
Vic Kolenc
Business Reporter at El Paso Times
Award-winning business reporter on the border at El Paso Times. Tweet me ideas, complaints, comments -- all welcome [email protected] 915-546-6421
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1 week ago |
elpasotimes.com | Vic Kolenc
TAR Mexico will begin air flights between El Paso and Chihuahua City in summer 2026. The thrice-weekly flights will utilize 50-seat jets. El Paso is providing incentives to the airline for the new service. Mexico’s largest regional airline is bringing an international flight back to El Paso International Airport, which has been without one for over a decade. TAR Mexico plans to begin service between El Paso and Chihuahua City, Mexico in summer 2026, city and airport officials announced April 29.
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2 weeks ago |
elpasotimes.com | Vic Kolenc
El Paso's Helen of Troy is experiencing significant business disruptions because of U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports. The company is mitigating tariff impacts by shifting manufacturing to Southeast Asia, increasing inventory, and implementing cost-cutting measures. Consumer products company sees declines in sales, profits, and stock price. El Paso’s Helen of Troy is being rattled by President Donald Trump’s import tariffs against China. United States' tariffs against China total 145%.
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4 weeks ago |
elpasotimes.com | Vic Kolenc
An increase in residential land values in some areas of El Paso County after several years of being flat is one reason overall home values, used to set property taxes, have risen again, El Paso Central Appraisal District data shows. The average market value of single-family homes in El Paso County, which includes the land values, increased almost 5% this year to an average value of $247,680. That’s lower than the average 9% increase in 2024.
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1 month ago |
elpasotimes.com | Vic Kolenc
UTEP opens $80 million Advanced Manufacturing and Aerospace Center to bolster research and regional economy. The center houses UTEP’s 3D-printing center and Aerospace Center, with numerous labs. Despite a suspended National Science Foundation grant and federal research cuts, UTEP officials say new center's operations not hurt.
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1 month ago |
elpasotimes.com | Vic Kolenc
Cindy Ramos-Davidson, chief executive officer of the El Paso Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, has left the job she held almost 27 years after recently being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, chamber officials announced Friday. “She has been a champion, a mentor, and a tireless advocate for economic development and opportunity in El Paso,” Frank Spencer III, chairman of the chamber’s board of directors, said in a statement. She's been a visionary leader, he said.
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In case you missed it: El Paso's Helen of Troy consumer products company @HelenofTroyLife suddenly changes CEO amid decline in sales, profits, and stock price; read my @elpasotimes story: https://t.co/6Tuei47Jxl via @elpasotimes

Let’s see. What day is near? https://t.co/52vo6pEXxR

Second rate increase sought by @ElPasoElectric to help pay for large solar plant in far East El Paso County; read my @elpasotimesstory: https://t.co/hFX0vfLVtJ via @elpasotimes