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Greater Houston: Greater Growth On The Texas Gulf Coast

Business Facilities

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.

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Snapshots: 60 Seconds with Jason Ford, Greater Houston Partnership

Business Facilities

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.

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VIDEO: Ride Along Reveals Scope of Construction Theft

Construction Equipment

The Houston construction scene represents one of the nation’s most robust economies, however, most of these sites are also considered “target-rich” zones for burglaries by many within the industry. Click2Houston covered this issue while following Mark Stephens, a private investigator who solved…

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Ports And FTZs: Searching For A Safe Port

Business Facilities

Ports and Free Trade Zones have taken on much greater importance as supply chain issues increase and demand for product grows from businesses and consumers.

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Texas Cities Lead Recovery Employment Leaders In BF 2013 Metro Rankings Report

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

No less than six Texas cities appear in Business Facilities’ new top 10 ranking of Recovery Employment Leaders in the Metro Ranking Report released this week by the national publication which focuses on site selection and economic development. Austin, TX tops the list, followed by El Paso, McCallen and Houston.

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Evaluating Natural Disaster Risk In Site Selection

Business Facilities

history, resulting in a loss of 25,000 jobs in Houston alone. Natural disaster risk is an important site selection factor that has the risk of being overlooked when evaluated alongside factors such as workforce and logistics. . It is being reported that Harvey’s total cost of damage makes it the costliest natural disaster in U.S.

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Daikin

Contractor Magazine

Daikin invested over $400 million to construct the facility on a 500 acre site just outside of Houston, TX.

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