PageSourceSearch

https://valleybusinessreport.com/about-us/

html valleybusinessreport.com collected 2026-10-02 10:52:20 UTC 69,476 bytes, 527 lines download raw bytes

1<!doctype html>
2<!-- paulirish.com/2008/conditional-stylesheets-vs-css-hacks-answer-neither/ -->
3<!--[if lt IE 7]> <html class="no-js lt-ie9 lt-ie8 lt-ie7" lang="en-US"
4 xmlns:fb="http://ogp.me/ns/fb#"> <![endif]-->
5<!--[if IE 7]>    <html class="no-js lt-ie9 lt-ie8" lang="en-US"
6 xmlns:fb="http://ogp.me/ns/fb#"> <![endif]-->
7<!--[if IE 8]>    <html class="no-js lt-ie9" lang="en-US"
8 xmlns:fb="http://ogp.me/ns/fb#"> <![endif]-->
9<!-- Consider adding a manifest.appcache: h5bp.com/d/Offline -->
10<!--[if gt IE 8]><!--> <html class="no-js" lang="en-US"
11 xmlns:fb="http://ogp.me/ns/fb#"> <!--<![endif]-->
12
13
14<head>
15	<meta charset="UTF-8" />
16	<!-- Always force latest IE rendering engine (even in intranet) & Chrome Frame -->
17	<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge,chrome=1">
18
19	<meta http-equiv="cleartype" content="on">
20
21	<!-- Responsive and mobile friendly stuff -->
22	<meta name="HandheldFriendly" content="True">
23	<meta name="MobileOptimized" content="320">
24	<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
25
26	<link rel="profile" href="http://gmpg.org/xfn/11" />
27	<link rel="pingback" href="https://valleybusinessreport.com/xmlrpc.php" />
28
29	<meta name='robots' content='index, follow, max-image-preview:large, max-snippet:-1, max-video-preview:-1' />
30<meta name="google-site-verification" content="Gv4Wdn2dEzq18hqDBYXkIHUebWBX0HrrC17wyQXXevs" />
31<meta name="msvalidate.01" content="3E802B3100AFF28B62A24C5AB7144CC7" />
32	<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.3 - https://yoast.com/product/yoast-seo-wordpress/ -->
33	<title>About Us - VBR</title>
34	<link rel="canonical" href="https://valleybusinessreport.com/about-us/" />
35	<meta property="og:locale" content="en_US" />
36	<meta property="og:type" content="article" />
37	<meta property="og:title" content="About Us - VBR" />
38	<meta property="og:description" content="Welcome to Valley Business Report, your connection to local pro-business news. We want to keep you informed of pertinent business news and connect you to fellow leaders across the Rio Grande Valley. That&#8217;s the reason we launched Valley Business Report in September of 2009. This pro-business forum of local economic development progress is intended to encourage more positive business activity throughout the Rio Grande Valley and to connect business leaders.&hellip;Read More" />
39	<meta property="og:url" content="https://valleybusinessreport.com/about-us/" />
40	<meta property="og:site_name" content="VBR" />
41	<meta property="article:publisher" content="https://www.facebook.com/valleybusinessreport" />
42	<meta property="article:modified_time" content="2020-04-01T13:20:59+00:00" />
43	<meta property="og:image" content="https://i0.wp.com/valleybusinessreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/generic.png?fit=512%2C512&ssl=1" />
44	<meta property="og:image:width" content="512" />
45	<meta property="og:image:height" content="512" />
46	<meta property="og:image:type" content="image/png" />
47	<meta name="twitter:label1" content="Est. reading time" />
48	<meta name="twitter:data1" content="1 minute" />
49	
49<script type="application/ld+json" class="yoast-schema-graph">{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/valleybusinessreport.com\/about-us\/","url":"https:\/\/valleybusinessreport.com\/about-us\/","name":"About Us - VBR","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/valleybusinessreport.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/valleybusinessreport.com\/about-us\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/valleybusinessreport.com\/about-us\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valleybusinessreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/generic.png?fit=512%2C512&ssl=1","datePublished":"2011-07-01T15:57:27+00:00","dateModified":"2020-04-01T13:20:59+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/valleybusinessreport.com\/about-us\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/valleybusinessreport.com\/about-us\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/valleybusinessreport.com\/about-us\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valleybusinessreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/generic.png?fit=512%2C512&ssl=1","contentUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valleybusinessreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/generic.png?fit=512%2C512&ssl=1","width":512,"height":512},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/valleybusinessreport.com\/about-us\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/valleybusinessreport.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"About Us"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/valleybusinessreport.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/valleybusinessreport.com\/","name":"VBR","description":"Positive Valley News","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/valleybusinessreport.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/valleybusinessreport.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/valleybusinessreport.com\/#organization","name":"VBR","url":"https:\/\/valleybusinessreport.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/valleybusinessreport.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valleybusinessreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/cropped-New-Logo-outlined-horizontal-01.png?fit=1500%2C399&ssl=1","contentUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valleybusinessreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/cropped-New-Logo-outlined-horizontal-01.png?fit=1500%2C399&ssl=1","width":1500,"height":399,"caption":"VBR"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/valleybusinessreport.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/valleybusinessreport","https:\/\/x.com\/VBRmedia"]}]}</script>
49
50	<!-- / Yoast SEO plugin. -->
51
52
53<link rel='dns-prefetch' href='//v0.wordpress.com' />
54<link rel='preconnect' href='//c0.wp.com' />
55<link rel='preconnect' href='//i0.wp.com' />
56<link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="VBR &raquo; Feed" href="https://valleybusinessreport.com/feed/" />
57<link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="VBR &raquo; Comments Feed" href="https://valleybusinessreport.com/comments/feed/" />
58<link rel="alternate" type="text/calendar" title="VBR &raquo; iCal Feed" href="https://valleybusinessreport.com/events/?ical=1" />
59<link rel="alternate" title="oEmbed (JSON)" type="application/json+oembed" href="https://valleybusinessreport.com/wp-json/oembed/1.0/embed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fvalleybusinessreport.com%2Fabout-us%2F" />
60<link rel="alternate" title="oEmbed (XML)" type="text/xml+oembed" href="https://valleybusinessreport.com/wp-json/oembed/1.0/embed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fvalleybusinessreport.com%2Fabout-us%2F&#038;format=xml" />
61<style id="wp-img-auto-sizes-contain-inline-css">
62img:is([sizes=auto i],[sizes^="auto," i]){contain-intrinsic-size:3000px 1500px}
63/*# sourceURL=wp-img-auto-sizes-contain-inline-css */
64</style>
65<link rel='stylesheet' id='tribe-events-pro-mini-calendar-block-styles-css' href='https://valleybusinessreport.com/wp-content/plugins/events-calendar-pro/build/css/tribe-events-pro-mini-calendar-block.css?ver=7.8.0' media='all' />
66<style id="wp-emoji-styles-inline-css">
67
68	img.wp-smiley, img.emoji {
69		display: inline !important;
70		border: none !important;
71		box-shadow: none !important;
72		height: 1em !important;
73		width: 1em !important;
74		margin: 0 0.07em !important;
75		vertical-align: -0.1em !important;
76		background: none !important;
77		padding: 0 !important;
78	}
79/*# sourceURL=wp-emoji-styles-inline-css */
80</style>
81<style id="wp-block-library-inline-css">
82:root{--wp-block-synced-color:#7a00df;--wp-block-synced-color--rgb:122,0,223;--wp-bound-block-color:var(--wp-block-synced-color);--wp-editor-canvas-background:#ddd;--wp-admin-theme-color:#007cba;--wp-admin-theme-color--rgb:0,124,186;--wp-admin-theme-color-darker-10:#006ba1;--wp-admin-theme-color-darker-10--rgb:0,107,160.5;--wp-admin-theme-color-darker-20:#005a87;--wp-admin-theme-color-darker-20--rgb:0,90,135;--wp-admin-border-width-focus:2px}@media (min-resolution:192dpi){:root{--wp-admin-border-width-focus:1.5px}}.wp-element-button{cursor:pointer}:root .has-very-light-gray-background-color{background-color:#eee}:root .has-very-dark-gray-background-color{background-color:#313131}:root .has-very-light-gray-color{color:#eee}:root .has-very-dark-gray-color{color:#313131}:root .has-vivid-green-cyan-to-vivid-cyan-blue-gradient-background{background:linear-gradient(135deg,#00d084,#0693e3)}:root .has-purple-crush-gradient-background{background:linear-gradient(135deg,#34e2e4,#4721fb 50%,#ab1dfe)}:root .has-hazy-dawn-gradient-background{background:linear-gradient(135deg,#faaca8,#dad0ec)}:root .has-subdued-olive-gradient-background{background:linear-gradient(135deg,#fafae1,#67a671)}:root .has-atomic-cream-gradient-background{background:linear-gradient(135deg,#fdd79a,#004a59)}:root .has-nightshade-gradient-background{background:linear-gradient(135deg,#330968,#31cdcf)}:root .has-midnight-gradient-background{background:linear-gradient(135deg,#020381,#2874fc)}:root{--wp--preset--font-size--normal:16px;
