Transportation
MILESTONE: First Look at the interior layout of the Texas High-Speed Train
Times are changing for travelers moving between Texas’ two largest regions, Houston and North Texas. What was once either a tireless slog or a hurry-up-to-slow-down frisking is being replaced by the best travel experience the world has to offer. In short, nothing that exists today in the United States can come close to matching the…
Standing Room Only as Hundreds Gather to Begin Journey to Transformative Travel Improvements
Business and community leaders learned today how they can help move forward 500 miles of travel improvements in the $7.5 billion METRONext Moving Forward Plan. METRONext’s Business Now event attracted a wide range of vendors. Board members and staff provided an overview of future projects and explained how to do business with the Authority. “With your…
Houston Airports and United Airlines Unveil $200M Technical Operations Center at Bush Airport
The facility spans nearly six football fields and is a part of United Airlines’ $1B investment at Bush Airport since 2013 Houston Airports and United Airlines pulled back the curtain on a Texas-sized United Technical Operations Center (UTOC) at Bush Airport that spans nearly six football fields under one roof. The new operations center is…
First African-American woman appointed to Port of Houston Authority board
Mayor Turner and City Council approved historic nomination HOUSTON – Mayor Sylvester Turner and the Houston City Council voted yesterday to approve the nomination of Cheryl Creuzot to serve as a member of the Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority. Creuzot, a highly respected business and civic leader, will be the first…
Houston’s Hobby Airport Starts 2020 With New Airline, Maintenance Facility
Houston’s William P. Hobby Airport is marking the start of the new year with a couple of big announcements. Earlier this week, Allegiant announced it added Houston as one of a few cities it’ll begin serving in 2020. According to its press release, the new seasonal nonstop routes from Hobby Airport include Knoxville, TN, Asheville, NC, Savannah,…
DFW in Top Three for Best Large Airport in North America in Annual USA Today 10Best Voting
Dallas Fort Worth International (DFW) Airport finished among the top three in voting for Best Large Airport in North America in the USA Today 10Best Readers’ Choice 2020 results announced today. As one of 20 airports nominated in the Large category (airports serving more than 15 million passengers annually), DFW Airport was the highest ranked…
THE STATE OF THE PORT: PEOPLE MAKE IT POSSIBLE
Port Houston Commission Chairman Ric Campo delivered the 2019 State of the Port Address at the Greater Houston Partnership’s annual event November 21. He reported solid revenues and tonnage numbers, and expectations for continued growth. He also emphasized that the success of the port is made possible by the people who work in the Port…
Houston Set to Lead the Way in Space Economy
As the first word spoken by Apollo 11 astronauts from the surface of the moon in the summer of 1969, Houston has long been synonymous with space exploration. Thousands of aerospace industry experts, entrepreneurs and government leaders gathered in Houston last week to address strategic issues impacting the commercial space industry at SpaceCom, the international Commercial Space…
AECOM weighs in on long distance Texas hyperloop construction
In a presentation to the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization’s (CAMPO) Transportation Policy Board in Austin, Texas, AECOM’s Steven Duong updated the regional planning agency on high-speed transportation options between the Texas cities of Forth Worth and Laredo, with several stops along the Interstate 35 corridor. Scoring the highest in its evaluation was a hyperloop…
SMALL BUSINESS GRADUATES HONORED BY INTERAGENCY MENTOR PROTÉGÉ PROGRAM
Port Houston’s small business and education outreach department recently hosted a graduation reception for the Interagency Mentor Protégé Program 2019 class on the M/V Sam Houston. With the guidance of local agencies, twenty-one protégés are now on the path to discovering new resources and taking their companies to new heights after completing the program. The…
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT APPROVED FOR HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL EXPANSION PROJECT
A professional services contract of $5.5 million was approved by the Port Commission and awarded to TC&B/GBA, a joint venture of Turner Collie and Braden, Inc. and Gahagan & Bryant Associates, Inc. at the September Port Commission meeting. The ship channel expansion work includes critical-path professional services for engineering, design and project coordination. The widening…
Port Commission Approves 2020 Operating and Capital Budget
Demonstrating commitment to strategic vision and stewardship The Fiscal Year 2020 Operating and Capital Budget was approved Monday during the Annual Budget Workshop, a special meeting of the Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority. Port Commission Chairman Ric Campo applauded Port Houston staff for doing a great job positioning the port to deliver…
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