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MEET YOUR NEXT CEO SECTION 2

Tall. Oldest child. Addictive personality. Optimistic. Possibly psychopathic. We can talk diversity, but most CEOs have much in common. Here’s what makes them tick.

44%

Chance of first-born children becoming a CEO

The new energy CEO you need to know He was once in line for the top job at BG Group. Now, he’s hopped the pond and has big plans for an energy startup.

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How much more valuable a company is if its CEO runs marathons

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Chance the baby of the family will become a CEO

Southern Living built a second luxury home in a new Houston ranch community. It can be yours, if you’re ready to pony up. PAUL TAKAHASHI, 11A

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WOULD YOU USE A BULLET TRAIN BETWEEN HOUSTON AND DALLAS?

18% 16% Yes, more than once a month

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HOUSTONDALLAS BULLET TRAIN ADVANCES Officials have identified nine potential routes for a bullet train between Houston and Dallas, and two routes were selected for “detailed evaluation.” Those two routes are favored because they would have minimal impact on both the environment and property owners. One of those routes would go from the Tomball area parallel to SH 249 and curve over to 610 into downtown Houston. Another route runs alongside Cypress close to 290 and heads straight into downtown Houston The Federal Railroad Administration is required to lead an environmental impact study of the proposed train, which would make a trip between Houston and Dallas in 90 minutes.

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Where Houston ranked on Travel + Leisure’s 2014 “America’s Snobbiest Cities” list. The city earned snobbery points for its arts scene and its “classy wine bars” and, uniquely, its Tex-Mex. “Houstonians are also legitimate snobs about their TexMex,” Travel + Leisure writes. “For what purports to be the nation’s original fajitas, head to Ninfa’s and order Mama’s

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Tacos al Carbon.” Dallas came in at No. 7, the highest-ranked Texas city on the list. Not so surprising were the cities on the top of the list: New York, Miami and Los Angeles.

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How many salaried employees have voluntarily left Houston-based Waste Management as part of its restructuring, according to a regulatory filing Oct. 29. “We anticipate saving in excess of $100 million annually from these actions when fully implemented in 2015,” President David Steiner said in a statement.

LEAD OF THE WEEK

Wood Group Mustang filed a building permit for the $2.1 million build-out of its cafeteria at the engineering company’s new building at 17325 Park Row Drive. Get more business leads on pages 28A-34A.

HEADING SOUTH? IT JUST GOT EASIER

Interjet launched service from Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Monterrey, Mexico, on Oct. 23. The Mexico-based airline will offer two daily nonstop flights Monday through Friday and one daily on Saturday and Sunday.

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SOCIAL MEDIA Planning a date? Our top Facebook story this week was news of several bowling alley/theater combos heading to the Houston area. Follow us on Facebook for more updates.

When news broke that a second jury in Florida found Houston billionaire John Goodman guilty of DUI manslaughter and vehicular homicide, it spread like wildfire on Twitter. Keep up with the latest by following @HOUBizJournal LinkedIn is a great place for professional development and networking, so it makes sense that our post of the Aggie 100 list and the Houston businesses on it led the pack in engagement. Connect with us and don’t miss out.

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VIVA LA MEXICO

Dallas-based ShowBiz Cinemas plans to nearly double its number of theaters in Texas, and will add three new locations in the Houston area. A Baytown location, at Interstate 10 and Highway 146, will have 10 screens and 14 bowling lanes; an east Houston location, at Beltway 8 and Highway 90, will have 12 screens; and a northeast Houston location, at Beltway 8 and Wilson Road, will have 10 screens and 14 bowling lanes. ShowBiz Cinemas currently has one Houston-area location in Kingwood.

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Where Houston ranked No. 1 on USAA and Hiring Our Heroes’ 2014 “Best Places for Veterans: Mid-Career” list. The list ranks the best cities across the nation for mid-career veterans who are transitioning from the Armed Forces to civilian life. Other Texas cities who made the list include San Antonio, which ranked No. 2, Austin, which landed at No. 5, and Fort Worth, which came in at No. 9.