82--wp--preset--font-size--huge:42px}.has-regular-font-size{font-size:1em}.has-larger-font-size{font-size:2.625em}.has-normal-font-size{font-size:var(--wp--preset--font-size--normal)}.has-huge-font-size{font-size:var(--wp--preset--font-size--huge)}:root .has-text-align-center{text-align:center}:root .has-text-align-left{text-align:left}:root .has-text-align-right{text-align:right}.has-fit-text{white-space:nowrap!important}#end-resizable-editor-section{display:none}.aligncenter{clear:both}.items-justified-left{justify-content:flex-start}.items-justified-center{justify-content:center}.items-justified-right{justify-content:flex-end}.items-justified-space-between{justify-content:space-between}.screen-reader-text{word-wrap:normal!important;border:0;clip-path:inset(50%);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px;word-break:normal!important}.screen-reader-text:focus{background-color:#ddd;clip-path:none;color:#444;display:block;font-size:1em;height:auto;left:5px;line-height:normal;padding:15px 23px 14px;text-decoration:none;top:5px;width:auto;z-index:100000}html :where(.has-border-color){border-style:solid}html :where([style^=border-color],[style*=";border-color"],[style*="; border-color"]){border-style:solid}html :where([style^=border-top-color],[style*=";border-top-color"],[style*="; border-top-color"]){border-top-style:solid}html :where([style^=border-right-color],[style*=";border-right-color"],[style*="; border-right-color"]){border-right-style:solid}html :where([style^=border-bottom-color],[style*=";border-bottom-color"],[style*="; border-bottom-color"]){border-bottom-style:solid}html :where([style^=border-left-color],[style*=";border-left-color"],[style*="; border-left-color"]){border-left-style:solid}html :where([style^=border-width],[style*=";border-width"],[style*="; border-width"]){border-style:solid}html :where([style^=border-top-width],[style*=";border-top-width"],[style*="; border-top-width"]){border-top-style:solid}html :where([style^=border-right-width],[style*=";border-right-width"],[style*="; border-right-width"]){border-right-style:solid}html :where([style^=border-bottom-width],[style*=";border-bottom-width"],[style*="; border-bottom-width"]){border-bottom-style:solid}html :where([style^=border-left-width],[style*=";border-left-width"],[style*="; border-left-width"]){border-left-style:solid}html :where(img[class*=wp-image-]){height:auto;max-width:100%}:where(figure){margin:0 0 1em}html :where(.is-position-sticky){--wp-admin--admin-bar--position-offset:var(--wp-admin--admin-bar--height,0px)}@media screen and (max-width:600px){html :where(.is-position-sticky){--wp-admin--admin-bar--position-offset:0px}}
83
84/*# sourceURL=/wp-includes/css/dist/block-library/common.min.css */
85</style>
86<style id="classic-theme-styles-inline-css">
87/*! This file is auto-generated */
88.wp-block-button__link{color:#fff;background-color:#32373c;border-radius:9999px;box-shadow:none;text-decoration:none;padding:calc(.667em + 2px) calc(1.333em + 2px);font-size:1.125em}.wp-block-file__button{background:#32373c;color:#fff;text-decoration:none}
89/*# sourceURL=/wp-includes/css/classic-themes.min.css */
90</style>
91
92<style id="global-styles-inline-css">
93:root{--wp--preset--aspect-ratio--square: 1;--wp--preset--aspect-ratio--4-3: 4/3;--wp--preset--aspect-ratio--3-4: 3/4;--wp--preset--aspect-ratio--3-2: 3/2;--wp--preset--aspect-ratio--2-3: 2/3;--wp--preset--aspect-ratio--16-9: 16/9;--wp--preset--aspect-ratio--9-16: 9/16;--wp--preset--color--black: #000000;--wp--preset--color--cyan-bluish-gray: #abb8c3;--wp--preset--color--white: #ffffff;--wp--preset--color--pale-pink: #f78da7;--wp--preset--color--vivid-red: #cf2e2e;--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-orange: #ff6900;--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-amber: #fcb900;--wp--preset--color--light-green-cyan: #7bdcb5;--wp--preset--color--vivid-green-cyan: #00d084;--wp--preset--color--pale-cyan-blue: #8ed1fc;--wp--preset--color--vivid-cyan-blue: #0693e3;--wp--preset--color--vivid-purple: #9b51e0;--wp--preset--gradient--vivid-cyan-blue-to-vivid-purple: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(6,147,227) 0%,rgb(155,81,224) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--light-green-cyan-to-vivid-green-cyan: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(122,220,180) 0%,rgb(0,208,130) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-vivid-amber-to-luminous-vivid-orange: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(252,185,
930) 0%,rgb(255,105,0) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-vivid-orange-to-vivid-red: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(255,105,0) 0%,rgb(207,46,46) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--very-light-gray-to-cyan-bluish-gray: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(238,238,238) 0%,rgb(169,184,195) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--cool-to-warm-spectrum: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(74,234,220) 0%,rgb(151,120,209) 20%,rgb(207,42,186) 40%,rgb(238,44,130) 60%,rgb(251,105,98) 80%,rgb(254,248,76) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--blush-light-purple: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(255,206,236) 0%,rgb(152,150,240) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--blush-bordeaux: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(254,205,165) 0%,rgb(254,45,45) 50%,rgb(107,0,62) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-dusk: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(255,203,112) 0%,rgb(199,81,192) 50%,rgb(65,88,208) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--pale-ocean: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(255,245,203) 0%,rgb(182,227,212) 50%,rgb(51,167,181) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--electric-grass: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(202,248,128) 0%,rgb(113,206,126) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--midnight: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(2,3,129) 0%,rgb(40,116,252) 100%);--wp--preset--font-size--small: 13px;--wp--preset--font-size--medium: 20px;--wp--preset--font-size--large: 36px;--wp--preset--font-size--x-large: 42px;--wp--preset--spacing--20: 0.44rem;--wp--preset--spacing--30: 0.67rem;--wp--preset--spacing--40: 1rem;--wp--preset--spacing--50: 1.5rem;--wp--preset--spacing--60: 2.25rem;--wp--preset--spacing--70: 3.38rem;--wp--preset--spacing--80: 5.06rem;--wp--preset--shadow--natural: 6px 6px 9px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);--wp--preset--shadow--deep: 12px 12px 50px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);--wp--preset--shadow--sharp: 6px 6px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);--wp--preset--shadow--outlined: 6px 6px 0px -3px rgb(255, 255, 255), 6px 6px rgb(0, 0, 0);--wp--preset--shadow--crisp: 6px 6px 0px rgb(0, 0, 0);}.wp-block-button{--wp--preset--dimension--25: 25%;--wp--preset--dimension--50: 50%;--wp--preset--dimension--75: 75%;--wp--preset--dimension--100: 100%;}:where(body) { margin: 0; }:where(.is-layout-flex){gap: 0.5em;}:where(.is-layout-grid){gap: 0.5em;}body .is-layout-flex{display: flex;}.is-layout-flex{flex-wrap: wrap;align-items: center;}.is-layout-flex > :is(*, div){margin: 0;}body .is-layout-grid{display: grid;}.is-layout-grid > :is(*, div){margin: 0;}body{padding-top: 0px;padding-right: 0px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 0px;}:root :where(.wp-element-button, .wp-block-button__link){background-color: #32373c;border-width: 0;color: #fff;font-family: inherit;font-size: inherit;font-style: inherit;font-weight: inherit;letter-spacing: inherit;line-height: inherit;padding-top: calc(0.667em + 2px);padding-right: calc(1.333em + 2px);padding-bottom: calc(0.667em + 2px);padding-left: calc(1.333em + 2px);text-decoration: none;text-transform: