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President's Message
Serving as President for the Starr County Industrial Foundation has been filled with tremendous challenges, but more importantly with great excitement. In the last few years we have been fortunate to assist in recruiting new businesses and creating jobs, attracting new entertainment venues, improving our infrastructure, increasing upper level education opportunities, and improving our quality of life.
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Starr County
City of Rio Grande
City of Roma
Border Region MHMR
South Texas College (STC)
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV)
Workforce Solutions
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Starr County Memorial Hospital
RGCCISD
Roma ISD
San Isidro ISD
Henry Cuellar
Judith Zaffarini
Ryan Guillen
SBDC - Small Business Development Center
SBA - Small Business Administration
RGV Hispanic Chamber
The Border Trade Alliance
Tex Vet
Texas Workforce Commission
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City of Monterrey
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Message from SCIF President Rose Benavidez
During the last year the SCIF spent months formulating a strategic plan of economic growth that included a strong retention and recruitment plan that has already yielded commitments from national retailers and various others new businesses to locate in our community. These joint efforts have positioned Starr County well for what is to come, but all the planning in the world did not prepare us for a global pandemic that has forced us to adapt to a new reality.
We are learning with you how to get where we want and need to be. We are working with you to sustain our local businesses and remind everyone that we can start by shopping locally. We are here to support you and ready to offer the same level of service you have come to expect from us. We will continue to work with our leadership for federal funding advocacy, help coordinate emergency and recovery planning, assist our small businesses' in securing and navigating federal economic assistance and expand our recruitment efforts to prepare for the economic growth we have spent years building.
The road ahead will be difficult, but we will emerge from our shared challenges and our community will thrive again. We are in this together and we thank you for your trust as we steer into a better tomorrow.
Below you will find the link to a brief survey that will allow the SCIF to collect data on the impact this crisis is having on business revenue and employment. Please take a moment to complete it, so we can share the results with State and Federal partners and know how to better assist you. Last day to respond is 5:00pm on April 24, 2020.
Sincerely,
Rose Benavidez,
President Starr County Industrial Foundation
Senator John Cornyn
COVID-19 INFO | Rep. Henry Cuellar
https://cuellar.house.gov/uploadedfiles/rep_cuellar_covid19_resources_handbook_4.8.20.pdf
Small Business Administration
https://www.sba.gov/
Paycheck Protection Program- This loan program provides loan forgiveness for retaining employees by temporarily expanding the traditional SBA 7(a) loan program.
https://www.sba.gov/page/coronavirus-covid-19-small-business-guidance-loan-resources
Disaster Loan Emergency Advance (EIDL) - This loan advance will provide up to $10,000 of economic relief to businesses that are currently experiencing temporary difficulties.
Express Bridge Loans - Enables small businesses who currently have a business relationship with an SBA Express Lender to access up to $25,000 quickly.
https://www.sba.gov/funding-programs/loans/coronavirus-relief-options/sba-express-bridge-loans
SBA Debt Relief - The SBA is providing a financial reprieve to small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.
https://www.sba.gov/funding-programs/loans/coronavirus-relief-options/sba-debt-relief
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Last updated: January 6, 2020
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