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42 Startups Compete for $1.6M at Rice Biz Plan Competition

4/5/19
RBPC 2018 Winner, Lunula Human-sized checks and big ideas take over the Rice University campus this weekend as the 15th annual Rice Business Plan Competition (RBPC) gets underway. A panel of 280…
International Business

Rejection of Brexit Deal Raises Questions About Future of U.S. Trade

3/29/19
Friday’s conversation about Brexit at the Greater Houston Partnership could not have been more timely. Just hours before Houston attorney Lawrence Hanson took the microphone at Partnership Tower,…
Economy

Houston Ranked Nation's 2nd Fastest Growing Life Sciences Hub

3/26/19
Houston ranks second in the nation among emerging life sciences hubs, according to a new report from commercial real estate company CBRE. Venture capital funding in the industry locally increased 86…
Economy

Startups Growing With Expansions, New Offices in Houston

3/21/19
Rendering of The Ion building in Midtown (Photo Credit: Courtesy of Rice University) Coworking company WeWork is expanding in Houston. The Houston Business Journal reports the company is opening…
Economic Development

Texas Leading Way for Capital Investment

3/20/19
Texas Governor Greg Abbott accepts 2018 Site Selection Governor's Cup (photo courtesy of Governor Abbott's office). Texas was recently named the top state for capital investment in 2018. It’s the…
Economic Development

Texas Adds More Clean Energy Jobs in 2018

3/15/19
Texas saw gains in clean energy jobs in 2018, including wind energy.  2018 was a big year for clean energy jobs, and Texas was among the top states leading the way.  A new report says clean energy…
Executive Partners