Editor’s note: This is the second of two stories from Thursday’s “Powering Texas and Regional Growth: Infrastructure + Workforce Exchange” in Harlingen. The first focused on infrastructure. This story examines the Rio Grande Valley’s workforce needs.
The Rio Grande Valley has spent decades educating workers who often had to leave home to find jobs matching their skills.
Now, some of them are coming back.
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