inherit;}.has-black-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--black) !important;}.has-cyan-bluish-gray-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--cyan-bluish-gray) !important;}.has-white-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--white) !important;}.has-pale-pink-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-pink) !important;}.has-vivid-red-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-red) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-orange-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-orange) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-amber-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-amber) !important;}.has-light-green-cyan-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--light-green-cyan) !important;}.has-vivid-green-cyan-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-green-cyan) !important;}.has-pale-cyan-blue-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-cyan-blue-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-purple-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-purple) !important;}.has-black-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--black) !important;}.has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--cyan-bluish-gray) !important;}.has-white-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--white) !important;}.has-pale-pink-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-pink) !important;}.has-vivid-red-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-red) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-orange-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-orange) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-amber-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-amber) !important;}.has-light-green-cyan-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--light-green-cyan) !important;}.has-vivid-green-cyan-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-green-cyan) !important;}.has-pale-cyan-blue-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-purple-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-purple) !important;}.has-black-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--black) !important;}.has-cyan-bluish-gray-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--cyan-bluish-gray) !important;}.has-white-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--white) !important;}.has-pale-pink-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-pink) !important;}.has-vivid-red-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-red) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-orange-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-orange) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-amber-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-amber) !important;}.has-light-green-cyan-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--light-green-cyan) !important;}.has-vivid-green-cyan-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-green-cyan) !important;}.has-pale-cyan-blue-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-cyan-blue-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-purple-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-purple) !important;}.has-vivid-cyan-blue-to-vivid-purple-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--vivid-cyan-blue-to-vivid-purple) !important;}.has-light-green-cyan-to-vivid-green-cyan-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--light-green-cyan-to-vivid-green-cyan) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-amber-to-luminous-vivid-orange-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-vivid-amber-to-luminous-vivid-orange) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-orange-to-vivid-red-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-vivid-orange-to-vivid-red) !important;}
93.has-very-light-gray-to-cyan-bluish-gray-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--very-light-gray-to-cyan-bluish-gray) !important;}.has-cool-to-warm-spectrum-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--cool-to-warm-spectrum) !important;}.has-blush-light-purple-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--blush-light-purple) !important;}.has-blush-bordeaux-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--blush-bordeaux) !important;}.has-luminous-dusk-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-dusk) !important;}.has-pale-ocean-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--pale-ocean) !important;}.has-electric-grass-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--electric-grass) !important;}.has-midnight-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--midnight) !important;}.has-small-font-size{font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--small) !important;}.has-medium-font-size{font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--medium) !important;}.has-large-font-size{font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--large) !important;}.has-x-large-font-size{font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--x-large) !important;}
94/*# sourceURL=global-styles-inline-css */
95</style>
96
97<link rel='stylesheet' id='apsa-front-styles-css' href='https://valleybusinessreport.com/wp-content/plugins/aparg-smartad/framework/view/front/apsa-front-styles.css?ver=7.1.2' media='all' />
98<link rel='stylesheet' id='apsa-animate-css' href='https://valleybusinessreport.com/wp-content/plugins/aparg-smartad/framework/view/front/apsa-animate.min.css?ver=7.1.2' media='all' />
99<link rel='stylesheet' id='apsa-child-front-styles-css' href='https://valleybusinessreport.com/wp-content/plugins/aparg-smartad/main/view/front/apsa-child-front-styles.css?ver=7.1.2' media='all' />
100<link rel='stylesheet' id='sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-css' href='https://valleybusinessreport.com/wp-content/uploads/siteorigin-widgets/sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277.css?ver=7.1.2' media='all' />
101<link rel='stylesheet' id='hamburger.css-css' href='https://valleybusinessreport.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-responsive-menu/assets/css/wpr-hamburger.css?ver=3.2.3' media='all' />
102<link rel='stylesheet' id='wprmenu.css-css' href='https://valleybusinessreport.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-responsive-menu/assets/css/wprmenu.css?ver=3.2.3' media='all' />
103<style id="wprmenu.css-inline-css">
104@media only screen and ( max-width: 767px ) {html body div.wprm-wrapper {overflow: scroll;}#wprmenu_bar {background-image: url();background-size:;background-repeat: ;}#wprmenu_bar {background-color: #8dc63f;}html body div#mg-wprm-wrap .wpr_submit .icon.icon-search {color: ;}#wprmenu_bar .menu_title,#wprmenu_bar .wprmenu_icon_menu,#wprmenu_bar .menu_title a {color: #ffffff;}#wprmenu_bar .menu_title a {font-size: px;font-weight: ;}#mg-wprm-wrap li.menu-item a {font-size: px;text-transform: ;font-weight: ;}#mg-wprm-wrap li.menu-item-has-children ul.sub-menu a {font-size: px;text-transform: ;font-weight: ;}#mg-wprm-wrap li.current-menu-item > a {background: ;}#mg-wprm-wrap li.current-menu-item > a,#mg-wprm-wrap li.current-menu-item span.wprmenu_icon{color:!important;}#mg-wprm-wrap {background-color: #253e7f;}.cbp-spmenu-push-toright,.cbp-spmenu-push-toright .mm-slideout {left: 80% ;}.cbp-spmenu-push-toleft {left: -80% ;}#mg-wprm-wrap.cbp-spmenu-right,#mg-wprm-wrap.cbp-spmenu-left,#mg-wprm-wrap.cbp-spmenu-right.custom,#mg-wprm-wrap.cbp-spmenu-left.custom,.cbp-spmenu-vertical {width: 80%;max-width: px;}#mg-wprm-wrap ul#wprmenu_menu_ul li.menu-item a,div#mg-wprm-wrap ul li span.wprmenu_icon {color: #ffffff;}#mg-wprm-wrap ul#wprmenu_menu_ul li.menu-item:valid ~ a{color: ;}#mg-wprm-wrap ul#wprmenu_menu_ul li.menu-item a:hover {background: ;color: #8dc63f !important;}div#mg-wprm-wrap ul>li:hover>span.wprmenu_icon {color: #8dc63f !important;}.wprmenu_bar .hamburger-inner,.wprmenu_bar .hamburger-inner::before,.wprmenu_bar .hamburger-inner::after {background: #FFFFFF;}.wprmenu_bar .hamburger:hover .hamburger-inner,.wprmenu_bar .hamburger:hover .hamburger-inner::before,.wprmenu_bar .hamburger:hover .hamburger-inner::after {background: ;}div.wprmenu_bar div.hamburger{padding-right: 6px !important;}#wprmenu_menu.left {width:80%;left: -80%;right: auto;}#wprmenu_menu.right {width:80%;right: -80%;left: auto;}.wprmenu_bar .hamburger {float: left;}.wprmenu_bar #custom_menu_icon.hamburger {top: px;left: px;float: left !important;background-color: ;}.wpr_custom_menu #custom_menu_icon {display: block;}html { padding-top: 42px !important; }#wprmenu_bar,#mg-wprm-wrap { display: block; }div#wpadminbar { position: fixed; }}
105/*# sourceURL=wprmenu.css-inline-css */
106</style>
107<link rel='stylesheet' id='wpr_icons-css' href='https://valleybusinessreport.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-responsive-menu/inc/assets/icons/wpr-icons.css?ver=3.2.3' media='all' />
108<link rel='stylesheet' id='normalize-css' href='https://valleybusinessreport.com/wp-content/themes/mpc-quark-fork/css/normalize.css?ver=3.0.2' media='all' />
109<link rel='stylesheet' id='fontawesome-css' href='https://valleybusinessreport.com/wp-content/themes/mpc-quark-fork/css/font-awesome.min.css?ver=4.2.0' media='all' />
110<link rel='stylesheet' id='gridsystem-css' href='https://valleybusinessreport.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-less/mpc-quark-fork/css/grid-64f2bdbd02.css' media='all' />
