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View Poll Results: What do you think will become Houston's next big new economy sector besides oil?
Technology/IT 10 25.00%
Engineering 1 2.50%
Construction 1 2.50%
Medical 21 52.50%
Other (please specify) 7 17.50%
Voters: 40. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 06-06-2010, 09:16 AM
 
Location: Underneath the Pecan Tree
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Okay, now you're just starting to sound like a Chamber of Commerce brochure. I've proven that housing 5 of 6 supermajors doesn't mean ---t when looking at the oil industry globally. Now you're talking about natural gas and Houston's dominance on the national level. How about some stats on how Houston compares globally in that regard? It's "energy capital of the US", maybe, but the world? Give me a greak!

And Houston being dominant in natural gas doesn't have anything to do with Houston's relationship with renewable energy.

And you just sound like a hater; it's a simple nickname that has stuck with Houston. No need to b**** about it. Move on.
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Old 06-06-2010, 09:20 AM
 
Location: Tower of Heaven
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And you just sound like a hater; it's a simple nickname that has stuck with Houston. No need to b**** about it. Move on.
"Hater" ! It's the good word !
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Old 06-06-2010, 10:23 AM
 
Location: ITL (Houston)
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And you just sound like a hater; it's a simple nickname that has stuck with Houston. No need to b**** about it. Move on.
I know. He clearly has an agenda here and is going out of his way to discredit Houston and not call it the "Energy Capital of the World". He must have a big problem with the city if it bugs him that much. No one else is agreeing with him and the numbers/facts go against what he is saying.
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Old 06-06-2010, 11:42 AM
 
Location: ✶✶✶✶
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Who gives a dilly damn if it's the "capital?" As long as a slice of the pie sits here and people have work, does it matter?
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Old 06-06-2010, 03:48 PM
 
Location: South Tampa, Florida
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Default "It's never going to be the tourism industry in Houston"

Advanced Manufacturing | Houston Economic Development

http://www.houston.org/pdf/research/...icForecast.pdf

Oil & Gas - 48% of Houston's economic base employment is in energy-related sectors -- oil and gas extraction, oilfield services & oilfield machinery manufacturing, and petrochemicals - The Houston area has more than 3,600 energy-related companies, both upstream and downstream. Houston is home to 13 of the nation’s 20 largest natural gas transmission companies, 600 exploration and production firms and more than 170 pipeline operators.


The Texas Gulf Coast has a crude capacity of more than 4 million barrels of refined petroleum products per day. Houston is home to 11 of the 25 largest publicly traded oil and gas exploration firms and has 25 fortune 500 companies located in the city .....2009 Gross metropolitan product - 435 Billion Dollars ranked 5th in the nation- Houston’s workforce currently has more than 47,000 jobs in crude petroleum and natural gas extraction and nearly 43,000 jobs in support activities for mining.

Exports - Texas exports totaled more than $163 billion in 2009, led by computers and electronics, chemicals, machinery, petroleum and coal, and transportation equipment. Texas’ largest export markets continue to be its NAFTA trading partners: Mexico purchased $56 billion in Texas-manufactured goods and Canada $13.7 billion. China ($8.9 billion), the Netherlands ($6 billion), and Korea ($5.3 billion) rounded out the top-five export destinations.
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Old 06-07-2010, 12:51 AM
 
Location: New York
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The IT and Tech industry seems to be rebounding at a very fast pace. The engineering sub-sector is also picking up fast in Houston.
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Old 06-07-2010, 09:12 PM
 
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Advanced Manufacturing | Houston Economic Development

http://www.houston.org/pdf/research/...icForecast.pdf

Oil & Gas - 48% of Houston's economic base employment is in energy-related sectors -- oil and gas extraction, oilfield services & oilfield machinery manufacturing, and petrochemicals - The Houston area has more than 3,600 energy-related companies, both upstream and downstream. Houston is home to 13 of the nation’s 20 largest natural gas transmission companies, 600 exploration and production firms and more than 170 pipeline operators.


The Texas Gulf Coast has a crude capacity of more than 4 million barrels of refined petroleum products per day. Houston is home to 11 of the 25 largest publicly traded oil and gas exploration firms and has 25 fortune 500 companies located in the city .....2009 Gross metropolitan product - 435 Billion Dollars ranked 5th in the nation- Houston’s workforce currently has more than 47,000 jobs in crude petroleum and natural gas extraction and nearly 43,000 jobs in support activities for mining.

Exports - Texas exports totaled more than $163 billion in 2009, led by computers and electronics, chemicals, machinery, petroleum and coal, and transportation equipment. Texas’ largest export markets continue to be its NAFTA trading partners: Mexico purchased $56 billion in Texas-manufactured goods and Canada $13.7 billion. China ($8.9 billion), the Netherlands ($6 billion), and Korea ($5.3 billion) rounded out the top-five export destinations.
Thanks for the info!
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Old 06-08-2010, 08:22 AM
 
Location: ATLANTA
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I dont know but I think Houston's economy has to get more diversified..The way green technologies are going, or if something drastic and unplanned occurs in the oil sector it still would be a major blow to the economy of Houston.

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What do you think will become Houston's next big new economy sector besides oil?
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Old 06-08-2010, 08:34 AM
 
Location: ITL (Houston)
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I dont know but I think Houston's economy has to get more diversified..The way green technologies are going, or if something drastic and unplanned occurs in the oil sector it still would be a major blow to the economy of Houston.
Don't worry. Houston's economy has been becoming more diverse for a while, especially with green technologies. That's probably Houston's strength right now actually.
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Old 06-08-2010, 08:50 AM
 
Location: ATLANTA
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Okay, Houston is the energy capital. We got you. ("Energy" is a VERY broad term, but I'll take your word for it.) [b]

To say Houston is and will be the energy capital forever to me is like someone in the 60's saying Detroit will dominate in automobile production forever. Industries change and the areas that are associated with them change along with them. (The premise of my first post on this forum)
I agree. I wonder if Houston's economy is diversified enough to withstand a change in how we use oil. Is the "energy" sector getting or willing to be diversified to foster green technology in Houston?
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