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Engineering News Record published an informational video on the Houston flooding MORE
Houston must fund 100% of Hurricane Harvey-related construction while waiting for federal government reimbursements MORE
Dodge offers data on projected 2020 construction starts in the Houston area MORE
Following a new analysis that examined the damage and flood impacts of Hurricane Harvey, Houston’s Dept. of Public Works is recommending that all new structures in the city’s 100- and 500-year floodplains be elevated to 2 ft above the 500-year flood elevation to avoid such damage in the future MORE
46 Houston, TX is the top-ranked metro for Economic Growth Potential—followed by Atlanta, GA and Austin, TX—in Business Facilities' 14th Annual Rankings Report. Read: Houston, TX Top-Ranked Metro For Growth Potential at BusinessFacilities.com. MORE
Via Twitter // Houston Fire Department. Yesterday afternoon, the Houston Fire Department responded to an emergency call involving a partially collapsed building on the West side of the city. Technical Rescue Team is actively responding to a #buildingcollapse in West Houston. MORE
It is easy to look at the next-door neighbors and think, “Boy, they have it going on!” Keeping up with the Joneses is a common practice, and it leads to so many insecurities, which we all seem to possess. We know the grass isn’t always greener on the other side, and it is our own psyche that plants these seeds of doubt MORE
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“There’s no shortage of construction projects in Houston,” Ben Johanneman says MORE
. . Hurricane Harvey is the reason Houston's City Council voted 9-7 to approve a new zoning rule on Wednesday in an attempt to prevent the losses experienced in last year's flood disaster. Houston city officials said 80 percent of the homes damaged by Harvey would have been protected had they been built to the specifications of the new rule MORE
New York-based snack maker Frito-Lay will expand its operations in the City of Perry, GA, creating 120 new jobs in Houston County. Capital Investment Daily News Featured Food Processing Georgia Manufacturing corporate expansion Development Authority of Houston County Employment Frito-Lay georgia Georgia Department of Economic Development Houston County Perry MORE
We’re excited to support the Houston Sky High for Kids Banquet and Sporting Clay Tournament! September 25th & 26th, 2020. REGISTER HERE. Did you know? 43 children in the U.S. are diagnosed with cancer every day, and it’s the #1 cause of death by disease for children in the US. MORE
A proposed bond program includes provisions for new construction as well as necessary repairs, replacements and building lifecycle needs MORE
Dodge offers data on 2017 construction starts in the greater Houston area MORE
The Houston office inauguration (L to R) : Bruce Hensinger, CEO and President of Linde Engineering, Tom Blades, member of the Executive Board, Linde Group and Pat Murphy, President of Linde North America. The gases and engineering group, Linde, has moved into new offices in Houston, TX. The post Linde Opens New Offices In Houston, TX appeared first on Business Facilities. MORE
Central Automotive Group’s Central Houston Nissan recently opened on a 16-acre parcel along the 610 loop and celebrated its grand opening June 12. A car dealership whose owners are calling it the largest Nissan outlet in the country recently opened in Texas where, as is well known, everything is said to be bigger. In this case, it may well be true. MORE
Port Houston’s Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ #84) is one of the busiest in the nation. Read: Greater Houston: Greater Growth On The Texas Gulf Coast at BusinessFacilities.com. MORE
In Houston, Texas, a city known for its teardown mentality, the long-vacant Sunset Coffee Building situated on the banks of the Buffalo Bayou would have typically met the wrecking ball long ago. MORE
Greater Houston Partnership's VP of Regional Economic Development discusses his city's recovery from Hurricane Harvey, and opportunities for startups, foreign direct investment, and technology. Read: Snapshots: 60 Seconds with Jason Ford, Greater Houston Partnership at BusinessFacilities.com. MORE
With Hurricane Harvey almost two years in the rearview mirror, Houstonians have started to imagine a future city that is resilient to storms and stressors that can be a model for the nation MORE
Euro Auctions announced it has acquired a new permanent site in Houston, Texas. This new site will also allow Euro Auctions to gain access to the Mexico and South American markets through the port of Houston,” said Jonnie Keys, Euro Auctions' general manager The company held an auction last December to gauge local and national interest and found the response was very encouraging. MORE
