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BROWNSVILLE, Texas - The official Grand Opening of the eBridge Center for Business & Commercialization is scheduled for Thursday, March 9 beginning at 3:00 PM, sponsored by PNC Bank. \\xa0

The Center is the culmination of over three years of design and construction efforts in partnership between the Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation (BCIC), the City of Brownsville, the Lower Rio Grande Valley Economic Development Council, the U.S. Economic Development Administration, the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and UTRGV Entrepreneurship and Commercialization Center (UTRGV ECC).

\\u201cThe best way to stimulate job growth and create new opportunities in industries is to find the people who are already doing amazing things in our community and support them,\\u201d says Cori Pe\\xf1a, President and CEO of BCIC. \\u201cWe are committed to strengthening our entrepreneurial ecosystem by supporting local talent our community already has, and helping them grow through meaningful collaboration.\\u201d\\xa0

Pe\\xf1a said the 36,000 square foot facility aspires to be the \\u201centrepreneurial bridge\\u201d for startups and legacy businesses to grow and commercialize their service or product on a larger scale.\\xa0

She said the center consolidates all the foundational resources necessary for entrepreneurs to start their ventures, obtain capital, scale their businesses, and reach new markets.\\xa0

The eBridge Center will be having an open house for the community, potential members and collaborators to tour the space as well as register for membership for the UTRGV ECC Incubator on Tuesday and Wednesday, March 7th & 8th from 10 AM to 4:00 PM.

On Monday, Brownsville Mayor Trey Mendez got a sneak preview of the center. In the attached audio interview, The Rio Grande Guardian International News Service asked Mendez what he thought of the facility.\\xa0 Also interviewed is the director of business development for BCIC, Nathan Burkhart.

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