Tag: Galveston
Port of Galveston’s Wind Power Business Keeps Getting Bigger
As the amount of energy Texas creates using wind continues to grow, the Port of Galveston is receiving and shipping out even larger wind-turbine blades, reporting larger revenues from wind-related…
Galveston County Leads in 2020 List of Top Houston School Districts
Friendswood ISD ranked #2, and Clear Creek ISD ranked #5 in a list put out but the Houston Business Journal today. Friendswood ISD, with an enrollment of 6,087, serves the…
$500 Million LNG Fuel Facility Pitched for Pelican Island
Citing an increase in the number of ships running on liquified natural gas, a company has approached the Port of Galveston about building an LNG fuel facility on Pelican Island.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Port of Galveston Master Plan Slide Deck Available
After more than a year of research and analysis, the final draft of the Galveston Wharves 20-Year Strategic Master Plan has been completed and is being reviewed by members of…