Emerging Tech Summit 2021 Spotlights Galveston County’s Technology Start-Up Scene
Part 1 With the closing of the 2021 Emerging Technology Summit, Galveston County’s tech innovation space has never stood as healthy nor engaged as displayed by its panelists this year.… Blog
Supporting Business Through the COVID-19 Pandemic
As the scale of the COVID-19 pandemic became evident last summer, Galveston County Judge Mark Henry took action to help support the local business community. On July 7th, 2020, Judge… Blog
Amazon Chooses Galveston County for Delivery Station
Amazon Logistics plans to open a new 180,000 square foot delivery station located in La Marque, Texas. The new delivery station will power Amazon’s last-mile delivery capabilities to speed up… Company Announcement La Marque
Bay Area Hot Projects – January 2021
The Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership publishes its Hot Projects multiple times per year. The Galveston County-specific parts of the January 2021 edition is below. --- Medical news Houston Methodist… Regional News Dickinson Friendswood Galveston La Marque League City Texas City
Free Masks for Galveston County Businesses
Galveston County, through the Galveston County COVID-19 Business Taskforce (GCCBTF), will be distributing 125,000 face masks to businesses across the county. Businesses will be provided with a one month supply… Blog
Galveston County: PPP Loans Restart
The U.S. Small Business Administration, in consultation with the Treasury Department, announced today that the Paycheck Protection Program will re-open the week of January 11 for new borrowers and certain… Blog
Galveston County Unemployed: Extra $300
On January 2nd, 2021, the Texas Workforce Commission, under the guidance of the Department of Labor began disbursement of an extra $300 in unemployment benefits. With the extension of the… Blog
Galveston County City Named Top Houston Suburb
Galveston County's largest city, League City, was ranked the top suburb in Houston, and the 16th most livable mid-sized city in the country. Financial website SmartAsset compared 227 U.S. cities… Regional News League City
The Galveston Offshore Lightering Area
A lightering area represents a geographically designated area in which oil or other such hazardous product may be transferred from one cargo ship to another with a weight less than… Learning Center
Galveston Wharves Going Green
by CEO and Port Director Rodger Rees Let’s talk trash. Galveston Wharves is implementing a number of waste reduction initiatives as part of our voluntary Green Marine environmental certification. Implementing… Blog Galveston Port of Galveston