Read: $1B Ammonia Plant Coming To Greater Houston at BusinessFacilities.com. Capital Investment Chemicals Daily News Featured Manufacturing Taxes & Incentives Texas Air Products Ammonia ammonia synthesis loop Business Incentives Eastman Chemical Company Galveston County Greater Houston Gulf Coast Ammonia Texas City MORE
The Kirksey Architecture report said labor and tariff concerns will significantly impact construction costs in one of the country's hottest markets MORE
Dodge offers data on projected 2019 construction starts in the Houston area MORE
According to a recent report from Forbes , Houston is America''s top city for new construction in 2014. billion in starts from January to September this year, Houston has seen a 176% increase in new projects since 2013. With $25.1 Eight of the 10 biggest new construction projects (in terms of cost to build) are energy and chemicals facilities, according to Forbes. read more. Architects Building Owner Contractors Engineers MORE
27, Hurricane Harvey’s rains flooded a critical backwash pond at Houston’s smallest water plant On Aug. MORE
Read: Houston Company To Build Commercial Segment Of NASA Space Station at BusinessFacilities.com. Aerospace & Defense Capital Investment Daily News Featured Public-Private Partnerships Texas Aerospace aersopace manufacturing Axiom Space Boeing commercial space station Employment Houston International Space Station NASAAxiom Space will build a privately funded platform that will attach to the International Space Station. MORE
Projects ongoing for the city of Houston, TxDOT, Harris County and Harris County Flood Control District will continue for now as long as contractors are willing to work, according to the Houston Contractors Association MORE
Houston First Corp., which owns and operates the George R. Brown Convention Center, has installed three mobile units of a new coronavirus-killing air purifier in the center’s new 5,250-sq-ft broadcast facility MORE
Allowing some type of legal status for the undocumented workers who make up almost one-third of the city's labor pool could reduce project costs and improve quality of work, local industry leaders say MORE
The authority behind the $962 million Sam Houston Tollway Ship Channel Bridge is giving FIGG Bridge Engineers three weeks to redesign the curved portion of the pylon legs and allow for an independent review MORE
The 550,000-sf historic Barbara Jordan Post Office in Houston’s downtown Theatre District will soon become POST Houston, a mixed-use development that will include a concert venue, restaurants, bars, an international market hall, flexible co-working space, and, according to project developer Lovett Commercial, a rooftop park and farm that will be one of the largest in the world MORE
More than $100 million of construction renovations to the historic Astrodome will have to wait until after the Texas city's annual rodeo MORE
Two 500-year storms and a massive hurricane tested the team constructing the Catalyst Houston tower MORE
A construction blunder during part of the facility’s $1.2 billion overhaul has left an $18 million administration office without water service MORE
If all homes had been built to the proposed standards, 84% of the homes flooded by Hurricane Harvey would have survived the event high and dry MORE
HOUSTON, Texas -- On consecutive weekends in October, Gilbane volunteered along with hundreds of Houstonians to give their time, talent and good old-fashioned hard work to help repair the homes of low-income elderly, veteran and disabled homeowners. Texas’ Rebuilding Together Houston programs use both crews of volunteers and professional contractors to repair homes for those who are unable to make or afford such repairs. MORE
Harris County, which encompasses Houston, has implemented similar rules, though the city was exempted from those regulations MORE
Houston Scaffold Collapses. Business Management MORE
As Houston gets set to host the Super Bowl this weekend, take a look at the massive transformation America's fourth largest city has experienced in the 13 years since it last hosted the NFL event. Read Houston: From Super Bowl XXXVIII To Super Bowl LI on Business Facilities - Area Economic Development, Site Selection & Workforce Solutions. MORE
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Business Facilities
OCTOBER 1, 2018
Port Houston’s Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ #84) is one of the busiest in the nation. Read: Greater Houston: Greater Growth On The Texas Gulf Coast at BusinessFacilities.com.
Business Facilities
JANUARY 8, 2020
Read: $1B Ammonia Plant Coming To Greater Houston at BusinessFacilities.com. Capital Investment Chemicals Daily News Featured Manufacturing Taxes & Incentives Texas Air Products Ammonia ammonia synthesis loop Business Incentives Eastman Chemical Company Galveston County Greater Houston Gulf Coast Ammonia Texas City
Business Facilities
JULY 26, 2018
Houston, TX is the top-ranked metro for Economic Growth Potential—followed by Atlanta, GA and Austin, TX—in Business Facilities' 14th Annual Rankings Report. Read: Houston, TX Top-Ranked Metro For Growth Potential at BusinessFacilities.com.
