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Posted on · On Friday's show: How Houston fared in international trade and business in 2021, plans to restore natural prairie around town, The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week, and how bees have influenced human architecture.
Posted on · (Above: Countries shaded in blue are among Houstonâs top 20 trading partners. Image Courtesy: Greater Houston Partnership) We often hear that Houston is a global city â but what does that mean? The term might be used to describe our areaâs much-touted cultural diversity. But it could also be used to describe the regionâs role […]
Posted on · We often hear that Houston is a global city – but what does that mean? The term might be used to describe our area's much-touted cultural diversity. But it could also be used to describe the region's role as an international economic engine. To see just where Houston stacked up on the latter front, researchers […]
Posted on · U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman says the Trans-Pacific Partnership benefits Houston in particular.
Posted on · The Greater Houston Partnership has compiled its Houston Metro Export Plan.
Posted on · The Greater Houston Partnership has developed it as part of the Global Cities Initiative.
Posted on · Rising foreign sales of U.S. crude may hurt Houston exports of gasoline and other fuel products.
Posted on · The measure passed the Republican-led House on a largely party-line vote. The White House has threatened to veto the measure, should it pass the Senate as well.
Posted on · John S. Watson spoke to the Greater Houston Partnership days ahead of an expected congressional vote on whether to repeal the embargo.
Posted on · A bipartisan majority on the House Energy and Commerce Committee voted Thursday to lift 40-year-old embargo.
Posted on · China’s demand for industrial raw materials is falling as the country’s economic engine sputters. But food is another story.
Posted on · Houston has been the nation’s top exporting metropolitan area since 2012, according to the Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration. And, in 2014, Texas exports hit an all-time high of $289 billion. Of course, much of the state’s exports flow through the Houston Ship Channel. So what are we exporting? Petroleum and coal products were […]
Posted on · As we discussed last month on this program, Houston's NRG Stadium will host Super Bowl 51 in February of 2017. According to the Houston Chronicle's John McClain, the NFL says it now wants around $50 million in renovations to the stadium before the big game. The Chronicle quotes Peter O'Reilly, the NFL's Senior Vice President […]
Posted on · Houston-based Enterprise Products has won a narrow exemption from the export ban.
Posted on · Petrochemical construction and investment in Mexico's energy sector will drive the boom.