By PAMELA CODY Special to the PRESS With the room packed with state and local politicians and officials, business and real estate representatives, and local residents, the ballroom at the Hilton Garden Inn on South Padre Island was filled to capacity Monday evening for the celebration of the groundbreaking ceremony for the SpaceX rocket launching facility …
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Sep 25 2014
More than 100 business reps, citizens attend welcoming event
By BROOKE WILKINSON Special to the PRESS An event welcoming the arrival of SpaceX was held Monday, Sept. 22, at the Hilton Garden Inn Beach Resort. More than 100 businesses along with the community attended the event. Many gathered to listen to how SpaceX will bring many job opportunities and contribute millions of dollars into the …
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Aug 14 2014
Community health program launched
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The City of Port Isabel, in partnership with Tu Salud Si Cuenta!, has launched a community-wide campaign from the University of Texas School of Public Health. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS E-edition by clicking here or call the news office at (956) 943-5545. …
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Jul 10 2014
Community enjoys Fourth of July with parades, concerts
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The cities of South Padre Island, Port Isabel and Laguna Vista each hosted parades on Thursday to celebrate Independence Day. Community members first took to the beach Thursday morning for the SPI Beach Parade, as hundreds of guests marveled at the sights of the marching red, white and blue …
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Nov 21 2013
Forum connects Event Center to business community
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com A nearly-full house of local business owners and representatives gathered at the Port Isabel City Council chambers Wednesday morning for a partnership forum intended to connect the City’s new Event and Cultural Center (ECC) and PI business community, and for city officials to explain how the two entities can …
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