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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Jul 22 2014
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com A special meeting of the San Benito City Commission will be held Wednesday, July 23, to discuss the potential establishment of a new business in San Benito. The Economic Development Corporation (EDC) has been meeting with a potential business prospect and has already met with the City Commission …
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Jun 20 2014
By MATHEW ZUÑIGA Special to the NEWS Discussions and actions on the proposed design for the San Benito Cultural Heritage Museum were tabled during a special meeting of the San Benito City Commission on Tuesday, June 17. Considered by members of a Museums coalition in town to be the “jewel” of the ResacaWalk Project, the …
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Jun 13 2014
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Many details of the San Benito Economic Development Corporation ResacaWalk project were revealed at a town hall meeting on Thursday, when citizens who attended the gathering were afforded the opportunity to communicate their input on a conceptual master plan. More than 20 residents attended the EDC meeting, which was …
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Jun 06 2014
Special to the NEWS The San Benito Economic Development Corporation will hold a town hall meeting on Thursday, June 12 at the San Benito Municipal Building, where plans to design a site master plan for ResacaWalk will be discussed. On December 2013, the EDC purchased the 9.8-acre property on Business 77 and the Resaca across …
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Apr 15 2014
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito Economic Development Corporation (EDC) ended its run of Market Day events for the season, but not before establishing what’s being hailed as a successful rebirth of the popular event. In a prepared statement, EDC Executive Director Salomon Torres shared his thoughts on future Market Days …
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Jan 04 2014
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com San Benito Economic Development Corporation Board President Pete Claudio discussed the development of the recently acquired land and plans for the Resacawalk. “We are probably scheduling a meeting sometime this month,” said Claudio on Thursday, Jan. 2, regarding the progress in the Resacawalk project. “We’re going to have …
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Dec 21 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito Economic Development Corporation (EDC) held a ceremony Friday morning to announce the awarding of a $1.2 million federal grant, which has gone toward the purchase of the now-former First National Bank property located off Business 77 opposite the Heavin Resaca Trail. City of San Benito …
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Nov 12 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The second Market Days event in a series of six was held on Saturday, Nov. 9, off Sam Houston Boulevard near the railroad tracks and the Veterans War Memorial. The event, titled “Welcome Back Winter Texans,” saw approximately 75 different vendors come out to sell various items in …
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Oct 12 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito Economic Development Corporation kicks off its Downtown Market Days Saturday, Oct. 12. The event marks the first in a series of six to be held on the second Saturday of each month. About 29 vendors selling various merchandise and foods are expected as well as …
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