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BCIC Announces 2021 StartUp Texas Winners

The Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation (BCIC) announced the winners of the 2021 StartUp Texas Pitch Summit following the closing of the second annual event on…

BCICMarch 16, 2021

eBridge Center Economic Development

Tortilleria Monterrey Expands Operations in Brownsville

Tortilleria Monterrey, a family-owned business, with three locations in the City will expand its operations into a 20,000 square foot facility located at 120 S.…

BCICMarch 10, 2021

Economic Development StartUp Texas

BCIC Announces 2021 StartUp Texas Judging Panel

The second annual StartUp Texas Pitch Summit judging panel was announced today by the Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation (BCIC). The esteemed panel will determine which…

BCICMarch 10, 2021

“The new businesses and attention put on Brownsville — and really the Rio Grande Valley as a whole — is transformative, and it’s the perfect environment for entrepreneurs to come into.”

Nathan Burkhart

Economic Updates

SBA Disaster Assistance Available For Brownsville Businesses

Low-interest federal disaster loans are now available to Texas businesses and residents as a result of President Biden’s major disaster declaration, U.S. Small Business Administration’s…

BCICFebruary 22, 2021

eBridge Center StartUp Texas

BCIC Announces StartUp Texas Pitch Summit 2021 Finalists

The Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation (BCIC) announced the finalists for their second annual StartUp Texas Pitch Summit today, taking place on Friday, February 26th, 2021.…

BCICFebruary 9, 2021

Economic Development

BCIC Board of Directors Vacancy

How to Apply We have an upcoming vacancy within our Board of Directors, please make sure to click on the link below and apply! The…

BCICNovember 13, 2020

Aerospace Economic Development

South Texas could see SpaceX’s Starship launch next week

By Brandon Lingle, San Antonio Express News • November 5, 2020 SpaceX’s 17-story-tall Starship could blast off from its South Texas launch pad sometime next…

BCICNovember 5, 2020

Economic Development

SpaceX’s Starship poised to launch Texas’ space industry into new era

By Brandon Lingle, Staff Writer • San Antonio Express News In the South Texas border village of Boca Chica, SpaceX’s 17-story-tall Starship dominates the flat marshland…

BCICOctober 29, 2020

Economic Development Economic Updates

BCIC, RSTEC to host Virtual Tour of RGV Border Region for British Consulate

BROWNSVILLE, Texas - From River Thames to the Rio Grande, the Brownsville Community Improvement Corporations (BCIC) and the Rio South Texas Economic Council (RSTEC) are…

BCICOctober 15, 2020