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Post by Minion on Jun 15, 2017 10:14:52 GMT -6
UTRGV School of Medicine to Open Pediatrics Clinic in EdinburgTo be located on Trento between McColl and Jackson on the north side, west of Pet Shelter. www.brownsvilleherald.com/news/local/article_e3f1b964-5127-11e7-afb4-435aa2407b9d.html Edinburg, Texas (June 14, 2017) – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) School of Medicine has announced it plans to open a pediatrics clinic in Edinburg. The pediatrics clinic will help meet the needs of specialty care for children in the community. The School of Medicine plans to offer care in pediatric pulmonology, environmental health and pediatric subspecialties including developmental pediatrics and pediatric neurology and genetics. The clinic will be housed in an existing shell building located at 4150 Crosspoint Boulevard. The approximately 9,000-square-foot facility will include: 27 exam rooms, which include eight pediatric exam rooms and one procedure room. Reception area. Waiting area with a children’s play and reading Nook. Nurses’ stations. Physicians’ work area. Conference room. Laboratory. Injection prep room. Two private consulting rooms. Restrooms. Storage. A staff breakroom. The clinic, which will be used in the future to train medical residents and medical students, is expected to be completed by September 2017. For more information visit www.utrgv.edu.
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Post by Granola on Jun 16, 2017 8:19:29 GMT -6
Raymondville Walmart building
Kind of disappointing that it will just bring in 10 jobs for the area. Should have held out for HEB. hahaha.
New life for closed store: Mission cotton distributor buys Raymondville Walmart building
RAYMONDVILLE — The sprawling building once home to the city’s Walmart Supercenter is ready for a major makeover.
Mission-based Ci Logistics, or CiL, the largest distributor of U.S. cotton in Mexico, is opening a warehouse expected to employ 10 workers there, Joaquin Spamer, the company’s president, said yesterday.
Spamer said the warehouse, expected to open Aug. 1, will serve customers Harlingen Gin and Willamar Gin, two cotton gins operating in Willacy County.
The company, which purchased the building, is launching a $2 million operation, said Rina Castillo, executive director of the Raymondville Economic Development Corporation.
“Raymondville is excited to welcome CiL, a company that is known as a leader in exporting, importing, warehousing, distribution and transportation throughout Mexico and the United States,” Castillo said in a statement.
“Raymondville is ready to become a major distribution hub with its easy access to interstates and ports.”
Mayor Gilbert Gonzales said Cil plans to operate throughout the year.
“It’s going to be pretty much year-round,” Gonzales said.
But Gonzales said the company will not be able to replace Walmart, the retail giant that served Willacy County before laying off 149 employees when it closed the Supercenter in January 2016.
Gonzales said Walmart’s loss slashed about 5 percent of the city’s annual sales tax collection of about $1.4 million.
A new retail business could have helped offset the loss of sales tax revenue, Gonzales said.
But in this farming area struggling with a jobless rate of about 13 percent, CiL brings needed jobs.
“I didn’t want that building vacant for too long,” Gonzales said. “At least we got a few jobs. We’ll take whatever we can get. If it’s positive for the people here, we’ll take it.”
Gonzales said the city did not offer CiL incentives to open here, although the company had requested a $100,000 city loan to help it start operations.
But cotton is a non-taxable commodity, he said.
“We weren’t going to get our money’s worth,” Gonzales said of the city’s decision against offering the loan.
fdelvalle@valleystar.com
Ci Logistics warehouse
• $2 million operation
• 10 employees
• 100,000 square-foot facility
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Post by Minion on Jun 16, 2017 15:20:26 GMT -6
Raymondville Walmart building Kind of disappointing that it will just bring in 10 jobs for the area. Should have held out for HEB. hahaha.
