Rio Grande Guardian
Dr Alberto Gutierrez
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- Dr Alberto Gutierrez
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- 19:42
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Hope Family Health Center in McAllen is a nonprofit safety net clinic where no patient is ever turned away for inability to pay. Rio Grande City native Dr. Alberto "Beto" Gutierrez, 84, worked at the clinic for 24 years. For the last 15 or so years he was its medical director. He retired earlier this year. The Rio Grande Guardian sat down for a conversation with Gutierrez about his early years as a family practice doctor in Carlsbad, New Mexico, his return to the Rio Grande Valley, the importance of Hope, and his ongoing consultancy work for DHR Health. In the interview he even gives advice to legislators ahead of the 89th legislative session.
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- Megan R. Rodriguez 2
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- 19:48
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Megan R. Rodriguez is community and economic development agent for Prairie View A&M Extension in Cameron and Willacy counties. Working with the Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation, Rodriguez recently gave a presentation at the eBridge Center for Business & Commercialization about the State of Texas' Historically Underutilized Business Program. In this video, Rodriguez explains in-depth how to become HUB certified.
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- Megan R. Rodriguez 1
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- 13:24
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Megan R. Rodriguez is community and economic development agent for Prairie View A&M Extension in Cameron and Willacy counties. Working with the Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation, Rodriguez recently gave a presentation at the eBridge Center for Business & Commercialization about the State of Texas' Historically Underutilized Business Program. In this video, Rodriguez explains what the HUB program is all about.
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- Chistmas Message 2024
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- 1:52
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Our friends at Non-Profit TV Network have produced a new video for Christmas. The channel has pulled together seasonal greetings from church leaders across the Rio Grande Valley. “We’re praying for your families, we pray for our communities. We’re praying for America,” said Pastor Eli Garcia of Moses Mission Church in Rio Hondo. “May the Lord bring us all together, all pastors, all churches, all peoples, all nations.”
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- Rio Grande City Manager Gilbert Millan
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- 4:50
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The Rio Grande Valley Partnership held its most recent Commercial & Investment Tour in Rio Grande City. The event, held at the Rio Grande City Public Safety Building, was co-hosted by Rio Grande City Economic Development Corporation. The event included a panel discussion on opportunities for investment in Starr County, especially in the retail, commercial, and industrial sectors. One of the panelists was RGC City Manager Gilbert Millan. This video contains everything Millan said during the panel discussion.
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- Roma Mayor Jaime Escobar
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- 11:00
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The Rio Grande Valley Partnership held its most recent Commercial & Investment Tour in Rio Grande City. The event, held at the Rio Grande City Public Safety Building, was co-hosted by Rio Grande City Economic Development Corporation. The event included a panel discussion on opportunities for investment in Starr County, especially in the retail, commercial, and industrial sectors. One of the panelists was Roma Mayor Jaime Escobar, Jr. This video contains everything Mayor Escobar said during the panel discussion.
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- Brian Godinez
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- 3:51
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The Rio Grande Valley Partnership held its latest Commercial & Investment Tour in Rio Grande City. It was hosted by the Rio Grande City Economic Development Corporation. One of the sponsors was McAllen-based ERO Architects. The CEO of ERO, Brian Godinez spoke about a new company he has co-launched, South Texas Facility Partnership. Here is his presentation.
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- Rio Grande City EDC
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- 9:08
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The Rio Grande Valley Partnership held its latest Commercial & Investment Tour in Rio Grande City. It was hosted by the Rio Grande City Economic Development Corporation. In addition to a bus tour, attendees also heard about the possibilities for development during a panel discussion with RGC and Roma leaders. One of those in attendance, Robert Kirby, of Kirby Real Estate, asked if Rio Grande City had the workforce for a major manufacturing firm. This led to a wide-ranging conversation that included remarks from the mayor of Roma, Jaime Escobar, Jr., and Rose Benavidez, president of Starr County Industrial Foundation.
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- Dr. Mostafa Malki
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- 14:08
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Dr. Mostafa Malki is a professor at UT-Rio Grande Valley and executive director for business development at America’s Additive Foundry Center for Advanced Manufacturing Innovation and Cyber Systems. He is also the founder of Aaron Economic Consulting. He recently gave a presentation about additive manufacturing at the eBridge Center for Business & Commercialization in downtown Brownsville. During the presentation he said there is a good opportunity for the Rio Grande Valley to forge partnerships with additive manufacturing companies from Sweden. The Rio Grande Guardian interviewed Professor Malki at the conclusion of his presentation.
