ECC News
Brownsville’s bilingual prowess helps it edge Silicon Valley in battle to land software company
February 9, 2023
Rio Grande Guardian
Eduardo Cerda says he chose to launch the U.S. component of his Monterrey-based manufacturing data software company in Brownsville, rather than Silicon Valley, in part because the city is totally bilingual.
Video: State lawmakers learn all about Brownsville’s new eBridge Center
February 7, 2023
Rio Grande Guardian
Visiting state lawmakers and other policymakers recently learned about the mission statement of the eBridge Center for Business and Commercialization in Brownsville.
Hamer: I was blown away by what I saw on the Valley Legislative Tour
January 30, 2023
Rio Grande Guardian
Asked about the quality of the three-day 2023 Valley Legislative Tour, Texas Association of Business President Glenn Hamer said he was not so much impressed as “blown away.”
BUSINESS: The UTRGV Entrepreneurship and Commercialization Center is helping local businesses adjust and grow using a digital platform.
September 03, 2022
KVAQ-TV
BUSINESS: The UTRGV Entrepreneurship and Commercialization Center is helping local businesses adjust and grow using a digital platform. Tim Chapman reports.
ECC Training Courses Designed to help Entrepreneurs Expected to Resume
September 02, 2022
KVAQ-TV
The UTRGV Entrepreneurship and Commercialization Center (ECC) has been helping local businesses by providing digital training to expand their online presence.
Burkhart: eBridge Center can help RGV reverse its brain drain
August 01, 2022
Rio Grande Guardian
The director of small business development for Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation says the eagerly-anticipated eBridge Center will help reduce the Rio Grande Valley’s brain drain.
UTRGV, RGV Partnership Foundation to offer digital literacy training
July 26, 2022
MyRGV.com
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is joining the RGV Partnership Foundation to conduct free digital literacy training for local businesses this August, training that will be funded by a $25,000 grant from the AT&T Foundation.
Podcast: AT&T Foundation donates $25,000 to address RGV’s digital divide
July 25, 2022
Rio Grande Guardian
At a news conference held at a UT-Rio Grande Valley facility in Edinburg last week, AT&T’s J.D. Salinas said the AT&T Foundation would be donating $25,000 to the Rio Grande Valley Partnership “to support South Texans impacted by the digital divide.”
UTRGV to offer free digital trainings
July 25, 2022
Valley Central
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley will conduct free digital literacy training to help local business owners hone their online skills.
UTRGV and RGV Partnership Foundation to provide local businesses with free digital literacy trainings
July 25, 2022
The Newsroom
UTRGV is teaming up with the RGV Partnership Foundation to conduct free digital literacy trainings for regional businesses, starting in mid-August.
UTRGV competition encouraging students to pitch business ideas
July 19, 2022
KRGV
Students pitched their best ideas to Valley business owners at a competition sponsored by the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.
eBridge Center in Brownsville nears completion
July 06, 2022
Valley Central
The eBridge Center in Brownsville is close to completion and when officially open, its mission is to support local businesses while bringing new businesses to the region.
Ufland Romo: BCIC’s Startup Texas is a signature event for the RGV
June 24, 2022
Rio Grande Guardian
UTRGV’s Linda Ufland Romo says Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation’s StartUp Texas is a “signature event” for the Rio Grande Valley.
How BCIC’s eBridge Center will help Mexican small businesses launch in the U.S.
May 30, 2022
Rio Grande Guardian
The international component of the highly anticipated eBridge Center for Business and Commercialization was at the forefront of discussions during a recent tour of the facility.
UPDATED: BCIC concludes ‘very successful’ visit to Monterrey
May 09, 2022
Rio Grande Guardian
The Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation is dubbing a recent trip to Monterrey, Mexico, “very successful.”
Kauffman FastTrac To Success
April 19, 2022
Vaquero Radio
The Kauffman FastTrac program is hosted by the Entrepreneurship and Commercialization Center (ECC) in UTRGV and focuses on helping entrepreneurs launch their business ideas.
Ufland Romo: eBridge Center will be largest entrepreneurial hub south of San Antonioo
March 04, 2022
Rio Grande Guardian
Linda Ufland Romo, director of entrepreneurship, innovation, and commercialization for UT-Rio Grande Valley, spoke at a luncheon hosted by the Rio Grande Valley Partnership.
Federal EDA official visits eBridge Center and Brownsville Campus
February 24, 2022
Texas Border Business
The collaborative eBridge Center for Business and Commercialization at UTRGV had a special visit from Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Alejandra Y. Castillo, U.S. Economic Development Administration.
