June 22, 2026 Community Update
COMING UP This week! If a hurricane or flood hit tomorrow, would you know what to do? Join us for a free info session to help small business owners prepare before the next disaster and recover after one. BCIC and the Prairie View A&M University Cooperative Extension Program are bringing in experts from the SBA, […]
BCIC Releases Special Edition FY 2024-2025 Annual Report
BROWNSVILLE, Texas – The Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation (BCIC) has published its FY 2024 & 2025 Annual Report as a special edition printed broadsheet newspaper. Free copies are available for pickup at the eBridge Center for Business & Commercialization (1304 E. Adams St.), and the full edition is also available online at brownsvillecic.com/ar2425 The FY […]
RGV Startup Week Names Dr. Simi USA Executive Ramón Soler as 2026 Keynote Speaker (City of Brownsville)
The following was originally published on brownsvilletx.gov. RGV Startup Week, the Rio Grande Valley’s premier celebration of entrepreneurship and innovation, has announced Ramón Soler Mallet, Commercial Director of Dr. Simi USA, as the keynote speaker for its 2026 event. Soler Mallet will headline the event on Monday, April 27, from 3:30 to 5:00 p.m. at […]
RGV Startup Week Announces Dr. Simi USA Executive Ramón Soler as 2026 Keynote Speaker
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE RGV STARTUP WEEK ANNOUNCES DR. SIMI USA EXECUTIVE RAMÓN SOLER AS 2026 KEYNOTE SPEAKER Ramón Soler Mallet, Commercial Director of the viral Mexican pharmacy brand’s U.S. expansion, will headline the region’s premier entrepreneurship event on April 27 BROWNSVILLE, Texas — March 18, 2026 — RGV Startup Week, the Rio Grande Valley’s […]
BCIC announces dates for RGV Startup Week 2026, speaker applications now open
Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation (BCIC), in collaboration with The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Entrepreneurship and Commercialization Center (UTRGV ECC), announced that RGV Startup Week 2026 will take place April 24 through May 1, 2026, with events hosted in Brownsville and partner cities across the Rio Grande Valley. In 2025, RGV Startup Week delivered […]
BCIC Recognized by UTRGV for eBridge Partnership
BROWNSVILLE, Texas • Dec. 16, 2025 – The Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation (BCIC) has been selected to receive UTRGV’s Community Partner Recognition Award for the 2024-2025 academic year. The recognition is connected to UTRGV’s Carnegie Community Engagement Reclassification work and highlights partners whose collaboration supports community engagement across the Rio Grande Valley. UTRGV selected 13 […]
RGV Startup Week Announces 2025 Premier Event Lineup • Press Conference Recap
Eight-Day Regional Event Features Fireside Chat with Vicente Fox, Pitch Competitions, and Networking Events Brownsville, Texas – Thursday, April 3, 2025 – RGV Startup Week 2025 presented by Arca Continental Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages, the region’s premier entrepreneurship event, returns from April 25 to May 2, 2025, with a full schedule of programs across Brownsville, McAllen, […]
BCIC Scores Five More International Accolades (Valley Business Report)
The following was originally published on Valley Business Report The Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation is the recipient of five prestigious awards from the 2024 International Economic Development Council Excellence Awards. With these additional awards, BCIC is now the most awarded economic development organization in Rio Grande Valley history. BCIC will receive recognition at the IEDC […]
Gámez: I promised not to throw grenades, but… (Rio Grande Guardian)
This article was originally published by Rio Grande Guardian BROWNSVILLE, Texas – State Rep. Erin Elizabeth Gámez felt she had no choice but to bring politics into the conversation during a panel discussion at RGV StartUp Week. The weeklong event, held at the eBridge Center for Business & Commercialization, was designed to foster and celebrate […]
Burkhart: A pivotal piece of the puzzle falls into place (Rio Grande Guardian)
The following editorial by BCIC’s Vice President of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Nathan Burkhart, was originally published by Rio Grande Guardian It all started with a conversation in the Fall of 2021 in Downtown Brownsville. COVID was nearing the end, construction on the eBridge Center for Business & Commercialization had just broken ground, and we were […]