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- TXDOT
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- 4:44
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Representatives from Eagle Pass and the Rio Grande Valley took the opportunity afforded by an “open comment period” at a Texas Transportation Commission meeting to thank TxDOT. Ivan Morua, assistant city manager of Eagle Pass, thanked the TTC commissioners for their help in creating a new metropolitan planning organization (MPO) in his city. Public policy advocate Ron Whitlock thanked the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) for building the I-69C/I-2 interchange in Pharr.
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- Dr. Madhavan Pisharodi - Part Three
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- 25:08
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Dr. Madhavan Pisharodi is a neurosurgeon who has been practicing in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas for the last 31 years. He has penned a book offering his solutions to the next coronavirus pandemic. It is titled “Corona: Be Not Proud,” and is available on Amazon. In his latest interview with the Rio Grande Guardian, Dr. Pisharodi explains what the medical community can do to help prevent the next pandemic. He also unveils equipment he has created to help stop the virus from spreading.
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- Non-Profit TV
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- 1:52
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- SAN BENITO, Texas - Our friends at Non-Profit TV have produced a video about the season of giving. Their camera team recorded an event featuring Walmart, San Benito CISD, and San Benito Police Department. Here it is.
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- Megan Rodriguez
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- 7:32
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Megan R. Rodriguez is the community and economic development agent for Cameron and Willacy counties with Prairie View A&M Cooperative Extension Program. On Wednesday, Dec. 18, Rodriguez will be hosting an “Introduction to Government Contracts” workshop at the eBridge Center for Business & Commercialization in downtown Brownsville. This event is designed to help businesses learn how to add government contracting to their current business model and navigate the State of Texas Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) program. In an interview with the Rio Grande Guardian International News Service, Rodriguez discusses the upcoming event and the programs Prairie View offers in the Rio Grande Valley.
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- Jaime Longoria
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- 9:49
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Hidalgo County Community Service Agency’s Access to Success Program is designed to improve the quality of life and promote self-sufficiency of the low-income, diverse, and vulnerable households of Hidalgo County. County leaders believe the program does so by providing effective, efficient, and comprehensive services through partnerships and direct funding. HCCSA recently held a banquet to honor the adults that have completed the program this year. The event was held at Monza Social Event Center in Edinburg. After the event had ended, the Rio Grande Guardian International News Service secured an exclusive interview with its director, Jaime R. Longoria.
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- Jaime Longoria, director of Hidalgo County's Community Service Agency
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- 3:42
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Jaime R. Longoria, director of Hidalgo County's Community Service Agency, has explained why Hidalgo County Judge Richard Cortez has been named Field Marshal of the county's War on Poverty. Here are some of Longoria's remarks from the podium at a banquet held to celebrate the agency's Access to Success Program.
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- Dr. Luis R. Torres-Hostos
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- 13:46
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Dr. Luis Torres-Hostos is founding dean of the School of Social Work at UT-Rio Grande Valley. Torres-Hostos gave the keynote address at a banquet held recently by Hidalgo County Community Service Agency to celebrate the CSA’s Access to Success program. In his remarks, Torres-Hostos spoke about his family’s climb out of poverty and praised the 19 adults that completed the Access to Success program this year.
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- Elizabeth Chavez-Palacios, VP, Junior’s Fresh Market
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- 2:37
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Junior’s Fresh Market has nine stories across the Rio Grande Valley. The company prides itself on providing authentic Hispanic foods. Elizabeth Chavez-Palacios is vice president of development and community engagement for Junior’s Fresh Market. Chavez-Palacios recently spoke about the importance of marketing at a Retail Market Pitch competition hosted by the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Robert C. Vackar College of Business and Entrepreneurship. She was invited to speak by marketing lecturer Eloy Garza. Answering a question from a student, Chavez-Palacios said that when it comes to Hispanic foods, Junior’s is the real deal.
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- Michael Fallek
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- 6:05
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- A groundbreaking ceremony was held recently for a new industrial park being built in south McAllen. The 125-acre park, next to Military Highway and between 10th and 23rd Streets, is to be called McAllen South Industrial Park. At the groundbreaking ceremony, the developer, Michael Fallek gave the Rio Grande Guardian International News Service an exclusive interview. He told us that he already has a company from Asia and a company from Mexico ready to move in.
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- Steve Valdez-Adrian Gonzalez
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- 15:18
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The City of Weslaco has just celebrated achieving a billion dollars in sales tax revenues in a fiscal year. This is the first time it has happened. The Rio Grande Guardian secured an interview with Mayor Adrian Gonzalez and Economic Development Corporation of Weslaco Executive Director Steve Valdez to discuss this historic milestone. But the conversation did not just cover this. The two Weslaco leaders also spoke about growth in the retail, housing and industrial sectors.
