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Bayland Hyatt Regency opens its doors
May 18, 2023 - The much-anticipated Hyatt Regency Baytown-Houston hotel and convention center is now open for business. Many dignitaries gathered for a special ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the hotel’s soft opening. The event was held Thursday under a pleasant blue sky with very few clouds. Alexander Dantes, Hyatt Regency...
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Incentivizing Innovation in Baytown and Chambers County
May 18, 2023 - For years, the energy industry has been an important part of the Baytown and Chambers County economy. These projects provide good paying jobs, stimulate investments into local businesses and provide tax revenue to help fund our local schools, emergency responders and community projects. We are excited to see two...
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New name for West Chambers County’s Chamber of Commerce
May 17, 2023 - As the West Chambers County Chamber of Commerce prepares to celebrate its 40th anniversary next year, the board of directors has unanimously voted to move forward with a new name: Mont Belvieu Area Chamber of Commerce.“This is an exciting time for our Chamber. We have discussed the idea...
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Port Houston Sees Surge in Container Exports
May 15, 2023 - As U.S. imports continue to come in well below last year’s records, Port Houston has announced that its container exports are surpassing historic volumes seen in 2022, signaling strong growth in the region.Loaded exports, particularly driven by the demand for resin exports, have increased by...
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Magellan Midstream Partners to be acquired by fellow Oklahoma company in $18.8B deal
May 14, 2023 - Tulsa, Oklahoma-based Magellan Midstream Partners LP (NYSE: MMP), a master limited partnership with significant operations in the Houston area, is being acquired in a deal worth approximately $18.8 billion, including assumed debt.Oneok Inc. (NYSE: OKE), also based in Tulsa, will pay $25 in cash and 0.6670 shares of its common stock for...
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Hyatt Regency Baytown-Houston Set to Unveil on May 18, 2023
May 14, 2023 - Hyatt Regency Baytown-Houston is set to officially open its doors on Thursday, May 18, 2023 and reservations are now bookable online at Hyatt.com. To read the full story, click here.
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City ponders new entertainment center near San Jac Marketplace
April 24, 2023 - As crews lay the groundwork for the San Jacinto Marketplace, the City of Baytown is considering plans to add a new amenity to the area along Interstate 10 between Garth Road and San Jacinto Boulevard. While visiting other cities and venues in Texas, city representatives searched to find something that...
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Barbers Hill drives local economy
April 19, 2023 - Among all the conversations and controversies regarding public school systems today, there’s one that doesn’t get a lot of attention -- its impact on the local economy.Barbers Hill ISD is a shining example of a school district stimulating the economy of Mont Belvieu, Chambers County...
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Joint venture develops cold-storage distribution center in massive Cedar Port Industrial Park
April 19, 2023 - Another warehouse is being developed in the massive TGS Cedar Port Industrial Park in the Baytown area.Philadelphia-based BG Capital and New Jersey-based FreezPak Logistics said they started construction on a 281,849-square-foot cold-storage warehouse last week.The joint venture, named BGFP International LLC, purchased the 30.7 acres at 7818 Fisher Road —...
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Baytown’s Port 10 Logistics Center adding 2 more warehouses, including rail-served building
April 10, 2023 - The Port 10 Logistics Center, a 246-acre multimodal business park in Baytown, is gaining two more warehouses totaling more than 630,000 square feet, including one connected to rail.The park’s developers, Houston-based McNair Interests and Pontikes Development, said construction started late last month on Building 3, a 450,873-square-foot rail-served warehouse. They...
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