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Goose Creek CISD board OKs new power plant’s tax deal
May 15, 2025 - The Goose Creek school board has signed off on an application to construct an additional 721 megawatt electric power generation plant at the NRG complex in Chambers County, creating electricity for sale into the wholesale power market. The board unanimously approved the application after holding a public hearing at its May 6...
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Exxon begins multimillion-dollar projects for research consolidation in Spring headquarters
May 6, 2025 - Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM) has started renovating its Spring headquarters to make room for its new integrated research center. In Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation filings, the supermajor has registered nearly $30 million worth of renovations and new construction at 22777 Springwoods Village Parkway under the title North America...
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In a tight economy, Wilson Warehouse gives Houston’s supply chain a competitive edge
May 1, 2025 - In today’s tight-margin environment, business leaders across Houston are rethinking everything from capital investments to operational overhead — and logistics is high on the list. More than ever, flexible supply chain strategies are becoming a smart way to protect profitability without overcommitting resources. Houston may be best known...
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TGS Cedar Port Industrial Park signs largest rail-served industrial lease of 2025
April 29, 2025 - An unnamed tenant has signed the Houston area's largest rail-served industrial lease of the year at TGS Cedar Port Industrial Park, according to Partners Real Estate. The lease is for the entire 496,421-square-foot DC 2 distribution center, which TGS Cedar Port Partners LP delivered in the first quarter of 2023. The...
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Calpine, ExxonMobil Sign CO Transportation and Storage Agreement for Power Generation Project
April 25, 2025 - Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE: XOM) announced an agreement with Calpine Corporation, the nation’s largest producer of electricity from natural gas, to transport and permanently store up to 2 million metric tons per annum (MTA) of CO2 from Calpine’s Baytown Energy Center, a cogeneration facility near Houston....
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Company growing by keeping plants going
April 23, 2025 - They searched all over the Houston area for a site to locate their ever-expanding business and Atlas Copco Power Technique found it at Cedar Port. “We were in a 14,000-square foot building and growing rapidly,” Ben Morello, Service Operations & Remanufacturing Manager, said. “We were looking for...
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Riceland master-planned community in Mont Belvieu has first residents, amenities
April 15, 2025 - Today, what used to be the heart of Mont Belvieu in Chambers County, east of Houston, consists almost exclusively of refineries. Its roughly 10,000 residents have been living on the eastern side of the Grand Parkway since the late 1980s, when the town had to be rebuilt 2 miles east of its...
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Blue Tide & Shell Lubricants Complete Re-Refining Facility to Develop High-performance Lubricants
March 31, 2025 - Pennzoil-Quaker State Company, a subsidiary of Shell plc (“Shell”) and Blue Tide, an innovative company developing a network of used motor oil (“UMO”) re-refining facilities across North America and a portfolio company of Tailwater Capital LLC, today announced the completion of Blue Tide’s world-scale...
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Sam’s Club planned for 104-acre San Jacinto Marketplace development in Baytown
March 23, 2025 - It appears the future San Jacinto Marketplace in Baytown has landed its first major tenant.Sam’s Club has registered plans to develop a new store at 6611 Garth Road for an estimated $22.1 million with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.Construction is set to start in...
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Baytown Announces Sports and Entertainment Venue
March 18, 2025 - The City of Baytown is pleased to announce plans for a new state-of-the-art youth sports and entertainment venue called the ExxonMobil Baytown Events Center. This multi-purpose facility will provide top-notch amenities for athletes of all ages while also hosting concerts and other events. Expected to attract hundreds of thousands of...
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