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AFTER â&#x20AC;&#x153;TREMENDOUS INTEREST,â&#x20AC;? WESTERN GAS IS THE HIGH BIDDER FOR NUEVO MIDSTREAM THE SKINNY

THE BACK STORY

Houston-based Western Gas Partners LP (NYSE: WES), a master-limited partnership formed by Anadarko Petroleum Corp. (NYSE: APC), is picking up Houston-based Nuevo Midstream LLC for $1.5 billion. Many Nuevo field and corporate teams will transfer over to Western Gas, and the Nuevo name will not continue, Nuevoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s CEO, Jay Lendrum, told Houston Business Journal. Lendrum said he will not move over to Western Gas. The deal is expected to close by the end of the year.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Part of our business plan at some point was to have a monetization event.â&#x20AC;?

THE TARGET

Nuevo was formed in 2011 with an initial $65 million equity commitment from EnCap Flatrock Midstream, which is based in San Antonio and Edmond, Oklahoma, and management. The company is building 30 miles of gathering pipeline, with an additional 400 million cubic feet per day of processing capacity expected to be in service next year. Nuevoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s other assets include:

300 million Cubic feet per day of operational cryogenic

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processing capacity at its Ramsey processing complex in Reeves County, Texas

1,800 gallons Per minute of treating capacity

Field compressor stations

275 mile Gas gathering system that spans a fivecounty area

Nuevo is one of the major players in the up-and-coming Delaware Basin near Orla, Texas, and is set to capitalize on booming production from the Bone Spring and Wolfcamp formations and the Avalon Shale in West Texas and southeastern New Mexico. The area is considered part of the larger Permian Basin. Lendrum said there was a â&#x20AC;&#x153;tremendous amount of interestâ&#x20AC;? for Nuevo that ended with Western Gas as the buyer.

THE BACK, BACK STORY

The Woodlands-based Anadarko (NYSE: APC) formed Western Gas to own, operate, acquire and develop midstream energy assets to serve Anadarko and other thirdparty producers and customers. Since Nuevoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s assets are in the Delaware Basin, where Anadarko has significant acreage and development plans, it is a good fit.

THE PLAYERS

Barclays is the sole financial adviser to Nuevo, and Vinson & Elkins LLP is its legal adviser. Thompson & Knight LLP is legal counsel to EnCap Flatrock Midstream. Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP is legal adviser to Western Gas.

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BREAKING GROUND

Houston No. 1 in CRE investments — for now INDUSTRIAL

ouston’s real estate market has caught the eye of investors worldwide, and it’s the “perfect storm for commercial real estate,” according to a report from the Urban Land Institute and PwC. However, that could all change. “Energy prices remain a wild card for Houston,” said Nancy Muscatello, a senior real estate economist at CoStar Portfolio Strategy. “Given that the metro’s economy is heavily tied to energy, a sustained slide in oil prices is a risk to the current growth forecast.” The “Emerging Trends in Real Estate 2015” report ranked Houston the country’s No. 1 market to watch next year. That’s up from No. 2 in 2014 and No. 5 in 2013. Houston ranked No. 1 in both investment and development prospects. When looking at specific property types, the Bayou City also took the top spot in the industrial and retail sectors, and it ranked No. 2 for office and multifamily. Its hotel sector ranked No. 4 nationwide. As part of that, Houston is attracting more foreign capital. According to an institutional adviser focused on the industrial market, “global investors are now seriously looking at markets such as Houston and Dallas/Fort Worth for industrial opportunities. These were markets that would have been a difficult sell to institutional investment committees in Europe and Asia just a few years ago.” The Houston and Dallas markets also historically have been characterized by strong suburban growth. “Interviewees made note of the development of urbanization trends that are occurring in both markets,” the report states. “They cited activity in the traditional downtown area and also in suburban nodes.”

Houston ranked No. 1 nationwide in the industrial sector, which is booming, especially in the Northwest submarket.

2.58M SF

$6.86 per SF

Total amount of industrial construction underway in the Houston area

Number of buildings under construction in the Northwest submarket

Average rental rate

SOURCE: COSTAR SECOND-QUARTER RESEARCH

RETAIL

Houston also ranked No. 1 for its retail sector with grocery-anchored supercenters dominating new construction. COURTESY

AEW Capital bought a 90 percent stake in Heritage Plaza, a 1.2-million-square-foot tower in downtown Houston for $425.7 million from Brookfield Office Properties in February.

5.7%

700,000 SF

$15.32 per SF

Average retail rental rate in the Houston area, up 5.4 percent from last year

Average retail vacancy for the third quarter, compared to 6.5 percent last year

New grocery-anchored retail space delivered in the third quarter in Houston

SOURCE: COSTAR

OFFICE

Office construction in Houston has reached the highest levels since the 1980s, ranking Houston No. 2 on a national list.

