Shriners Hospital in Texas Medical Center Relocating to Galveston
The Shriners Hospital for Children will close its Houston location in the world-renowned Texas Medical Center and consolidate it into its Galveston hospital in 2021. The Shriners Hospital for Children Galveston is… Regional News Galveston
Galveston County Wins $1B Ammonia Plant
$1 Billion Investment Brings World-Scale Ammonia Production Facility to Galveston County and Greater Houston On January 8, 2020, in collaborative announcements, Gulf Coast Ammonia LLC (GCA), Air Products and Eastman Chemical… Press Release Texas City
BAHEP Business Development Update – 1/20
Four times a year, the Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership produces The Business Development Update newsletter that reports on Commercial / Office / Industrial Development; Retail / Hospitality Development; Residential Development; and Infrastructure News and… Blog Bacliff Dickinson Friendswood Galveston Hitchcock Kemah La Marque League City Santa Fe
Port of Galveston Signs $100 Million Deal for Third Cruise Terminal
The Port of Galveston on Wednesday approved a lease agreement with Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines to build a new cruise terminal at the Port of Galveston. By any definition, the… Regional News Galveston
Port of Galveston: 1 Million Passengers in 2019
The Port of Galveston, fourth busiest cruise port in North America, welcomed its 1 millionth cruise passenger of the year on December 4, 2019, setting a new record for the… Regional News Galveston
County Negotiates First Tax Abatement in 9 Years for $800m Gulf Coast Ammonia Project
Operators of a planned offshore ammonia processing plant won’t pay property taxes to the county until 2032 but will pay about $2 million a year in lieu of taxes under… Regional News Texas City
Galveston Cruises Up 13%
Galveston saw cruise embarkations reach nearly 1 million in 2018, according to a biennial study from Cruise Lines International Association. There were 985,000 embarkations at the Port of Galveston in… Regional News Galveston
Galveston County Explores Opportunities in Space
This week, Galveston County’s Department of Economic Development attended the annual SpaceCom Conference & Exposition. This event brings together America’s commercial space enterprises with governmental departments with a shared goal… Blog
Galveston County Economic Development Explores Education and Energy in Greater Houston
On Thursday, November 14, 2019, Galveston County’s Department of Economic Development attended the Houston Region Economic Development Alliance (HREDA) quarterly meeting at San Jacinto College’s LyondellBasell Center for PetroChem, Energy… Blog
Pelican Island Land Available
One hundred and fifty years ago, Pelican Island was a wind-swept sand dune and shell reef, with only a few feet hundred feet of dry soil. Today, the island is… Blog Galveston