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Enterprise Products Partners signs $950m deal to acquire Piñon Midstream
August 21, 2024 - US midstream energy services provider Enterprise Products Partners, through an affiliate, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Piñon Midstream for $950m in cash. Piñon Midstream, a portfolio company of Black Bay Energy Capital, offers natural gas gathering and treating services. The company&rsquo...
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Baytown Site is Houston-Based Logistics Provider’s Largest Facility
August 16, 2024 - Palmer Logistics has launched a new 616,700-square-foot warehouse facility in Baytown, Texas, expanding its third-party distribution space in the greater Houston area to more than three million square feet.The facility, the largest in the logistics provider’s portfolio, was developed by National Property Holdings in their AmeriPort industrial...
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HCSC: Project Vector will bring excitement to Baytown
August 8, 2024 - Ryan Walsh, CEO and executive director of the Harris County Sports and Convention Corporation, said he is excited for Baytown and Project Vector. The project involves building some sort of sports-like facility somewhere in Baytown. Walsh appeared before city council Thursday night to give them an idea of what...
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‘Free At Lee’ program becomes permanent
August 1, 2024 - The Lee College Board of Regents agreed to institutionalize its “First Time Free At Lee” program, and will expand it to its Huntsville Center.The First Time Free At Lee program provides tuition, fees and textbooks to students attending the college for the first time after high school...
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These neighborhoods are among the 10 ‘hottest’ in the Houston area
July 30, 2024 - While it's no surprise that Houston, famed for its urban sprawl, has a thriving suburban development scene, the real estate market's turbulence in recent years has accelerated the flight to places further from the city's urban core.What's driving the trend? Elevated home prices:...
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New logistics center completed at TGS Cedar Port Industrial Park
July 18, 2024 - Georgia-based Capital Development Partners has finished a second warehouse building in Baytown and is in advanced discussions to lease the entire space.The 800,405-square-foot speculative rail service building is Capital Development Partners’ second in TGS Cedar Port Industrial Park, the largest master-planned rail- and barge-served industrial park in the...
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Port Houston approved to handle cold treatment cargo
July 16, 2024 - The Port of Houston is broadening its offerings with a new approval by the federal government.The Port of Houston Authority — which owns, manages and operates the eight public terminals on the Houston Ship Channel, including its two container terminals — has received approval by the U.S. Department...
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CALPINE ANNOUNCES EXECUTION OF FULL-SCALE DEMONSTRATION PROJECT COST SHARING AGREEMENT
July 2, 2024 - Today, Calpine announced that it has executed a cost share agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) for a full-scale carbon capture demonstration project at its Baytown Energy Center near Houston. The Baytown Decarbonization Project is designed to capture 95% of CO2 emissions...
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How German hydrogen co. Thyssenkrupp Nucera is growing in Houston
July 1, 2024 - An international electrolyzer company is looking to Houston as a prime location to build out its hydrogen business.Germany-based Thyssenkrupp Nucera, which is a supporting partner of the HyVelocity Hydrogen Hub, established its Houston office in 2021 and is preparing for the local hydrogen ecosystem to grow.“I think...
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Air Liquide to invest $850 million into Exxon’s Baytown hydrogen project
June 24, 2024 - France-based Air Liquide Group is investing $850 million into Exxon Mobil Corp.'s (NYSE: XOM) massive clean hydrogen and ammonia plant in Baytown.The international industrial gasses company, which has its U.S. headquarters in Houston, plans to build, own and operate four large, modular air-separation units and other infrastructure...
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