Business
Port Houston Clears Final Hurdle For Ship Channel Expansion
Posted on · Groundbreaking for the channel’s widening and deepening is expected in a few months.
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Business
Thousands Of Texas Restaurants Closed During The Pandemic. Some Houston Favorites Are Ready For A Comeback
Posted on · COVID-19 had an unprecedented effect on the food scene and forced thousands of Texas restaurants to close.
Business
Houston’s Hotel Industry Begins Recovery As The COVID-19 Pandemic Fades
Posted on · For the first time since the pandemic began, all major U.S. hotel markets turned a profit in May.
Business
Many Houston Communities Of Color Have No Bank Account. A New Federal Initiative Aims To Change That
Posted on · FDIC’s “Get Banked” pilot campaign tries to reach primarily Blacks and Latinos in Houston and Atlanta.
Business & Technology
Houston’s Midtown Innovation District Is Taking Shape, Despite Controversy
Posted on · The Ion is scheduled to open in the fall.
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Rising Prices Are Making Houston Homebuyers Lower Their Expectations
Posted on · Houston homes remain relatively affordable compared to the rest of the country, but rising prices are making the search for the dream house harder.
Business
Survey: 4 In 10 Houston Business Owners Plan To Require COVID-19 Shot For Employees
Posted on · A vast majority at least encourages staff to get the vaccine.
Houston Matters
Will Restaurants And Other Businesses Fully Reopen? (March 10, 2021)
Posted on · On Wednesday's show: As the mask mandate ends, businesses and restaurants can open fully. But will they? Plus: The week in politics, and reflecting on the politics of the pandemic and its economic impact, one year in.
Business
After Tough Year For Houston’s Convention Business, 2021 Is Looking Up
Posted on · Houston lost hundreds of events in 2020, but many big conventions are coming back this year.
Business
Despite Pandemic, 2020 Was Record Year For Houston Home Sales
Posted on · Sales recovered after two negative sales months in the spring.
Houston Matters
What The Biden Administration Might Mean For The Houston Economy (Dec. 17, 2020)
Posted on · On Thursday's show: What the incoming Biden administration could mean for the local economy, and how a $50 million donation will help students at Prairie View A&M.
Houston
Analysis Finds Houston 2021 Job Growth Could Be Stymied If COVID-19 Isn’t Under Control
Posted on · The Greater Houston Partnership forecasts 35,000 to 52,000 added jobs.
Houston Matters
How The Houston Economy Looks — And Where It’s Headed (Oct. 16, 2020)
Posted on · On Friday's Houston Matters: A controversial new rule for Texas social workers, an update on the local economy, The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week's news, and an interactive classical music experience along Buffalo Bayou.
Business
Houston Bars Are Doing Their Best To Survive The Pandemic – But Not All Of Them Will
Posted on · The statewide shutdown order for bars has endangered some longtime Houston watering holes.
Arts & Culture Business
Houston’s Creative Economy Has Lost Tens Of Thousands Of Jobs, Nearly $2 Billion In Sales
Posted on · The fine and performing arts sector is the hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic.