Houston Is Back

With a booming downtown, a tight office market, and a renewed energy industry, Houston appears to be on the verge of a comeback.

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May 1, 2001, 7:00 AM PDT

By Chris Steins @planetizen

"The Houston boom, of course, extends far beyond downtown, and is based on a lot more than energy. A burgeoning biotechnology industry, anchored by the Texas Medical Center, the nation's largest medical complex, has begun to emerge. More surprisingly, information industry jobs are also increasing, in part to feed an increasingly sophisticated energy industry that is dependent on technology to keep its cutting edge."

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Read the full story: Houston Triumphant

Saturday, April 28, 2001 in REIS

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