The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Robert C. Vackar College of Business & Entrepreneurship Division of Academic Affairs
2015 Archives - In The Press
UTRGV Sets Up Angel Investor Network to Help Finance New Local Enterprises
McAllen, TX | November 18, 2015 (RIO GRANDE GUARDIAN)—Experts in business creation at the University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley say they are looking ahead to … Read more
Hispanic Entrepreneurship Could Mean $1.4 Trillion Boost to U.S.
November 12, 2015 (BLOOMBERG)—Laura Jimenez knew she was worth more than she was making, so she started her own business to prove it. … Read more
Dean Discusses Changes with Move to UTRGV
October 15, 2015 (THE BROWNSVILLE HERALD)—Mark Kroll has more on his plate these days now that he’s no longer dean of the University of Texas at Brownsville/Texas Southmost College School of Business. … Read more
The Increasing Importance of Hispanics to the U.S. Workforce
September 2015 (BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS)—Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Monthly Labor Review naturally gives rise for reflection upon how the demographic characteristics of the American workforce have dramatically changed … Read more
Cities Sign on to Bi-National Economic Effort
August 21, 2015 (THE BROWNSVILLE HERALD)—A local effort to establish advanced manufacturing in Brownsville, Harlingen and Matamoros entered a new phase Friday, as political leaders from across the Rio GrandeValley and Tamaulipas signed a resolution in support of bi-national economic development, or Bi-NED, on the regional level. … Read more