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- RGV Philanthropic Foundation and Hanna High School
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- 14:35
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- The Rio Grande Valley Philanthropic Foundation recently helped set up a Designated Fund for a group of alumni from Hanna High School in Brownsville, together with another former student who sits on the board of directors of the Wallace Fund (New York City Trust). This former student donated the bulk of a $40,000 grant to the school. Here is a in-depth conversation about the foundation, the grant and the value of a good education at Hanna High School.
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- Jorge Torres - Interlink
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- 18:29
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- During the presidential election campaign, President Trump said he would impose a 25 percent tariff on all goods imported from Mexico and Canada. So, how bad would that be for the U.S.-Mexico border region? Who better to ask than longtime Rio Grande Valley-based customs broker Jorge Torres? The president and founder of InterLink Trade Services sat down for an in-depth conversation about tariffs with Steve Taylor, editor and publisher of the Rio Grande Guardian International News Service.
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- Rio Grande Guardian Live Stream
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- 0:00
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
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- William Dietrich
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- 5:00
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Brownsville Navigation District and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently held a groundbreaking ceremony for Phase 2 of the Brazos Island Harbor (BIH) Channel Improvement Project. According to the Army Corps of Engineers, the project is estimated to generate over 6,000 jobs at the peak of construction and create more than 800 permanent full-time positions. The Rio Grande Guardian International News Service interviewed Port of Brownsville Director and CEO William Dietrich about the eagerly-anticipated project.
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- Michael Fallek
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- 4:22
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Land Developer Michael Fallek is predicting great things for his latest venture - the 125-acre McAllen South Industrial Park off Military Highway between 10th and 23rd streets in south McAllen. “This industrial park is going to create hundreds of millions of dollars in economic activity. It's going to create hundreds of jobs for those living here in the region. We’re excited about the opportunities that this is bringing to the community,” Fallek said. Here is a video recording of Fallek’s remarks at the recent groundbreaking ceremony.
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- Jordana Barton-Garcia
- Runtime
- 10:20
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The Rio Grande Valley Broadband Coalition aims to eliminate the digital divide in the RGV. In this video, the group's director, Jordana Barton-Garcia, discusses a pressing deadline. The region has two weeks - from December 3 to December 17 - to challenge federal broadband accessibility maps. If the federal maps are to be believed, the RGV does not have a digital divide. Barton-Garcia, the RGV Broadband Coalition, and the counties of Cameron and Hidalgo, beg to differ.
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- Ricardo Saenz
- Runtime
- 4:30
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- The RGV Broadband Coalition is urging Valley residents to comment on their Internet experience. The group believes federal connectivity maps portray that region as not having a digital divide. The group believes the Valley definitely does have a digital divide and wants to challenge the maps. The Rio Grande Guardian interviewed the coalition’s program manager, Ricardo Saenz, immediately following a meeting the group held at the headquarters of La Unión del Pueblo Entero, in San Juan, Texas.
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- Claudia Ayarzagoitia
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- 2:38
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Based in Brownsville, Origo Works is a design, build, and assembly management company. It has been in operation for 20 years. The company recently co-hosted a groundbreaking ceremony with the Pharr Chamber of Commerce for a new retail center called Junction View. It is located at a busy intersection in Pharr - on the west side of the I-69C frontage and Ferguson. At the event the Rio Grande Guardian interviewed Origo’s principal broker, Claudia Ayarzagoitia.
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- Weslaco Mayor Adrian Gonzalez: Why Weslaco supports RioPlex
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- 2:59
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The CEO Group held a meeting with mayors and city managers at the McAllen Country Club on Dec. 3. The purpose of the meeting was to inform cities across the Rio Grande Valley about the importance of RioPlex. RioPlex is a branding exercise to help market South Texas and North Tamaulipas across the world. One of the city leaders at the meeting was Weslaco Mayor Adrian Gonzalez. In an interview after the meeting ended, Gonzalez expressed his support for the concept of RioPlex. He also discussed economic development projects in his city.
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- Mario Reyna, RioPlex Coordinator
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- 5:19
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- One of the leaders of the CEO Group, Mario Reyna, has given an update on the group’s top project, developing the RioPlex brand.
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- Jordana Barton-Garcia
- Runtime
- 12:19
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The Rio Grande Valley Broadband Coalition aims to eliminate the digital divide in the RGV. In this video, the group's director, Jordana Barton-Garcia, explains the work of the organization, the extent of the digital divide in the Valley, and the efforts of the four counties in the region to address the issue. Barton-Garcia also explains how her interest in addressing the digital divide in the Valley came about. It all started, she explains, when she worked on a study for the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas about the region's colonias.
