Harlingen Economic Development Corporation

✨👋 Meet David Carter, owner of SGT. SALSA and one of our 2024 RISE Up Harlingen participants! 🌶️🔥🇺🇸 A proud veteran, David uses discipline and dedication to craft flavor-packed salsas with a range of spice levels so there’s something great for everyone. SGT. SALSA started as a labor of love in 2023, and with the help of his family, he's spent evenings and weekends packaging goods, participating in local markets, and delivering salsa from McAllen to Brownsville and everywhere in between. David is ready to take his salsa business to new heights, getting his products on store shelves and building a team that can handle production, marketing, and delivery. His hope is to “put a little spice” in everyone’s life, and Harlingen puts him in the perfect position to do so. Help us wish David good luck as he gears up for the 2024 RISE Up Harlingen Pitch Competition brought to you by Lone Star National Bank. 👥 #HarlingenTX #HarlingenEDC #UTRGV #RISEUpHarlingen #PitchCompetition #ECC #Innovation #Startups #LSNB

🙌 A special thanks goes out to Brownsville CTE staff and students for their interest in learning more about the Harlingen EDC. We had a lovely time hosting the group during their visit Harlingen this week. They were presented with an overview of our corporation, asked questions about the city’s development, and enjoyed lunch from a local favorite, Stefanos Brooklyn Pizza! 🍕🍝 #HarlingenTX #HarlingenEDC #HarlingenOverview #RGV

🎉 Happy birthday to one of our dedicated board members, Rudy Martinez! Rudy, thank you for everything you do to support our community. On behalf of the HEDC, we hope you enjoy your special day! 🎂🙌

✨👋 Meet Lita Garcia, Owner/Operator of Boca ChewLita and one of our 2024 RISE Up Harlingen participants! 🧑🍳🥘🥦 Boca ChewLita came about in 2019 when Lita combined her culinary expertise with a passion for helping others maintain a healthy lifestyle amidst busy routines. The business offers fresh, portion-sized, and well-balanced meals that are ready to heat, eat, and enjoy in just minutes! Boca ChewLita distinguishes itself in the market with its rotating menu and unwavering dedication to quality and customer service. Lita hopes to expand into a grab-and-go market with a commercial kitchen suitable for handling the growing demand for healthy meal options, as well as bulk and catering orders. Help us wish Lita good luck as she gears up for the 2024 RISE Up Harlingen Pitch Competition brought to you by Lone Star National Bank. 👥 #HarlingenTX #HarlingenEDC #UTRGV #RISEUpHarlingen #PitchCompetition #ECC #Innovation #Startups #LSNB

💼👷 Hats off to our Harlingen Workforce! Please note that Harlingen EDC staff will be out of the office today, 09.02.24, in observance of Labor Day. Enjoy a well-deserved break, and we will see you tomorrow. 🏙 #HarlingenEDC #HarlingenTX #RGV #CityOfHarlingen #LaborDay #LaborDay2023 #Workforce

🌟 ICYMI: The Harlingen EDC is accepting bids for the Industrial Park at Roosevelt - EDA Grant Project. 🚧 Sealed Bids will be received until Thursday, September 5, 2024, 11:00 AM, local time, for furnishing all materials, supplies, labor and equipment necessary for the construction of the HARLINGEN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION THE PARK AT ROOSEVELT ‐ EDA GRANT PROJECT, in accordance with the plans and specifications on file at the Harlingen EDC office. Please click the link below for more information! 👉 https://lnkd.in/gAx-cURt 📆 Deadline: Thursday, 09/05/24 at 11am #HarlingenTX #HarlingenEDC #IndustrialPark #BidsOpen

🎂🎉 We’re celebrating three very special birthdays at the Harlingen EDC this week! ✨ Tania Hernandez - Eco Dev Coordinator (08.28) ✨ Norma Sepulveda - Harlingen Mayor (09.01) ✨ Orlando Campos - CEO (09.02) Happy birthday, Tania, and happy early birthday to our Mayor and Orlando! Here's to a fantastic year ahead for each of you! 🥳🎈 #HarlingenTX #HarlingenEDC #HEDCBirthdays #CelebratingLeadership #HarlingenTeam

💰🎉 Things just got real! Our presenting partner, Lone Star National Bank, dropped off a check for the upcoming RISE Up Harlingen Pitch Competition! A huge thank you to LSNB for their support in helping Harlingen entrepreneurs take their ideas to the next level. ICYMI, a group of entrepreneurs will be competing this October for a chance to win up to $30,000 in seed funding to elevate their businesses! Stay tuned as we get closer to the big day. It's not too late to get involved! For #RISEUpHarlingen sponsorship opportunities, please contact the Harlingen EDC at 956-216-5081 or ocampos@harlingenedc.com. 🌟 #HarlingenTX #HarlingenEDC #RISEUpHarlingen #Pitch #LSNB #EconDev #UTRGVECC #Innovation

✨📸 Harlingen EDC CEO, Orlando Campos, and BRE Manager, Jane Lozano, had a fantastic time in Monterrey last week attending Café UANL con Texas! This event connects Texas economic developers with businesses looking to expand into the U.S. market. 🇲🇽🤝🇺🇸 Shout out to UTRGV Workforce & Economic Development and our neighboring cities in attendance! #HarlingenTX #HarlingenEDC #CafeUANL

✨👋 Meet Robert Esparza, the Operations Manager at Reconnection Myofascial Release & Wellness LLC and one of our 2024 RISE Up Harlingen participants! 🌱💆🌟 Robert and his wife, Tonia, have been operating in Harlingen for 11 years! Specializing in Myofascial Therapy, Salt Therapy, and Therapeutic and Authentic Thai Massages, they even work with the VA to provide much-needed relief for veterans. 🇺🇸 With an increasing demand for their services and the closest massage therapy school over an hour away, they dream of opening a training school in Harlingen that will create high-paying jobs and opportunities for individuals in the community. Help us wish Robert good luck as he gears up for the 2024 RISE Up Harlingen Pitch Competition brought to you by Lone Star National Bank. 👥 #HarlingenTX #HarlingenEDC #UTRGV #RISEUpHarlingen #PitchCompetition #ECC #Innovation #Startups #LSNB