Journals

  • The University of Houston’s HUB Program Continues to Grow while Fulfilling its Mission

    By Valerie Jones In recent years, government statistics have shown an increase in Minority- (MBE) and Women-Owned Businesses (WBE) in the U.S. Much like Historically Underutilized Business (HUB), these entities have not always received the same opportunities for government contracts as other businesses in the state of Texas. This is precisely why HUB programs in…

  • Three-segment, 850-mile corridor could provide passenger rail service

    By News Provider A federally funded study to determine the feasibility of passenger rail service between Oklahoma City and South Texas recently advanced to the next phase allowing for continued exploration of the proposed route. The $7 million Texas-Oklahoma Passenger Rail Study covers an 850-mile corridor broken into three segments going from Oklahoma City to…

  • Texas Live! Bivens brings diversity to project

    Demetria Bivens always keeps her eye on the ball. By News Provider Growing up in East Texas as one of eight children being raised by a single mother, she learned early the value of hard work. “My mother was a strong-willed woman and she taught us that you had to work for the things you…

  • BridgeTex Pipeline to Further Expand, Launches Supplemental Open Season for Additional Capacity

    By News Provider TULSA, Okla. and HOUSTON, Nov. 30, 2017 — Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. (NYSE: MMP) (“Magellan”) and Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. (NYSE: PAA) (“Plains”) announced today that BridgeTex Pipeline Company, LLC (“BridgeTex”), owned 50/50 by Magellan and Plains, plans to further expand the capacity of the BridgeTex pipeline and has launched a supplemental open season to…

  • Kruse Energy conducts its largest auction of 2017 in Odessa, TX

    By News Provider US$25+ million of equipment was sold in the Nov. 15 – 16 auction, incl. 180+ items for BJ Services ODESSA, TX, Nov. 20, 2017 /PRNewswire/ – Kruse Energy Auctioneers, a Ritchie Bros. solution, conducted its largest auction of the year last week, selling more than 1,500 equipment items and trucks for US$25+ million in Odessa, TX. The…

  • Falcon Steel America Acquires Manufacturing Facility in Conroe, Texas

    New plant increases company’s production capacity by 60% annually with plans for 150 new hires By News Provider CONROE, Texas, Nov. 28, 2017 — Falcon Steel America (FSA), a leading designer, engineer and fabricator of American-made steel structures, announced today that it has acquired a 226,000-square foot manufacturing facility in Conroe, Texas.   The addition of the new plant, located at…

  • Important Downtown Dallas Restoration Project Looks Up For Green Power

    1808/GoodWork Project To Be Solar Powered by Sunfinity Solar By News Provider DALLAS, Nov. 16, 2017– A once-abandoned building on the edge of Downtown is being reincarnated as an eco-friendly, people-friendly mixed-use destination that offers coworking, loft living, green space, commercial office space and a coffee shop, and developers have been awarded a$300,000 grant to install a solar…

  • Martin Instrument now offering UAVs that can detect methane gas in natural gas lines, tanks, gas wells and landfills

    By News Provider AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 16, 2017 — Martin Instrument and Microdrones is excited to announce the release of a new professional aerial methane detection solution, the mdTector1000 CH4. It’s the newest fully integrated aerial methane inspection package for the microdrones multi-rotor UAV, built for professionals responsible for methane gas infrastructure. “For our oil and gas customers, we…

  • Honeywell To Provide Cryogenic Gas Processing Plant To EagleClaw Midstream Ventures

    Plant recovers valuable natural gas liquids from natural gas By News Provider DES PLAINES, Ill., Nov. 20, 2017– Honeywell (NYSE: HON) today announced that EagleClaw Midstream Ventures, LLC will use UOP Russell modular cryogenic equipment to process 200 million standard cubic feet per day of natural gas at its gas processing facility in the Permian Basin in Reeves County, Texas. UOP Russell customized…

  • Fort Bend Services, Inc. Offers Superior Water and Wastewater Treatment

    Water and wastewater treatment is a necessary function for municipalities, food processing plants, commercial businesses, hospitals and oil refineries, to name a few. And it’s the livelihood and backbone of Fort Bend Services, Inc., a company that devotes itself to providing customers with water and wastewater treatment solutions. With a history that dates back to…

  • WSP USA to join Texas Bullet Train team

    WSP has a long history in Texas, including recent infrastructure projects in Dallas, Houston Texas Central announced today that WSP USA is joining the Bullet Train team to provide engineering support as the project moves ahead in its pre-construction phase. Texas Central, developers of the high-speed passenger train between North Texas and Houston, cited WSP’s award-winning…

  • # Houston Strong

    By Lea Bogle Houston, we’ve been through a lot over these past few months, it’s time we stop, just for a moment and breathe and take stock of where we are, what we have and the blessings that surround us.  After that, now is a good time to take stock of what went well for…

  • ExxonMobil Begins Production on New Polyethylene Line at Mont Belvieu Plastics Plant

     By News Provider First of two 650,000 tons-per-year polyethylene lines starts production Project is a component of ExxonMobil’s $20 billion Growing the Gulf expansion initiative First polyethylene shipment to be exported from the Port of Houston later this month  Tuesday, October 17, 2017 11:00 am EDT “The investments we’re making through our Growing the Gulf…

  • TSU’s HUB Program

    Making an Effort and Moving Forward with Small Businesses By: Vernell Silva As a historically Black University and a member of multiple Chamber of Commerce(s), Texas Southern University’s (TSU) Historically Underutilized Businesses Program, i.e. HUB is aware of their duty to the community. HUB is a minority or woman-owned Texas business that must meet a…

  • Fort Bend Independent School District

    Small Business Enterprise Program By News Provider The Fort Bend Independent School District’s Small Business Enterprise Program (“SBEP”) provides increased business opportunities for locally certified small businesses to participate in contracting and procurement at the District. FBISD has set an annual SBEP participation goal of twenty-five (25%) percent of the dollar amount of all SBEP-eligible…