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- Insights Unplugged
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- 1:05:47
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Walt Ugalde, economic development lead for NASA Johnson Space Center's T2X/T2U program, and Gilberto Salinas, CEO of the Greater Brownsville Incentives Corporation, had an in-depth discussion on the commercial space sector at a recent Insights Unplugged session at the eBridge Center in downtown Brownsville. The event was co-sponsored by GBIC, UT-Rio Grande Valley, and the Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation. Here is a video of the entire program.
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- San Juan City Manager Ben Arjona: Why San Juan supports RioPlex
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- 3:16
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The CEO Group held a meeting with mayors and city managers at the McAllen Country Club on Dec. 3. The purpose of the meeting was to inform cities across the Rio Grande Valley about the importance of RioPlex. RioPlex is a branding exercise to help market South Texas and North Tamaulipas across the world. One of the city leaders at the meeting was San Juan City Manager Ben Arjona. In an interview after the meeting ended, Arjona expressed his support for the concept of RioPlex. He also discussed economic development projects in his city.
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- San Benito City Manager Fred Sandoval: Why San Benito supports RioPlex
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- 3:22
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The CEO Group held a meeting with mayors and city managers at the McAllen Country Club on Dec. 3. The purpose of the meeting was to inform cities across the Rio Grande Valley about the importance of RioPlex. RioPlex is a branding exercise to help market South Texas and North Tamaulipas across the world. One of the city leaders at the meeting was San Benito City Manager Fred Sandoval. In an interview after the meeting ended, Sandoval expressed his support for the concept of RioPlex.
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- Harlingen Mayor Norma Sepulveda: Why Harlingen supports RioPlex
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- 2:09
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The CEO Group held a meeting with mayors and city managers at the McAllen Country Club on Dec. 3. The purpose of the meeting was to inform cities across the Rio Grande Valley about the importance of RioPlex. RioPlex is a branding exercise to help market South Texas and North Tamaulipas across the world. One of the city leaders at the meeting was Harlingen Mayor Norma Sepulveda. In an interview after the meeting ended, Sepulveda expressed her support for the concept of RioPlex. In the interview she also spoke about the City of Harlingen's agenda for the upcoming legislative session.
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- South Texas College President Ricardo Solis
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- 12:02
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- South Texas College President Ricardo Solis gave the opening remarks at his college's 3rd Annual Workforce Summit. In his speech, Solis spoke about the latest industry trends, including the use of AI, and how STC is responding. Here is his speech in full.
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- Dudley Light
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- 26:07
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- U.S. Department of Labor Regional Director Dudley Light discussed the importance of apprenticeships when he spoke at South Texas College's recent 3rd Annual Workforce Summit. Light, a former apprentice himself, said the US needs to embrace apprenticeships as a career program that is making people more employable and successful.
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- Desi Holmes
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- 14:58
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Texas Workforce Commission State Apprenticeship Director Desi Holmes spoke at South Texas College's recent 3rd Annual Workforce Summit. She TWC has allocated $42 million for apprenticeships and more money is on the way. She said STC is playing a role in developing apprenticeship programs.
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- Gilberto Salinas
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- 1:42
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Gilberto Salinas, the new CEO of the Greater Brownsville Incentives Corporation, discussed the desperate need for industrial space when he spoke at an Insights Unplugged event. Held at the eBridge Center for Business & Commercialization, the event was co-hosted by GBIC, UT-Rio Grande Valley, and the Brownsville Community Improvements Corporation.
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- Raudel Garza
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- 36:33
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Raudel Garza, executive director of Edinburg Economic Development Corporation, recently gave an in-depth presentation to bankers, realtors and land developers. The event, held at Edinburg City Hall, was called the Edinburg Commercial Tour. It was co-hosted by Edinburg EDC and the Rio Grande Valley Partnership. Here are Garza's remarks in full.
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- Gilberto Salinas and Walt Ugalde
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- 23:08
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- There was a Q&A session with members of the audience at the recent Insights Unplugged event held at the eBridge Center for Business & Commercialization. The two speakers on the stage were Gilberto Salinas, the new CEO of the Greater Brownsville Incentives Corporation, and Walt Ugalde, economic development lead for NASA Johnson Space Center's T2X/T2U program. They took questions on preparing to colonize Mars, the role of young entrepreneurs in the RGV, regional transportation planning, the impact of SpaceX on real estate in Brownsville, and how should colleges respond to the need for up-skilling and re-skilling.
