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New Partnership Members in May

Published Jun 13, 2022 by David Ruiz

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The Greater Houston Partnership welcomed 31 new member companies in the month of May. 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 who joined in May include:

Avison Young: Provide a customized, unique and consolidated approach for corporate real estate portfolio services. Website

Axiom Space Inc: Axiom making the possibilities of Low Earth Orbit accessible to visionary governments, researchers, manufacturers, and individuals, because 'we' believe microgravity is the most promising environment for innovation and problem-solving since the Internet. Website

Black Eagle Transportation: Black Eagle Transportation, Inc. offers a diverse range of services including Transportation, Warehousing & Distribution, and Multimodal services. Website

Blue Oak Capital: Privately held private equity group providing sophisticated alternative investment opportunities to high net-worth investors. Website

Blue People: Software development, everything related to the cloud. Website

BWC Terminals LLC: For over 60 years, BWC Terminals has focused on satisfying customers through bulk liquid storage solutions and value-added services tailored to meet their needs. Website

Criterion Energy Partners: A next generation energy company developing distributed energy projects to provide clean, reliable, always on energy using heat from the earth. Website

Education Based Housing: Education Based Housing, Inc. educates families within the communities we serve by offering English language classes, High School Equivalency Exam prep classes, computer software training, parenting classes, personal and group counseling, and health and nutrition classes. Website

Enerdyne Energy Holdings LLC: Enerdyne Energy Holdings is a lower- middle market oilfield acquisition group focused on directional drilling, contract drilling, wellsite construction, production maintenance and sub related sectors. Website

FAR Public Relations: PR services; media relations, social media management, community engagement, media training. Website

Fully Promoted Houston Memorial: Fully Promoted Houston (Northwest) offers extensive branding and marketing services for businesses and organizations. Website

Houston Museum District Association: The Houston Museum District Association is a nonprofit organization representing 19 member museums and cultural arts institutions, each with its unique focus, within a nine-square-mile footprint designated as a cultural district by the State of Texas. Website

Invectys, Inc.: Invectys Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of innovative immunotherapy approaches to treat cancers. Website

Jet Dental: Jet Dental is a mobile, on-site dental provider for corporations nationwide. Website

Kibernum: Kibernum is one of the largest providers of IT development and consulting services in LATAM. Website

L'Renee & Associates: L'Renee & Associates is a full-service project management and consultancy firm dedicated to improving their clients' performance and profitability. They support high-performing organizations by consulting, training and recruiting the best project managers. Website

Leader's Edge Consulting:  Houston-based consultancy specializing in technology implementations, business process improvements, acquisition integrations and diversity, equity, and inclusion programs. Website

Live Nation: Live entertainment (music, theatrical, motor sports, exhibitions) and sports representation. Website

Minaret Foundation: Minaret Foundation create programming between masajid, synagogues, and churches. Think group dialogues, panel discussions, athletic events, BBQs, and more. Website

NAPE Expo, LP: NAPE Expo is the energy industry's marketplace for the buying, selling and trading of prospects and producing properties. NAPE Expo has become the largest exhibition of its kind in the world, providing unmatched venues for energy professionals to meet, network, connect and do business. Website

NGP: NGP has a family of private equity investment funds with over $20 billion of cumulative equity commitments organized to make direct equity investments in the energy industry. NGP invests where there is a clear match between a management team's growth strategy and NGP's unique sponsorship capabilities. Website

NovoHydrogen: NovoHydrogen is a renewable hydrogen project developer with a focus on decarbonizing the industrial, power and transportation sectors. Website

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP: International Law Firm. Website

Robot Creative: Robot Creative is an award-winning creative marketing firm that specializes in providing branding, web design, social media and marketing-related services for companies seeking accelerated growth and increased visibility. Website

Sparks Spaces: Sparks Spaces are on a mission to build Sparks Spaces, Internet of Things enabled outlets, throughout every city and town in the US. Electric vehicle drivers can use their own 240 volt cable at all Sparks Spaces outlets. Website

Tanglewood Legacy Advisors LLC: A wealth advisory firm that serves as your Family CFO, providing strategic direction, implementation, and peace of mind for all your financial decisions. Website

The Eleven Group: Digital marketing agency. Website

Thrive: HR consulting. Website

Translation & Interpretation Network: Translation & Interpretation Network LLC. Website

W.J. Alexander & Associates, P.C.: Employee benefits consultants and insurance brokerage 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.

