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El Paso presented its preliminary budget for fiscal year 2023

EL PASO, TX - The City of El Paso presented last June 21, 2022 the preliminary budget for fiscal year 2023, which proposes, among other things, to lower the local tax rate and maintain the tax abatement for seniors and residents with...

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Brownsville tire recycler wins StartUp Texas 2022 Pitch

BROWNSVILLE, TX - The Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation (BCIC) announced the winner of the StartUp Texas 2022 Pitch Summit following the close of its first in-person event held on June 16, 2022 Jaime Diez, CEO of Valley Tire...

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Phoenix adopts plan to promote electric transportation in the city

PHOENIX, AZ - The Phoenix City Council voted to adopt the Transportation Electrification Action Plan (TEAP), which prepares the city for a future filled with more electric vehicles, charging infrastructure and e-mobility equity "We often call it...

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Texas Border Cities Record New Unemployment Rate Decline in May

TEXAS - During the month of May 2022, border cities such as El Paso, Brownsville, Laredo and McAllen recorded an annualized decrease of nearly 205% in their unemployment rate, according to data from the Texas Labor Commission (TWC) Texas added...

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Student from Nuevo Leon will represent Mexico in Microsoft world competition

NUEVO ELON - Ángel Segovia Ocañas, a student from CONALEP Nuevo León, will represent Mexico in the World Championship Microsoft Office Specialist 2022, to be held from July 24 to 27 in Anaheim, California, United States Gustavo M de la Garza...

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Phoenix Airport inaugurates new concourse after investment of $310 million dollars

PHOENIX, AZ - Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport opened a new concourse with the goal of offering better service to passengers According to the City Council, Phoenix Sky Harbor has an annual economic impact of $38 billion, and the new...

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San Diego mayor signs ‘Ready to rebuild’ budget

SAN DIEGO, CA - San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria joined City Council members to sign his "Ready to rebuild" budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1 The $506 billion budget, which received unanimous approval from the City Council marks the largest...

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NM Develops Online Platform to Bring Small Businesses Closer to Funding

NEW MEXICO - The New Mexico Economic Development Department (EDD) has launched an online platform to make it easier for business owners to connect with financial institutions to boost their projects Economic Development Cabinet Secretary Alicia...

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Las Cruces to review GO 2022 bond proposals

LAS CRUCES, NM - The Las Cruces City Council obtained some of the priorities that city residents believe should be on the ballot for the 2022 general obligation (GO) bond election The City Council reported that completion of the second phase of...

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SciTech Institute and Avnet team up to boost STEM skills in Arizona

ARIZONA - SciTech Institute, an organization focused on improving, promoting the value-added and importance of STEM education, announced its partnership with global technology distributor and solutions provider Avnet to expand the footprint of the...

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