UTRGV to turn former Monitor building into $41.3M optometry school
The former newspaper headquarters in McAllen will become the academic and clinical home of a new optometry program expected to... Read more »
Education
Industrial growth is bringing RGV workers home — now the region needs to build its next workforce generation
More than 70% of Rio Grande LNG’s 6,000-plus construction workers are from the Valley as leaders prepare for the next... Read more »
TSTC adds two aircraft to expand aviation training in Harlingen
Harlingen-based Gulf Aviation helped transport the donated Cessna 172s to TSTC, where students will use them for hands-on training.... Read more »
STC brings construction management program to Mid-Valley as demand grows
The program has been in place for ten years, but it will be offered at STC’s Mid-Valley Campus for the... Read more »
Donna students get pathway to county jail jobs through new STC partnership
The new partnership will give up to 20 seniors a pathway to meet licensing requirements for county jail jobs across... Read more »
Museum of South Texas History moves forward with $800K renovation in Edinburg
The project will transform nearly 6,000 square feet of unfinished space into new exhibit galleries, meeting areas, and visitor amenities.... Read more »
Sluggish job growth across the Rio Grande Valley continues through June, data shows
The Rio Grande Valley added 6,400 jobs during the first six months of the year through June 2026 compared to... Read more »
Entrepreneurs can get free business coaching through new UTRGV, McAllen library partnership
The six-week program will offer free coaching, market research, branding support, and strategic planning to the first 30 accepted businesses.... Read more »
Brownsville’s Búho expands with coffee bar and nonprofit foundation as bookstore sales climb
Búho opened a new coffee, tea, and wine bar and formally launched its nonprofit foundation as sales continue to grow... Read more »
Former Austin mayor Will Wynn tapped to lead Texas A&M McAllen campus
The McAllen resident brings decades of leadership in government, economic development, and real estate to his new position.... Read more »
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