Business Facilities
JANUARY 31, 2020
Read: Houston Company To Build Commercial Segment Of NASA Space Station at BusinessFacilities.com. Aerospace & Defense Capital Investment Daily News Featured Public-Private Partnerships Texas Aerospace aersopace manufacturing Axiom Space Boeing commercial space station Employment Houston International Space Station NASAAxiom Space will build a privately funded platform that will attach to the International Space Station.
Business Facilities
MAY 10, 2018
Greater Houston Partnership's VP of Regional Economic Development discusses his city's recovery from Hurricane Harvey, and opportunities for startups, foreign direct investment, and technology. Read: Snapshots: 60 Seconds with Jason Ford, Greater Houston Partnership at BusinessFacilities.com.
Construction Junkie
OCTOBER 6, 2020
Via Twitter // Houston Fire Department. Yesterday afternoon, the Houston Fire Department responded to an emergency call involving a partially collapsed building on the West side of the city. Technical Rescue Team is actively responding to a #buildingcollapse in West Houston.
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ENR Construction
JULY 27, 2020
Dodge offers data on projected 2020 construction starts in the Houston area
Safety Services Company
SEPTEMBER 9, 2020
We’re excited to support the Houston Sky High for Kids Banquet and Sporting Clay Tournament! September 25th & 26th, 2020. REGISTER HERE. Did you know? 43 children in the U.S. are diagnosed with cancer every day, and it’s the #1 cause of death by disease for children in the US.
ENR Construction
AUGUST 25, 2020
Houston First Corp., which owns and operates the George R. Brown Convention Center, has installed three mobile units of a new coronavirus-killing air purifier in the center’s new 5,250-sq-ft broadcast facility
Construction Dive
JANUARY 29, 2018
Harris County, which encompasses Houston, has implemented similar rules, though the city was exempted from those regulations
Business Facilities
JULY 10, 2020
New York-based snack maker Frito-Lay will expand its operations in the City of Perry, GA, creating 120 new jobs in Houston County. Capital Investment Daily News Featured Food Processing Georgia Manufacturing corporate expansion Development Authority of Houston County Employment Frito-Lay georgia Georgia Department of Economic Development Houston County Perry
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Construction Business Owner
FEBRUARY 11, 2016
In Houston, Texas, a city known for its teardown mentality, the long-vacant Sunset Coffee Building situated on the banks of the Buffalo Bayou would have typically met the wrecking ball long ago.
Construction Dive
JANUARY 8, 2020
The authority behind the $962 million Sam Houston Tollway Ship Channel Bridge is giving FIGG Bridge Engineers three weeks to redesign the curved portion of the pylon legs and allow for an independent review
Construction Equipment
SEPTEMBER 12, 2017
Engineering News Record published an informational video on the Houston flooding
Construction Dive
MAY 8, 2019
A construction blunder during part of the facility’s $1.2 billion overhaul has left an $18 million administration office without water service
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
AUGUST 16, 2013
The Houston office inauguration (L to R) : Bruce Hensinger, CEO and President of Linde Engineering, Tom Blades, member of the Executive Board, Linde Group and Pat Murphy, President of Linde North America. The gases and engineering group, Linde, has moved into new offices in Houston, TX. The post Linde Opens New Offices In Houston, TX appeared first on Business Facilities.
ENR Construction
MAY 22, 2019
To counter subsidence and population growth, Houston is building one of the world’s largest drinking water plants and laying miles of pipe
ENR Construction
MARCH 18, 2020
Projects ongoing for the city of Houston, TxDOT, Harris County and Harris County Flood Control District will continue for now as long as contractors are willing to work, according to the Houston Contractors Association
ENR Construction
AUGUST 5, 2019
Dodge offers data on projected 2019 construction starts in the Houston area
ENR Construction
JUNE 20, 2018
Widening the Sam Houston Tollway will require new twin bridges across the Houston Ship Channel
Construction Dive
SEPTEMBER 12, 2019
The Kirksey Architecture report said labor and tariff concerns will significantly impact construction costs in one of the country's hottest markets
Construction Equipment
APRIL 5, 2018
. . Hurricane Harvey is the reason Houston's City Council voted 9-7 to approve a new zoning rule on Wednesday in an attempt to prevent the losses experienced in last year's flood disaster. Houston city officials said 80 percent of the homes damaged by Harvey would have been protected had they been built to the specifications of the new rule
Construction Dive
OCTOBER 2, 2018
More than $100 million of construction renovations to the historic Astrodome will have to wait until after the Texas city's annual rodeo
Business Facilities
FEBRUARY 3, 2017
As Houston gets set to host the Super Bowl this weekend, take a look at the massive transformation America's fourth largest city has experienced in the 13 years since it last hosted the NFL event. Read Houston: From Super Bowl XXXVIII To Super Bowl LI on Business Facilities - Area Economic Development, Site Selection & Workforce Solutions.
