Tag Archives: San Benito

Wanderlusters Find Home In San Benito

The 1,400-space Fun N Sun Resort in San Benito is among the longest active tourist and residential parks in the Rio Grande Valley. (Courtesy)

The Fun N Sun RV Resort in San Benito fits the description of a community within a community with its over 2,000 residents coming and going like a small town. The San Benito resort is one of the longest active RV parks in the Rio Grande Valley. It got its start decades ago in Harlingen near the Air Force base that would be redeveloped into the Valley International Airport. Fun…

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UTRGV/San Benito Link Boosts Growth

Ramiro Aleman has worked since late 2022 to promote San Benito's central county location as the city's EDC executive director.

Aracely Salinas’ medical uniforms business in San Benito has done well for itself over the last five years, getting established and now hitting a marker where it needs a boost. The San Benito Economic Development Corporation is helping with that aspiration. Salinas is one of 10 participants in a Kauffman FastTrac program, an intensive seven-week course taught by UTRGV instructors at the EDC offices. It’s a nationally acclaimed program that…

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Museum Chronicles Conjunto’s History

Texas Conjunto Music Hall of Fame & Museum

Reynaldo Avila was nothing if persistent and so was his cause to find a proper home for a vast collection of conjunto music memorabilia. Avila toiled for over two decades to locate a permanent home for the Conjunto Music Hall of Fame & Museum. In the 2010s, the museum was shoehorned into a 650-square-foot space in a San Benito city-owned building shared with other historical collections. Avila was promised that…

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UTRGV Takes Expertise To Cities

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…

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UTRGV Creates Local Economic Partnerships

A workforce and economic development satellite office opens in Harlingen at its EDC space. (Courtesy)

With a mission to advance regional economic, workforce and business development, UTRGV’s Office of Workforce and Economic Development is expanding its network and reach to cities across the Rio Grande Valley through satellite offices. UTRGV opened its third office in the City of Mission on May 12, which will be housed in the Center for Education and Economic Development at 801 Bryan Road.  “Establishing these hubs in our partner cities…

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San Benito Chamber Casino Night

Casino Night

The San Benito Chamber of Commerce hosts its annual Casino Night Fundraiser on Nov. 17 at Oak Hill Event Center. Games for the evening include Roulette, Craps and Blackjack. This event is strictly for entertainment purposes. All playing chips earned will be able to be used as raffle tickets to win door prizes. The chamber holds fundraisers to help fund various community events that it sponsors. Examples are The Back…

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San Benito Chamber of Commerce Second Annual Scholarship Golf Tournament

Golf Tournament

Enjoy a day of golf supporting the San Benito Chamber of Commerce at the 2022 Scholarship Golf Tournament on Aug. 27. Raised funds support student scholarships, enhance the local workforce, and make the community a better place to live and work. This scholarship will benefit a graduating San Benito junior/senior pursuing business administration or a related field. Each participant will receive a goodie bag, breakfast and lunch. Cash prizes will…

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Finding A Focus For Success

Savanah Arellano

Savanah Arellano of San Benito had a job as a mental-health technician earning $10 an hour. While Arellano knew she wanted to stay in the healthcare arena, she also knew she needed to earn a much better salary if she wanted to be self-sufficient and not struggle just to pay her bills. Because Arellano’s parents divorced and her father passed away, she had seen those struggles firsthand. Arellano enrolled in…

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Paz Named San Benito Chamber Executive Director

Phoebe Paz

Texas Southmost College business student Phoebe Paz was recently named executive director of the San Benito Chamber of Commerce. The position stems from an internship she received as a new student at the college.  “It really is an honor to have been chosen for this position, it’s a huge step,” said the 20-year-old. “When I became an intern, I never imagined that this would become a possibility for someone like…

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San Benito Chamber Casino Night

Casino Night

The San Benito Chamber of Commerce hosts its annual Casino Night Fundraiser Nov. 18 at Oak Hill Event Center of San Benito. Roulette, craps and blackjack will be played at the event. This event is strictly for entertainment purposes. All playing chips earned will be able to be used as raffle tickets to win door prizes. The chamber holds fundraisers to help fund various community events that it sponsors. Examples…

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