111<link rel='stylesheet' id='style-css' href='https://valleybusinessreport.com/wp-content/themes/mpc-quark-fork/style.css?ver=7.1.2' media='all' />
112<link rel='stylesheet' id='mpc-style-css' href='https://valleybusinessreport.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-less/mpc-quark-fork/style-11c06d9dc4.css' media='all' />
113<script id="jquery-core-js" src="https://c0.wp.com/c/7.1.2/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery.min.js"></script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 113
113
114<script id="jquery-migrate-js" src="https://c0.wp.com/c/7.1.2/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery-migrate.min.js"></script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 114
114
115<script id="apsa-front-scripts-js-extra">
116var apsa_ajax_url = "https://valleybusinessreport.com/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php";
117var apsa_extra_options = {"apsa_custom_css":"","apsa_cache_enabled":"false","apsa_view_count":"31"};
118var apsa_page_info = {"apsa_is_page":"1","apsa_is_single":"","apsa_is_archive":"","apsa_get_queried_object":{"ID":9182,"post_author":"26","post_date":"2011-07-01 15:57:27","post_date_gmt":"2011-07-01 15:57:27","post_content":"\u003Cdiv id=\"pl-9182\" class=\"panel-layout\"\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv id=\"pg-9182-0\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;bottom_margin&quot;:&quot;0px&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\"\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv id=\"pgc-9182-0-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"1\"\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv id=\"panel-9182-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;}\"\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv class=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\"\u003E\r\n\r\nWelcome to Valley Business Report, your connection to local pro-business news. We want to keep you informed of pertinent business news and connect you to fellow leaders across the Rio Grande Valley. That's the reason we launched Valley Business Report in September of 2009.\r\n\r\nThis pro-business forum of local economic development progress is intended to encourage more positive business activity throughout the Rio Grande Valley and to connect business leaders. Our four-county area has abundant resources from all industries. Let's keep the dollars at home and prove to other markets that south Texas breathes, eats and lives economic stability. Many great things are happening from Mission to South Padre Island, Edinburg to Hidalgo and we want to share these successful developments including organizations, business leaders and positive events with you.\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EOur Philosophy\u003C/h2\u003E\r\nValley Business Report is a pro-business publication providing in-depth perspectives on business trends and creating a forum in which business leaders can exchange ideas and information affecting the local community\u2019s economy.\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EValley Business Report Staff\u003C/h2\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EGeneral Manager\u003C/strong\u003E\r\nTodd Breland\r\n\u003Ca href=\"mailto:[email protected]\"\[email protected]\u003C/a\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EContent Editor\u003C/strong\u003E\r\nRicardo Cavazos\r\n\u003Ca href=\"mailto:[email protected]\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\[email protected]\u003C/a\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EVBR e-Brief &amp; Online Editor\u003C/strong\u003E\r\nAngey Murray\r\n\u003Ca href=\"mailto:[email protected]\"\[email protected]\u003C/a\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EDesign Director\u003C/strong\u003E\r\nJohn M. Hazlett\r\n\u003Ca href=\"mailto:[email protected]\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\[email protected]\u003C/a\u003E","post_title":"About Us","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"about-us","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-04-01 08:20:59","post_modified_gmt":"2020-04-01 13:20:59","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http://valleybusiness.wpengine.com.php5-20.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com/?page_id=2","menu_order":0,"post_type":"page","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},"apsa_get_the_ID":"9182","apsa_get_taxonomies":{"category":"category","post_tag":"post_tag","nav_menu":"nav_menu","link_category":"link_category","post_format":"post_format","wp_theme":"wp_theme","wp_template_part_area":"wp_template_part_area","wp_pattern_category":"wp_pattern_category","tribe_events_cat":"tribe_events_cat","tec_organizer_category":"tec_organizer_category","tec_venue_category":"tec_venue_category"}};
119var apsa_plugin_dir = "https://valleybusinessreport.com/wp-content/plugins/aparg-smartad/framework/";
120var apsa_plugin_data = {"plugin_data":{"name":"SmartAd","icon_path":"https://valleybusinessreport.com/wp-content/plugins/aparg-smartad/main/includes/../view/admin/images/plugin-icon.png"},"element_data":[{"name":"image","icon_path":"https://valleybusinessreport.com/wp-content/plugins/aparg-smartad/main/includes/../view/admin/images/commertials-types/image.png","campaign_types":["background","embed","popup","sticky"]},{"name":"video","icon_path":"https://valleybusinessreport.com/wp-content/plugins/aparg-smartad/main/includes/../view/admin/images/commertials-types/video.png","campaign_types":["embed","popup","sticky"]},{"name":"flash","icon_path":"https://valleybusinessreport.com/wp-content/plugins/aparg-smartad/main/includes/../view/admin/images/commertials-types/flash.png","campaign_types":["embed","popup","sticky"]},{"name":"code","icon_path":"https://valleybusinessreport.com/wp-content/plugins/aparg-smartad/main/includes/../view/admin/images/commertials-types/html.png","campaign_types":["embed","popup","sticky"]},{"name":"iframe","icon_path":"https://valleybusinessreport.com/wp-content/plugins/aparg-smartad/main/includes/../view/admin/images/commertials-types/iframe.png","campaign_types":["embed","popup","sticky"]},{"name":"custom","icon_path":"https://valleybusinessreport.com/wp-content/plugins/aparg-smartad/main/includes/../view/admin/images/commertials-types/custom.png","campaign_types":["embed","popup","sticky"]}],"anticache":"true","campaign_types":{"background":"true","embed":"true","popup":"true","sticky":"true"},"visual_composer":{"enable":"true","icon_path":"https://valleybusinessreport.com/wp-content/plugins/aparg-smartad/main/includes/../view/admin/images/composer-icon.png"},"event_name":"visit"};
121//# sourceURL=apsa-front-scripts-js-extra
122</script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 122
122
123<script id="apsa-front-scripts-js" src="https://valleybusinessreport.com/wp-content/plugins/aparg-smartad/framework/view/front/apsa-front-scripts.js?ver=7.1.2"></script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 123
123
124<script id="apsa-child-front-js-extra">
125var apsa_options = {"apsa_warning_text":"","apsa_warning_text_enabled":"false"};
126var apsa_warning_default = "To get the best experience of using our site please disable ad blocker.";
127//# sourceURL=apsa-child-front-js-extra
128</script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 128
128
129<script id="apsa-child-front-js" src="https://valleybusinessreport.com/wp-content/plugins/aparg-smartad/main/view/front/apsa-child-front.js?ver=7.1.2"></script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 129
129
130<script id="wprmenu.js-js-extra">
131var wprmenu = {"zooming":"yes","from_width":"767","push_width":"","menu_width":"80","parent_click":"","swipe":"no","enable_overlay":"","wprmenuDemoId":""};
132//# sourceURL=wprmenu.js-js-extra
133</script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 133
133
134<script id="wprmenu.js-js" src="https://valleybusinessreport.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-responsive-menu/assets/js/wprmenu.js?ver=1783799384"></script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 134
134
135<script id="modernizr-js" src="https://valleybusinessreport.com/wp-content/themes/mpc-quark-fork/js/modernizr-2.8.3-min.js?ver=2.8.3"></script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 135
135
136<script id="mpc-js-js" src="https://valleybusinessreport.com/wp-content/themes/mpc-quark-fork/js/site.js?ver=1"></script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 136
136
137<script id="counter-js-js" src="https://valleybusinessreport.com/wp-content/plugins/mpc_widgets/widgets/counter-widget/js/jquery.countTo.js?ver=1"></script>
137
138<link rel="https://api.w.org/" href="https://valleybusinessreport.com/wp-json/" /><link rel="alternate" title="JSON" type="application/json" href="https://valleybusinessreport.com/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/9182" /><link rel="EditURI" type="application/rsd+xml" title="RSD" href="https://valleybusinessreport.com/xmlrpc.php?rsd" />