54%

36%

19M SF

How much office construction has increased over the last 12 months in Houston

How much of the 19 million is corporateowned space

Amount of office space currently under construction

SOURCE: HOUSTON-BASED PM REALTY GROUP LP

HOTEL

COURTESY

1000 Main, formerly known as Reliant Energy Plaza, is being marketed for sale by CBRE and is expected to fetch more than $440M, or $526 per square foot, which would be a record price in Houston.

Houston’s hotel sector ranked No. 4 nationwide for investment and development projects. Here’s a breakdown of downtown’s hotel market and what’s to come.

7,560

Number of hotel rooms downtown is projected to have by 2016, compared to 5,424 now

Current number of hotels in downtown Houston

Number of hotels downtown Houston is projected to have by 2016

SOURCE: CENTRAL HOUSTON INC.

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NEW SCHOOL

Plans for the new Chinese Mandarin Language Immersion Magnet School, slated for an 8-acre parcel on West Alabama Street in the Galleria area, include a three-story library, which will anchor classrooms, an edible garden and a bridge connecting the school’s two main buildings. The inspiration for the COURTESY school’s design, which was created by Houstonbased PBK with input from the community, was the Chinese character for brightness, which is a combination of the words sun and moon. Construction will begin in 2015. R

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“Landlords who have not or are not already repositioning their older Class A and B assets are facing a tremendous competitive disadvantage as new state-of-the-art product is delivered to the market.” RUSSELL HODGES, vice president of JLL’s agency leasing team, speaking about the importance of older, downtown properties such as 800 Bell and Pennzoil Place updating what they have to offer. Pennzoil Place is undergoing a large renovation, while 800 Bell’s renovation will begin this spring.

NEWS TICKER

SUGAR LAND PROPERTY SELLING FAST

More than half of the 90 acres of prime commercial property in Sugar Land up for sale in Telfair, a master-planned community, have sold with medical offices, a mixed-use development and multifamily project in the works. Approximately 40 acres are left for sale at the southeast quadrant of U.S. highways 59 and 69 and University Boulevard. San Diego-based Newland Communities, the developer behind Telfair, put the property up for sale in February, and various-sized tracts have sold fast to different developers. Colliers International is marketing the land.

TRADER JOE’S SETS OPENING DATE FOR KATY STORE

California-based Trader Joe’s will open its fourth Houston-area location on Feb. 13 in Katy. The 12,500-square-foot store, at 2717 Commercial Center Blvd., is within LaCenterra at Cinco Ranch. Houstonbased Vista Equities Group is developing LaCenterra, a 34-acre mixed-use town center development. Trader Joe’s anchors the third phase of the project, which includes 37,000 square feet of retail space and 36,000 square feet of office space,

AMEGY BANK TOWER UP FOR SALE

Shorenstein Properties LLC has put its 567,264-square-foot Class A office tower at 4400 Post Oak Parkway in the Galleria area on the market without a formal listing price. The 28-story building, which is currently 97.8 percent leased, also includes a 1,673-space parking garage. Amegy Bank NA leases 30 percent of

the space, but it will soon vacate that. It recently announced plans to build its new Houston corporate headquarters at 1717 W. Loop South. Construction on Amegy’s new 350,000-square-foot building is expected to begin early next year and finish in the fall of 2016. Amegy Bank previously told the Houston Business Journal that its lease will expire in the fourth quarter of 2016. HFF, led by senior managing directors Jeff Hollinden and Robert Williamson, is marketing the property.

BLVD PLACE SIGNS NEW TENANT

Blvd Place in the Galleria area will get Houston’s first Verizon Destination store in November. Verizon Destination stores allow customers to test that wireless gadgets, apps and tech gear in the store. Houston’s store is the first to open in the Southwest. Blvd Place is the mixed-use development at the corner of Post Oak Boulevard and San Felipe Street and is being developed by Houston-based Wulfe & Co.

CABELA’S TO OPEN FIRST HOUSTON-AREA STORE

Cabela’s Inc. (NYSE: CAB), a Nebraska-based retailer of hunting, fishing and outdoor gear, will open its first Houston-area store next year in League City. The 72,000-square-foot store will anchor a new retail development at the intersection of Interstate 45 and Big League Dreams Parkway. Houston-based Pinnacle Alliance Fund Inc. is managing the development, and construction is expected to begin later this year. The store is expected to open in the fall of 2015 and create 170 full-time and parttime jobs.

