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 months below.
 
Business Moves

• Liskow breaks ground in New York City and expands its maritime practice group, offering significant expertise to accommodate clients in this important port region.
• Repsol wins three awards at the 2024 Platts Global Energy Awards hosted by S&P Global, including Energy Company of the Year, Energy Transition – Downstream Award honors, and Strategic Deal of the Year Award for the company's modernization efforts, carbon emission reductions, and strategic investments in sustainable energy solutions.
• Lone Star College-Montgomery has opened its new Maverick Care Center to support its students, offering a variety of essential services like a fully equipped food pantry; a clothing closet with casual and career clothing; and mental health and crisis support resources.
• Memorial Hermann Health System is committing $231 million for an expansion in Fort Bend County.

Education

• A student-lead team from the University of Houston and Texas A&M University were awarded $5,000 in prize money during the Switch Energy Alliance Case Competition for their plan to address energy poverty in Egypt and Turkey.
• Fort Bend Health and Human Services will partner with Sam Houston State University to create an internship program in environmental health.
• H-E-B awards a total of $28,000 to educators and schools.
• The University of Houston submits an appropriations request for $200 million to expand opportunities for students in the medical field.
• Two University of Houston professors are recognized by the Biden Administration for excellence in STEM fields.
• The University of Houston Athletics and Plano-based sports signed a multiyear renewal of their partnership seeking to double its athletic revenue.

Energy Transition 

• Texas A&M offers land to four cutting-edge companies to bring more nuclear power to the Texas electric grid.
• BP has started up a utility-scale solar project outside Corpus Christi, the first to power a facility operated by Exxon Mobil Corp.

Health Care

• Texas Medical Center CEO announces more buildings and connection points to other member institutions for Helix Park’s continued growth.
• UTHealth Houston begins a multiphase renovation of the Harris County Psychiatric Center.
• Exxon Mobil donates $10 million to MD Anderson Cancer Center to launch the Be Well Beaumont program that aims to promote wellness and lower cancer risks.

Innovation 

• New open-source image analysis platform designed by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, Texas A&M University, and the University of Houston to capture the full diversity of cellular responses.
• A synthetic biology research breakthrough by Rice University paves the way for advanced disease therapies which could "revolutionize" autoimmune disease and cancer therapeutics.
• MD Anderson Cancer Center physician and professor, Simrit Parmar, has completed promising Phase 1b testing to fight against myelofibrosis.

Transportation 

• Harris County receives $2 million federal grant to secure the safety of East End railroad crossings.
• Port Houston has been awarded nearly $25 million to develop a hydrogen fueling station for large, heavy-duty trucks in the Bayport area.

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.