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Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Winter Meeting

Presentation on January 8, 2013: Seeking, Creating, and Sustaining Valuable Relationships

By Yvonne 'Bonnie' Gonzalez, Chief Executive Officer of Workforce Solutions

Workforce Solutions - Lower Rio Grande Valley

Workforce Development Board

Board Plan 2013-2018 Posted for Public Comment

 Workforce Solutions (WFS) is a not-for-profit corporation dedicated to the delivery of employment and publicly-funded training services in Hidalgo, Starr, and Willacy Counties. WFS receives Workforce Investment Act (WIA), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)/CHOICES, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and Child Care Development funds, among others.  These funds are administered to WFS by the Texas Workforce Commission.

Workforce Solutions is making their five–year Board Plan available for public review and comment prior to plan implementation in January 2013.

The Board Plan for Workforce Solutions of Hidalgo, Starr and Willacy Counties will be available for review and comment from November 14, 2012 to December 14, 2012. 

Written comments are due on or before December 14, 2012 at 4:00 p.m. CST.  Written comments may be submitted to the Workforce Solutions’ Corporate Office located at 3101 W. Business 83, McAllen, TX 78501. You may also submit your comments via This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Please note, any comments received after the aforementioned deadline will not be considered.

The Board Plan is also available as a hard copy at Workforce Solutions’ Corporate Office located at 3101 W. Business 83, McAllen, TX 78501. You may contact Workforce Solutions via This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or by calling (956) 928-5000 for more information. 

Workforce Solutions Board Plan 2013-2018

Auxiliary Aids and Services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities. Equal Opportunity Employer/ Program. Relay Texas: 1-800-735-2989 (TDD) and 1-800-735-2988 (Voice).

 

In 2009, leaders in the Rio Grande Valley commissioned TIP Strategies, Inc. to conduct an industry cluster analysis of the region; which includes Starr, Hidalgo, Willacy and Cameron County. Funding for this project was provided by the Texas Workforce Commission as part of the agency’s Regional Cooperation Capacity Building for Targeted Industries grant.

Below are links to the Rio South Texas Regional Cooperation Project, as it was presented to Workforce Solutions' Board of Directors on Wednesday, July 6, 2011, by TIP Strategies, Inc.

Downloads:
Executive Summary
Final Report
Presentation

Other Documents & Links:
Rio South Texas Economic Council (RSTEC) Workforce Brochure
Animated Map (Illustrating Job Loss/Gain in the U.S. Metropolitan Areas)