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  Houston | Greater Houston Partnership
Houston's Greatest Award is the premier annual event honoring regional leaders who have advanced the greater Houston region as a business magnet.
The Greater Houston Partnership and UK Trade & Investment at the British Consulate-General, Houston are partnering to host an all-day conference on next generation biofuels, to take place in Houston, Texas.
The Greater Houston Partnership is the primary advocate of Houston's business community and is dedicated to building regional economic prosperity
www.houston.org   (474 words)

  
  Greater Houston - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The area is colloquially referred to as either the "Houston metropolitan area" or "Greater Houston" and is situated in Southeast Texas, west of the Golden Triangle.
Houston's energy industry is a world powerhouse (particularly oil), but biomedical research, aeronautics, and the ship channel are also large parts of the city's industrial base.
Houston's third-largest airport is Ellington Field, which houses several National Guard and Air National Guard units, as well as the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center's fleet of jets that are used to train astronauts.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Greater_Houston   (1064 words)

  
 Houston, Texas
Houston’s leaders are also focusing their attention on making their city not only a great place to live, but a great place to visit as well.
Houston is a vibrant international city that heartily enjoys its tradition of being a place of firsts.
Houston, the city, was the first word spoken from the surface of the moon and the first to build an air-conditioned sports stadium.
www.houston-guide.com   (343 words)

  
 Greater Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau
The Greater Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau (GHCVB) is the primary sales and marketing arm of the city of Houston and Harris County.
The mission of the GHCVB is to improve the economy of Greater Houston by attracting conventions, tourists and international government officials to the area through sales and marketing efforts.
Charged with increasing travel to the Greater Houston area by individuals and tour groups, as well as increasing attendance to area hotels, attractions and restaurants.
www.visithoustontexas.com /about   (527 words)

  
 Kingwood Life - About Houston
Houston’s sunny climate and mild winters allow residents to enjoy recreational activities all year round.
The Port of Houston is the second largest in the nation and seventh largest in the world in both foreign and total tonnage.
Houston is not only known as the energy capital of the world, but it is also home to NASA Johnson Space Center, The Texas Medical Center which employs approximately 49,000 healthcare professionals and is an academic center of the Southwest.
www.kingwoodlife.com /houston.htm   (248 words)

  
 Greater Houston Anesthesiology
Greater Houston Anesthesiology is more than 300 anesthesiologists, certified registered nurse anesthetists, anesthesiologists' assistants and registered nurses dedicated to providing high quality anesthesia to patients.
There is a difference in anesthesia providers, that's why you should choose Greater Houston Anesthesiology.
Greater Houston Anesthesiology, P.A. 2411 Fountainview Dr. #200, Houston, TX 77057, (713) 620-4000 phone, (713) 620-4098 fax
www.choosegha.com   (105 words)

  
 Houston Community Newspapers Online - News - Top Stories
Tune in to AM 740 KTRH for a Houston Astros' home game and you'll be greeted by the mellow voice of Milo Hamilton.
Tuco and Reina were presented with a birthday cake, which was actually raw ground meat topped with food coloring, tuna fish sprinkles and bones as their candles.
Kids and adults visiting the Houston Zoo recently got the unique chance to celebrate the first birthday of baby jaguars Tuco and Reina on June 10 complete with a birthday "cake," treats and presents.
www.zwire.com /site/news.cfm?brd=1574&Nav_Sec=69982   (411 words)

  
 THE ARC OF GREATER HOUSTON
The Arc of Greater Houston works to include all children and adults with cognitive, intellectual, and developmental disabilities in every community.
The Arc of Greater Houston is having its annual " Fall Event" at Mockingbird Bistro on November 4, 2007.
The Arc of Greater Houston advocates for the rights and full participation of all children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in the community.
www.thearcofgreaterhouston.com   (300 words)

  
 Visit Houston Texas - Tourism, Houston Events, Special Offers, Info & More! - Greater Houston CVB
At the Greater Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau GHCVB, we are proud to represent Houston, Texas, the 4th largest city in the U.S. and a leader in business, entertainment, the arts, and more.
Greater Houston offers everything from breathtaking museum exhibits to vibrant downtown entertainment.
Houston Texas is home to the world's largest concentration of medical professionals, world's largest rodeo, NASA, Grand Prix of Houston, Shell Houston Open, Rotary Lombardi Award,world-renowned museum and theater districts, Houston Rockets (NBA) Basketball, Houston Astros (MLB) baseball, Houston Texans (NFL) football and Houston Dynamo (MLS) soccer.
www.visithoustontexas.com   (267 words)

  
 Hurricane Relief - Greater Houston Community Foundation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Former Presidents Bush and Clinton have also created the Bush-Clinton Houston Hurricane Relief Fund to enable the Greater Houston community to provide aid and resources to those individuals and families who have suffered economic loss and hardship as a result of Hurricane Katrina and who have temporarily relocated to the Houston area.
A fund has also been established to benefit employees of the hospitality industry of the Greater New Orleans area who have experienced hardships because of the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina.
This fund has been established by concerned Houstonians at the Greater Houston Community Foundation to meet the longer-term care, health and educational needs of the thousands of children who have been relocated to the city by the devastation of Hurricane Katrina.
www.ghcf.org /page25565.cfm   (371 words)