139<meta name="generator" content="WordPress 7.1.2" />
140<link rel='shortlink' href='https://wp.me/P92K5f-2o6' />
141        
142        
142<script type="text/javascript">
143            apsa_stickys_data = [];
144        </script>
144
145        <meta property="fb:app_id" content="309185749537736"/><!-- Stream WordPress user activity plugin v4.3.0 -->
146<meta name="tec-api-version" content="v1"><meta name="tec-api-origin" content="https://valleybusinessreport.com"><link rel="alternate" href="https://valleybusinessreport.com/wp-json/tribe/events/v1/" />	<style>img#wpstats{display:none}</style>
147		
148<style>
149#bannercontainer { background:  url('https://valleybusinessreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/generic.png')   ; }
150#footercontainer { background-color: #8dc63f; }
151.smallprint { text-align: center; }
152</style>
153<link rel="icon" href="https://i0.wp.com/valleybusinessreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/vbr_favicon.jpg?fit=32%2C32&#038;ssl=1" sizes="32x32" />
154<link rel="icon" href="https://i0.wp.com/valleybusinessreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/vbr_favicon.jpg?fit=192%2C192&#038;ssl=1" sizes="192x192" />
155<link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="https://i0.wp.com/valleybusinessreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/vbr_favicon.jpg?fit=180%2C180&#038;ssl=1" />
156<meta name="msapplication-TileImage" content="https://i0.wp.com/valleybusinessreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/vbr_favicon.jpg?fit=250%2C250&#038;ssl=1" />
157<style id="wp-custom-css">
158#home_top:after, #home_bottom:after, #latest_ebrief:after{background:none !important}
159</style>
160<script>
vendor: 351 bytes, lines 160-166
160
161  (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){
162  (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),
163  m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)
164  })(window,document,'script','https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga');
165
166  ga('create', '
166UA-4156140-26
vendor: 42 bytes, lines 166-168
166', 'auto');
167  ga('send', 'pageview');
168
169</script>
169
170</head>
171
172<body class="wp-singular page-template-default page page-id-9182 wp-theme-mpc-quark-fork tribe-no-js editor_tinymce">
173	
174	<div id="headerbar"><div class="wrap">
175		<div id="nav_menu-2" class="widget widget_nav_menu"><div class="menu-secondary-menu-container"><ul id="menu-secondary-menu" class="menu"><li id="menu-item-10041" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-10041"><a href="https://valleybusinessreport.com/issues/">Current &#038; Past Issues</a></li>
176<li id="menu-item-10044" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-10044"><a href="https://valleybusinessreport.com/advertise/">Advertise</a></li>
177<li id="menu-item-10043" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-10043"><a href="https://valleybusinessreport.com/subscribe-to-vbr/">Subscribe to VBR</a></li>
178<li id="menu-item-10042" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-10042"><a href="https://valleybusinessreport.com/e-brief_subscribe/">e-Brief Sign-Up</a></li>
179</ul></div></div>	</div></div>
180
181<div id="wrapper" class="hfeed site">
182
183	<div class="visuallyhidden skip-link"><a href="#primary" title="Skip to main content">Skip to main content</a></div>
184
185	<div id="headercontainer">
186
187		<header id="masthead" class="site-header row" role="banner">
188			<div class="col grid_12_of_12 site-title">
189				<h1>
190					<a href="https://valleybusinessreport.com/" title="VBR" rel="home">
191													<img src="https://f8f5899316.nxcli.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/cropped-New-Logo-outlined-horizontal-01.png" height="399" width="1500" alt="" />
192											</a>
193				</h1>
194			</div> <!-- /.col.grid_5_of_12 -->
195
196			
197		</header> <!-- /#masthead.site-header.row -->
198		<div class="navigation-wrap">
199				<div class="social-media-icons">
200									</div>
201				<nav id="site-navigation" class="main-navigation" role="navigation">
202					<h3 class="menu-toggle assistive-text">Menu</h3>
203					<div class="assistive-text skip-link"><a href="#content" title="Skip to content">Skip to content</a></div>
204					<div class="menu-main-menu-container"><ul id="menu-main-menu" class="nav-menu"><li id="menu-item-10987" class="mobile_only menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-home menu-item-10987"><a href="https://valleybusinessreport.com/">Home</a></li>
205<li id="menu-item-10255" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-10255"><a href="https://valleybusinessreport.com/news/">News</a></li>
206<li id="menu-item-10262" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-parent-item menu-item-10262"><a href="https://valleybusinessreport.com/industry/">Business</a>
207<ul class="sub-menu">
208	<li id="menu-item-12123" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-12123"><a href="https://valleybusinessreport.com/industry/agriculture/">Agriculture</a></li>
209	<li id="menu-item-10266" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-10266"><a href="https://valleybusinessreport.com/industry/financebanking/">Finance &#038; Banking</a></li>
210	<li id="menu-item-12130" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-12130"><a href="https://valleybusinessreport.com/industry/food-entertainment/">Food &#038; Entertainment</a></li>
211	<li id="menu-item-11182" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-11182"><a href="https://valleybusinessreport.com/industry/government/">Government</a></li>
212	<li id="menu-item-10265" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-10265"><a href="https://valleybusinessreport.com/industry/healthcare/">Healthcare</a></li>
213	<li id="menu-item-10264" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-10264"><a href="https://valleybusinessreport.com/industry/manufacturingindustrial/">Manufacturing &#038; Industrial</a></li>
214	<li id="menu-item-12134" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-12134"><a href="https://valleybusinessreport.com/industry/non-profit/">Non-Profit</a></li>
215	<li id="menu-item-12139" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-12139"><a href="https://valleybusinessreport.com/industry/professional-services/">Professional Services</a></li>
216	<li id="menu-item-10263" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-10263"><a href="https://valleybusinessreport.com/industry/real-estate/">Real Estate</a></li>
217	<li id="menu-item-12143" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-12143"><a href="https://valleybusinessreport.com/industry/recreation-tourism/">Recreation &#038; Tourism</a></li>
218	<li id="menu-item-11186" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-11186"><a href="https://valleybusinessreport.com/industry/retail/">Retail</a></li>
219	<li id="menu-item-11185" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-11185"><a href="https://valleybusinessreport.com/industry/technology/">Technology</a></li>
220	<li id="menu-item-12145" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-12145"><a href="https://valleybusinessreport.com/industry/travel/">Travel</a></li>
221</ul>
222</li>
223<li id="menu-item-18500" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-parent-item menu-item-18500"><a href="https://valleybusinessreport.com/community/">Community</a>
224<ul class="sub-menu">
225	<li id="menu-item-12369" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-12369"><a href="https://valleybusinessreport.com/community/arts/">Arts</a></li>
226	<li id="menu-item-10267" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-10267"><a href="https://valleybusinessreport.com/community/education/">Education</a></li>
227	<li id="menu-item-18533" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-18533"><a href="https://valleybusinessreport.com/community/community-events/">Events</a></li>
228</ul>
229</li>
230<li id="menu-item-18517" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-parent-item menu-item-18517"><a href="https://valleybusinessreport.com/profiles/">Profiles</a>
231<ul class="sub-menu">
232	<li id="menu-item-11187" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-11187"><a href="https://valleybusinessreport.com/profiles/business-advice/">Advice</a></li>
233	<li id="menu-item-18512" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-18512"><a href="https://valleybusinessreport.com/profiles/giving-back/">Giving Back</a></li>
234	<li id="menu-item-14168" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-14168"><a href="https://valleybusinessreport.com/profiles/moving-on-up/">Moving On Up</a></li>
235	<li id="menu-item-18511" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-18511"><a href="https://valleybusinessreport.com/profiles/question-answer/">Q &#038; A</a></li>
236</ul>
237</li>
