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Pharr proclaims Manufacturing Month, EDC and partners highlight workforce pipeline as IKEA opens in city
Summary
Pharr commissioners proclaimed October as Manufacturing Month and EDC leaders described workforce partnerships with PSJA ISD and South Texas Manufacturers Association; city communications also recapped the recent IKEA grand opening and other local economic events.
Pharr — The Pharr City Commission proclaimed October as Manufacturing Month and city economic-development officials used the meeting to highlight partnerships that connect students to manufacturing employers, while staff recapped the recent IKEA grand opening and other economic-development events in the city.
Leticia Alame, marketing director for the Pharr Economic Development Corporation (EDC), described Manufacturing Month as an opportunity to showcase the industry’s role in the regional economy and to strengthen ties between employers and local schools. “By…
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