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Houston Business Barometer Week 14: Companies' Short-Term Outlook Dims

7/9/20
The short-term outlook among local companies has worsened in recent weeks as the number of COVID-19 cases has increased, and reopening efforts have been put on pause.  Nearly 30% of companies…
Economic Development

Texas One of Best States for Businesses to Survive COVID-19 Economic Turmoil

7/9/20
Texas is one of the best states for businesses to weather economic challenges brought on by COVID-19.  As reported by InnovationMap, a new study from Fit Small Business ranked Texas #3 when it came…
Economy

Small Biz Insider: Advice for 2020 Graduates, Houston's Newest Entrepreneurs

7/7/20
Houston-area colleges and universities graduate more than 100,000 students each year. But 2020 is an especially challenging year for these new graduates, including those who aspire to start their own…

Economist: Signs of Workforce Recovery in Houston Amid Pandemic

7/2/20
Earlier this year, the Gulf Coast Workforce Board’s principal economist Parker Harvey described the toll the COVID-19 pandemic and the oil downturn had already taken on Greater Houston’s regional…
Economy

Bayou Business Download: Houston Energy's Rough Ride

7/1/20
In this episode of Bayou Business Download, we take a deep dive into the energy market amid COVID-19. What’s happened to oil and gas in the last few months, how much of it has to do with the pandemic…
Economic Development

COVID-19's Impact on Global Supply Chains

6/29/20
The COVID-19 pandemic has had an unprecedented impact on the global economy, and on the economies of individual cities around the world. As the Energy Capital of the World and the top metro exporter…
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