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What Houston can learn from the Israeli model to boost entrepreneurship
Closed Published by Tory Gattis January 1st, 1970 on Houston StrategiesWhile Houston is not a Silicon Valley, or even an Austin, it has come a long way in cultivating a small but vibrant entrepreneurial scene in the last decade. But there’s always room for improvement, and we might be able to learn some lessons from Isra…
Houston featured nationally, gondola transit, rankings, and more
Closed Published by Tory Gattis January 1st, 1970 on Houston StrategiesBefore I get to some smaller misc items, I wanted to mention Joel Kotkin’s new book, “The Next Hundred Million: America in 2050″. Houston features prominently in it, and he actually launched the book at an event here. NPR has a review here (scroll do…
Houston a “brain hub” creating middle-class jobs?
Closed Published by Tory Gattis January 1st, 1970 on Houston StrategiesThe Wall Street Journal recently profiled Austin’s power to create middle class jobs, something the rest of the nation is struggling with. But not Houston. If you check out their graph, you’ll note that Houston and Austin are neck-and-neck in middle-skill job growth since 2001, and well ahead of the rest of the pack, including Dallas (surprisingly). Let’s look at the key excerpts first, then
Houston rankings, profiles, defense, music, affordability, IAH, and more
Closed Published by Tory Gattis January 1st, 1970 on Houston StrategiesTime again for some of the smaller misc items that have stacked up: Ted Balaker has a new Reason TV piece on how red tape and taxes are strangling California. Texas is talked about as a better model about 5:30 in, with numerous shots of Houston.I…
Houston needs a new ‘museum’, plus CO-UA foresight, rankings, budgets, parking, and more
Closed Published by Tory Gattis January 1st, 1970 on Houston StrategiesI’m speaking at a symposium in Sacramento this week, so just time to pass along the rapidly growing list of smaller items:Daniel Gross at Slate on “Lone Star: Why Texas is doing so much better economically than the rest of the nation.” Hat tip to…
Global and racial Houston, top rankings, good govt, healthy housing, and more
Closed Published by Tory Gattis January 1st, 1970 on Houston StrategiesAnother week to clear out the rapidly growing list of smaller items:Some very cool maps of cities with racial/ethnic color-dot overlays, including Houston, which seems a bit less rigidly segregated than most other cities (maybe from the lack …
Houston tops growth, Energy Capital, bike lanes, and more
Closed Published by Tory Gattis January 1st, 1970 on Houston StrategiesGot to clear out a stack of smaller misc items this week:Houston #1 for population added and #2 for jobs added in the last decade, just behind, you guessed it, Washington DC and our insatiable, ever-expanding federal government. What I can’t unde…