Job machine: EDA assistant secretary visits eBridge Center
February 23, 2022
The Brownsville Herald
Alejandra Y. Castillo, assistant secretary of the U.S. Economic Development Administration, was in Brownsville Tuesday to tour the future eBridge Center for Business and Commercialization, which will be housed in the former La Casa del Nylon building at 1304 E. Adams St. once extensive renovations are complete.
Brownsville spearheads $3 million entrepreneurship hub
December 8, 2021
Valley Central
In the heart of downtown Brownsville, a new center is planned to pave the way for the future of business in the city.
El centro de Brownsville se revitaliza
December 4, 2021
KRGV
El centro de Brownsville comenzará a verse un poco diferente en unos pocos años con diferentes proyectos elaborados por Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation.
Burkhart: Within the next 3 years, downtown Brownsville is going to look completely different
November 14, 2021
Rio Grande Guardian
Nathan Burkhart, director of small business development at the Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation, says exciting things are happening to his city’s downtown.
Economic development initiatives discussed at Cornyn/RGVP roundtable
October 1, 2021
Rio Grande Guardian
A number of Rio Grande Valley leaders attended a recent roundtable discussion hosted at the Port of Brownsville by U.S. Sen. John Cornyn and the Rio Grande Valley Partnership.
UTRGV continues free e-commerce courses to help businesses survive virtually
September 17, 2021
Valley Central
The pandemic led to many challenges for local businesses which inspired the UTRGV Entrepreneurship and Commercialization Center to continue their free e-commerce courses in order to help local businesses survive.
BCIC gets $1 million from Musk Foundation
July 17, 2021
MyRGV.com
The Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation announced late Thursday that it is partnering with the Musk Foundation to accelerate downtown revitalization through one of BCIC’s most effective programs, the Business Improvement and Growth (BIG) program.
Audio: Mendez: eBridge Center represents a new vision for Brownsville
June 28, 2021
Rio Grande Guardian
Brownsville Mayor Trey Mendez says developing the eBridge Center for Business and Commercialization is a sign that his city now has a “different mindset.”
Growing our own: eBridge incubator breaks ground
June 19, 2021
The Brownsville Herald
The transformation of the old La Casa del Nylon building at 1304 E. Adams St. into the eBridge Center for Business and Commercialization has been delayed by the pandemic, though the project achieved a major milestone Wednesday with a ceremonial groundbreaking in Brownsville.
Growing our own: eBridge incubator breaks ground
June 19, 2021
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The transformation of the old La Casa del Nylon building at 1304 E. Adams St. into the eBridge Center for Business and Commercialization has been delayed by the pandemic, though the project achieved a major milestone Wednesday with a ceremonial groundbreaking in Brownsville.
UTRGV receives grant to help students build companies
March 1, 2021
MyRGV.com
UTRGV is one of several campuses in the University of Texas System to receive a substantial gift from the Blackstone Charitable Foundation to expand its signature Blackstone LaunchPad student entrepreneurship programming.
Downtown resurgence: Redevelopment gained steam in 2019-2020
January 18, 2021
The Brownsville Herald
Redevelopment activity in Brownsville’s historic downtown continues to grow, notably on East Adams Street, where multiple projects are underway simultaneously.
HEDC offers Kaufmann classes for entrepreneurs
October 15, 2020
Valley Monitor Star
The Harlingen Economic Development Corp. is once again sponsoring free classes to allow local entrepreneurs the chance to up their game.
Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation working with UTRGV to help local businesses
Valley Central
April 27, 2020
This new reality is hard for small businesses, but the Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation and UTRGV’s Entrepreneurship and Commercialization Center are working together to help business owners in Brownsville figure out the future.
Entrepreneurship and Commercialization Center helping struggling businesses impacted by COVID-19 pandemic
April 22, 2020
Texas Border Business
The UTRGV Entrepreneurship and Commercialization Center (ECC) is creating networking opportunities and other initiatives to help businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
A Fresh Start: BCIC offers COVID-19 relief for businesses
April 16, 2020
Rio Grande Guardian
The Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation, BCIC, has officially developed an approved program designed to assist businesses in Brownsville, Texas to access capital as a response to the adverse effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the business community.
EXCLUSIVE: Largest entrepreneurial center south of San Antonio to be built in Brownsville
April 16, 2020
Rio Grande Guardian
Brownsville is set to build the largest entrepreneurial center south of San Antonio.
Chamber asks UTRGV to help San Benito’s revitalization efforts
July 14, 2016
Rio Grande Guardian
San Benito Chamber of Commerce has asked the UT-Rio Grande Valley Entrepreneurship & Commercialization Center for help following a report that said the city was one of the worst places for Texas families.
