Cecilia Levine has rubbed elbows with Pope John Paul II, the premier of China and powerful political leaders and economic advisers across the United States and Mexico.

The Martin Building is likely to be the next historic Downtown structure to be redeveloped, adding to a contagion of investment around San Jacinto Plaza.

Eric Pearson is the new president of the El Paso Community Foundation.

PDN Member, Alan Russell is interviewed by NPR.

The El Paso Business Hall of Fame has announced its 2011 inductees: Patricia Holland-Branch, Harold Hahn and Paco Jordan.

Workforce Solutions Upper Rio Grande awarded 48 UTEP juniors and seniors a scholarship to continue their pursuit of a degree in early childhood education and childhood development.

River Oaks Properties, one of El Paso's largest retail center developers, is trying to jump-start the slow Downtown retail leasing market by offering a year's free rent on several of its vacant Downtown buildings.

The University of Texas at El Paso has received a $200,000 state grant to start a clean energy incubator to help develop clean energy technologies and form and expand clean energy companies.

El Paso's two largest foundations have rebounded from multimillion-dollar losses in their investment portfolios in 2008 when Wall Street crashed in the midst of a national financial crisis and economic recession.

The El Paso City Council is considering the approval of a $2.3 million grant for a technological incubator that officials say will help create new businesses and jobs with above-average salaries.