238<li id="menu-item-10070" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-10070"><a href="/events">Calendar</a></li>
239<li id="menu-item-10095" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page current-menu-ancestor current-menu-parent current_page_parent current_page_ancestor menu-item-has-children menu-parent-item menu-item-10095"><a href="https://valleybusinessreport.com/contact-us/">Contact</a>
240<ul class="sub-menu">
241	<li id="menu-item-10320" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page current-menu-item page_item page-item-9182 current_page_item menu-item-10320"><a href="https://valleybusinessreport.com/about-us/" aria-current="page">About Us</a></li>
242	<li id="menu-item-10867" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-10867"><a href="https://valleybusinessreport.com/contributors/">Contributors</a></li>
243</ul>
244</li>
245</ul></div>				</nav> <!-- /.site-navigation.main-navigation -->
246			</div> <!-- /.col.grid_7_of_12 -->
247
248	</div> <!-- /#headercontainer -->
249	<div id="bannercontainer">
250		<div class="banner row">
251						<h1>About Us</h1>
252		</div> <!-- /.banner.row -->
253	</div> <!-- /#bannercontainer -->
254
255	<div id="maincontentcontainer">
256		
257	<div id="primary" class="site-content row" role="main">
258		<div class="col grid_12_of_12">
259
260			
261														
262<article id="post-9182" class="post-9182 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry">
263			<header class="entry-header">
264			<h1 class="entry-title">About Us</h1>
265							<img width="512" height="500" src="https://i0.wp.com/valleybusinessreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/generic.png?resize=512%2C500&amp;ssl=1" class="attachment-post_feature_full_width size-post_feature_full_width wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" />					</header>
266		<div class="entry-content">
267		<div id="pl-9182" class="panel-layout">
268<div id="pg-9182-0" class="panel-grid panel-no-style" data-style="{&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;bottom_margin&quot;:&quot;0px&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}">
269<div id="pgc-9182-0-0" class="panel-grid-cell" data-weight="1">
270<div id="panel-9182-0-0-0" class="so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child" data-index="0" data-style="{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;}">
271<div class="so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base">
272<div class="siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget">
273<p>Welcome to Valley Business Report, your connection to local pro-business news. We want to keep you informed of pertinent business news and connect you to fellow leaders across the Rio Grande Valley. That&#8217;s the reason we launched Valley Business Report in September of 2009.</p>
274<p>This pro-business forum of local economic development progress is intended to encourage more positive business activity throughout the Rio Grande Valley and to connect business leaders. Our four-county area has abundant resources from all industries. Let&#8217;s keep the dollars at home and prove to other markets that south Texas breathes, eats and lives economic stability. Many great things are happening from Mission to South Padre Island, Edinburg to Hidalgo and we want to share these successful developments including organizations, business leaders and positive events with you.</p>
275<h2>Our Philosophy</h2>
276<p>Valley Business Report is a pro-business publication providing in-depth perspectives on business trends and creating a forum in which business leaders can exchange ideas and information affecting the local community’s economy.</p>
277<h2>Valley Business Report Staff</h2>
278<p><strong>General Manager</strong><br />
279Todd Breland<br />
280<a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></p>
281<p><strong>Content Editor</strong><br />
282Ricardo Cavazos<br />
283<a href="mailto:[email protected]" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">[email protected]</a></p>
284<p><strong>VBR e-Brief &amp; Online Editor</strong><br />
285Angey Murray<br />
286<a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></p>
287<p><strong>Design Director</strong><br />
288John M. Hazlett<br />
289<a href="mailto:[email protected]" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">[email protected]</a></p>
290			</div><!-- /.entry-content -->
291	<footer class="entry-meta">
292			</footer><!-- /.entry-meta -->
293</article><!-- /#post -->
294									
295			
296		</div> <!-- /.col.grid_12_of_12 -->
297	</div><!-- /#primary.site-content.row -->
298
299
300			</div> <!-- /#maincontentcontainer -->
301
302			<div id="footerbar">
303			<aside id="sow-editor-4" class="widget widget_sow-editor"><div
304			
305			class="so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base"
306			
307		>
308<div class="siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget">
309	<h2><a href="/subscribe-to-vbr/">SUBSCRIBE TODAY TO RECEIVE 12 PRINT ISSUES MAILED TO YOU FOR ONLY $30</a></h2>
310</div>
311</div></aside>		</div>
312	
313	<div id="footercontainer">
314
315		<footer class="site-footer row" role="contentinfo">
316
317													<div class="col grid_3_of_12">
318							<div class="widget-area" role="complementary">
319								<aside id="sow-image-2" class="widget widget_sow-image"><div
320			
321			class="so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277"
322			
323		>
324<div class="sow-image-container">
325		<img 
326	src="https://i0.wp.com/valleybusinessreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/New-Logo-initials-only-01.png?fit=2338%2C1305&amp;ssl=1" width="2338" height="1305" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/valleybusinessreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/New-Logo-initials-only-01.png?w=2338&amp;ssl=1 2338w, https://i0.wp.com/valleybusinessreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/New-Logo-initials-only-01.png?resize=400%2C223&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/valleybusinessreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/New-Logo-initials-only-01.png?resize=768%2C429&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/valleybusinessreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/New-Logo-initials-only-01.png?resize=1024%2C572&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/valleybusinessreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/New-Logo-initials-only-01.png?resize=288%2C161&amp;ssl=1 288w, https://i0.wp.com/valleybusinessreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/New-Logo-initials-only-01.png?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w" title="New Logo (initials only)-01" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>
327	</div>
328
329</div></aside>							</div>
330						</div> <!-- /.col.grid_3_of_12 -->
331											<div class="col grid_3_of_12">
332							<div class="widget-area" role="complementary">
333								<aside id="nav_menu-3" class="widget widget_nav_menu"><h3 class="widget-title">Quick Links</h3><div class="menu-quick-links-container"><ul id="menu-quick-links" class="menu"><li id="menu-item-10461" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-10461"><a href="https://valleybusinessreport.com/news/">News</a></li>
334<li id="menu-item-10460" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-10460"><a href="https://valleybusinessreport.com/industry/">Business</a></li>
335<li id="menu-item-18602" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-18602"><a href="https://valleybusinessreport.com/community/">Community</a></li>
336<li id="menu-item-18601" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-18601"><a href="https://valleybusinessreport.com/profiles/">Profiles</a></li>
337<li id="menu-item-10464" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-10464"><a href="/events">Calendar</a></li>
338<li id="menu-item-10039" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-10039"><a href="https://valleybusinessreport.com/subscribe-to-vbr/">Subscribe to VBR</a></li>
339<li id="menu-item-10851" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-10851"><a href="/e-brief_subscribe/">Sign Up for e-Brief</a></li>
340</ul></div></aside>							</div>
341						</div> <!-- /.col.grid_3_of_12 -->
342											<div class="col grid_3_of_12">
343							<div class="widget-area" role="complementary">
344								<aside id="sow-editor-2" class="widget widget_sow-editor"><div
345			
346			class="so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base"
347			
348		><h3 class="widget-title">Welcome</h3>
349<div class="siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget">
350	<p>Welcome to Valley Business Report! The editorial philosophy of this publication is to provide local pro-business news for Rio Grande Valley business executives, professionals and community leaders.</p>
351<p><a class="button btn white" href="https://f8f5899316.nxcli.net/advertise">Advertise With Us!</a></p>
