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Restructuring Plans Underway At Two Houston-Based Energy Suppliers
Posted on · NRG and Dynegy are announcing that they’re selling off parts of their portfolios.
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Sales Of New Vehicles Down Sharply In Greater Houston
Posted on · After a strong increase in May, sales fell by a whopping 26 percent last month.
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Texas Business Ranking Falls To Number 4
Posted on · For the first time in about a decade, Texas finished outside the top two spots in CNBC's annual ranking of America's Top States for Business.
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Greater Houston Land Sales Up In 2016
Posted on · A report by the Texas Association of Realtors shows small land sales in Gulf Coast – Brazos Bottom increased by 10 percent.
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Expert: Amazon’s Houston Expansion Good For Competition, Consumers
Posted on · Amazon continues its expansion in Houston – most recently with grocery delivery service AmazonFresh, according to reports.
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Three Years After Launch, Has Upskill Houston Helped Strengthen The Workforce?
Posted on · The workforce development initiative aims to close the skills gap for professions that require less than a bachelor’s degree.
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Consulting Firm Aims For Gender Balance By 2025
Posted on · Accenture’s global workforce is already approaching 40 percent women.
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Houston Company Finding Ways To Sell Solar In Trump Era
Posted on · Stocks for solar companies took a hit after President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. will withdraw from the Paris climate agreement. But one Houston-based firm is not worried – thanks to a unique concept.
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Why Is Asian American Homeownership Below Average?
Posted on · Asian Americans are buying fewer homes than white Americans despite higher levels of education and employment.
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Confusion In Regards To Housing Prices In Houston
Posted on · A national survey ranked the city in the top five for decreasing median prices, but local experts disagree.
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Texas Cattle Ranchers Laud New Ban On Fresh Beef From Brazil
Posted on · The U.S. Department of Agriculture last week announced the import suspension due to health concerns.
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$675 Million Petrochemical Plant Newest In Houston Downstream Boom
Posted on · New Braskem plant in La Porte is expected to open in 2020.
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How Houston’s Texas Medical Center Prepares For Disasters
Posted on · The TMC learned its lessons when it got struck by Tropical Storm Allison in 2001.
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Sanctuary City Ban Could Worsen Labor Shortage
Posted on · SB4 might make it harder to fill jobs in Texas.
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Exxon Mobil’s XTO Energy To Move Headquarters To Greater Houston
Posted on · Exxon Mobil’s shale drilling branch will move 1,600 employees from Fort Worth by 2020.