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New Partnership Members in February

Published Mar 09, 2023 by Hailea Schultz

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The Greater Houston Partnership welcomed 18 new member companies in the month of February. The Partnership works to connect companies with resources, information and networking opportunities to help increase business while also providing a platform to influence the direction of the region. 

New members who joined in February include:

AES: AES is a next-generation energy company with over four decades of experience helping businesses transition to clean, renewable energy. Website.

AFR Furniture Rental: AFR carefully crafts the details of every furniture rental experience while providing the highest degree of service and versatility to its clients. Website.

AMOCO Federal Credit Union: AMOCO is one of the largest credit unions in the Houston/Galveston area and works to serve the financial needs of its members. Website

Bloom Energy: Bloom Energy's flexible, future-proof technology generates lower-carbon energy today while laying the foundation for a net zero tomorrow. Bloom works to empower businesses and communities to accelerate toward a decarbonized future. Website.

Elmore Public Relations, Inc.: Elmore is a team of highly experienced and invested communications professionals who are dedicated stewards of its client's story, providing the spark and indispensable engine that connect clients to success through strategic communications. Website.

Enchanted Rock: Enchanted Rock's reliability-as-a-service offering provides C&I&I customers with ultra-clean, ultra-quiet backup generation via natural gas microgrids. Enchanted Rock currently owns and operates 343 MWs, 73 of which are in the Houston area. Website

Insgroup: As a top 100 broker, and one of the most trusted insurance brokers in Texas, Insgroup delivers sophisticated solutions that are ideally positioned to offer superior customization, insight, and personalized attention to its clients. Website.

Inventure: Inventure transforms the client experience in design and architecture by creating smart, human-centered spaces achieved through a dedicated partnership with its expert team. Website

JBJ Management: JBJ Management is a public affairs firm that provides strategic support services that include: government relations, public engagement, equity compliance, and full-service media production. Website

Matchstick: Matchstick is a Houston-based, agile talent search partner that understands finding the right person goes beyond job descriptions. Its collaborative and nuanced approach to executive searches ensures that its clients will find the right fit, every time. Website

Nino Properties: Nino Properties is a recognized leader in the corporate relocation industry, welcoming domestic and international newcomers, as well as local consumers who desire to buy, sell, rent or utilize fully furnished temporary housing. Website

Phelps Dunbar LLP: Companies with business interests across the South turn to Phelps Dunbar for counsel on their legal needs. With 13 office locations in the U.S. and in London, Phelps Dunbar serves clients in the region's major commercial centers. Its 350-plus lawyers focus on six core areas: labor and employment, litigation, business, admiralty, insurance coverage and healthcare. Website

Raymond James and Associates, Inc.: Raymond James and Associates is a global financial services firm, focused on providing trusted advice and tailored, sophisticated strategies for individuals and institutions. Website.

Sino Biological US: Sino Biological is an international reagent supplier and service provider. The company specializes in recombinant protein production and antibody development. All of Sino Biological's products are independently developed and produced, including recombinant proteins, antibodies and cDNA clones. Website

TETRA Technologies, Inc.: TETRA Technologies is an energy services company focused on well completion and late-life production enhancement and decommissioning; integrated chemicals operation that supplies feedstock to energy markets, among others. Website

Vitrian: In order to address a dynamically evolving biomanufacturing environment, Vitrian has created a comprehensive solution to address the unique needs of the industry, including workforce development, process development, and facilities solutions. Website.

Vopak North America, Inc.: Vopak is an independent infrastructure provider that serves energy and manufacturing markets offering significant growth opportunities to its 1,000+ customers, including new products and services. Vopak works to improve access to cleaner energy and feedstocks for a growing world population, ensuring safe, clean and efficient storage and handling of bulk liquid products and gases. Website

Whitmire & Munoz LLC: Whitmire & Munoz is a women-owned public affairs firm focused on local and state governments and communities within the greater Houston region. Website

Click here to see the Partnership's Membership Directory.

To learn more about membership with the Greater Houston Partnership click here, or contact membership@houston.org.

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