Houston Matters
Houston’s Economy Is Diversified Enough To Handle The Latest Oil Bust…Right?
Posted on · Texas Monthly writer Evan Mintz says Houston still isn't prepared for another prolonged oil and gas industry bust.
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Business
Is The Oil Bust Really Over For Houston?
Posted on · The University of Houston’s Institute for Regional Forecasting answered that question – sort of – at its bi-annual economic symposium.
Houston Matters
What Was the 1980s Houston Oil Bust Really Like?
Posted on · Slogging through an economic slowdown after a period of rapid growth can be frustrating. It can also be easy to lose perspective. To gets some of that perspective, we travel back in time 30 years to July of 1986, with the help of Houston Matters' new WABAC machine (…also with the help of an area […]
Full Show
The Eighties Oil Bust and Local Brexit Reactions: Tuesday’s Show (July 19, 2016)
Posted on · Slogging through an economic slowdown after a period of rapid growth can be frustrating – it can also be easy to lose perspective. On this edition of Houston Matters, we travel back in time 30 years to July of 1986, with the help of Houston Matters' new WABAC machine! Also with the help of an […]
Energy & Environment
Despite Gloom Now, The Oil And Gas Industry May Soon Face A ‘War For Talent’
Posted on · "The energy industry will recover, prices will recover. Firms are going to have to start thinking about their talent strategy....There is going to be, I think within the next six months to a year, a real competitive war for the best and the brightest in this industry," said Les Csorba.
Business
Report: Houston’s Economy Survives Oil Turmoil In 2015, But Future Outlook Bleak
Posted on · Economist Bill Gilmer with the Institute for Regional Forecasting at the Bauer College of Business has written an update on the economic outlook for Houston.