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TALKE USA opens first multi-user warehouse in Baytown
November 17, 2025 - A new facility for a globally leading logistics solutions company serving the world of chemistry marked its grand opening in Baytown as TALKE USA’s warehouse started operations Monday. The 150,000 sq. ft. facility is located at 6944 Nita Way and is the first multi-user warehouse in the Cedar Port Industrial...
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Governor Abbott Announces NRG Energy Expansion In Chambers County
November 12, 2025 - Governor Greg Abbott today announced that an NRG Energy, Inc. (NRG) natural gas facility to be constructed at the existing NRG Cedar Bayou power production complex in Chambers County has been designated as a qualified project under the Texas Jobs, Energy, Technology, and Innovation (JETI) program. The new 721...
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Economic Development and Continuous Improvement
October 31, 2025 - Communities are increasingly realizing that a strong local economy cannot be taken for granted, but rather requires a concerted effort by citizenry to constantly renew the economic base and supporting infrastructure. This constancy aligns well with the kaizen philosophy of continuous improvement. W. Edwards Deming, the renowned business...
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Stream Realty Partners Secures Leasing Assignment for Thompson Distribution Center in Baytown, Texas
October 20, 2025 - Stream Realty Partners, a national commercial real estate firm offering an integrated platform of services, has been awarded the leasing assignment for Thompson Distribution Center, a newly delivered, state-of-the-art industrial facility in the Southeast Houston submarket. Located at 1403 Thompson Park Drive in Baytown, the 130,775-square-foot...
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Memorial Hermann Health System plans medical building in Mont Belvieu, expanding suburban footprint
October 17, 2025 - The Houston area’s largest health system is planning a new facility in the fast-growing city of Mont Belvieu. Memorial Hermann Health System filed plans with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation in early October for a $9.5 million building at 9525 Edgewood Ave. in Mont Belvieu. The health...
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TGS Cedar Port Industrial Park signs tenant for entire 420,510-SF distribution center underway
October 10, 2025 - The country’s largest rail-served industrial park has secured a new tenant. Savannah, Georgia-based Supply Chain Management LLC has pre-leased the entire DC 9 distribution center under construction on 23.4 acres at 5300 E. McKinney Road in the TGS Cedar Port Industrial Park outside Baytown, Partners Real Estate said. The lease was...
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IDV’s 1.6 million-square-foot business park GrandPort 99 in Baytown lands first tenant
October 9, 2025 - A 120-acre industrial park under construction in the Baytown area has signed its first tenant. Houston-based IDV is developing GrandPort 99 between Kilgore Road and FM 565 just east of the Grand Parkway. The project could eventually total around 1.6 million square feet. GrandPort 99’s first phase encompasses two buildings, a 142,739-square-foot...
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Targa Resources plans new $1.6 billion, 500-mile pipeline from Permian Basin to Mont Belvieu
October 1, 2025 - Houston-based Targa Resources Corp. (NYSE: TRGP) is planning a 500-mile natural gas liquids pipeline from the Permian Basin to Mont Belvieu that could double the company's NGL transportation capacity. The Speedway NGL Pipeline is expected to cost $1.6 billion and enter service in the third quarter of 2027. It will initially...
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Invest Interview with B.J. Simon
September 29, 2025 - President and CEO of the Baytown-West Chambers County Economic Development Foundation B.J., Simon talked to Invest: about the region’s geographic and infrastructure advantages and how those have offered remarkable opportunities for growth. “We aim to align economic priorities with stakeholder needs to ensure long-term...
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Governor Abbott Announces Texas Energy Fund Loan To 721 MW Natural Gas Facility In Southeast Texas
September 26, 2025 - Governor Greg Abbott today announced the third Texas Energy Fund (TxEF) loan agreement for a 721 megawatt (MW) natural gas power plant near Baytown. NRG Energy, Inc. (NRG) will build the plant, which is estimated to begin generating power by summer 2028 and will serve the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT)...
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