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UPDATED: Rio Bank and Elsa State Bank to merge
WEBSep 28, 2024 · Elsa State Bank has six locations in Starr and Hidalgo counties and is headquartered in Rio Grande City. Its president and CEO is Cesar Gonzalez. Once the merger is complete Elsa State Bank will be known as Rio Bank. Assets of the two banks combined are roughly $550 million. Advertisement.
Mission’s famous Border Theater to receive financial boost
WEBSep 18, 2024 · MISSION, Texas – Mission Economic Development Corporation is to present a $25,000 check to the historic Border Theatre, under the EDC’s Downtown Assistance Program. The goal of the program is to attract visitors to the heart of Mission’s historic downtown. The Border Theater, which opened on …
VideoBazan: Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge is now crossing …
WEBSep 14, 2024 · An average of 5,000 trucks are crossing the Pharr International Bridge every day, its director, Luis Bazan, told the South Texas Manufacturers Association. Freddy Flores, trade liaison for the Pharr International Bridge, Mike Willis, executive director of the South Texas Manufacturers Association ...
Audio: Garcia: RGV needs a lot more industrial warehouse space
WEBSep 22, 2024 · In an interview with the Rio Grande Guardian International News Service, Garcia said he was prompted to speak out after reading a CBRE report that said the vacancy rate for industrial warehouses in the upper Valley is only 1.3 percent. Advertisement. Garcia said that is “unbelievably low.”. Soon after posting his message, Garcia said he ...
Video Anzaldua: We need BTA Mexico to get much bigger
WEBSep 23, 2024 · MCALLEN, Texas – The Border Trade Alliance-Mexico has been operating for about ten years. Now it is time to make the group much larger, say members of the current leadership team. Those leaders include Joaquin Spamer, the group’s current president, and Martin Anzaldua, a past president. “With Joaquin things are always big.
Video Bazan to attend Binational Bridges and Border Crossings …
WEBSep 19, 2024 · Delegates from the United States and Mexican governments, the states of New Mexico and Texas, and the Mexican states of Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo Laredo, and Tamaulipas will be participating in the U.S.-Mexico Binational Bridges and Border Crossings Group meeting.
Garza: “Democracy” 2024: Stakes high, conflict abounds.
WEB4 days ago · By Antonio Garza Guest Column September 5, 2024. Former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Antonio Garza. Only a few days into September and somehow Labor Day already feels like a distant memory. Globally, major geopolitical tensions persist. In the Middle East, we are now 10-months into the Israel-Palestine conflict.
Staples: Oil & Natural Gas Key to Texas’ Prosperity
WEBSep 11, 2024 · The Texas oil and natural gas industry continues to play an extraordinary role in our state’s economy, security, and stability. In fiscal year 2022, the Texas oil and natural gas industry paid a history-making $24.7 billion in state and local taxes and state royalties—shattering the previous record of just over $16 billion set in 2019 by 54%.
COSTEP close to landing two big manufacturing projects for South …
WEBSep 23, 2024 · MISSION, Texas – The Council for South Texas Economic Progress is close to landing two big manufacturing firms, one in the food industry and the other in aerospace. COSTEP cannot reveal many details just yet but CEO Adam Gonzalez has confirmed that, if South Texas wins out, one of the companies would be making a …