Thread: TX. Company Calls Valley Workforce Lazy, Incapable

Company Calls Valley Workforce Lazy, Incapable

Reported by: Erica Proffer
Last Update: 7:08 pm

EDINBURG - An Austin business in Edinburg said they're pulling out of the Rio Grande Valley. They blame a lazy, incapable workforce.

PTV NuStats does market research for cities' transportation routes. The director of the survey operation told Edinburg city leaders and the state they can't keep qualified employees. They said they had high turnover, employees lacked work ethic and there wasn't enough skilled labor for the job.

Edinburg City Manager Ramiro Garza denied knowing the companies claims even though the city was sent a copy of the letter.

“I think they just decided to stop using this facility, but it certainly does not speak to the workforce in this area,â€

Edinburg is a city in and the county seat of Hidalgo County, Texas, United States.[3] The population was 77,100 at the 2010 census. The University of Texas–Pan American, (Pro-illegal immigration) the only fully accredited four-year university in the Rio Grande Valley, is located in Edinburg.

Population, 2010 77,100
White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 8.0%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 88.2%
Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.4%
Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 2.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) Zero
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 1.5%