WE GROW
OUR OWN!” INITIATIVE BEGINS
Brownsville
Plans for Education and Workforce Pipeline to Support Economic Development
Brownsville, Texas, February 2019
On February 22, over a hundred Brownsville
community leaders gathered at the Brownsville Event Center for the inaugural kickoff
of a Brownsville “We Grow Our Own!” collaborative.
The Greater Brownsville Incentives
Corporation (GBIC), in partnership with Rio Grande Valley Linking Economic and
Academic Development (RGV LEAD), hosted the session to: (1) identify priority
community issues related to education and workforce; (2) and build consensus on
key community performance indicators with measurable outcomes.
Mario Lozoya,
Executive Director, GBIC, conceptualized the initiative and chaired the meeting.
Commissioner Julian Alvarez, Texas Workforce Commission, provided keynote
remarks. Alvarez honored the GBIC-RGV
LEAD collaboration and stressed the vital need for successful implementation of
Brownsville’s “We Grow Our Own!” plan.
Pat Hobbs,
Executive Director, Workforce Solutions Cameron; Dr. Juan Chavez, Jr., Director
of Career and Technical Education, Brownsville ISD; and Jordana Barton, Senior
Advisor, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas-San Antonio Branch, shared perspectives
about the Digital Divide and other education and workforce critical issues.
RGV LEAD Student
Ambassadors from Brownsville ISD Lopez Early College High School facilitated
small-group discussions. Partners discussed barriers faced by Brownsville
students and the ways in which individuals and organizations could work
together to address those barriers successfully.
LEAD will
create a report outlining findings and commitments made during the meeting, and
a second meeting will be convened sometime in April to begin developing the “We
Grow Our Own!” plan.
Brownsville ISD
Lopez Early College High School Student Ambassador said, “It is good to see the
community come together to help provide pathways and opportunities for us to
get the jobs here in our own town.”
Mario Lozoya said,
“Brownsville’s economic success depends on attracting industry by providing a
relevant workforce that is ready to meet the current and future industry
demands. For the ‘We Grow Our Own!’ plan to succeed, partners must agree on,
and commit to implement a plan that includes measurable outcomes.
Implementation of the plan will result in the creation of a prepared workforce
equipped to help move Brownsville’s economic needle forward.”
This kickoff meeting provided an opportunity for partners to
become involved. There is still time for
other Brownsville community leaders to join the “We Grow Our Own!”
collaborative. For additional
information, or to become involved, contact either GBIC or RGV LEAD.
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GBIC is the Type
A–Economic Development organization for Brownsville, Texas. RGV LEAD is a nonprofit, community-based
organization that is business-education focused and has been working regionally
and locally in the Rio Grande Valley for over 20 years.
7 comments:
That is what the credit card thief Jason Hilts and Gilbert Salinas has been spending money for the past 12 years on with his skill centers only they had their fingers to deep in the tills, as they needed money for Columbia and his love nest.
trump is a problem but the scariest problem to me is that these Conservative Republicans clap for him encouraging him to be even nuttier and disconnected from reality. If trump brings down the whole country into 3rd world status the Conservatives will still think he is their hero if he says he is against abortion. These conservatives have held onto their wish to make abortion against the law long enough. Do they not realize that 'day after' pills are on every drug store shelf? They need to move on and pick a new topic to rail against. A good one would be to be against child abuse or child hunger, or child health and dental care. In the meantime our nation suffers with a fool for a president who wants to do away with every bit of progress made for the environment, women's rights, etc., etc.
HIPOCRATE! The firs thing he does is hire some girl friend from out of town, yea right we believe you.
NOTHING'S GOING TO CHANGE HERE VOTE EVERYBODY OUT!!!
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Anon March 3 at 3:11AM
"They need to move on and pick a new topic to rail against."
Have you thought of moving on to a new topic to rail against?
You seem to still be butt hurt from the 2016 election. Get over it and stop whining and complaining. Try winning an election instead of constantly bitching. That shit gets old and it's annoying as hell. Better yet get a job. You obviously don't have to get up early to go to work if your typing at 3:11 AM
I agreed to say yes, nothing about hiring who I want to, I have a great contract of employment, and I started to take tips from the Jackass Jason Hilts and Gilbert Salinas, don't cry you thought I was your scapegoat.
He learns quick first thing he does is hire from outside wonder what's on his mind.
Sounds like a senior citizen in a GNC store...
We will never learn.
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