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Houston First in TX to Expand Contracting with LGBT Businesses

3/4/21
Houston is the first city in Texas – and one of the largest in the country – to expand municipal contracting and procurement opportunities with LGBT-owned businesses. Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner…
Digital Technology

Texas Led Nation in Economic Development Wins in 2020, According to Site Selection

3/1/21
Texas continues to dominate the nation when it comes to total economic development project wins, despite the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Lone Star State took the top spot for the ninth…
Digital Technology

Houston's Diversity and Talent Pool Attracts This Fitness Tech Unicorn to Region

2/1/21
A global fitness technology dubbed by Forbes last year as the "first new unicorn of the decade" is expanding its physical presence to Houston.  ClassPass, a booking platform that aggregates local…
Economic Development

2021 Partnership Annual Meeting

1/26/21
During its 2021 Annual Meeting on January 26, the Greater Houston Partnership outlined some of the steps necessary to grow Houston’s economy in a post-pandemic world, shared the organization’s key…
Economic Development

Japan Consul General in Houston Discusses Trade and Investment in the Region

1/25/21
Houston is widely regarded as a great global city, with one of the most diverse populations anywhere in the United States. As the top exporting metro in the U.S., our economy is also deeply tied to…
Economic Development

Houston to Become Home to the Nation's Largest Urban Solar Farm

1/20/21
In another step towards Houston growing its Energy 2.0 ecosystem and leading the energy transition, last week the Houston city council unanimously approved the lease of 240 acres of city-owned land…
Executive Partners