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The Rio Grande Valley Science Association is a group of science educators dedicated to supporting and improving science instruction in the Rio Grande Valley. The organization composed mainly of PreK-12 teachers, science specialists, University Professors, and science community members has over 19 years of community focus. The RGVSA Board is charged with organizing the annual conference, publishing a periodic newsletter, supporting science education events, and over-seeing the RGVSA website. Members of the RGVSA board are nominated by association members and voted on by the RGVSA board members. Any RGVSA association member wishing to serve on the board is encouraged to contact Bob Soper [soperbob11 at hotmail.com].
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The Rio Grande Valley's three largest cities are among the nation's least-expensive places to live, according to a recent index compiled by a national economic development research organization. It costs less for more affluent middle-class people to live in McAllen, Harlingen and Brownsville than it does in many other areas of the United States. The low cost of living ... makes it easier for the cities to attract investment, development professionals said. The second quarter 2006 ACCRA Cost of Living Index places McAllen as the fourth least expensive urban area in the United States, with a cost of living more than 16 percent below the national average. For April, May and June, Harlingen ranked tenth, at 15 percent below the national average. Brownsville, while not cracking the top ten or ranked on the list, wasn't far behind at more than 13 percent below the national cost of living.
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Once a sleepy, agricultural border region, the Rio Grande Valley has blossomed into an international marketplace teeming with opportunity for savvy marketers. Although the Valley's economic transformation is amazing, demographic indicators suggest this is only the beginning. With a young aggresive population, the Valley is poised to continue its phenomenal growth.
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(Mercedes) - Rio Grande Valley Premium Outlets mall announced 50 more stores set to inhabit the 54-acre facility just 50 days to go until its opening. The announcement - including A'Gaci, Aeropostale, Carter's and Perry Ellis - comes a little more than a week before a job fair in Mercedes to hire many of the 800 to 1,200 employees they'll need to serve the millions of visitors expected each year. Simon properties, the mall operator, announced the first 14 stores last month. The 403,000-square-foot mall is scheduled to open Nov. 2. The remaining 40 or so stores should be announced in the coming weeks.
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As part of the Rio Grande Valley's skyward expansion, Alamo Bank of Texas is demolishing part of one of its branches and building a new three-story headquarters to replace the one downtown. The bank's branch at the southwest corner of Expressway 83 and Alamo Road will be partly torn down and expanded into the new headquarters. The financial institution has outgrown the 12,500-square-foot Main Street building and will likely move into the nearly 40,000-square-foot headquarters at the Alamo Road site sometime next year. The approximately $5.6 million headquarters will be the bank's main facility in Alamo. The bank may be completed by about April or May 2006.
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The Rio Grande Valley Science Association and the Rio Grande Valley Science and Engineering Fair depend on the support of organizations and individuals interested in supporting and improving science instruction in the Rio Grande Valley. Please contact Bob Soper [soperbob11 at hotmail.com] for more information on how you can support science education in the Valley. Please follow this link.
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