel of participating SBA lenders and microlenders on hand to answer questions and provide information on how to apply for a business…
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“Money Smart for Small Business-Building Credit” on July 12 discusses what your credit reveals and how to assure you are ready “credit-wise” before you approach a lender for financing. Business owners need to understand how their credit profile works and how that affects them when approaching a lender for financing. Discover and Learn: Credit Reporting and your business Impact of Personal Credit on your business Business Credit Reporting How Lenders…
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At age 21, Holly Hargrove had already earned a licensed vocational nursing degree to go with an associate of applied science degree in business management. The latter came from Texas State Technical College in Harlingen. The LVN nursing degree was achieved during Hargrove’s high school years at the Harlingen School of Health Professions. Hargrove has an appreciation for the healthcare field and is proud to have earned her nursing degree.…
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Get ready for Margarita Fest 2024 on July 27 at Lon C. Hill Park. The free event features food, local vendors, live music, and activities like Jurassic RGV and RGV Zumba. The highlight of the event is the Margarita Contest, where eight local businesses and restaurants will compete for the title of Harlingen’s Best Margarita and a $1,000 check.
Join the Greater Chamber of Harlingen on July 11 for an insightful presentation from a local business during Business Over Breakfast. Local business owners will share what they’re all about. The event provides a chance to network and make new connections.
Kathy Lueders hears the question often in her capacity as general manager of Starbase’s operations at Boca Chica Beach. “When are we going to Mars?” Lueders said to an audience recently in Harlingen on the Texas State College campus. “I don’t know exactly when but I do know that one day out of the Rio Grande Valley there will be a Starship going to Mars.” Lueders’ talk was titled “Space…
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Rene Rodriguez’s students are huddled around representatives of Rio Grande LNG, a bit wide-eyed and asking plenty of questions. Rodriguez is an instructor with the building construction technology program at Texas State Technical College in Harlingen. Rio Grande LNG representatives had just concluded a presentation on campus regarding their facility, which is currently under construction at the Port of Brownsville. The first phase of the $18 billion-plus liquefied natural gas…
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Esmeralda Estrella’s students in a Texas State Technical College classroom are huddled around incubator equipment used to support newborns in neonatal intensive care units. The students on the Harlingen campus are enrolled in TSTC’s biomedical equipment technology program. Students jot down notes and confer in teams as if they were in real-world hospital settings. Maintenance and repair of this sort of equipment is critical to sustaining and saving lives. “The…
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Join the Harlingen Area Chamber of Commerce on April 4 for an empowering session of “Women Empowering Women” with Fidi Guillen, the owner of Luxe Boutique. Lunch will be served, but seats must be reserved before April 2 at noon. Tickets are $15 for chamber members, $20 for non-members. RSVP by emailing aalvarez@harlingen.com.
