Dec 02 2015
By PETE BANDA Staff Writer Reporter@sbnewspaper.com Almost seven months ago, the San Benito City Commission and the San Benito Economic Development Corporation (EDC) announced their plans to bring a new $19 million hotel and conference center to San Benito. In their initial announcement, contractors said they would be able to break ground on the new …
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May 06 2015
By PETE BANDA Staff Writer Reporter@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito City Commission and the San Benito Economic Development Corporation (EDC) have announced plans to build a $19 million hotel and conference center for the City of San Benito. Contractors say they will be able to break ground on a new Fairfield Inn and Suites by Marriott …
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Mar 11 2015
By JACOB LOPEZ Editor Editor@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito Economic Development Corporation (EDC) held a special meeting at noon on Friday, Feb. 27 to discuss funding for an application to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs for Affordable Housing Tax Credits for the Rose Garden Apartments, which will be located in San Benito’s Extra Territorial …
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Jan 23 2015
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer Reporter@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito Economic Development Corporation held the first in a series of Small Business Loan Workshops at the City Municipal Building on Thursday, Jan. 22, where counselors were available to speak with individuals in need of monetary assistance to establish, repair or grow their San Benito-based businesses. The …
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Dec 02 2014
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Special to the NEWS It’s an exciting time for the illustrious City of San Benito, with talk of possible ResacaWalk groundbreaking to occur as soon as early 2015. The EDC, with the help of San Benito city officials, has been long-planning the erection of a promenade, anticipated to incorporate a boardwalk along …
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Apr 27 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com It may be in the summer when residents could begin seeing changes in downtown San Benito. Salomon Torres, San Benito Economic Development Corporation Executive Director, made that point on Friday when discussing the monthly merchant meetings he’s spearheading between downtown business owners and managers. The plan is to …
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Mar 22 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito Economic Development Corporation held its first Downtown Merchants Meeting on Wednesday morning in what EDC Director Salomon Torres hopes will become a monthly event. At the meeting, Torres along with fellow EDC board members and business owners discussed matters such as parking on Sam Houston …
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Mar 22 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com I’ve been known to write five or six drafts before I finally decide on what will occupy this space. Understand that there’s much I have to consider before penning “Consider This,” including the events that transpire throughout the week and whether such happenings are worth putting pen to paper. …
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Mar 19 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito Economic Development Corporation (EDC) planned to host a downtown merchants meeting, “Coffee with the EDC,” at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 20. Slated inside the San Benito Municipal Building, located at 401 N. Sam Houston Blvd., the meeting will be an opportunity for business owners to …
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Mar 05 2013
By JOE BOCANEGRA Special to the NEWS San Benito City Commissioners approved the purchase of the Henry Thomae Funeral Home by the San Benito Economic Development Corporation (EDC) as well as grant assistance for said business. The decisions came after 45 minutes of executive session. Commissioner Joe D. Gonzalez made two motions: one to accept …
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