Harris County “LEEDs” the way in Texas’ commercial green building tax abatements

Harris County has added another incentive to attract businesses to southeast Texas, which has the potential of adding considerably more “green” to the Bay Area region and beyond. This kind of green applies not only to the environment but also to the bottom line of companies that choose to build according to LEED® standards established by the U.S. Green Building Council. More..

Maritime Committee formed

The Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership’s Board of Directors has unanimously approved the formation of the International Maritime Advisory Committee with Dr. R. Bowen Loftin, vice president and chief executive officer, Texas A&M University at Galveston, as its first chairman. More..

Harris County Precinct 2 Commissioner Sylvia R. Garcia's 2008 Economic Summit

BAY AREA HOUSTON, Texas – A strategic roadmap that highlights economic strengths and opportunities in every corner of the county, aimed at boosting local economic efforts, was recently unveiled at the Harris County Precinct 2 Commissioner Sylvia R. Garcia's 2008 Economic Summit. More..

2008 Quasar Award

The sold out Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership’s annual Quasar Award Banquet on Friday, January 18, 2008, at the South Shore Harbour Resort and Conference Center, was an outstanding success. More..

Houston's Greatest Economic Ally

Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership was recently selected from more than 35 economic development organizations in the region to be honored as the 2007 Houston’s Greatest Economic Ally at the Wortham Theater Center. More..

2007 Annual Report and 2008 Plans

2007 was a banner year for the Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership. As a leading economic development organization with a strong investor base and sound balance sheet, we are in a favorable position to build on our success through next year, which promises to be a year of transformation. More..

Bob Mitchell elected president of Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership

The board of directors of the Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership (BAHEP) announced Bob Mitchell has been elected to succeed Jim Reinhartsen as president, effective Jan. 1, 2008. Reinhartsen, who served as BAHEP president for 15 years, will become the organization’s vice president. More..

Bay Area Houston's Economic Projections

According to a study commissioned by the Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership, the region will grow to more than half a million residents by 2020 while the median income will outpace the projected state income by 36 percent. More..

Cyberonics gets FDA approval for nerve stimulation devices

Headquartered in Houston, Cyberonics Inc. announced July 16, 2007, that the United States Food and Drug Administration approved the commercial release of the Demipulse and Demipulse Duo Generators. The products are used for vagus nerve stimulation – a treatment of epilepsy and certain types of depression. More..

NASA renews Wyle contract

NASA has exercised a $294 million option to extend a contract with Wyle Laboratories Inc. of Houston to support the Space Life Sciences Directorate at NASA's Johnson Space Center. More..

NASA honors SAIC engineer

Science Applications International Corporation engineer Ron Cook, was recognized by NASA with a Quality and Safety Achievement Recognition (QASAR) Award during a ceremony held in Washington, D.C., recently. More..

Boeing hardware to boost space station

With training from Boeing engineers and help from two robotic arms, Space Shuttle Atlantis astronauts will install a Boeing-built truss element that will provide an extra boost of power to the International Space Station. More..

Blackhawk honored as top regional subcontractor

BLACKHAWK Management Corporation, a strategic contractor to NASA and the Department of Defense, was named as the Subcontractor of the Year in a five-state region by the Small Business Administration recently. More..

Anadarko honored by Department of Agriculture

Anadarko Industries LLC, a member of the Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership, was named by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of Procurement and Property Management as its small disadvantaged business contractor of the year. More..

The Verandah Companies added

The Verandah Companies recently joined the Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership, the region’s premier economic development organization. More..

Minuteman Press honored for sales growth

Jim and Jane Sweeney of Minuteman Press-Bay Area Houston have been honored for their company’s sales growth by Certified Printers International during semi-annual board meetings in Nashville, Tenn. More..

Barrios earns top award from Boeing

Barrios Technology, an aerospace engineering and technology services firm, recently won the prestigious Boeing Supplier of the Year award in the Diversity/Small Woman Business Enterprise category. More..

Pasadena facility tops in the world

With the opening of its fourth production line on April 20, the Eval Americas facility in the Bayport Industrial Complex became the largest manufacturer of ethyl vinyl alcohol copolymer resins (EVOH) in the world. More..

Grass-roots group to show support for NASA

As NASA begins implementing the Vision for Space Exploration, some in Congress ask if the country can afford the mission. That’s why the Citizens for Space Exploration will be educating the Congress on the benefits of the Vision to the country during its annual visit to Washington, D.C. May 14-17. More..

Archer Group on target with Bay Area Houston

Archer Group with RE/MAX Space Center hit the mark by recently joining the region’s premiere economic development organization, the Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership. More..