352</div>
353</div></aside>							</div>
354						</div> <!-- /.col.grid_3_of_12 -->
355											<div class="col grid_3_of_12">
356							<div class="widget-area" role="complementary">
357								<aside id="sow-editor-3" class="widget widget_sow-editor"><div
358			
359			class="so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base"
360			
361		><h3 class="widget-title">Contact Us</h3>
362<div class="siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget">
363	<p>Mercedes, TX 78570<br />
364<a href="tel:1-956-310-8953">(956) 310-8953</a><br />
365<a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></p>
366</div>
367</div></aside><aside id="sow-editor-6" class="widget widget_sow-editor"><div
368			
369			class="so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base"
370			
371		><h3 class="widget-title">Social Media</h3>
372<div class="siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget">
373	<div style="text-align: center;">
374<table style="height: 142px; width: 102.655%; border-collapse: collapse; border-style: hidden;" border="0">
375<tbody>
376<tr style="height: 50px;">
377<td style="width: 14.8947%; height: 50px;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/valleybusinessreport" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-15150" src="https://i0.wp.com/f8f5899316.nxcli.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/121497-solid-social-media-logos-copy-6.png?resize=50%2C50&#038;ssl=1" alt="" width="50" height="50" /></a></td>
378<td style="width: 14.0642%; height: 50px;"><a href="https://twitter.com/vbrmedia" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-35041 aligncenter" src="https://i0.wp.com/valleybusinessreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/x-green.jpg?resize=50%2C50&#038;ssl=1" alt="VBR X" width="50" height="50" /></a></td>
379<td style="width: 13.1784%; height: 50px;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/valleybusinessreport/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-15151" src="https://i0.wp.com/f8f5899316.nxcli.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/121497-solid-social-media-logos-copy.png?resize=50%2C50&#038;ssl=1" alt="" width="50" height="50" /></a></td>
380<td style="width: 13.1507%;"><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/valleybusinessreport/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-15147" src="https://i0.wp.com/f8f5899316.nxcli.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/121497-solid-social-media-logos-copy-3.png?resize=50%2C50&#038;ssl=1" alt="" width="50" height="50" /></a></td>
381<td style="width: 12.154%;"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/valleybusinessreport" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-15146" src="https://i0.wp.com/f8f5899316.nxcli.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/121497-solid-social-media-logos-copy-2.png?resize=50%2C50&#038;ssl=1" alt="" width="50" height="50" /></a></td>
382</tr>
383<tr style="height: 50px;">
384<td style="width: 14.8947%; height: 50px;"></td>
385<td style="width: 14.0642%; height: 50px;"></td>
386<td style="width: 13.1784%; height: 50px;"></td>
387<td style="width: 13.1507%;"></td>
388<td style="width: 12.154%;"></td>
389</tr>
390</tbody>
391</table>
392</div>
393<div></div>
394</div>
395</div></aside>							</div>
396						</div> <!-- /.col.grid_3_of_12 -->
397					
398			
399		</footer> <!-- /.site-footer.row -->
400
401		<div class="row smallprint"><p>Copyright © 2026,  Powered by <a href="http://amplifymm.com">Amplify media + marketing</a></p>
402</div> <!-- /.smallprint -->
403	</div> <!-- /.footercontainer -->
404
405</div> <!-- /.#wrapper.hfeed.site -->
406
407<script type="speculationrules">
408{"prefetch":[{"source":"document","where":{"and":[{"href_matches":"/*"},{"not":{"href_matches":["/wp-*.php","/wp-admin/*","/wp-content/uploads/*","/wp-content/*","/wp-content/plugins/*","/wp-content/themes/mpc-quark-fork/*","/*\\?(.+)"]}},{"not":{"selector_matches":"a[rel~=\"nofollow\"]"}},{"not":{"selector_matches":".no-prefetch, .no-prefetch a"}}]},"eagerness":"conservative"}]}
409</script>
409
410    <div id="apsa-popup-cont" style="width: ; height: "
411         class=" apsa-pop-         apsa-suspense-hidden apsa-reset-start apsa-popup-         "
412         data-apsa-in=''
413         data-apsa-out=''
414         data-apsa-correction-out=''
415         data-apsa-element-id=''
416         data-apsa-campaign-id=''>
417        <div id="apsa-popup-header">
418            <span class="apsa-close-popup apsa-pop-hidden-close" style="color: "></span>
419            <div id="apsa-hide-text" class="apsa-hide-text-hidden"><span class="apsa-hide-settlement" style="color: ;"></span></div>
420            <div id="apsa-close-text"><span class="apsa-close-settlement" style="color: ;"></span></div>
421        </div>
422        <div id="apsa-popup-element" ></div>
423    </div>
424    
424<script>var jquery_placeholder_url = 'https://valleybusinessreport.com/wp-content/plugins/gravity-forms-placeholder-support-add-on/jquery.placeholder-1.0.1.js';</script>
424
425			<div class="wprm-wrapper">
426        
427        <!-- Overlay Starts here -->
428			         <!-- Overlay Ends here -->
429			
430			         <div id="wprmenu_bar" class="wprmenu_bar  top">
431  <div class="hamburger hamburger--slider" role="button" tabindex="0" aria-label="Toggle Navigation" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="mg-wprm-wrap">
432    <span class="hamburger-box">
433      <span class="hamburger-inner"></span>
434    </span>
435  </div>
436  <div class="menu_title">
437      <a href="https://valleybusinessreport.com">
438      MENU    </a>
439      </div>
440</div>			 
441			<div class="cbp-spmenu cbp-spmenu-vertical cbp-spmenu-top  " id="mg-wprm-wrap">
442				
443				
444				<ul id="wprmenu_menu_ul">
445  
446  <li class="mobile_only menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-home menu-item-10987"><a href="https://valleybusinessreport.com/">Home</a></li>
447<li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-10255"><a href="https://valleybusinessreport.com/news/">News</a></li>
448<li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-parent-item menu-item-10262"><a href="https://valleybusinessreport.com/industry/">Business</a>
449<ul class="sub-menu">
450	<li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-12123"><a href="https://valleybusinessreport.com/industry/agriculture/">Agriculture</a></li>
451	<li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-10266"><a href="https://valleybusinessreport.com/industry/financebanking/">Finance &#038; Banking</a></li>
452	<li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-12130"><a href="https://valleybusinessreport.com/industry/food-entertainment/">Food &#038; Entertainment</a></li>
453	<li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-11182"><a href="https://valleybusinessreport.com/industry/government/">Government</a></li>
454	<li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-10265"><a href="https://valleybusinessreport.com/industry/healthcare/">Healthcare</a></li>
455	<li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-10264"><a href="https://valleybusinessreport.com/industry/manufacturingindustrial/">Manufacturing &#038; Industrial</a></li>
456	<li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-12134"><a href="https://valleybusinessreport.com/industry/non-profit/">Non-Profit</a></li>
457	<li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-12139"><a href="https://valleybusinessreport.com/industry/professional-services/">Professional Services</a></li>
458	<li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-10263"><a href="https://valleybusinessreport.com/industry/real-estate/">Real Estate</a></li>
459	<li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-12143"><a href="https://valleybusinessreport.com/industry/recreation-tourism/">Recreation &#038; Tourism</a></li>
460	<li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-11186"><a href="https://valleybusinessreport.com/industry/retail/">Retail</a></li>
461	<li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-11185"><a href="https://valleybusinessreport.com/industry/technology/">Technology</a></li>
462	<li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-12145"><a href="https://valleybusinessreport.com/industry/travel/">Travel</a></li>
463</ul>
464</li>
465<li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-parent-item menu-item-18500"><a href="https://valleybusinessreport.com/community/">Community</a>
466<ul class="sub-menu">
467	<li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-12369"><a href="https://valleybusinessreport.com/community/arts/">Arts</a></li>
468	<li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-10267"><a href="https://valleybusinessreport.com/community/education/">Education</a></li>