  
 UHS - Greater Houston Partnership Resolution
Texas has three of the ten largest cities in the nation in Houston, San Antonio, and Dallas, which also are the only cities among the ten without flagship universities.
The Texas Tier I Research Excellence Fund is a sound investment for the Greater Houston area, which represents 22 percent of the state's population and work force, and 28 percent of the gross state product.
The return on this important state investment will be enhancement of quality education for the coming generations of Texans, increased retention and graduation rates, and a steadily increasing flow of federal research funds to keep Houston competitive globally in the fields of education and industry.
www.uhsa.uh.edu /gov/state/partnership.html   (225 words)

  
 Greater Houston Partnership
The Greater Houston Partnership is the primary advocate of Houston's business community and is dedicated to building economic prosperity in the region.
The Republic of Texas chartered a predecessor of the Partnership's Chamber Division as the Houston Chamber of Commerce in 1840, and Chamber activities are covered in newspaper accounts in the 1860s and 1870s.
The Chamber and the Houston Economic Development Council merged to form the Greater Houston Partnership on Jan. 1, 1989, and later that year were joined by the Houston World Trade Association.
www.biospace.com /company_profile.aspx?CompanyID=705220   (117 words)

  
 Greater Houston Publishers, Web Offset Printing   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Greater Houston Publishers starts by receiving and handling your hard copy, film or disk to film, producing the collected job from a Mac format.
Greater Houston Publishers offers an excellent in-house saddle-stitching and trimming department that can (and does) produce up to 120 pages (any quantity).
Greater Houston Publishers is an independent printer with owners who believe in hard work and a commitment to producing an excellent product at an affordable price.
home.flash.net /~sueghp   (179 words)

  
 Houston Travel Guide | Fodor's Online
This same wild spirit explains much about the unrestricted growth that resulted in the city's patchwork layout: It's not unusual to find a luxury apartment complex next to a muffler repair shop, or a palm reader's storefront adjacent to a church.
Magnificent glass and metal towers dominate the downtown corridor, but for the most part Houston's cityscape is characterized by random upcroppings of impressive architecture interspersed with groomed greenbelts and lively neighborhoods.
Houston is nevertheless an international business hub and the energy capital of the United States, evidenced by the Texas-size conventions that periodically fill its major hotels to bursting points.
www.fodors.com /miniguides/mgresults.cfm?destination=houston@76   (156 words)

  
 Greater Houston Regional Group of Blinded Veterans Association
Greater Houston Regional Group of Blinded Veterans Association
Welcome to The Greater Houston Regional Group of the Blinded Veterans Association (BVA).
Copyright © 2004, Greater Houston Regional Group of the BVA
home.houston.rr.com /houstonbva   (96 words)

  
 Greater Houston Dental Society -
The Legislative Action Committee (LAC) of the Greater Houston Dental Society (GHDS) takes responsibility for organizing and maintaining a grassroots network to inform the local, state and national elected officials from the greater Houston area of the legislative agenda of the American Dental Association and the Texas Dental Association.
The Judicial Committee of the Greater Houston Dental Society is in place to help society members maintain the highest of legal, ethical and moral standards.
The CND of the Greater Houston Dental Society is made up of new dentists who graduated from dental school less than ten years previously.
www.ghds.com /standing.htm   (2740 words)

  
 Greater Houston Partnership
Description: In honor of our legislative staff from the State of Texas, the Greater Houston Partnership and the Houston business community wish to express their appreciation for their public service at intimate lunch.
Memorial Hermann Healthcare System is the largest hospital system in Houston (based on the number of licensed beds).
This is a great opportunity to hear from Chairman White as she discusses the role of the agency on issues of concern to Partnership members.
www.houston.org /events/event.asp?meetingType=CAL   (727 words)

  
 Membership Information - Greater Houston LSU Alumni Chapter   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Membership to the Greater Houston LSU Alumni Association is available on a yearly basis.
We are a non-profit organization - all monies collected by the Greater Houston LSU Alumni Chapter are given back to LSU to fund our current LSU professorship (currently up to $11,000 with a goal of $60,000).
If you are currently a member of the Greater Houston chapter, but live in the Woodlands area, you are free to choose to join whichever chapter you wish, or both.
www.lsuhouston.com /membershipinfo.html   (229 words)

  
 Greater Houston Travel: Tourism Directory & Vacation Guide for Greater Houston, Texas
Greater Houston encompasses a number of cities full of historic sites, beaches and western charm.
While in Houston, many different destinations are available, from the American Cowboy Museum to the Downtown Aquarium to the Johnson Space Center.
The unique town of Sugar Land was built and developed around the sugar industry and features an array of historic buildings.
www.greaterhouston.worldweb.com   (242 words)

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