River Otters

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: George Bush Intercontinental Airport, Downtown Houston, Hewlett-Packard, Neartown Houston, Uptown Houston, Kerr-Mcgee, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Schlumberger, Statoil, Economy of Houston, Norsk Hydro, Houston Energy Corridor, Texas Medical Center, William P. Hobby Airport, Port of Houston, Bayport Industrial District, Mcglinchey Stafford, Galveston National Laboratory, Houston Theater District, Houston, List of Buildings in the Johnson Space Center, Petroleum Geo-Services, Rice Village, Más Club, Dresser Atlas, Fasttech 50, Houston Skyline District, Gyrodata, Southwest Corporate Center. Excerpt: The Bayport Industrial District is a large commercial real-estate development located in southeast Harris County, Texas , within the Bay Area of Greater Houston . It is one of the two industrial districts in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of La Porte (the other being the Battleground Industrial District). It is located adjacent to both La Porte and Pasadena .The development, created in 1970, is among the largest private industrial complexes in the United States. The leading center for chemical processing in the Houston area, Bayport contains more than 60 chemical plants. Businesses located in this district can receive tax incentives from Harris County , La Porte, and Pasadena. As of 2007 local business volume for Bayport-related enterprises exceeds $829 million annually with 11,000 jobs directly attributable to the complex. Additionally the Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership estimates that for every job created within the complex approximately 3.79 related jobs are created on average outside the district. Thus the district represents a key economic pillar of the communities in the area. Major facilities in the district include the LyondellBasell site, the Celanese /Air Produ...