News Archive
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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Houston Wins Texas’ First Major Pharma Plant With $6.5B Investment
September 23, 2025 - Eli Lilly and Company, one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical manufacturers, will invest $6.5 billion to build a 236-acre manufacturing facility at Generation Park in Houston. The project marks the first major pharmaceutical manufacturing facility investment in Texas and is expected to create more than 615 full-time jobs. The facility...
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Hooky Entertainment transforming Baytown cinema into 73,000-SF venue with bowling, arcade
September 17, 2025 - Hooky Entertainment, a 73,000-square-foot experimental cinema and entertainment venue, is set to debut in Baytown Oct. 3. The new concept is a rebrand and transformation of the Showbiz Cinemas Baytown location at 10550 Interstate 10 Service Road. It will include a cinema, a bowling alley, arcade, two virtual dart bays, in addition to...
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9-building spec industrial project underway in Baytown
September 4, 2025 - A new project is being touted as one of the largest single-user spec industrial developments ever built in Baytown. Houston-based developer BCS recently broke ground on the project, called Grove Business Park, according to a press release from Partners Real Estate. Travis Land and A.J. Williams of Partners are...
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ExxonMobil Baytown announces Refinery Reconfiguration Project
August 28, 2025 - This week, ExxonMobil announced a major new project at the Baytown Refinery. It’s called the Baytown Refinery Reconfiguration Project, and it’s all about getting ready for the future. The project will update three units at the refinery to make more diesel fuel and lubricant base stocks,...
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TALKE USA, Chambers County Build Recycling Center
August 5, 2025 - TALKE USA’s commitment to supporting a circular economy and Chambers County’s need for a new plastic recycling center and two years of planning have reached a milestone with the groundbreaking for a new Recycling Support Center. The site will be next to TALKE USA’s...
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Barbers Hill ISD branch campus set to blossom
July 14, 2025 - Barbers Hill ISD and Lee College estimate it will take about $154 million over the next 25 years to run Lee College’s branch campus in Mont Belvieu. That is the total of budget operations payments by Lee College to BHISD on a schedule from 2025-2049 included in the interlocal agreement...
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Houston American Energy Secures $5 Million in Strategic Financing to Acquire Texas Gulf Coast Development Site
July 11, 2025 - Houston American Energy Corp. (NYSE American: HUSA) (“HUSA” or the “Company”) today announced it has secured a Convertible Note from an institutional investor for $5 million. The Company intends to use the proceeds to fund a portion of the acquisition and development of a 25-acre site at...
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Partnerships abound among Mont Belvieu industries
July 9, 2025 - This is the second part of a three-part story on the Mont Belvieu Area Chamber of Commerce’s State of Industry. The industries in and around Mont Belvieu believe strongly in partnership. When multiple industry representatives gathered at the Mont Belvieu Area Chamber of Commerce’s State...
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