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- Dr. Madhavan Pisharodi - Part Two
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- 19:17
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Dr. Madhavan Pisharodi is a neurosurgeon who has been practicing in the Rio Grande Valley, Texas, USA for the last 31 years. Outside of the medical field, he has been issued four patents for solar panels, nine for designing an energy saving and device-protecting battery charger, and two for a sub- mechanical vibration device for pain management. He has several patents pending for renewable energy systems such as wind turbine and hydroelectric projects. His current focus is defeating the next coronavirus pandemic, rather than trying to seek temporary solutions for it through testing, counting, forcing lockdown, social distancing and wearing masks. He has penned a book on the subject, titled Corona: Be Not Proud. He gave the Rio Grande Guardian an in-depth interview about the book. This is Part Two of a Three Part Series.
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- Meet STC’s new interim dean of Nursing and Allied Health
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- 3:56
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Margo Vargas-Ayala, DNP, is the new interim dean of South Texas College’s Nursing and Allied Health Division. In a video interview with the Rio Grande Guardian, Vargas-Ayala spoke about her career to date, why she joined STC, and the plans she has for the programs under her wing.
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- Richard Cortez
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- 11:19
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Hidalgo County Judge Richard Cortez has explained why he set up the Hidalgo County Prosperity Task Force. The group is focused on eliminating poverty in the region. Cortez made his remarks at a luncheon hosted McAllen Citizens League. It was held at the Rio Bank HQ in McAllen. In his presentation, Cortez spoke about RioPlex, a marketing initiative for the RGV/northern Tamaulipas, and an offshoot of the Prosperity Task Force.
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- Big Heroes is looking for people with Big Hearts.
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- 6:50
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Our good friends at Non Profit TV Network have sent us their latest video. It highlights the work of Brownsville-based BiG Heroes. BiG Heroes Texas was formed in 2016 by Martha M. Gonzalez and Leticia Martinez. They felt there were limited opportunities post-high school for young adults with disabilities to participate in transition programs at the high school level. In the video, Gonzalez says the group is looking for help from people with “big hearts.”
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- STC President Ricardo Solis reviews the college's 3rd Annual Workforce Summit
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- 5:44
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Dr. Ricardo Solis, president of South Texas College, gave an exclusive interview to the Rio Grande Guardian International News Service, at the conclusion of the college's 3rd Annual Workforce Summit. In the interview, Solis spoke about the college's push to get more employers to consider apprenticeship programs, the ability of STC to pivot quickly to the workforce training needs of industry, a new tie-up with a college in Reynosa, and how to best utilize AI.
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- Eddie Lucio, Jr., and state Sen.-elect Adam Hinojosa
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- 7:26
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Former state Sen. Eddie Lucio, Jr., has been providing turkeys as a Thanksgiving present to the less fortunate of Brownsville for over a decade. This year, over 1,000 residents were recipients. State Sen.-elect Adam Hinojosa says he plans to keep the tradition going. Here is an interview with Hinojosa and his mentor.
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- Gilberto Salinas and Walt Ugalde
- Runtime
- 5:18
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Gilberto Salinas, CEO of the Greater Brownsville Incentives Corporation, and Walt Ugalde, economic development lead for NASA Johnson Space Center’s T2X/T2U program, have discussed the importance of developing the Rio Grande Valley's human capital. They gave their views during an Insights Unplugged event held at the eBridge Center for Business & Commercialization in downtown Brownsville. The event was co-hosted by GBIC, UT-Rio Grande Valley, and the Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation.
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- Richard Cortez and Raul Sesin
- Runtime
- 8:14
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Hidalgo County Judge Richard Cortez spoke about his county's efforts to improve drainage at a McAllen Citizens League luncheon held at the Rio Bank HQ in McAllen on Nov. 21, 2024. To help explain the county's projects, Cortez asked Raul Sesin, general manager of Hidalgo County Drainage District No. 1, to speak. Here is a video of their remarks.
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- STC’s Carlos Margo discusses apprenticeships.
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- 5:56
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- South Texas College held its 3rd Annual Workforce Summit in McAllen on Nov. 22, 2024. The emcee was Carlos Margo, dean of industry and economic development at the college. In an interview immediately following the summit, Margo spoke about the work of his department and his efforts to get more employers in the Rio Grande Valley interested in the apprenticeship program.
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- Gilberto Salinas
- Runtime
- 5:52
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Gilberto Salinas, the new CEO of the Greater Brownsville Incentives Corporation, has taken a trip down memory lane to recount his early efforts, now over a decade ago, to bring SpaceX to Boca Chica and Brownsville. Salinas as No. 2 at the Brownsville EDC at the time. Salinas recalled his discussions with Elon Musk at an Insights Unplugged event. It was hosted jointly by GBIC, UT-Rio Grande Valley, and the Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation.
