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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