BROWNSVILLE — More than 350 government, university and economic leaders and others gathered this past week at the eBridge Center for Business and Commercialization in Brownsville for the new facility’s official grand opening ceremony.
Housed in the renovated former La Casa de Nylon building at 1304 E. Adams St. downtown, the 36,000-square-foot eBridge Center bills itself as the largest start-up-company incubator and entrepreneurial resource center in the Rio Grande Valley.
The center’s name and logo greets visitors Thursday, March 9, 2023, at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the eBridge Center for Business & Commercialization. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)Speakers and attendees visit before the start of the event Thursday, March 9, 2023, at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the eBridge Center for Business & Commercialization in Brownsville. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation President and CEO Cori Peña addresses the crowd Thursday, March 9, 2023, at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the eBridge Center for Business & Commercialization in Brownsville. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)Mayor Trey Mendez addresses the crowd Thursday, March 9, 2023, at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the eBridge Center for Business & Commercialization in Brownsville. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Deputy President Janna Arney addresses the crowd Thursday, March 9, 2023, at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the eBridge Center for Business & Commercialization in Brownsville. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)Attendees watch speakers onstage Thursday, March 9, 2023, at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the eBridge Center for Business & Commercialization in Brownsville. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation boardmember Jill Dominguez addresses the crowd Thursday, March 9, 2023, at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the eBridge Center for Business & Commercialization in Brownsville. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)Brownsville City Manager Helen Ramirez addresses the crowd Thursday, March 9, 2023, at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the eBridge Center for Business & Commercialization in Brownsville. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation President and CEO Cori Peña cuts the ribbon to officially open the center to the public Thursday, March 9, 2023, at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the eBridge Center for Business & Commercialization in Brownsville. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)The eBridge Center for Business & Commercialization is pictured Thursday, March 9, 2023, in Brownsville. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)
