MEMBER LISTING

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TASK FORCE

We welcomed attendees of the Workforce Task Force meeting on August 25 at the San Jacinto College EDGE Center on Space Center Blvd., Houston, Texas. Our speakers on Aerospace Engineering and Manufacturing were compelling and informative. We appreciated having Jimmy Spence, Senior Marketing Director/Business Development Specialist, Houston Spaceport and Jana Spruce, Advanced EVA Value Stream Leader, Mission Systems from Collins Aerospace. San Jacinto College Dr. Sarah Janes, Associate Vice Chancellor, Continuing and Professional Development and Dr. Janis Fowler, Director, Aerospace Education and Workforce Development, were able to give us an overview of available programs as well as a tour of the facility. This task force meets on the third Thursday of every other month, from 3:00pm to 4:00pm, and our next meeting is October 20, 2022.

DREAM IT DO IT

We connected with over 300 students, parents, teachers, administrators, and underemployed adults at five presentations during the third quarter of 2022. Our goal is to highlight career opportunities in our region by working with our industry partners who volunteer. We focus on petrochemical, logistics, transportation, maritime and construction industries. In 2022, year to date, we have made over 5000 connections. In July, August, and September we presented at a summer camp, two community college career fairs, a classroom, and a large group. At the “Gulf Coast Industry Forum Student Breakfast”, we hosted 77 students and 17 influencers who spoke with industry and community college leaders. There were seven school districts, four community colleges, and one university represented. They were all invited to stay for the entire day to hear the speakers and panels. The three week summer camp, “STEM from Dance-Girls Rise Up” that exists nationwide to tackle diversity in the STEM Workforce was hosted by San Jacinto College. There were nine school districts represented at the camp. Thank you to our student breakfast volunteers from Kuraray America, Inc., Occidental Chemical Corporation- La Porte VCM Plant, LBC Tank Terminals, EHCMA, INEOS Olefins & Polymers USA, ExxonMobil Product Solutions, Bayport Polymers LLC, and Chevron Phillips Chemical. Our volunteers bring invaluable insight into the high-demand, high-wage careers in our area. If you would like to share your knowledge with the future workforce, we are always looking for volunteers to come speak about their careers in the petrochemical, logistics, maritime, construction, and transportation industries. If you would like to help, please email Patti at patti@allianceportregion.com

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TASK FORCE

The Economic Development Task Force just met in August at Enerpac Tool Group in Deer Park. Nearly 20 attendees of the task force toured the industrial tools company’s new 2 story facility. The group saw firsthand how Enerpac are global leaders in high pressure hydraulic tools, and controlled force products. Our July meeting was held at Turner Industries' new Personnel & Training Center. Turner recently made a major investment with the construction of its training center that will improve workforce performance in the Houston Port region. The center was opened in early 2022 and the task force toured the 33k sq ft state of the art training facility. It was a great opportunity to see the major commitment Turner has made to process and train workers in our region. The September taskforce met and toured goSafe’s 300,000 square foot corporate office in La Porte. The meeting gave the group an opportunity to tour the facility, meet company representatives and learn how they assist clients in the Houston Port region to ensure that their employees earn a living safely and go home to their families at the end of every workday. The company has grown into one of the most substantial privately held distributors of industrial safety, occupational health, industrial hygiene, and medical suppliers in the United States.

BUSINESS GROWTH TASK FORCE

Economic Alliance holds monthly Business Growth Task force meetings, chaired by David Tolson, Arete Advisors. During these meetings we discuss upcoming events such as the Industrial Procurement Forms. These meetings are held to provide mechanisms for the education and development of regional businesses in order to sustain and grow regional commerce for our communities. We offer member highlights during these meetings. Below are pictures from a few member highlights during the third quarter of 2022. We hope you can join us the first Wednesday of each month from 9:00 am - 10::00 am.

PARTNER LEVEL

3PBD 3V Industrial, LLC ABGI USA ADS Custom Signs AL Law Group Allegiance Bank American Acryl Angler Construction Apache Oil Company ARCO Design/Build Arete Advisors

Arkema Inc.

