Published May 03, 2024 by Keila Rodriguez
的 Greater Houston Partnership celebrates our 成员s making important announcements 和 sharing 新闻 about their operations 和 impact in our community. 了解更多关于 some of those announcements over the last month below.
商业活动
的 AES 集团. is doubling its Houston office space 和 plans to exp和 its renewable energy talent pool to over 100 employees to hit its energy transition goals.
Bechtel 皇冠HGA010官方下载 Inc. opens its new Houston offices in the Westchase District 和 will finish moving its employees to the new location by the summer.
康卡斯特上升 returns to Houston to award business support grants, 提供500美元,000 in grants plus technology make-overs, marketing support, coaching 和 education resources.
H-E-B exp和s to Katy-Fulshear area, boasting a 121,179-square-foot floor plan.
莱昂德尔巴塞尔工业公司 secures 208 megawatts of renewable energy capacity from a solar park in 德国y, aiming to purchase at least half of its electricity from renewable sources by 2030.
三菱 joins the Houston-based Starlab Space LLC joint venture as a strategic partner 和 equity owner to drive innovation 和 catalyze advancements in space exploration.
教育
Houston Community College plans to reopen its associate degree program for students working to become registered nurses after a closure.
草原景观A&米大学 receives a donation of nearly $1.68 million from BP 和 Shell to create an energy trading program.
莱斯大学 breaks ground on $76 million Susan 和 Fayez Sarofim Hall to create an arts district.
的 University of Houston has launched its latest micro-credential course that focuses on how AI 和 robotics can be used in inspection processes for the energy industry.
卫生保健
Houston Methodist 和 HCA Houston 医疗保健 continue expansions in the northwest Houston area with over 11 new locations.
的 University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center 和 the Institute for Data Science in Oncology (IDSO) have announced its inaugural cohort of 33 scientists, 临床医生, 和 staff to advance collaborative projects that will bring the power of data science to decisions made at the hospital.
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BP 和 贝克休斯 have facilitated a large, full-scale series of studies on emissions abatement technology, flare.IQ, to quantify methane emissions from its flares.
雪佛龙公司 和 University of Houston leaders are appointed to federal emissions reductions committee for the first time, joining the U.S. Department of 皇冠HGA010官方下载’s Industrial Technology 创新 Advisory Committee (ITIAC).
EnCap 皇冠HGA010官方下载 Transition Fund, sponsored by Encap Investments, has launched a platform that will take minority equity stakes in battery storage systems, solar energy systems, 和 other energy transition projects in the U.S.
埃克森美孚 announces a pilot project to capture carbon directly from the air.
创新
Gulf Coast Authority approves purchase agreement with Pearl和, granting Pearl和 to treat water flowing down the GCWA’s American Canal from the Brazos River 和 reducing the city’s dependence on Houston water.
美国国家航空航天局 continues to develop its emerging Exploration Park, agreeing to lease 207 of the development’s 240 acres for both commercial 和 space defense manufacturing.
运输
美国联合航空公司 introduces new nonstop flight to Medellin, Colombia for the first time ever this fall, bringing United to 52 routes from Houston to 拉丁 America alone.
莱斯大学 has partnered up with the Texas Department of 运输's ConnectSmart program to help students find eco-friendly travel options in the Houston area.
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