PHARR, Texas – David Ortiz, director of UT-Rio Grande Valley’s Texas Manufacturing Assistance Center, has encouraged high school students to consider manufacturing as a career.
Ortiz spoke to students from Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD and IDEA Public Schools at Pharr Economic Development Corporation’s 4th Annual Manufacturing Day in Pharr. The event was held at The Forum by Regency.
“There’s a myth that manufacturing is boring, that it’s very industrial, but it’s actually exciting,” Ortiz told the students. “It is always exciting because there is always innovation. happening at a manufacturing site. There’s always problem solving happening with great people and great teams. There’s always technology developing.”…