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REP. VERONICA GONZALES HOSTS STATE OFFICIALS FOR TOUR OF NEWLY OPENED RAPID RESPONSE MANUFACTURING CENTER
MCALLEN — Rep. Veronica Gonzales (D – McAllen) will host members of three Texas House committees on Thursday, May 8, 2008 for a tour of the newly opened Rapid Response Manufacturing Center on the University of Texas – Pan American campus. The tour will begin at 4:00 p.m. at the UTPA Visitors Center.
The members of the Select Committee of Higher & Public Education Finance, the Higher Education Committee and the Economic Development Committee are invited to observe, first hand, how the Valley is merging education and industry to address the needs of its growing economy.
Each committee has a vested interest in the Center ranging from job creation and job-training programs to higher education and workforce readiness.
“It’s not everyday that Representatives from other regions of the state have the opportunity to see the burgeoning economic development of the Rio Grande Valley,” said Gonzales. “The Rapid Response Manufacturing Center is a perfect example of how the Valley is continually striving to create and sustain jobs and opportunities for local residents.”
A strategy of the North American Advanced Manufacturing Research Initiative (NAAMREI), the Center will provide research, engineering design, and production expertise to enable current manufacturers and businesses as well as budding entrepreneurs to scale production from a concept to finished goods as rapidly and efficiently as possible.
NAAMREI is a network of 47 partners from K-12 and higher education, business, economic development, industry, finance and government focused on offering manufacturers across North America, and globally, access to proprietary, world-class advanced and rapid response manufacturing.
For more information on Representative Veronica Gonzales, visit www.house.state.tx.us/members/dist41/gonzales or call (956) 686-5501. To learn more about the Rapid Response Manufacturing Center, contact Lloyd at (956) 318-8955 or e-mail lloydjr@utpa.edu.
The members of the Select Committee of Higher & Public Education Finance, the Higher Education Committee and the Economic Development Committee are invited to observe, first hand, how the Valley is merging education and industry to address the needs of its growing economy.
Each committee has a vested interest in the Center ranging from job creation and job-training programs to higher education and workforce readiness.
“It’s not everyday that Representatives from other regions of the state have the opportunity to see the burgeoning economic development of the Rio Grande Valley,” said Gonzales. “The Rapid Response Manufacturing Center is a perfect example of how the Valley is continually striving to create and sustain jobs and opportunities for local residents.”
A strategy of the North American Advanced Manufacturing Research Initiative (NAAMREI), the Center will provide research, engineering design, and production expertise to enable current manufacturers and businesses as well as budding entrepreneurs to scale production from a concept to finished goods as rapidly and efficiently as possible.
NAAMREI is a network of 47 partners from K-12 and higher education, business, economic development, industry, finance and government focused on offering manufacturers across North America, and globally, access to proprietary, world-class advanced and rapid response manufacturing.
For more information on Representative Veronica Gonzales, visit www.house.state.tx.us/members/dist41/gonzales or call (956) 686-5501. To learn more about the Rapid Response Manufacturing Center, contact Lloyd at (956) 318-8955 or e-mail lloydjr@utpa.edu.
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