Construction Business Owner
MARCH 10, 2017
It is easy to look at the next-door neighbors and think, “Boy, they have it going on!” Keeping up with the Joneses is a common practice, and it leads to so many insecurities, which we all seem to possess. We know the grass isn’t always greener on the other side, and it is our own psyche that plants these seeds of doubt
ENR Construction
JANUARY 17, 2018
27, Hurricane Harvey’s rains flooded a critical backwash pond at Houston’s smallest water plant On Aug.
Construction Dive
APRIL 3, 2018
If all homes had been built to the proposed standards, 84% of the homes flooded by Hurricane Harvey would have survived the event high and dry
BD+C
NOVEMBER 12, 2014
According to a recent report from Forbes , Houston is America''s top city for new construction in 2014. billion in starts from January to September this year, Houston has seen a 176% increase in new projects since 2013. With $25.1 Eight of the 10 biggest new construction projects (in terms of cost to build) are energy and chemicals facilities, according to Forbes. read more. Architects Building Owner Contractors Engineers
Construction Dive
MARCH 28, 2019
Allowing some type of legal status for the undocumented workers who make up almost one-third of the city's labor pool could reduce project costs and improve quality of work, local industry leaders say
ENR Construction
OCTOBER 11, 2018
Two 500-year storms and a massive hurricane tested the team constructing the Catalyst Houston tower
Construction Dive
JULY 31, 2018
A proposed bond program includes provisions for new construction as well as necessary repairs, replacements and building lifecycle needs
BD+C
JULY 18, 2019
The 550,000-sf historic Barbara Jordan Post Office in Houston’s downtown Theatre District will soon become POST Houston, a mixed-use development that will include a concert venue, restaurants, bars, an international market hall, flexible co-working space, and, according to project developer Lovett Commercial, a rooftop park and farm that will be one of the largest in the world
Construction Superintendent Magazine
NOVEMBER 5, 2015
HOUSTON, Texas -- On consecutive weekends in October, Gilbane volunteered along with hundreds of Houstonians to give their time, talent and good old-fashioned hard work to help repair the homes of low-income elderly, veteran and disabled homeowners. Texas’ Rebuilding Together Houston programs use both crews of volunteers and professional contractors to repair homes for those who are unable to make or afford such repairs.
ENR Construction
AUGUST 6, 2018
Dodge offers data on 2017 construction starts in the greater Houston area
ENR Construction
JULY 9, 2019
With Hurricane Harvey almost two years in the rearview mirror, Houstonians have started to imagine a future city that is resilient to storms and stressors that can be a model for the nation
BD+C
JUNE 21, 2019
Central Automotive Group’s Central Houston Nissan recently opened on a 16-acre parcel along the 610 loop and celebrated its grand opening June 12. A car dealership whose owners are calling it the largest Nissan outlet in the country recently opened in Texas where, as is well known, everything is said to be bigger. In this case, it may well be true.
ENR Construction
OCTOBER 21, 2015
Houston Scaffold Collapses. Business Management
ENR Construction
AUGUST 8, 2016
“There’s no shortage of construction projects in Houston,” Ben Johanneman says
ENR Construction
MARCH 28, 2018
Following a new analysis that examined the damage and flood impacts of Hurricane Harvey, Houston’s Dept. of Public Works is recommending that all new structures in the city’s 100- and 500-year floodplains be elevated to 2 ft above the 500-year flood elevation to avoid such damage in the future
Construction Equipment
FEBRUARY 18, 2016
Euro Auctions announced it has acquired a new permanent site in Houston, Texas. This new site will also allow Euro Auctions to gain access to the Mexico and South American markets through the port of Houston,” said Jonnie Keys, Euro Auctions' general manager The company held an auction last December to gauge local and national interest and found the response was very encouraging.
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