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The Greater Houston Partnership celebrates our members making important announcements and sharing news about their operations and impact in our region. Learn more about some of those announcements over the last month below. Business Moves Aramco, officially the Saudi Arabian Oil Co., announces 34 memorandums of understanding with U.S. companies, many of which are based in the Houston area, totaling $90 billion of potential value. CenterPoint Energy begins on a new 160 megawatt/320 megawatt-hour Battery Energy Storage System, or BESS. The project aims to address grid-scale energy storage bringing reliability and resiliency to the Texas power grid. Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM) has started renovating its headquarters in Spring, Texas to make room for its new integrated research center, registering nearly $30 million worth of renovations and new construction under the title "North America Laboratory Integration Project." Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM) has signed a key offtake deal to supply Japan-based Marubeni with 250,000 metric tons of low-carbon ammonia a year from its planned Baytown project. Harris County has unveiled Bayland Park’s master plan to improve facilities, programming and connectivity and concentration on active parks, pedestrian safety, gardens, and farms. The city of Montgomery is set to break ground on its first H-E-B in 2026 at the southeast corner of Texas 105 and FM 2854. The Woodlands-based Howard Hughes Holdings Inc. (NYSE: HHH) has completed a $900 deal with Perishing Square to become a diversified holding company. Howard Hughes Holdings Inc. (NYSE: HHH) acquires the former McKesson Building in The Woodlands for $16.3 million. The Class A building with 200,000 square feet of available office space will be renamed "7 Waterway." NRG Energy Inc. (NYSE: NRG) is set to double its power-generation capacity in a $12 billion deal, acquiring a portfolio of natural gas generation facilities along with a commercial and industrial virtual power plant platform from LS Power Equity Advisors LLC. Rice University breaks ground on the Moody Center Complex for Student Life, a 75,000 square foot building offering a cafe, coffee house, meeting rooms, study areas and student services office. The project is expected to be completed by fall 2027. Shell Energy Stadium in Houston's East Downtown, or EaDo, will host the FIFA 2026 Fan Festival, featuring an indoor food court, mini soccer fields, interactive activities and more on a 39-day basis to watch the 104 matches of the World Cup. Sugar Land City Council approves the Lake Pointe Green redevelopment project, which seeks to repurpose more than 1 million square feet of office space, parking lots and trails of the former Fluor engineering and construction firm headquarters. University of Houston-Downtown expands into Amegy Bank's downtown building, which will be used for workshops, classes, events and more. The new 17,000-square-foot space on the 10th floor of the Amegy Bank building is called UHD@1801 Main, or “The Launchpad.” Education Alvin Community College has approved an online bachelor’s degree in nursing after the increased demand for nurses with bachelor’s degrees from local healthcare providers. Houston ISD commits $40 million to both HVAC and roofing updates, in which $21.2 million would go toward HVAC system repairs. 28 schools are projected to receive upgrades. Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo commits to $500,000 in vocational scholarships in 2025 and increased to benefit 10 Houston-area colleges and trade schools. Memorial Hermann Health System and Aldine ISD partner with HEAL High School to offer health care career training and clinical experience in a school-within-a-school model. Texas A&M University will run the Federal Aviation Administration’s new Center for Advanced Aviation Technologies, which will consist of an airspace laboratory, flight demonstration zones, and testing corridors. Health Care Harris Health plans to open its $1.6 billion hospital at Lyndon B. Johnson site in early 2029 with approximately 400 employees. Houston Methodist ranks first in the 2025 Premier’s 15 Top Health Systems list under the  "Large Health Systems" category. The annual list ranks health systems based on clinical outcomes, extended outcomes, operational efficiency and patient experience. Kinder Foundation donates $150 million for a new healthcare facility focused on combating childhood cancer in partnership with The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and Texas Children’s Hospital. Innovation  Aurora has opened an over 90,000-square-foot terminal at a Fallbrook Drive logistics hub in northwest Houston to support the launch of its first “lane” for driverless trucks—a Houston-to-Dallas route on the Interstate 45 corridor. Ara Partners raises $800 million for its first-ever infrastructure-focused fund, targeting mid-market industrial decarbonization assets that are economic without federal incentives. Bank of America funds the restoration of Houston's iconic Rothko Chapel, including a documentary about the restoration. CenterPoint Energy Inc. (NYSE: CNP) builds out new tools and 100 weather stations around Greater Houston to prepare for hurricane season. Daikin Industries completes a nearly one-megawatt solar power plant at its Daikin Comfort Technologies North America campus southeast of Waller, projecting to eliminate an estimated 845 metric tons of carbon emissions each year. Downtown Houston+ has implemented a $400,000 pedestrian lighting project, deemed the "Underpassage," that will brighten a stretch of downtown Houston at Texas Avenue and Rusk Street in light of the FIFA 2026 World Cup Fan Festival. Harris County has approved a five-point Climate Justice Plan to address issues relating to ecology, infrastructure, economy, community and culture. Intuitive Machines plans an orbital reentry vehicle, backed by $10 million from the Texas Space Commission, to fly fly autonomously and be capable of landing at airfields. Mercury Fund continues to leverage artificial intelligence to improve efficiency and decision-making processes within industries, drawing interest from traditional VC hubs. Rice University has opened the headquarters for the new RBL LLC incubator at Texas Medical Center, aiming to incubate three to four biotech companies annually.  