Business
Houston’s GDP growth rate of 1.9% ranked near the bottom of U.S. metro areas in 2021
Posted on · The pandemic slowdown led the region’s oil and natural gas sector to crater in value by 51%, dragging down manufacturing with it.
Tag: manufacturing
Business
Dallas Fed says wage growth for manufacturing workers reached record high in March
Posted on · The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas reports March marked another month of solid growth in Texas’ manufacturing and service sectors despite rising costs and supply chain disruptions.
Business
Low Oil Prices At Year’s End Negatively Affect 2019 Outlook For Texas Economy
Posted on · Dallas Fed surveys show slow growth, pessimism for year ahead in energy and manufacturing industries.
News
Baytown Steel Manufacturer Denied Exemption From Tariffs
Posted on · This will likely mean the company will not go forward with plans to build a second plant here
News
Casualty Of Trade Tensions: Harley-Davidson Shifting More Production Overseas
Posted on · Harley-Davidson says new tariffs from the European Union are prompting the company to shift production of motorcycles sold in Europe overseas. The EU tariffs were in response to U.S. tariffs.
News
Houston Area Pipe Plant Credits New Steel Tariffs For Reopening
Posted on · A steel pipe mill in Conroe will reopen this year, and the company says it’s in part thanks to President Donald Trump’s new tariffs on foreign steel
Houston Matters
Full Show: Pipe Manufacturer Seeks Tariff Exemption, And Houston Pet Peeves (June 5, 2018)
Posted on · On Tuesday's Houston Matters: A Baytown company is seeking an exemption from the Trump administration's tariffs, We discuss Texas' many remaining Confederate monuments. Our listeners share their pet peeves about life in Greater Houston. And we learn about some cheap activities to do this summer.
Houston Matters
Conference Aims To Give More Minorities The Tools To Become ‘Makers’
Posted on · What can Houston do to engage more minorities and the economically disadvantaged as the city moves forward and makes new breakthroughs in the 21st century?
Houston Matters
Full Show: Gymnast Lawsuit, And Comedy In The Era Of Political Correctness (April 19, 2018)
Posted on · On Thursday's Houston Matters: We learn about lawsuits filed in Harris County against former USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar. Then, we learn about efforts to engage more minorities and the economically disadvantaged in becoming "makers." And Houston-area comedians discuss how to still be funny in a more politically correct world.
Energy & Environment
Baytown Steel Plant To Expand Amid President’s Push For U.S. Steel
Posted on · The plant makes pipe and other products for the oil and gas sector, among others.
Houston Matters
Japanese Investment In Houston Is Growing
Posted on · According to the Japanese government, firms from that country have created more than 860,000 jobs in the U.S. through direct investment – with more than 50,000 of those jobs created in Texas.
Business
New Pipe Mill Near Houston Promises American ‘Manufacturing Revival’
Posted on · TenarisBayCity creates more than 600 skilled manufacturing jobs
Politics
Texas Manufacturers, Thriving Under NAFTA, Brace For Uncertain Future
Posted on · Houston robotics maker ARC Specialties has seen exports to Canada and Mexico surge since those countries eliminated tariffs under the North American Free Trade Agrement. Those gains could erode if President Trump withdraws the U.S. from the pact
Energy & Environment
WATCH: Investigators Say Harvey Chemical Plant Fires Should Be Wake-Up Call For Industry
Posted on · The U.S. Chemical Safety Board says there are "major lessons" to be learned from the incident
Hurricane Harvey
Investigations Into Arkema Plant Fires Underway After Harvey
Posted on · State and federal agencies are looking into the fires.