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Demand For Industrial Space Near Port Houston Is Growing, Driven By Consumer Goods
January 18, 2021 - Cargo volumes flowing through Port Houston are on the rise, shaking off the early pandemic slowdown in global trade. That's having a positive domino effect on the surrounding industrial real estate market, as third-party logistics firms look to move increasing volumes of consumer goods.Despite the...
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County Transit Milestone
December 31, 2020 - Baytown does its part as service reaches 1 million servedThe Harris County Transit’s Fixed Route bus service reached a milestone this month with 1 million-passenger boardings, and Baytown riders made up a large portion of that number, officials say. David Jones, Harris County Transit Services deputy assistant director, said...
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Houston Ship Channel Expansion Authorized by Congress
December 21, 2020 - Read Here
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Industrial Deals Near Port Houston Showcase Bright Spot in Pandemic Uncertainty
December 2, 2020 - Four notable deals that recently closed in Houston’s southeast market show that logistics and distribution tenants are continuing to fuel growth in the area by the port despite the uncertainty of the pandemic.Principal Real Estate Investors has found a tenant for a 784,000-square-foot industrial building at ...
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Mayor: ‘The future of Baytown is bright
October 21, 2020 - COVID-19 may have hindered many things in 2020, but according to Mayor Brandon Capetillo, Baytown’s future is not one of them. Giving his annual State of the City address on video recorded at Faith Family Church on North Main, Capetillo spoke of the city’s future. The...
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Mont Belvieu State of the City: Exciting future
October 14, 2020 - Giving the State of the City for Mont Belvieu, City Manager Nathan Watkins said many exciting things are happening within the city, and there is more to come. Speaking at the West Chambers County Chamber of Commerce luncheon Tuesday, Watkins said 2020 started out shaky with the city having to...
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SABIC-Exxon joint venture hires ahead of 2022 startup
September 22, 2020 - Saudi Basic Industries Corp., more commonly called SABIC, has already started hiring for a $10 billion joint venture project set to come online in 2022.In fact, Gulf Coast Growth Ventures — the joint venture entity for the project — has already hired almost all of its permanent workforce, said Bashar...
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Hunt Southwest Real Estate Development breaks ground on 1M-SF spec industrial building in Cedar Port
September 7, 2020 - Dallas-based Hunt Southwest Real Estate Development has broken ground on a 1-million-square-foot speculative industrial project in Baytown. The company said the project was driven, in part, by the surge in online retail sales amid the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic.The building, dubbed the Cedar Port Trade Center, is located within the...
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Battleship group states its case
August 7, 2020 - Members of the Bring the Battleship to Baytown committee recently met with the ship’s Foundation at their request to discuss the contents of its request for proposal and to answer questions about how the city plans to take care of the historic warship if it ends up being...
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REPORT: Port Houston Activity To Increase As Global Economy Ramps Up
July 29, 2020 - Activity at Port Houston is expected to pick up in the second half of the year, bolstered by the return of global trade, according to the latest U.S. seaports outlook report from Colliers International. Port Houston and the other eight major U.S. seaports experienced a robust year...
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