BCIC Staff Spotlight – Astrid Rosales, Business Development & Entrepreneurship Officer
BCIC’s Business Development and Entrepreneurship Officer, Astrid Rosales, brings a bright, community-minded approach to her work. She’s focused on helping Brownsville’s entrepreneurs and small businesses grow in a way that lifts everyone: owners, employees, and families alike. Marketing Specialist Rudy Hinojosa sat down with her to learn how she’s approaching the job and what she’s […]
BCIC Earns 3 More IEDC Excellence Awards, Extends Lead as the RGV’s Most Awarded Economic Development Organization
August 21, 2025, Brownsville, Texas. The Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation (BCIC) has earned three more honors in the International Economic Development Council’s 2025 Excellence Awards, recognizing continued strength in marketing, innovative financing, and impact storytelling. These wins bring BCIC’s total IEDC Excellence Awards since 2021 to a total of thirteen, solidifying BCIC as the Rio […]
BCIC Announces New Space Accelerator Program in Partnership with the Space Foundation
June 19, 2025 – Brownsville, Texas – The Brownsville Community Corporation (BCIC) is proud to announce the launch of a new Space Accelerator Program in collaboration with the Space Foundation. This initiative is made possible through key partnerships with Cameron County, the Greater Brownsville Incentives Corporation (GBIC) and Space Foundation. Set to begin in August, […]
Cantu: Frontera Leadership Institute is building the new CEOs of Brownsville (Rio Grande Guardian)
This article originally appeared on Rio Grande Guardian BROWNSVILLE, Texas – The Frontera Leadership Institute is helping create a tech entrepreneurship community in Brownsville in which the CEOs hail from the city. This is the view of Ruben Cantu, the group’s executive director. In an interview with the Rio Grande Guardian at the conclusion of […]
Nathan Burkhart Receives the 40 Under 40 in Economic Development Award
Brownsville, TEXAS – Nathan Burkhart, Vice President for Entrepreneurship & Innovation at the Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation (BCIC), has been announced as a recipient of the 2025 Economic Development 40 Under 40 Award, the biennial award recognizing rising stars under 40 years old in the economic development industry. The awards program is hosted by Development […]
Startup Texas Pitch Fest Debuts February 6 at eBridge Center
The Startup Texas Pitch Fest is set to take place on Thursday, February 6, 2025, at the eBridge Center for Business and Commercialization in Brownsville, Texas. Organized by the Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation (BCIC) in partnership with UTRGV Entrepreneurship and Commercialization Center (ECC), the event will feature live business pitches, networking, local food and music, […]
Brownsville Businesses Get Help Securing Government Contracts (City of Brownsville)
The following was originally published by City of Brownsville The Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation (BCIC) recently partnered with Prairie View A&M University Extension to host an informational seminar aimed at helping local business owners compete for government contracts. The seminar focused on the Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) Certification Program, an initiative by the State of […]
upply Pay Becomes First RGV Startup to Pitch at Alamo Angels Since the Creation of the Chapter
Tuesday, January 14 – Brownsville, Texas – Supply Pay, the fastest-growing fintech company in the Rio Grande Valley, will become the first RGV-based startup to pitch at the upcoming Alamo Angels pitch event on Wednesday, January 15, 2025, representing a significant milestone in the region’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. This pitch comes on the heels of Supply […]
StartUp Texas Launches Recruitment for Spring 2025 Emerging Industries Accelerator Program
The Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation (BCIC) announces that StartUp Texas is now accepting applications for the Spring 2025 cohort of its Emerging Industries Accelerator Program, a competitive 12-15 week program happening in person in Brownsville, Texas, designed to help early-stage startups in tech, manufacturing, healthcare, materials science, aerospace, green energy, and other emerging industries scale […]
Li: Join America’s Additive Foundry Consortium’s journey towards tech-driven entrepreneurial success (Rio Grande Guardian)
The following was originally published by Rio Grande Guardian Dr. James Li is president and endowed professor of manufacturing engineering at UT-Rio Grande Valley and director at I-DREAM4D and America’s Additive Foundry Consortium. America’s Additive Foundry Consortium was created and is supported by the U.S. Department of Defense’s Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation. Li […]