469	<li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-18533"><a href="https://valleybusinessreport.com/community/community-events/">Events</a></li>
470</ul>
471</li>
472<li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-parent-item menu-item-18517"><a href="https://valleybusinessreport.com/profiles/">Profiles</a>
473<ul class="sub-menu">
474	<li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-11187"><a href="https://valleybusinessreport.com/profiles/business-advice/">Advice</a></li>
475	<li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-18512"><a href="https://valleybusinessreport.com/profiles/giving-back/">Giving Back</a></li>
476	<li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-14168"><a href="https://valleybusinessreport.com/profiles/moving-on-up/">Moving On Up</a></li>
477	<li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-18511"><a href="https://valleybusinessreport.com/profiles/question-answer/">Q &#038; A</a></li>
478</ul>
479</li>
480<li class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-10070"><a href="/events">Calendar</a></li>
481<li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page current-menu-ancestor current-menu-parent current_page_parent current_page_ancestor menu-item-has-children menu-parent-item menu-item-10095"><a href="https://valleybusinessreport.com/contact-us/">Contact</a>
482<ul class="sub-menu">
483	<li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page current-menu-item page_item page-item-9182 current_page_item menu-item-10320"><a href="https://valleybusinessreport.com/about-us/" aria-current="page">About Us</a></li>
484	<li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-10867"><a href="https://valleybusinessreport.com/contributors/">Contributors</a></li>
485</ul>
486</li>
487
488     
489</ul>
490				
491				</div>
492			</div>
493					
493<script>
494		( function ( body ) {
495			'use strict';
496			body.className = body.className.replace( /\btribe-no-js\b/, 'tribe-js' );
497		} )( document.body );
498		</script>
498
499		
499<script> /* <![CDATA[ */var tribe_l10n_datatables = {"aria":{"sort_ascending":": activate to sort column ascending","sort_descending":": activate to sort column descending"},"length_menu":"Show _MENU_ entries","empty_table":"No data available in table","info":"Showing _START_ to _END_ of _TOTAL_ entries","info_empty":"Showing 0 to 0 of 0 entries","info_filtered":"(filtered from _MAX_ total entries)","zero_records":"No matching records found","search":"Search:","all_selected_text":"All items on this page were selected. ","select_all_link":"Select all pages","clear_selection":"Clear Selection.","pagination":{"all":"All","next":"Next","previous":"Previous"},"select":{"rows":{"0":"","_":": Selected %d rows","1":": Selected 1 row"}},"datepicker":{"dayNames":["Sunday","Monday","Tuesday","Wednesday","Thursday","Friday","Saturday"],"dayNamesShort":["Sun","Mon","Tue","Wed","Thu","Fri","Sat"],"dayNamesMin":["S","M","T","W","T","F","S"],"monthNames":["January","February","March","April","May","June","July","August","September","October","November","December"],"monthNamesShort":["January","February","March","April","May","June","July","August","September","October","November","December"],"monthNamesMin":["Jan","Feb","Mar","Apr","May","Jun","Jul","Aug","Sep","Oct","Nov","Dec"],"nextText":"Next","prevText":"Prev","currentText":"Today","closeText":"Done","today":"Today","clear":"Clear"}};/* ]]> */ </script>
499<script id="tec-user-agent-js" src="https://valleybusinessreport.com/wp-content/plugins/the-events-calendar/common/build/js/user-agent.js?ver=da75d0bdea6dde3898df"></script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 499
499
500<script id="jetpack-stats-js-before">
501_stq = window._stq || [];
502_stq.push([ "view", {"v":"ext","blog":"133640829","post":"9182","tz":"-5","srv":"valleybusinessreport.com","j":"1:16.1.2"} ]);
503_stq.push([ "clickTrackerInit", "133640829", "9182" ]);
504//# sourceURL=jetpack-stats-js-before
505</script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 505
505
506<script data-wp-strategy="defer" defer fetchpriority="low" id="jetpack-stats-js" src="https://stats.wp.com/e-202640.js"></script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 506
506
507<script id="gf_placeholder_add_on-js" src="https://valleybusinessreport.com/wp-content/plugins/gravity-forms-placeholder-support-add-on/gfplaceholderaddon.js?ver=1.0"></script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 507
507
508<script id="wp-emoji-settings" type="application/json">
509{"baseUrl":"https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/17.0.2/72x72/","ext":".png","svgUrl":"https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/17.0.2/svg/","svgExt":".svg","source":{"concatemoji":"https://valleybusinessreport.com/wp-includes/js/wp-emoji-release.min.js?ver=7.1.2"}}
510</script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 510
510
511<script type="module">
512/*! This file is auto-generated */
513var e="script#wp-emoji-settings",t=document.querySelector(e);if(!(t instanceof HTMLScriptElement))throw new Error("Element missing: "+e);const r=JSON.parse(t.text),s=(window._wpemojiSettings=r,"wpEmojiSettingsSupports"),o=["flag","emoji"];function i(e){try{var t={supportTests:e,timestamp:(new Date).valueOf()};sessionStorage.setItem(s,JSON.stringify(t))}catch(e){}}function c(e,t,n){e.clearRect(0,0,e.canvas.width,e.canvas.height),e.fillText(t,0,0);t=new Uint32Array(e.getImageData(0,0,e.canvas.width,e.canvas.height).data);e.clearRect(0,0,e.canvas.width,e.canvas.height),e.fillText(n,0,0);const r=new Uint32Array(e.getImageData(0,0,e.canvas.width,e.canvas.height).data);return t.every((e,t)=>e===r[t])}function p(e,t){e.clearRect(0,0,e.canvas.width,e.canvas.height),e.fillText(t,0,0);var n=e.getImageData(16,16,1,1);for(let e=0;e<n.data.length;e++)if(0!==n.data[e])return!1;return!0}function u(e,t,n,r){switch(t){case"flag":return n(e,"\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\u26a7\ufe0f","\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200b\u26a7\ufe0f")?!1:!n(e,"\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddf6","\ud83c\udde8\u200b\ud83c\uddf6")&&!n(e,"\ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc65\udb40\udc6e\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc7f","\ud83c\udff4\u200b\udb40\udc67\u200b\udb40\udc62\u200b\udb40\udc65\u200b\udb40\udc6e\u200b\udb40\udc67\u200b\udb40\udc7f");case"emoji":return!r(e,"\ud83e\u1fac8")}return!1}function f(e,t,n,r){let a;const s=(a="undefined"!=typeof WorkerGlobalScope&&self instanceof WorkerGlobalScope?new OffscreenCanvas(300,150):document.createElement("canvas")).getContext("2d",{willReadFrequently:!0}),o=(s.textBaseline="top",s.font="600 32px Arial",{});return e.forEach(e=>{o[e]=t(s,e,n,r)}),o}function a(e){var t=document.createElement("script");t.src=e,t.defer=!0,document.head.appendChild(t)}r.supports={everything:!0,everythingExceptFlag:!0},new Promise(t=>{let n=function(){try{var e=JSON.parse(sessionStorage.getItem(s));if("object"==typeof e&&"number"==typeof e.timestamp&&(new Date).valueOf()<e.timestamp+604800&&"object"==typeof e.supportTests)return e.supportTests}catch(e){}return null}();if(!n){if("undefined"!=typeof Worker&&"undefined"!=typeof OffscreenCanvas&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&URL.createObjectURL&&"undefined"!=typeof Blob)try{var e="postMessage("+f.toString()+"("+[JSON.stringify(o),u.toString(),c.toString(),p.toString()].join(",")+"));",r=new Blob([e],{type:"text/javascript"});const a=new Worker(URL.createObjectURL(r),{name:"wpTestEmojiSupports"});return void(a.onmessage=e=>{i(n=e.data),a.terminate(),t(n)})}catch(e){}i(n=f(o,u,c,p))}t(n)}).then(e=>{for(const n in e)r.supports[n]=e[n],r.supports.everything=r.supports.everything&&r.supports[n],"flag"!==n&&(r.supports.everythingExceptFlag=r.supports.everythingExceptFlag&&r.supports[n]);var t;r.supports.everythingExceptFlag=r.supports.everythingExceptFlag&&!r.supports.flag,r.supports.everything||((t=r.source||{}).concatemoji?a(t.concatemoji):t.wpemoji&&t.twemoji&&(a(t.twemoji),a(t.wpemoji)))});
514//# sourceURL=https://valleybusinessreport.com/wp-includes/js/wp-emoji-loader.min.js
515</script>
515
516<!-- Facebook Comments Plugin for WordPress: http://peadig.com/wordpress-plugins/facebook-comments/ -->
517<div id="fb-root"></div>
518<script>(function(d, s, id) {
519  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];
520  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;
521  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;
522  js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&appId=309185749537736&version=v2.3";
523  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);
524}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));</script>
524
525</body>
526
527</html>

Line numbers count LF bytes from the start of the resource, as the search results do. Vendor segments are library code the classifier recognised; they are stored but not indexed. Bytes are shown as Latin1 characters, one per byte.