PRESIDENT’S LETTER

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PRESIDENT’S LETTER ............................................ 3 Calendar of Events............................................ 6 Task force updates............................................. 8 Economic alliance in motion........................... 12 HARRIS COUNTY PCT2 DITCH MAINTENANCE......... 15 MEMBERS IN MOTION.............................................16 MEMBER LISTING ................................................. 24

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table of contents w/ feature articlesSan Jacinto SBDC Update

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Houston Ship Channel Widening Project Port Road Update Task Force Updates Economic Alliance In Motion Members in Motion Membership List Page 4 Page 5 Page 8 Page 10 Page 14 Page 20

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Dream.It.Do.It. Update

11 San Jacinto Texas Historic District Grant Program

The Economic Alliance Houston Port Region, created in 1985, provides professional economic development services for the businesses and communities surrounding the 25-mile Houston Ship Channel. Since 2008, the Economic Alliance has supported 65 successful projects that have helped create 3,179 new jobs and over $13.7 billion of capital investment to the Houston Port Region.

We are proud to count among our members the following cities, communities, chambers of commerce and other government entities:

Harris County Port Houston City of Baytown City of Deer Park City of Galena Park City of Jacinto City City of La Porte City of Morgan’s Point City of Pasadena City of Pearland City of Seabrook City of Shoreacres City of South Houston Community of Channelview Community of East End Community of North Shore Community of Sheldon Community of South Belt-Ellington Baytown Chamber of Commerce Deer Park Chamber of Commerce Greater Houston Women’s Chamber of Commerce Highlands-Lynchburg Chamber of Commerce La Porte-Bayshore Chamber of Commerce North Channel Area Chamber of Commerce Pasadena Chamber of Commerce Pearland Area Chamber of Commerce South Belt-Ellington Chamber of Commerce South Houston Chamber of Commerce

Please take time to recognize our 2020 Board of Directors:

Jim Griffin, San Jacinto College - Center for Petrochemical, Energy & Technology Leonard A. Bedell, Mobil Steel International, Inc. Katie Yount, McDonough Engineering Jeffrey Kuhn, Terracon Consultants, Inc. Chip Schweiger, PKF Texas Lori Traweek, Gulf Coast Authority Elizabeth Fazio Hale, Gulf Coast Authority Chris Talley, Structure Tone Robert Armstrong, Kuraray America, Inc. Janet Gonzales, Bank of Texas Kristi Claypool, Meador Staffing Services Crystal Cedro, Hunter Buildings Victor Ortega, Covestro Buddy Tucker, Ohmstede Industrial Services Inc. Connie Tilton, ExxonMobil Nathanael Ince, PinnacleART Matthew Blunck, Enterprise Holdings Marshall Deluca, Orion Group Holdings, Inc. Randy Boeding, R.Boeding Group, LLC Charles Montgomery, International Longshoremens Association Marcelo Moacyr, BGE Wayne Webb, Community Bank of Texas Dr. Lynda Villanueva, Lee College Dennis Winkler, Winkler Public Relations Brent Cockerham, Moody National Bank John Grimes, LBC Tank Terminals Doug Mansfield, Mansfield Marketing Roger Gossett, Diamondback Works Prem Vuthandam, Shell Deer Park Allatia Harris, San Jacinto College Angelique Bartholomew, MPact Strategic Consulting Captain Robert Thompson, Houston Pilots Chris Cain, LyondellBasell La Porte Plant Jay Bice, H+M Industrial EPC Natalie Picha, Royal Harbor Partners, LLC John Golashesky, Turner Industries Thomas Brinsko, BIC Alliance John Hutcherson, Flint Hills Resources Kirk Kveton, Action Supply Luis Aguilar, Houston Area Safety Council Randy Gartz, BBVA Stephanie King, BakerRipley Tim Culp, Airobotics Stephanie Wiggins, CenterPoint Energy

I love the mission of this organization. It’s simple, straightforward and easy to understand, and at the same time it allows us the leeway to determine how to accomplish that mission.

Simply put, our mission is to “grow the regional economy.” The primary deliverable for that mission is to add capital investment and jobs by doing everything we can to encourage companies to expand or locate to this region. That growth spurs indirect job creation, housing and retail demand, and adds critical tax base revenues to our cities, county, colleges and school districts, creating an ecosystem of economy and quality of life that is the American dream: good jobs, schools and communities in which to raise our families.

We’re fortunate to have Regina Lindsey leading the economic development efforts. Her experience with petrochemical manufacturing, permitting and all of the local, county and state incentives creates real value for companies looking to locate or expand here. We’re also tremendously effective because of our membership that contains key stakeholders in this region. Relationships with leaders in all parts of this region help make us more affective in working with and landing potential projects. Activities supporting that work include everything from real estate searches, state and local incentives, and permitting help, to simply mobilizing key members, allies and partners to ensure a project’s success.

In addition to the core business of economic development, we enhance our chances of winning those projects by working initiatives that strengthen our economic development case. Those include:

Public Policy work at the state and federal level to create an atmosphere conducive to business growth,

Freight Transportation & Infrastructure work to improve the region’s flow of goods and people,

Workforce Development program that ensures we can be competitive when companies determine costs to build, operate and maintain facilities; and finally,

Quality of Life work to support the local cities in their goal of creating great communities for family and fun We test everything we do against that great but simple mission. Our vision is to create real and tangible value for our members. With the leadership from our Committees, Board and Executive Board, we stay on track and stay effective. Thank you for your participation and support.

God bless,

203 Ivy Avenue, Suite 200 Deer Park, TX 77536 (281) 476-9176

ECONOMIC ALLIANCE EXECUTIVE BOARD

Chair: Steve Cote, Brady, Chapman, Holland & Associates Treasurer: Bob Bradshaw, INEOS Secretary: Roger Blackburn, Wood

Vice Chair: Dr. Brenda Hellyer, San Jacinto College District Vice Chair: Rob Bacon, ExxonMobil Vice Chair: Karen Gregory, Texans Head Coach

Past Chair: Glenn Royal, Royal Harbor Partners, LLC.

COMMUNICATIONS ADVISORY BOARD Lauren Harrell, ABC Houston Jessica Blackmore, Shell Deer Park Connie Tilton, ExxonMobil Amanda Fenwick, San Jacinto College Kelli Hefner, BIC Alliance

ECONOMIC ALLIANCE STAFF Chad Burke, President/CEO Regina Lindsey, Vice President of Economic Development Bridget Yeary, Financial & Administrative Manager Marisela Ramirez, Events & Membership Coordinator Patti Bell, Workforce Development Manager Caelan Cheshire, Marketing & Communications Coordinator

LAYOUT AND DESIGN Caelan Cheshire Marketing & Communications Coordinator

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