Business & Technology
Houston’s Midtown Innovation District Is Taking Shape, Despite Controversy
Posted on · The Ion is scheduled to open in the fall.
Tag: startups
Business
One Tech Startup’s Legal Fight With Big Pharma Highlights Challenges Faced By New Companies
Posted on · Shortly after coming out of the Texas Medical Center’s startup accelerator, SensorRx got into a fight over intellectual property.
News
Rice Developer, Community Groups Continue To Clash Over Innovation District
Posted on · The disagreement is centered on who gets to sign a community benefits agreement.
Business
Houston’s Soon-To-Open Innovation Hub Puts Focus On Diversity In Tech
Posted on · The Ion is partnering with two organizations to accelerate minority-owned start-ups.
Business
Clean Energy Tech Incubator To Move Into Former Midtown Houston Fiesta
Posted on · Greentown Houston will be part of the innovation district centered at the Ion at the site of the former Sears building.
Business
Houston’s Innovation District Might Actually Cost The City Venture Capital, Study Finds
Posted on · The author hopes other cities will more effectively choose the best location for their innovation hubs.
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Gentrification A Big Concern For Some, As Houston Builds Its Innovation District
Posted on · Some of the people who live near the future Ion are worried about what could be lost, as this segment of the historically African American Third Ward is gentrified.
Bauer Business Focus
Teenage Entrepreneur From Houston Makes Lip Balm For A Good Cause
Posted on · For every lip balm sold, 14-year-old Julia Sora donates one to kids with cancer.
Business
New Innovation Space To Be Developed In Downtown Houston
Posted on · It’s one more addition to the city’s innovation corridor that runs from downtown to the medical center.
Business
Houston Breaks Ground On Innovation District
Posted on · “The Ion” is a major step towards growing Houston’s innovation culture.
Bauer Business Focus
Former Football Player From Alief Takes His Tech Startup From Silicon Valley To Houston
Posted on · Mike T. Brown says Houston’s improved startup culture caused him to move his company back home.
Bauer Business Focus
Houston Now Has Money in the Bank to Invest in Promising Startups
Posted on · Houston Exponential announces first closing on its venture fund
News
New Station Houston CEO: Everyone Needs to Come to Table to Make Houston an Innovation Hub
Posted on · Gaby Rowe takes over for John “JR” Reale at the startup and innovation company
Bauer Business Focus
Elimination Of Immigration Program For Entrepreneurs Could Hurt Houston’s Quest To Improve Its Startup Culture
Posted on · Donald Trump’s Department of Homeland Security is rescinding the International Entrepreneur Rule
Bauer Business Focus
University Of Houston’s Energy Research Park Changes Name, Focus
Posted on · The newly named UH Technology Bridge focuses on commercialization of early-stage technology developed here