City of Falfurrias hopes to grow and attract more people with new facility

CORPUS CHRISTI, TX — The city of Falfurrias in Texas has experienced a decline in population since the 1950s, prompting the local government to devise innovative strategies to attract residents and businesses. To this end, the city repurposed an old H-E-B and a Dollar General store into a Falfurrias Economic Development Accelerator facility, something that …

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Driving Outcomes in Rural Texas

The Coastal Bend of Texas is a unique corner of the Lone Star State — a 13,900-square-mile crescent that encompasses 13 counties near and bordering the Gulf of Mexico. The heart of the region is Corpus Christi, a city of 350,000 that is among the busiest ports in the country. A center of petrochemical manufacturing, …

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UpSkill CB on Rural Matters podcast

Rural Matters Episode #145 Strengthening Rural Postsecondary and Workforce Outcomes (Part III of Brookings Series) with Education to Employment Partners’ Jeffrey West Synopsis: In the third and final installment of our 2023 series with the Brookings Institution, Michael chats with Jeffrey West, Executive Director of Education to Employment Partners, where he works to bring people, …

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Harbor Bridge Project Hiring Event

CORPUS CHRISTI – Flatiron/Dragados, LLC (Project Developer) for the US 181 Harbor Bridge Project is teaming up with Workforce Solutions of the Coastal Bend to host a Harbor Bridge Project hiring event. The project-wide job fair will offer opportunities to apply for a variety of positions.

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