UTRGV lands $5M federal grant to boost Valley manufacturing workforce
The university expects the initiative to work with at least 50 manufacturers, train 250 workers and help create 50 manufacturing... Read more »
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UTRGV named to national workplace Honor Roll for the first time
One of 42 colleges nationwide, as enrollment hits a seventh straight record The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley has... Read more »
The Rio Grande Valley’s tech industry is small but growing — meet some of the next-gen workforce
Tech remains a small piece of the Valley economy, but local graduates are finding new ways to build careers as... Read more »
Edinburg’s Texas Cook’Em generated nearly $7 for every $1 invested
More than 15,000 people attended Texas Cook’Em in Edinburg, generating $1.34 million in economic output from about $196,000 spent on... Read more »
Binational education leaders say they’re ready to train 10,000 for Port of Brownsville companies
COSTEP brought education leaders from South Texas and Tamaulipas together to prepare for workforce needs tied to thousands of expected... Read more »
UTRGV lands in national top five for affordability and student outcomes
UTRGV ranked No. 4 nationally and No. 1 in Texas in a Washington Monthly ranking measuring access, affordability, student outcomes,... Read more »
UT Health RGV performs new digestive procedure for first time in the Valley
The minimally invasive treatment gives patients with swallowing and digestive disorders access to care previously requiring travel outside the Valley.... Read more »
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 »
Edinburg inks deal with Arizona golf management company to run Ebony Hills, Los Lagos golf courses
Edinburg selected Troon Golf to manage its two municipal courses as the city looks to end taxpayer subsidies that totaled... 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 »
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