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3 Construction Workers Killed, 1 Injured After Partial Building Collapse in Houston

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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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Feds Allow Portions of Controversial Houston Highway Project to Resume

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Federal transportation officials will allow sections of the controversial $10 billion effort to reconstruct I-45 through downtown Houston while continuing to assess possible Civil Rights and environmental violations.

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Feds Allow Controversial Houston Highway Project to Partly Resume

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Transportation officials will allow some work on $10 billion I-45 reconstruction through downtown Houston while it assesses possible civil rights and environmental violations.

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Greater Houston: Greater Growth On The Texas Gulf Coast

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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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Houston Voters Approve Tax Extention for Transportation Projects

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Houston voters passed a referendum that allows the Metropolitan Transit Authority to continue diverting sales tax revenue to road projects. Houston voters passed a referendum that allows the Metropolitan Transit Authority to continue diverting sales tax revenue to road projects. November 7, 2012. read more

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Snapshots: 60 Seconds with Jason Ford, Greater Houston Partnership

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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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Houston Area Transportation Infrastructure Largely Still Unusable

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Airports, rail and bus service in the Houston area were still being assessed Aug.

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