Sky's the limit for Embry-Riddle

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, the world’s oldest and largest aeronautical university, has been cleared for takeoff after joining the Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership. More..

Employer’s Diversified Business joins prime group

As a Trusted Choice independent insurance agency, Employer’s Diversified Business cashed in by recently joining the Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership. More..

Caliche Ltd. added to regional powerhouse

Caliche Ltd., a safety, health and environmental management consulting company, recently joined the Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership, the region’s premier economic development organization. More..

Communities In Schools motivates at-risk students

Serving more than 1,300 at-risk youths each year, Communities In Schools-Bay Area Inc. recently joined the Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership. More..

Chemical industry educates officials

While Texas Chemical Day on March 6 in Austin was only one day, Texans enjoy the benefits of chemistry year-round. More..

Space advocates storm Austin

State legislators and the public got a chance on Feb. 22 to learn how NASA's been in Bay Area Houston helping Texans get a closer look at the stars. More..

Firm builds out-of-this-world brand

Edward and Patricia Sharkey, the creative licensing team behind Swiss Army and Nautilus, have recently joined the Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership to raise the awareness of the U.S. space program in the marketplace. More..

Bay Area Houston 'annexes' two cities

El Lago and Taylor Lake Village have joined 10 other cities and two counties as members of the Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership as a strategic part of the region’s premiere economic development organization. More..

Barrios wins top NASA award

Barrios Technology, a member of the Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership, earned NASA's highest honor for its commitment to innovative management, process quality and customer service -- the George M. Low Award on Feb. 11. More..

NASA administrator shines as Quasar winner

NASA Administrator Michael Griffin was honored as the right person at the right time by business leaders at the Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership’s Quasar Award Banquet on Jan. 19. More..

Bay Area Houston sets five-year course

The Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership has set a course for the future with the completion of its second five-year Strategic Plan, a design for growth and change to provide the leadership to stimulate regional economic development and employment. More..

Bay Area Houston celebrates 30 years

In the same year that the space shuttle Enterprise was rolled out, a vision was formed with the cities and businesses around the NASA Johnson Space Center in 1976 that would become the Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership. More..

Allen to chair Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership

The Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership recently elected Richard E. Allen, Jr. as its chairman, as well as two other officers for 2007. More..

Bay Area Houston nets big returns

If the Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership’s performance for 2006 were a stock, then its stockholders would be receiving extra dividends. More..

NASA-funded program celebrates engineers, business owners

Giving thanks doesn’t necessarily have to happen only at Thanksgiving. In an event full of gratitude and congratulations, the Space Alliance Technology Outreach Program Annual Appreciation Luncheon on Nov. 9 honored the Texas companies, engineers and scientists who help small business owners with technical problems standing in the way of their success. More..

Dickinson joins economic powerhouse

The City of Dickinson has joined nine other cities and two counties to become a member of the Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership, the region’s leading economic development organization. More..

Kaneka breaks ground again

With a gathering of community and business leaders, Kaneka Texas Corporation broke ground at its Pasadena site on Oct. 11 for a $55 million specialty polymer manufacturing facility that will provide 41 jobs. Special guests included Harris County Pct. 2 Commissioner Sylvia R. Garcia, La Porte Mayor Alton Porter and Pasadena City Councilman J.J. Isbell. More..

Frazior named to state panel

Doug Frazior, economic development coordinator for League City, has been elected to serve on the board of directors of the Texas Economic Development Council. More..

Cherokee, Webster, Johnson Development net international honors

The City of Webster, Cherokee Investment Partners and The Johnson Development Corp. were awarded the International Economic Development Council Partnership Award on Sept. 19 in New York. More..

Winning space contract means win for region

Just as America’s investment in the space program touches every aspect of our life, Bay Area Houston will play an important role in the future of space exploration. More..

Task force continues fight for Ellington

WEBSTER -- The battle to keep the Texas Air National Guard 147th Fighter Wing will continue as Houston will retain the F-16s through at least 2008, said members of the Ellington Field Task Force. More..

With JSC pact, Kinesix goes into orbit

Like many Houston technology companies, Kinesix Software has tied much of its growth to the region’s aerospace sector. The company first established itself by picking up a key 1993 contract with the Johnson Space Center, and since then has secured a series of additional engagements with NASA and its contractors. More..

League City lands 150 new jobs

Along with the City of League City and the Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership, UK-based INEOS announced the creation of approximately 150 new jobs with the expansion of its North American Olefins and Polymers business and the location of its newly formed Nitriles and Oligomers businesses. More..

SATOP puts inventors in the game

With assistance from the NASA-funded Space Alliance Technology Outreach Program, Houston based HydroMAX is moving ahead with production of an award-winning portable hydration system for athletes on the playing field. More..