Posts Tagged ‘Business’
Investment In Early Education Pays Long-term Benefits
The importance of effective early childhood education can hardly be overstated. In addition to improving the future quality of life and opportunities for children by better preparing them for success in school, such options are crucial to working parents. My firm recently examined this phenomenon through an economic cost and benefit lens, and the results…
Read More“Construction can’t continue”: South Texas builders say ICE arrests have upended industry
Photo above: A group of home builders in the Rio Grande Valley said construction has slowed amid an increase in arrests by immigration officers. Photo by Michael Gonzalez for The Texas Tribune Berenice Garcia, The Texas Tribune One morning in mid-November, Mario Guerrero, the executive director of the South Texas Builders Association, was checking a…
Read MoreEmergency Preparation Supplies Sales Tax Holiday
Natural disasters will continue to happen. Prepare yourself during the 2022 Emergency Preparation Supplies Sales Tax Holiday for emergencies that can cause physical damage like hurricanes, flash floods and wildfires. You can purchase certain emergency preparation supplies tax free during the sales tax holiday. There is no limit on the number of qualifying items you can purchase,…
Read MoreEdinburg EDC Hosts Elements of Business Planning Workshop
Date: Tuesday, May 10, 2022Time: 2:00 PM –4:00 PM Register: economicdevelopment@cityofedinburg.comLocation: Edinburg Conference Center at RenaissanceEDINBURG, TX – Save the date! The Edinburg Economic Development Corporation (EEDC) in collaboration with UTRGV Entrepreneurship & Commercialization Center, UTRGV Small Business Development Center, U.S. Small Business Administration, and Edinburg Chamber of Commerce present Elements of Business Planning. This educational workshop will teach…
Read MoreDelays, Closures, Chaos Mount At Texas Border
BY MITCHELL FERMAN, URIEL J. GARCÍA AND IVAN PIERRE AGUIRRE for The Texas Tribune EL PASO — Joel Estebane’s commercial truck had already been inspected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers after crossing the bridge that connects Ciudad Juárez and El Paso on Tuesday afternoon — then he had to wait another hour in another line where…
Read MoreTruckers Block Bridges And Flow of Goods To Protest Abbott Order
Commercial traffic at the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge stopped Monday and a similar protest affected traffic into and out of El Paso. The blockades could impact the flow of produce to restaurants and grocery stores. BY MITCHELL FERMAN, JAMES BARRAGÁN AND URIEL J. GARCÍA, Texas Tribune Commercial traffic at a key South Texas border crossing has stopped after Mexican truckers…
Read MoreAdministrative Professionals Day Celebration To Be Hosted In Edinburg
The Edinburg Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the hosting of Administrative Professionals Day Luncheon on Wednesday, April 27, 2022, at the Edinburg Conference Center at Renaissance from 11:30 A.M. – 1 P.M. Administrative professionals and employers are encouraged to join the national celebration over a delicious lunch and motivational speaker, Dr. Kathy Gruver. …
Read MoreTwo Awards
City of Edinburg Receives Two Awards EDINBURG, TX – The City of Edinburg has received two awards! The first award is the 2021 Community Economic Development Award (CEDA.) The Texas Economic Development Council has recognized Edinburg with a 2021 CEDA for its resilience, recovery, and outstanding achievement in pandemic recovery efforts with a population between…
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