Economic Development

New cargo center expected to bring $10 million into regional economy

Tradewinds Cargo Handling welcomed the first flight carrying fresh air cargo to the new Houston Fresh Air Cargo center at George Bush Intercontinental Airport on Thursday. The new 61,000-square-foot facility will process time- and temperature-sensitive products such as produce, flowers and fish. The Houston Fresh Air Cargo IAH center is expected to pump an estimated [...]

District Staff2011-09-02T15:27:41-05:00January 22nd, 2010|Economic Development|

Prosperity to buy North Houston Bank

Houston Business Journal - by Casey Wooten and Greg Barr Prosperity Bancshares Inc. has announced plans to acquire three Texas branches of U.S. Bank, including one in Houston. The local bank in the deal is North Houston Bank. The capital-starved bank held $325.5 million worth of assets at the end of September 2009, according to [...]

District Staff2011-09-01T20:07:34-05:00January 22nd, 2010|Economic Development|