Academy Sports + Outdoors opens its first store in Harlingen in Harlingen today at 2833 West Expressway 83. The nearly 60,000-square-foot store brings a wide assortment of sports and outdoors merchandise to the area. Academy plans to continue its expansion efforts with the goal of opening a total of 120 to 140 new stores by the end of 2027. Academy will host grand opening festivities today through Nov. 19. Throughout…
The Salvation Army’s annual Red Kettle Campaign will soon be back in Harlingen, ushering in the festive spirit of Christmas. The Red Kettle Campaign is The Salvation Army’s primary fundraising initiative, providing programs and services throughout the year, including food assistance programs, shelter for people experiencing homelessness, emergency financial assistance, youth programs and disaster response. “From its humble origins in 1891 when a Salvation Army Captain used a crab pot…
Join the Harlingen Area Chamber of Commerce on Nov. 9 for a meaningful morning at Business Over Breakfast in support of Blessed Assurance Children’s Shelter. Come together to make a difference in the community.
The 30th annual Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival takes place Nov. 8-12 at the Harlingen Convention Center. The festival includes field trips, seminars, a trade show, a silent auction, fun socials, a raptor show, kids’ activities and free family fun. More information
Join the Harlingen Area Chamber of Commerce with First Community Bank to learn how they can help you small business. Must RSVP to attend. Call 956-423-5440, or email aalvarez@harlingen.com to claim your spot.
Before launching or growing a business, it is important to identify your target market and new market segments. For example, is there a demand or growing demand for your product or service? Who is buying or selling something similar? All these questions and more must be studied to make key business decisions in your small business. Learn about the following, plus more: The importance of Market Research Tools to conduct…
The 2023 Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival takes place Nov. 8-12 at the Harlingen Convention Center. The event includes 100 field trip offerings to choose from including traditional tours through the parks and new offerings such as private ranches. Special trips in the field with some of the festival’s featured speakers to further enhance their presentations are also on the schedule. In addition to field trips, the Rio Grande Valley Birding…
Brownsville native Orlando Campos spent over 15 years in North Texas, working for chambers of commerce and in economic development. He was hoping for the right opportunity that could bring him home. In 2023, a job opening and the right candidate for it met when Campos became the new manager and chief executive officer for Harlingen Economic Development Corporation. He was selected in mid-June among 20 candidates by the EDC…
Jay Garza as a freshly minted Texas A&M University graduate relocated to California to chase his big-city dreams. Living in San Francesco, Perez worked in human resources operations for Gap Inc. at its corporate headquarters. There were aspects of the West Coast life he enjoyed, but long, traffic-filled commutes became tiresome, and his family in Harlingen beckoned. His father, Henry, a small business owner in Harlingen, was perplexed why his…
A freshly surfaced pocket parking lot by Boggus Ford in Harlingen offers a clue of something new afoot by the Arroyo Colorado. Take a left from an existing trail of two decades into a new section of the Arroyo Colorado Hike and Bike Trail. It descends to the arroyo and then back toward Expressway 77. The new extension runs 1.6 miles, going under an expressway bridge on a trail lined…