Transportation  Downtown Houston+ leads the Main Street Promenade project, turning a stretch of Main Street into a pedestrian-friendly corridor in Downtown Houston. The $12 million project will work on seven blocks of Main Street that stretches from Rusk Street to Commerce Street. Houston ISD explores a partnership with METRO as it retools its transportation services for the 2025-2026 school year. Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) has filed an application seeking approval from the Department of Transportation to broaden its international flights in accordance to the Open Skies agreement, which would permit future flights to over 130 countries that are subject to the agreement. 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.
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They aim to provide delicious food and a welcoming atmosphere for the community in the Brazosport area. Website. Avatar Innovations: Avatar Innovations is a Canadian-based venture studio focused on driving energy transition by partnering with the oil and gas sector to develop and implement innovative CarbonTech solutions. Website. Bot Auto: Bot Auto is an L4 autonomous trucking company based in Houston, Texas that operates an autonomous truck fleet and offers Transportation as a Service (TaaS) to freight customers. Website. BrightMind Consulting Group: Based in Houston, BrightMind Consulting Group is a business management consulting firm that partners with organizations to drive strategic growth and operational excellence through tailored solutions in areas like business transformation, technology adoption, and organizational development. Website. Charles River Laboratories: Charles River Laboratories provides essential products and services to help accelerate the discovery, early-stage development, and safe manufacturing of novel drugs and therapeutics. They offer a comprehensive portfolio that supports pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies worldwide in their efforts to improve human health. Website. Dayforce: Dayforce is a global human capital management (HCM) software company that offers a unified platform for payroll, benefits, workforce management, talent management, and HR service delivery, empowering organizations to manage their entire employee lifecycle from recruitment to retirement. Website. Galaxy Technology Hires: Galaxy Technology Hires is an engineering and technology recruitment firm, headquartered in Houston, Texas providing custom solutions to name generation and sourcing, to research and organizational mapping, to full cycle recruiting. Galaxy Technology Hires also offers retained search, contingent search, executive search, and recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) services. Website. K & K Data Service Inc.: K & K Data Service Inc. is a company based in the United States specializing in comprehensive data center construction, operational maintenance, and related integrated solutions. Website. League of Women Voters of Houston: League of Women Voters of Houston is a nonpartisan political organization that encourages informed and active participation of citizens in government and influences public policy through education and advocacy. Website. Libyan National Oil Corporation: The Libyan National Oil Corporation (NOC) Houston Branch serves as a crucial hub for managing and executing turnkey procurement on behalf of all Libyan oil subsidiaries. This branch is tasked with selecting professional suppliers, establishing key framework agreements, and supporting vital training programs to enhance the industry's capabilities. Website. Logica Corp: Logica Corp delivers innovative technology solutions and consulting services, specializing in areas like data analytics, cloud computing, and custom software development to help businesses optimize their operations and achieve their strategic goals. Website. Maintenance Warriors: Maintenance Warriors provides comprehensive commercial and residential property maintenance services, offering solutions for everything from handyman repairs and cleaning to landscaping and preventative maintenance. Website. Markovich Grover PLLC: Markovich Grover is a Houston-based law firm specializing in complex commercial litigation, bankruptcy and restructuring, and energy litigation, representing clients across various industries with a focus on achieving favorable outcomes through strategic and effective legal advocacy. Website. MetroNational: MetroNational is a prominent Houston-based real estate development and investment firm known for its diverse portfolio of commercial, residential, and mixed-use properties that have significantly shaped the city's landscape. Website. Shell Federal Credit Union: Shell Federal Credit Union is a member-owned financial institution serving the Houston, Texas area, offering a range of financial products and services such as checking and savings accounts, loans, and investment options, with a focus on providing personalized service and supporting the financial well-being of its members. Website. Weltrio: WelTrio is a Houston-based company specializing in providing comprehensive language solutions, including translation, interpretation, and localization services, to help businesses and individuals communicate effectively across diverse linguistic and cultural landscapes. 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.
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