New life for closed store: Mission cotton distributor buys Raymondville Walmart building RAYMONDVILLE — The sprawling building once home to the city’s Walmart Supercenter is ready for a major makeover. Mission-based Ci Logistics, or CiL, the largest distributor of U.S. cotton in Mexico, is opening a warehouse expected to employ 10 workers there, Joaquin Spamer, the company’s president, said yesterday. Spamer said the warehouse, expected to open Aug. 1, will serve customers Harlingen Gin and Willamar Gin, two cotton gins operating in Willacy County. The company, which purchased the building, is launching a $2 million operation, said Rina Castillo, executive director of the Raymondville Economic Development Corporation. “Raymondville is excited to welcome CiL, a company that is known as a leader in exporting, importing, warehousing, distribution and transportation throughout Mexico and the United States,” Castillo said in a statement. “Raymondville is ready to become a major distribution hub with its easy access to interstates and ports.” Mayor Gilbert Gonzales said Cil plans to operate throughout the year. “It’s going to be pretty much year-round,” Gonzales said. But Gonzales said the company will not be able to replace Walmart, the retail giant that served Willacy County before laying off 149 employees when it closed the Supercenter in January 2016. Gonzales said Walmart’s loss slashed about 5 percent of the city’s annual sales tax collection of about $1.4 million. A new retail business could have helped offset the loss of sales tax revenue, Gonzales said. But in this farming area struggling with a jobless rate of about 13 percent, CiL brings needed jobs. “I didn’t want that building vacant for too long,” Gonzales said. “At least we got a few jobs. We’ll take whatever we can get. If it’s positive for the people here, we’ll take it.” Gonzales said the city did not offer CiL incentives to open here, although the company had requested a $100,000 city loan to help it start operations. But cotton is a non-taxable commodity, he said. “We weren’t going to get our money’s worth,” Gonzales said of the city’s decision against offering the loan. fdelvalle@valleystar.com Ci Logistics warehouse • $2 million operation • 10 employees • 100,000 square-foot facility WOW. I agree. What a waste of a huge building... for only 10 jobs.
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Post by Minion on Jun 19, 2017 8:58:16 GMT -6
LNG BECOMING MORE AND MORE CONCRETEBROWNSVILLE, RGV – Amid speculation that Rio Grande LNG has successfully cleared all hurdles posed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, a spokesman says the group hopes to make some announcements soon. Rio Grande LNG, part of NextDecade, wants to build an export terminal at the Port of Brownsville. “We are continuing to make good progress with the development of our proposed facility at the Port of Brownsville,” said James Markham-Hill, manager of communications for Rio Grande LNG. “We are hoping to make some announcements in the near future.” riograndeguardian.com/rio-grande-lng-project-becoming-more-and-more-concrete/
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Post by Granola on Jun 20, 2017 8:46:15 GMT -6
Lifecare Hospitals of South Texas closes its doorsMcALLEN — LifeCare Hospitals of South Texas shut down last week, a spokesperson for LifeCare Hospitals confirmed. LifeCare Hospitals of South Texas was a specialty acute care hospital with two facilities in McAllen. Employees, who numbered about 200, were informed about the closure in May, according to a statement issued by Dana Coleman, a spokesperson for LifeCare Hospitals. “The healthcare industry is constantly evolving, and a number of factors influenced our decision to make this change,” Coleman stated. “We appreciate the dedication of our approximately 200 McAllen employees and regret this decision affects them in a deeply personal way. We have encouraged them to apply for open positions in other LifeCare hospitals.” The hospitals were part of LifeCare Health Partners, a company headquartered in Plano, Texas and founded in 1992. LifeCare had been operating in McAllen since 1998, focusing on the care and recovery of medically complex patients who require intensive, 24-hour care for an extended period of time. Coleman stated all patients were able to complete their recovery with the hospitals and were discharged. www.themonitor.com/news/article_a2455e4e-5564-11e7-83f8-13bc8270b477.html
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Post by Ernesto on Jun 26, 2017 12:43:24 GMT -6
LNG BECOMING MORE AND MORE CONCRETEBROWNSVILLE, RGV – Amid speculation that Rio Grande LNG has successfully cleared all hurdles posed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, a spokesman says the group hopes to make some announcements soon. Rio Grande LNG, part of NextDecade, wants to build an export terminal at the Port of Brownsville. “We are continuing to make good progress with the development of our proposed facility at the Port of Brownsville,” said James Markham-Hill, manager of communications for Rio Grande LNG. “We are hoping to make some announcements in the near future.” riograndeguardian.com/rio-grande-lng-project-becoming-more-and-more-concrete/ our little paradise, South Padre Island, is going to suffer because of LNG. It's a shame.
