La Casa del Nylon picked for entrepreneurship center
BY STEVE CLARK, STAFF WRITER, BROWNSVILLE HERALD The Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation has a plan to transform the old La Casa del Nylon building at 1304 E. Adams St. into the biggest entrepreneurship center south of San Antonio. It’s been years since any commercial venture occupied the structure, built in 1967 and purchased by the […]
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 […]
BCIC’s Business Improvement and Growth (BIG) programs get awarded at 2022’s IEDC Annual Conference
BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS- The Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation (BCIC) was recognized for its Business Improvement and Growth (BIG) programs during the 2022 International Economic Development Council’s Annual Conference. The BCIC team received IEDC’s Silver Excellence Award in the category of Neighborhood Development during 2022’s IEDC Annual Conference in Oklahoma City last month. BCIC developed the BIG […]
The Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation Announces New President and CEO
Brownsville, TX – The Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation (BCIC), Brownsville’s “type b” economic development organization, formally announces the selection of Cori Peña as the new President/CEO. In her capacity, Peña will continue to help BCIC grow economically through strategic partnerships with local businesses and organizations, as well as city managers. She will also help BCIC […]
Valley Tire Recycling Wins 2022 StartUp Texas Pitch Summit
BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS – The Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation (BCIC) announced the winner of the 2022 StartUp Texas Pitch Summit following the closing of its first in-person event on Thursday, June 16, 2022. Jaime Diez, CEO of Valley Tire Recycling took home the grand prize of $25,000 in funding for their venture. They beat out eight […]
BCIC Announces StartUp Texas Pitch Summit 2022 Finalists
BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS – Today, the Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation (BCIC) announced the finalists for the third annual StartUp Texas Pitch Summit, taking place Thursday, June 16th, 2022. The seed fund and accelerator program are part of BCIC’s continuous efforts to develop an open and inclusive ecosystem of entrepreneurship in Brownsville and the Greater Rio Grande […]
BCIC Welcomes New Chairperson and Members to its Board of Directors
BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS – The Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation (BCIC) is pleased to announce the appointments of a chairperson and three new members to the Board of Directors. Traci Wickett, who previously served as the board’s Vice Chair, will now serve as the board’s Chairwoman. BCIC also welcomes and congratulates Linda Macias, Cesar Lopez and Murad […]
Mejia: Brownsville Resilient Through the Pandemic
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (My RGV News) — Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation President and CEO Josh Mejia, in a recent interview about BCIC’s just-released fiscal year 2021 annual report, said that despite the year’s challenges due to the ongoing pandemic, the organization is in a good place financially as it heads into 2022. That’s partly because of […]
BCIC encourages businesses to improve tax structures
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation (BCIC) is encouraging small business owners to remodel their tax structures in an effort to increase their profits. “Tax structure sounds really boring, but when you really think about it so many businesses were left behind during COVID-19 because they weren’t able to actually access emergency […]
Burkhart: Downtown Brownsville is going to look completely different
BROWNSVILLE, Texas – Nathan Burkhart, director of small business development at the Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation, says exciting things are happening to his city’s downtown. “Our big 2.0 grant just wrapped up its third round of funding. We have had about $18 million in private capital roll into downtown just from that grant. It was […]