eBridge Center Grand Opening Celebration
BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS – The Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation has announced the official Grand Opening of the eBridge Center for Business & Commercialization, scheduled for Thursday, March 9th beginning at 3:00 PM, sponsored by PNC Bank. The Center is the culmination of over 3 years of design and construction efforts in partnership between the Brownsville Community […]
The Ebridge Center for Business & Commercialization Receives Award at 2022’s IEDC Annual Conference
BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS- The Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation (BCIC) was recognized for its eBridge Center for Business and Commercialization project during the 2022 International Economic Development Council’s annual conference in Oklahoma City in September. BCIC and their partner, the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Entrepreneurship and Commercialization Center, received a Bronze Award in the […]
BCIC Now Accepting Applications for Third Annual StartUp Texas Ideation Pitch Summit
BROWNSVILLE, Texas – The third annual “StartUp Texas Pitch Summit,” hosted by the Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation, is now open and accepting applications. The event will be the first ever in-person version since the program began in March of 2020. The Startup Texas Pitch Summit, a live event where early-stage companies pitch their product/service to […]
U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Makes Historic Visit to Brownsville and Tours Construction of Future eBridge Center
BROWNSVILLE, Texas – Alejandra Y. Castillo, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development (EDA) made history for being the first EDA assistant secretary to ever visit a project of this scale in Brownsville. Castillo and her delegation saw firsthand how the construction of the future “eBridge Center for Business and Commercialization” is coming along, a […]
Cori Peña, Recognized for 10 Years of Success & Commitment by BCIC
September 24, 2020 The Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation, BCIC, recently recognized Cori Peña, Director of Community Development, for an outstanding ten years of success and commitment to the community of Brownsville, Texas. Cori Peña, a proud native of Brownsville, Texas, began her professional career as an economic developer back in 2010 when she took upon […]
Local manufacturer, America Care, to begin producing PPE domestically in Brownsville, Texas through the assistance received by BCIC and SBA
BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS – The Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation (BCIC), the Type B Economic Development Organization for the City, has assisted a Brownsville manufacturing company obtain financing to help bolster the nation’s domestic production of personal protective equipment (PPE). America Care, founded by Dr. Hansheng Lei, was one of the first companies in Brownsville to be […]
Press Release: U.S. EDA Grants $900,000 to BCIC
Brownsville, Texas – Tuesday, September 24th, 2019. The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $900,000 grant to the Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation (BCIC) of Brownsville, Texas, towards the establishment of a state-of-the-art entrepreneurial center towards the growth of technology-based entrepreneurial ventures. The project will renovate an approximately 18,000 sq. ft. […]
BCIC Seeking Partners for Economic Impact Projects in Brownsville, Texas
BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS – January 22nd, 2020 The Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation (BCIC), the Type B Economic Development Corporation for the City of Brownsville, announces the start of their 2020 Economic Impact Grant Program. BCIC is seeking to partner with for profit and non-profit organizations or corporations that seek creative approaches to advance economic prosperity in […]
PRESS RELEASE: Congressman Vela Announces $900,000 EDA Grant for City of Brownsville
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Filemon Vela (D-TX) announced that the Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation (BCIC) and the City of Brownsville will receive $900,000 in funds from the Economic Development Administration (EDA) for infrastructure renovations to the Casa del Nylon Building. These federal funds will be used to create the eBridge: Center for Business and […]
The Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation is Recognized at 2022’s IEDC Annual Conference for Excellence in the Categories of Entrepreneurship and Neighborhood Development.
BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS – The Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation (BCIC) was recognized for its remarkable work in the Downtown Brownsville Business Improvement and Growth (BIG) Programs and the eBridge Center for Business and Commercialization during the International Economic Development Council (IEDC) Annual Conference in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma this week. BCIC received a Silver Award in the […]