Galveston Island Port Receives $3.75m Grant for New Internal Roadway
Galveston Wharves has been awarded a $3.75 million state grant for a new internal roadway to improve port access and traffic flow between 14th and 20th streets. The Texas Department… Regional News Galveston Port of Galveston
Marathon Petroleum Restarts Texas City Refinery After Massive Overhaul
Marathon Petroleum Corp began restarting its 585,000 bpd refining complex in Galveston Bay that has been shuttered for more than a month now, according to Reuters sources. The complex—America’s second-largest… Regional News Texas City
BAHEP Business Development Update – 6/25
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… Blog
BP to Sell Texas City Petrochemical Plant to Ineos
Energy company BP announced Monday it would sell its petrochemical business, which includes its Texas City Chemicals plant, to British company Ineos for $5 billion, officials said. BP has operated… Regional News
Now Hiring In Galveston County & Greater Houston This Week
Valid the week of June 30 - July 4, 2020. To apply visit https://workintexas.com. In Galveston County Atofina Chemicals Inc (Clear Lake City, TX)Galveston County Health (Texas City, TX)Grief Industrial… Blog
Galveston County April 2020 Gross Receipts and Sales Tax Up Overall
Through it all, most of Galveston County's cities are defying the odds amidst COVID-19. Despite a statewide trend downwards, sales tax receipts show an increase in gross receipts during the… Blog
Galveston Port’s Financial Success
They say that records are made to be broken. After setting all-time revenue records in 2018, the Galveston Wharves broke those records in fiscal year 2019 with a 19 percent… Regional News Galveston
Galveston Port Leaders See Hope in Cargo
In March and April, the Port of Galveston saw year-over-year increases in volumes of fertilizer, container cargo, fruit and grain, officials said. Increases in those lines of business highlighted “the… Regional News Galveston
Workforce Training: Hitchcock Students To Receive Free Tuition to College of the Mainland
Hitchcock, one of Galveston's County communities directly in the path of future industrial growth received a huge boost to workforce training today when it was announced that Texas City's College… Regional News Hitchcock
Texas City Nursing Home Deploys COVID-19 Killing Robots
Earlier this week, The Resort at Texas City started using Xenex LightStrike Germ-Zapping Robots to help curb the potential spread of coronavirus in the facility. The LightStrike disinfection system uses pulsed xenon… Regional News