The Greater Houston Partnership welcomed 17 new member companies in the months of September and October. The Partnership works to connect companies with resources, information and networking opportunities to help increase business while also providing a platform to influence the direction of the region. New members joining in the months of September and October include: Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.: Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. is a real estate investment trust based in Pasadena, California that invests in office buildings and laboratories leased to tenants in the life science and technology industries. Website.  BridgeYear: BridgeYear connects underserved youth to careers and educational pathways that provide economic stability and independence. Website.  Career Management Partners: CMP is a minority and woman-owned talent firm in the business of developing people and organizations across the full talent life cycle—from executive search and leadership development to organizational development and career transition support. Website.  CMIT Solutions Houston SW: CMIT Solutions provides managed IT support and cybersecurity services for businesses located in Houston.  Website. Coterra: Coterra Energy is a premier, diversified energy company well positioned to deliver superior and sustainable returns. Website. Easley, Endres, Parkhill & Brackendorff, PC: Easley, Endres, Parkhill & Brackendorff, PC is an accounting firm offering professional accounting services worldwide with specialties that include oil and gas, litigation support, business valuation and transition, tax and estate planning. Website. Enterprise Products Partners LP: Enterprise Products Partners LP offers an integrated energy infrastructure network that provides midstream energy services to producers and consumers of natural gas, natural gas liquids, crude oil, refined products and petrochemicals. Website. Genesys Works: Genesys Works' mission is to enable underprivileged high school students to join the economic mainstream by providing them the knowledge and work experience required to succeed as technical professionals. Website.  Henner & Scarbrough LLP: Henner & Scarbrough LLP Providing broad spectrum legal counsel to the construction industry in the USA and globally. Website. Metropia Inc.: Metropia’s technology transcends the traditional MaaS by incorporating transportation systems operations, behavior change intervention strategies and ESG reporting. Website. Parker Wellbore: Parker Wellbore provides advanced wellbore construction solutions for transitioning energy markets. Website. Southwest Schools: Southwest Schools is a choice-based charter school providing a fulfilling educational experience that can be adjusted for each student.  Website. The Branch School: The Branch School works to inspire every child to love, learn and lead in an atmosphere of genuine acceptance and support. Website. The Hunton Group: The Hunton Group is a multifaceted synergistic group of companies providing innovative systems, professional OEM service, comprehensive solutions and high-quality products to its customers. Website. Trevino Consulting Group: TCG is a boutique firm designed to work with primarily, but not exclusively, non-profits, to strategically assist them in moving to the ‘next level’ – however they define that to be. Website.  Umbrage: Umbrage is a crafts-based studio focused on designing, developing and delivering enterprise software while simultaneously forging a process that emboldens change management within an organization. Website.  WGA Consulting Engineers: WGA Consulting Engineers is a professional consulting firm that specializes in commercial site development, land development, utility district services, hydraulics & hydrology, water & wastewater and environmental consulting services. Website. Click here to see the Partnership's Membership Directory. To learn more about membership with the Greater Houston Partnership click here, or contact membership@houston.org.

The Greater Houston Partnership celebrates our members making important announcements and sharing news about their operations and impact in our community. Learn more about some of those announcements over the last month below.  Business Moves After selecting Houston as its home for carbon capture, utilization and storage operations, Drax signed a lease in the Energy Corridor.  Exxon Mobil’s Baytown manufacturing facility is expanding with the addition of two new chemical productions units. The $2 billion expansion is part of the company’s long-term growth plan.  Mallard Bay, a Louisiana-based online Airbnb-style marketplace for booking guided fishing and hunting trips, expanded their offices into Houston. Mitsubishi Logisnext Americas broke ground on its new production facility in Houston. The new campus will support the manufacturing of key electric warehouse products.    Education  ConocoPhillips is the new official partner of both the Houston Dynamo Football Club and the Houston Dash. The partnership will connect soccer and Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) for local students and educators through scholarships, curriculum and theme nights at Shell Energy Stadium.  In honor of its upcoming centennial in 2027, the University of Houston has unveiled plans for a $35 million transformative campus revamp that includes the creation of Centennial Plaza, a multi-purpose gathering space at the heart of the campus. The University of Houston unveiled its new UH-DGH Center for Hydrocarbon Exploration, which will serve as a data center focused on India’s offshore basins, and its geoscience data to investigate production data and exploration.  The University of St. Thomas announced a new 100 percent online graduate degree program - Master of Healthcare Administration, which will begin in spring 2024. Energy Transition New York-based clean energy startup Amogy, a company dedicated to turning ammonia into power, is expanding to Houston with a new manufacturing facility set to open next year. Baker Hughes announced a partnership with Virginia-based Avports to develop, implement and operate onsite solutions for the airport industry with the goal of reducing emissions. Cemvita Corporation announced an agreement with United Airlines, where the company will supply up to 1 billion gallons of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from their first full-scale SAF plant. Microsoft has launched a new energy hub, the Energy Transition Center for Excellence, that will support companies as they evolve their business to become more sustainable and climate-conscious.  Alongside ADNOC, OXY announced they will evaluate investment opportunities in Direct Air Capture facilities and carbon dioxide sequestration hubs in the United States and United Arab Emirates in hopes of developing carbon management platforms to accelerate net-zero goals.  A group of Rice University engineers have developed a record-breaking scalable photoelectrochemical cell that converts sunlight into clean hydrogen. The efficiency rate of 20.8 percent, which has yet to be reached with this type of technology.    Health Care  Harris Health System completed a $48.5 million renovation of Ben Taub Hospital’s emergency department inside the Ginni and Richard Mithoff Trauma Center. HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest opened its hybrid operating rooms as part of its $69 million expansion. The new rooms feature space and technologies for cardiovascular, electrophysiology and surgical procedures.  Houston Methodist ranked alongside Dallas’ UT Southwestern Medical Center as the state’s best hospital, according to U.S. News & World Report. Kelsey-Seybold Clinic is expanding its Cypress location with the addition of a 120,000 square foot building that will include space for an ambulatory surgery center. Texas Children’s Hospital opened its newest building, the Pavilion for Women Tower II. The new medical tower houses women's services outpatient clinics and connects to the Pavilion for Women via a new sky bridge. The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center broke ground this week on a new $668 million research facility at the Texas Medical Center’s Helix Park.   Innovation  Axiom Space has signed its fourth mission order with NASA to send a private astronaut mission to the International Space Station.  CLEAR, a secure identity company, announced a partnership with LinkedIn that expands digital safety. Through a new feature, LinkedIn members in Mexico can verify their identity with the CLEAR verified program for free.   Hines rolled out a new smart building platform that allows employees and employers to book spaces within buildings, order food from nearby restaurants, book on-site fitness classes and access the building via their smartphone or smartwatch. Houston Methodist has opened its new Tech Hub at the Ion. Spanning 1,200 square feet, the hub will serve as a common ground for innovators across industries to promote collisions and innovation. Texas A&M University announced plans for a new $200 million research and training facility, funded by the Texas Space Commission. The new facility will serve as a critical resource for lunar and interplanetary missions.    Transportation Through a $10 million, 5-year contract, the Houston METRO will create its own bike share program. The program is expected to begin in 2024 and could grow to 100 stations. If you are a member and want us to help communicate news about your organization, please send a press release or information about the announcement to member.engagement@houston.org and we will share it with our content team for possible inclusion in an upcoming roundup. Learn more about Partnership membership.