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The Woodlands is home to over 1,500 employers, resulting in over 43,000 jobs. As of January 2008, 40% of the primary household earners in The Woodlands both live and work here.

A majority of the employers in The Woodlands can be categorized as the following industries: Oil & Energy, Biotech, Professional Services, Transportation, Healthcare, and Education. Top employers and number of employees, by industry, shown below: Continue Reading »

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POWER UPDATE We’re online in Alden Bridge - on the West side of Branch Crossing, power is on in Wynnoak and Sundance at least. The East side of Branch Crossing is still dark, however. - 10:40PM, 9/16/08

I believe we’ve all learned way too much about the power grid over the last few days. The long and short of it, for us in Montgomery County, is that we’ll be roughing it for at least a week, and likely 2-3.

Post-Ike Commerce: What’s Open?

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The Woodlands Villages

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The Woodlands Basic Info

Located 27 miles north of downtown Houston, and about 25 minutes from the George Bush-Intercontinental Airport, The Woodlands is a brilliantly-designed master planned community: a mix of prestigious residential ($150’s to $5M), high-end office space, and new urban retail. The state’s most successful master planned community is built on 28,000 acres of forest and about $9.3 Billion of investment capital.

Vital statistics for The Woodlands as of 2008 are shown below:

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