(Ed.'s Note: Despite incessant backbiting by its detractors inside and outside the city commission, the work of the Greater Brownsville Incentives Corporation staff and its board is being recognized across the State of Texas for innovativeness, transferability, community commitment and leverage, measured objectives, and secondary benefits. Next week, the GBIC will receive the 2019 Workforce Excellence Award during the Texas Economic Development Council's Mid-Year Conference.)
The Texas Economic Development Council (TEDC) has named the Greater Brownsville Incentives Corporation the winner of the 2019 Workforce Excellence Award for service areas with between 100,001 to 250,000 in population.
The GBIC beat out the Brazos Valley Economic Development Corporation in the category.Nominees were then judged on five criteria: innovativeness, transferability, community commitment and leverage, measured objectives, and secondary benefits.
Communities nominated included:
Communities nominated included:
Population Less than 15,000– City of Roanoke and Workforce Solutions Rockdale Office.
Population 40,001 to 100,000– Pflugerville Community Development Corporation, Rockwall Economic Development Corporation and Temple Economic Development Corporation.
Population 100,001 to 250,000– Brazos Valley Economic Development Corporation and Greater Brownsville Incentives Corporation.
Population 250,001 and Above–Economic Alliance Houston Port Region. Regional – Workforce Solutions Lower Rio Grande Valley, Workforce Solutions Northeast Texas and Workforce Solutions South Plains
The 2019 Workforce Excellence Award recipients are:
The 2019 Workforce Excellence Award recipients are:
Population (Les than 15,000): Workforce Solutions Rockdale Office
Population (40,001 to 100,000): Temple Economic Development Corporation
Population (100,001 to 250,000): Greater Brownsville Incentives Corporation
Population (250,001 and Above): Economic Alliance Houston Port Region
Regional Category: Workforce Solutions South Plains
“Our TEDC’s Workforce Excellence Award is one of the ways in which our organization honors the
outstanding work done by our communities and regions, their leaders, and their economic development professionals in the area of workforce development,” noted Carlton Schwab,
President/CEO of the TEDC.”
The TEDC was organized in 1961 and provides information, education and legislative services to its
members to foster the expansion of existing businesses, the location of new firms and the
development of strategies that promote a positive business climate in Texas. With over 850
members, the TEDC is now the largest state economic development association in the nation.
Population (40,001 to 100,000): Temple Economic Development Corporation
Population (100,001 to 250,000): Greater Brownsville Incentives Corporation
Population (250,001 and Above): Economic Alliance Houston Port Region
Regional Category: Workforce Solutions South Plains
“Our TEDC’s Workforce Excellence Award is one of the ways in which our organization honors the
outstanding work done by our communities and regions, their leaders, and their economic development professionals in the area of workforce development,” noted Carlton Schwab,
President/CEO of the TEDC.”
The TEDC was organized in 1961 and provides information, education and legislative services to its
members to foster the expansion of existing businesses, the location of new firms and the
development of strategies that promote a positive business climate in Texas. With over 850
members, the TEDC is now the largest state economic development association in the nation.
The board of directors of the GBIC are: Esteban Guerra, chair, Pedro Cardenas, vice- chair, Ricardo Longoria, secretary, and commissioner Jessica Tetreau.
The staff includes Mario Lozoya is its executive director, Janie Velasquez, incentives coordinator, Ramiro Aleman, Director of Business Recruitment, Retention & Expansion, Laura Matamoros, Director of Business Research & Strategy, and Karla de la Riva, Associate Director of Industry Retention & Expansion.