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Post by Granola on Jun 29, 2017 7:56:03 GMT -6
LNG BECOMING MORE AND MORE CONCRETEBROWNSVILLE, RGV – Amid speculation that Rio Grande LNG has successfully cleared all hurdles posed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, a spokesman says the group hopes to make some announcements soon. Rio Grande LNG, part of NextDecade, wants to build an export terminal at the Port of Brownsville. “We are continuing to make good progress with the development of our proposed facility at the Port of Brownsville,” said James Markham-Hill, manager of communications for Rio Grande LNG. “We are hoping to make some announcements in the near future.” riograndeguardian.com/rio-grande-lng-project-becoming-more-and-more-concrete/ our little paradise, South Padre Island, is going to suffer because of LNG. It's a shame. Agreed. I remember someone posting an article on the other forum about a town that got destroyed by LNG plants in Texas. Guess we're next.
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Post by Minion on Jul 7, 2017 7:28:10 GMT -6
TRU FIT CLUB - HARLINGEN
Project Number: EABPRJB7820558 Estimated Start Date: 08/01/2017 Current/Last Action: Project Filing Fee Received Estimated Completion: 05/01/2018 Status: Project Logged Estimated Cost: $2,000,000.00 Plan Review By: Job Class: New Construction Owner Class: Private
Project Name: Tru Fit Club-harlingen Texas Project Address: 1001 Ed Carey Dr. City: Harlingen Zip: 78550 County: Cameron Scope of Work: New construction, site work and general construction. Building/Facility Name: Tru Fit Club Tenant: Owner: Store Capital Design Firm: Alcocer Garcia Assoc. Inc.
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Post by Granola on Jul 11, 2017 14:15:56 GMT -6
TRU FIT CLUB - HARLINGENProject Number: EABPRJB7820558 Estimated Start Date: 08/01/2017 Current/Last Action: Project Filing Fee Received Estimated Completion: 05/01/2018 Status: Project Logged Estimated Cost: $2,000,000.00 Plan Review By: Job Class: New Construction Owner Class: Private Project Name: Tru Fit Club-harlingen Texas Project Address: 1001 Ed Carey Dr. City: Harlingen Zip: 78550 County: Cameron Scope of Work: New construction, site work and general construction. Building/Facility Name: Tru Fit Club Tenant: Owner: Store Capital Design Firm: Alcocer Garcia Assoc. Inc. What's with all the fitness clubs in the RGV? I know we NEED them but all of sudden, these name brand gyms are opening up everywhere. Gold's Gym Crunch Planet Fitness Freedom Fitness Tru Fit Cornerstone? Plus the local gyms. Hmm.
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Post by Granola on Jul 14, 2017 17:34:36 GMT -6
Danish wind blades manufacturer Vestas to build US$ 81 million plant in Tamaulipas Denmark-based wind blades and turbines producer Vestas plans to invest up to US$ 81 million to build a manufacturing plant in Reynosa, Tamaulipas, state officials announced. The company plans to break ground sometime in the next two months to build a facility with two production lines scheduled to begin operations in the first half of 2018, but capacity could be expanded up to 10 lines over the next five years in order to meet demand. The facility, located on a 13-hectare site, will initially be 48,000 square-meters. It will feature state-of-the-art tools and equipment to reliably and cost effectively serve wind markets via land, rail and by water from a port nearby. www.mexico-now.com/index.php/article/2596-danish-wind-blades-manufacturer-vestas-to-build-us-81-million-plant-in-tamaulipas
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