Aug 27 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Many local residents are concerned about the possibility of a natural gas-powered, electricity-generating plant possibly being located at the old airport property in San Benito, and the company has issued a response. “Over the past few weeks, numerous articles have been published by local newspapers concerning the Greenfield, …
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Aug 20 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito Economic Development Corporation (EDC) held a regular meeting on Thursday, August 15 in which the board took action on a number of items, including a downtown Market Days proposal. “The EDC Board has allocated $10,000 for several events beginning in October all the way through …
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Aug 13 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Real estate development has been the name of the game in recent business conducted by the San Benito Economic Development Corporation. On Tuesday, EDC Executive Director Salomon Torres pointed to a number of projects moving forward, including efforts to develop the First National Bank resaca property located off Business …
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Aug 02 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito Economic Development Corporation (EDC) will be hosting its monthly Downtown Merchants Meeting on Wednesday. The meeting will be at Dollars Worth, which is located at 270 N. Sam Houston Blvd., at 5:30 p.m. It will be the EDC’s fourth meeting with the local business owners. …
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Jul 31 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito City Commission unanimously approved a resolution on Tuesday to relocate the Museums of San Benito pending the awarding of a grant. “There is a property that we, the EDC (Economic Development Corporation) is looking at potentially purchasing if we get awarded a grant,” said EDC …
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Jul 17 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Nevada developers currently exploring the possibility of housing a power plant in San Benito are searching for Valley-based or possibly Mexican investors to assist in funding the project. Citing current demand for additional electricity generation in the Valley, Salomon Torres, Executive Director of the San Benito Economic Development Corporation, …
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Jul 10 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com San Benito Economic Development Corporation Executive Director Salomon Torres has confirmed that the EDC’s budget for the fiscal year is currently in the red, but he said that the budget deficit will not “at all” affect any current or future projects. The EDC had a budget of $964,188.68, …
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May 29 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbneawspaper.com The San Benito Economic Development Corporation will be hosting its third monthly Downtown Merchants Meeting at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 30. Scheduled at the Law Office of Randall P. Crane on the corner of Robertson and Sam Houston in downtown San Benito, EDC Executive Director Solomon Torres …
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