Armand Bayou Nature Center

Association of Bayport Companies

Audubon Engineering BakerRipley Bank of Texas Bartlett Cocke Industrial Bay Area Council on Drugs & Alcohol (BACODA) Bay Area Houston Convention & Visitors Bureau Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership

Bayport Polymers, LLC (Baystar)

Baytown/West Chambers Economic Development Beacon Federal Credit Union Belt Harris Pechacek, LLLP Bendel Tank & Heat Exchanger

BGE

bioPURE Houston East Belt Blast Builders BMF Industries BMWC Constructors Bradshaw Consulting Group, Inc. Brady, Chapman, Holland and Assoc. Bridgepoint Consulting LLC Butler-Cohen Capital One Bank CarbonTEK Houston/Laredo CDT3 Training Cenikor Foundation Chemic Engineers & Constructors, Inc. Cherry Companies

CHI St. Luke's Health Patients Medical Center

Choice Energy Services

Cima Services, LP

Clark Freight Lines Inc Clark Industrial Services, LLC Climax Portable Machine Tools Clough USA

Community First ER

CommunityBank of Texas Consumer Energy Alliance Core Trucking of Texas CRA, Inc Craig & Heidt, Inc Cumulus Digital Systems David Ward Partners DCW Squared Management Consultants LLC Del Mar Safety Solutions DeLane’s Ad Specialties Detection & Measurement Systems Dunavant Trans Gulf Transportation & Distribution Group Dupre Logistics East Harris County Empowerment Council ECC Alliance Economic Incentive Services, LLC Edna Rice Executive Recruiters Inc.

Enterprise Holdings, Inc.

EnviroAI EWX Solar Solutions

Excargo Services

Fantail Services LLC Farley & Partners LLP First Horizon Bank Gallant Builders Galveston Bay Foundation Gateway Printing & Office Supply, Inc. Global Relations Greater Houston Partnership Gulf Coast Authority Gulf Coast Solutions Inc Gulf Winds International, Inc. H+M Industrial EPC

Halff Associates, Inc.

Ham, Langston & Brezina, LLP Hanson Professional Services Hargrove Engineers + Constructors HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast HDR Engineering, Inc. Houston Chronicle Media Group Houston Construction Services

Houston ILA Dock & Marine Houston Pilots Association

Houston Wilderness Houston Yacht Club Industrial Tax Consulting Innovative Alternatives, Inc. InnovEarth Corp. Invista iOne Benefits Group Inc Kai Koa IT Solutions, LLC

Kaneka North America LLC KCI Publishing Corporation

Kenco Bucket Trucks KeyHire Solutions Knudson LP La Porte Economic Development Corporation Lakewood Yacht Club LaneMKTG Langan Engineering and Environmental Services Inc. Les Ellard Insurance Agency, Inc. Linbeck Group Liquid Capital Business Funding Longleaf Industrial

Lubrizol

Magnolia Park Arts & Community Mass Transfer, Ltd MAT Health & Financial Solutions McDermott

McDonough Engineering Corporation

Meador Staffing Services

Mitsubishi Chemical America, Inc. Moody National Bank

Mosher Seifert & Company, CPA MPACT Strategic Consulting

Nance International, Inc National Property Holdings

Nissan Chemical Houston Corp Northern Air Ohmstede Industrial Services Inc. Orbital Engineering, Inc.

Orion Group Holdings, Inc.

Pasadena Economic Development Corporation Paycor

PDG Architects

Pearland Economic Development Corporation Pfeiffer and Son, Ltd. Phelps State Farm Insurance

Pinnacle PKF of Texas, P.C.

Place Chaplains PlainsCapital Bank Plantgistix

Pro Citrus Network

Project One Logistics Qualified Properties, Inc. Ram Alloys, LLC Reliant Nationwide Staffing

Riner Engineering

Ritter Forest Products Roadrunner Royal Harbor Partners Sam Houston Area Council, BSA San Jacinto River and Rail Seabrook Economic Development Corporation

Sesco Cement Shell Federal Credit Union

Sign Craft Sky High for Kids Slack & Co. Contracting, Inc. SMART Group Houston Southern Fasteners & Supply, Inc Space City Services Statesman Corporation Finance, LLC Stockstill & Associates

Structure Tone Southwest

Swagelok Southeast Texas

Tandem LAMarr Trucking & Excavating, Inc Terracon Consultants, Inc.

Terrapass Texas Advantage Community Bank Texas Deepwater Partners (TDWP Partners LLC) Texas First Bank Texas JDC Diving Inc

Texas Molecular

Texas Mutual Insurance Co Texas Southern University

The Boeing Company

The Bridge Over Troubled Waters, Inc. The Gates at Main Steet/Linensndecor Tier 1 Integrity

Tolunay-Wong Engineers, Inc.

TPC Group

Truist Financial

Trustmark National Bank Union Pacific Railroad University of Houston-Clear Lake Wheelchairs for Warriors Wildcat Solutions

Wood

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