Archive for the 'energy' Category
I actually got this idea a while back in April when Thomas Friedman wrote a long article in the NY Times Magazine on “The Power of Green” (also a good short video summary there), arguing that America could build a great export industry around green tec…
Houston and TX dominate Fortune’s 100 Fastest-Growing Companies
Closed Published by Tory Gattis September 6th, 2007 on Houston StrategiesFortune recently released their 2007 list of the 100 Fastest-Growing Companies, and there’s a pretty stunning domination by Texas and Houston. We all know there’s an energy boom, but it’s stats like this that really drive it home.Texas has the most w…
More on a SWSX/ETC for Houston
Closed Published by Tory Gattis August 13th, 2007 on Houston StrategiesI’m back from SoCal for my brother’s wedding, and I have a new appreciation for what people mean when they say “LA traffic.” It’s a whole ‘nother level well beyond anything you find in Houston. Traffic that *creeps* along at less than 10mph for miles…
Hou vs. NOLA, Google maps adds Hou street views, homebuyer prefs, CA vs. TX housing cost drivers, commuter rail, transit safety, and more
Closed Published by Tory Gattis August 8th, 2007 on Houston StrategiesI’m heading to Orange County, CA for my brother’s wedding until Monday, so no posts for a few days. In the meantime, here is a long post of misc smaller items with a lot of links to keep you busy for a while:Google maps has added parts of Houston to i…
Houston’s SXSW = a global Energy Technology Conference (ETC)
Closed Published by Tory Gattis August 2nd, 2007 on Houston StrategiesI was thinking last night about how cities carve out distinctive industry niches for themselves, like Silicon Valley and Austin in technology. It occurs to me that energy technology of all kinds is going to be a major world issue for some time to come,…
Our boom, Houston’s other mission control, a top-tier blog-savvy town, videos and more
Closed Published by Tory Gattis July 19th, 2007 on Houston StrategiesTime again to cover the smaller miscellaneous items. Been coming across a lot of these lately.Houston tops the residential construction rankings (thanks to Hugh for the link)Why is Houston booming, you might ask? Well, the most recent issue of Fortun…
Houston as Engineering Headquarters, USA
Closed Published by Tory Gattis June 3rd, 2007 on Houston StrategiesRichard Florida’s group recently did an analysis of which cities dominate certain industries by having more than 10% of the nation’s employment in that industry, and Houston gets special mention in his list of takeaways:Houston has a stronghold on engi…
Houston pioneers energy savings
Closed Published by Tory Gattis May 16th, 2007 on Houston StrategiesSorry for being a day late on the blog post. Just a quick pass along from the New York Times. Houston is one of 16 world cities that have agreed to be part of a plan to make billions of dollars of investments to make their buildings more energy effic…
Home affordability in real-life context, top rankings, tunnel costs, a Portlander disagrees, renewable energy in Houston
Closed Published by Tory Gattis January 1st, 1970 on Houston StrategiesThe small items are piling up faster than ever this year:The 4th Annual Demographia International Housing Affordability Survey 2008 - Ratings for Major Urban Markets has been released, and Houston again scores extremely well, with a median house price …
Mayor White’s last State of the City address (and what he should do next)
Closed Published by Tory Gattis January 1st, 1970 on Houston StrategiesMayor White delivered his final State of the City address at a packed GHP luncheon today (he’s term-limited out this year). I can’t say there was any breaking news (here’s the Chronicle story), but it was a fine speech. He argued that, even with the …