Search for new manager; Pandemic restrictions impacting Harlingen convention bookings
HARLINGEN — The Harlingen Convention Center is searching for its third general manager since opening less than two years ago.
Late last month, Arturo Menendez...
New Brownsville airport terminal comes online
BROWNSVILLE — The last passenger to fly out of Brownsville South Padre Island International Airport’s old terminal building did so Tuesday, with the city’s...
Downtown resurgence: Redevelopment gained steam in 2019-2020
Redevelopment activity in Brownsville’s historic downtown continues to grow, notably on East Adams Street, where multiple projects are underway simultaneously.
Deputy City Manager Helen Ramirez...
Walmart to test delivering groceries to high-tech porch coolers
HARLINGEN — Walmart, which has been testing delivery in a half-dozen U.S. cities over the past two years, is going to try bringing home...
Federal PPP loans available again
HARLINGEN — The low-interest loans of the federal Paycheck Protection Program are again available to new borrowers and certain existing loan recipients, Small Business...
Cameron County cities show strong sales tax numbers
HARLINGEN — Sales tax allocations for the first month of the year jumped significantly for Valley cities over the previous month, mirroring a strong...
State orders Valley businesses to reduce capacity, halts elective surgeries
Businesses in the Rio Grande Valley will have to drop to 50% capacity and elective surgeries will be halted because the state now considers...
State sales tax numbers down 5 percent for December
HARLINGEN — State sales tax numbers continue to lag in the wake of turbulence from COVID-19 and resulting business disruptions.
Sales tax numbers for December...
Going up: Forecast sees pricier gas, eventually
It feels wrong to use “silver lining” and “global pandemic” in the same sentence, though one slightly less terrible aspect of the terrible year...
SBA extends disaster loans for small businesses, nonprofits
HARLINGEN — The U.S. Small Business Administration announced Monday that the deadline to apply for special economic disaster loans has been extended until Dec. 31,...