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 […]
Rio Grande Guardian news story spurs panel discussion at RGV Startup Week (Rio Grande Guardian)
This article was originally published by Rio Grande Guardian BROWNSVILLE, Texas – A news story in the Rio Grande Guardian International News Service about whether certain regional organizations should be collapsed for the greater good has spurred a panel discussion at next week’s eagerly anticipated RGV Startup Week. Adam Gonzalez, CEO of the Council for […]
First RGV Startup Week packed with Brownsville events (The Brownsville Herald)
The following article was originally published by myrgv.com The inaugural Rio Grande Valley Startup Week, kicking off Friday in Brownsville, will feature sponsors and speakers from Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, Austin and all across the Valley, plus a schedule cram-packed with presentations, bilingual business workshops and other events targeting budding and/or established entrepreneurs on both […]
Alamo Angels opening chapter in the Rio Grande Valley (San Antonio Express-News)
This article was originally published in San Antonio Express-News A San Antonio-based network of early-stage investors is opening an office in Brownsville, seeking to spur business and entrepreneurship on both sides of the border in the Rio Grande Valley. Alamo Angels, whose members invest in early-stage businesses, announced the expansion and creation of its first […]
Cowen: Our community is brimming with creativity, resilience, and an unwavering entrepreneurial spirit (Rio Grande Guardian)
This article was originally published by Rio Grande Guardian BROWNSVILLE, Texas – Brownsville Mayor John Cowen, Jr., gave opening remarks at the start of RGV StartUp Week, held at the eBridge Center for Business & Commercialization. According to the organizers – Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation and UT-Rio Grande Valley – RGV Startup Week is the […]