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HOUSTON HIGH-RISES

Ambitious plans emerge for Westcreek site

ables Residential plans to build its ﬁrst Houston high-rise — a 15-story luxury multifamily project near the Galleria. The Atlanta-based developer is under contract to purchase 2.6 acres on the site of the former Westcreek apartment complex, on Westcreek Lane between Westheimer Road and San Felipe Street. Price negotiations have not been disclosed. Gables’ project will feature 300 units with an average size of 1,400 square feet, also the largest the company has built in the Bayou City. Rent is anticipated to be about $2.60 per square foot, or about $3,640 per month for the average unit. Construction is expected to begin in the second quarter and be complete in the fourth quarter of 2017. R

THE PLAYERS

Several developers have scooped up lots at the former Westcreek apartment site.

GABLES PROJECT

15-story, 300-unit apartment project on 2.6 acres Developer: Gables Residential Inc.

SKYHOUSE RIVER OAKS

25-story, 353-unit apartment project Developer: Novare Group Inc., based in Atlanta

General contractor: Gables Residential, based in Atlanta Civil engineer: Kimley-Horn and Associates Inc., based in Houston Structural engineer: SCA, based in Houston

GABLES APTS.

PELICAN BUILDERS PROJECT

UNDER CONTRACT

17-story, 96-unit condominium tower on 1.5 acres Developer: Pelican Builders Inc., based in Houston

RANDALL DAVIS PROJECT

Architect: Ziegler Cooper, based in Houston

New high-rises planned for the Westcreek site.

85- to 100-unit condo tower on 1.8 acres

WEST CREEK CENTER OFFICE

PELICAN BUILDERS CONDOS

SKYHOUSE RIVER OAKS APTS.

UNDER CONTRACT RANDALL DAVIS CONDOS

Developer: Randall Davis Co., based in Houston

WESTCREEK CENTER

368,000-square-foot office project on 3.7 acres Developer: Peloton Commercial Real Estate, based in Dallas

COURTESY CBRE

RIVER OAKS DISTRICT

658,000-square-foot, high-end mixed-use development, which includes more than 250,000 square feet of retail and restaurants on 30 acres at Westchase.

YET-TO-BEDETERMINED Boutique hotel, third high-rise apartment

Developer: Oliver McMillan, based in San Diego, Calif.

INNER LOOP

New Museum District apartment breaks ground A new high-rise multifamily project called The Carter has broken ground in the Museum District. Dallas-based developer StreetLights Residential is working on a 20-story, 305unit apartment tower on a 2-acre site at Chelsea Boulevard, between Montrose

Boulevard and Travis Street and half a mile north of Hermann Park. Community amenities include a resort-style pool, dog park and private garages with access to electric car charging stations. The project is expected to be complete in 2017.

DA Architects designed the building and interiors, SLR Texas Construction is the general contractor, and Lynda Tycher & Associates is the landscape architect. All are based in Dallas.

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LUXURY LIVING

Southern Living showcases ranch north of Houston

Morning Star Builders built this home. PAUL TAKAHASHI/HBJ

HBJ got a sneak peek inside Southern Living magazine’s second Houston-area Showcase home. The French chateau-inspired home was built by Houston-based Morning Star Builders Ltd. in Willowcreek Ranch, a new 750-acre equestrian-themed community near Tomball. The 4,800-square-foot, two-story home features a master suite with dual showers, three secondary bedrooms, veranda with a motorized mosquito screen and ﬁreplace, a central vacuum cleaning system, kitchen and caterer’s kitchen, mud room with dog wash, a barn with three stables on four

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acres of pasture land. Houston-based Caldwell Cos. is developing Willowcreek Ranch, which is projected to have 220 homes, an equestrian center and seven miles of horse trails when ﬁnished. Lots are sized between 1 and 7 acres and valued between $900,000 and more than $1 million. Morning Star also partnered with Caldwell on another Southern Living Showcase home in Towne Lake earlier this year.

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NO HOMES FOR HOUSTON BABY BOOMERS Houston faces one of the largest housing shortages for Baby Boomers nationally, according to Metrostudy Corp. The national housing research and consulting firm found that Houston has the second-largest deficit in the country for Baby Boomer housing, with an estimated shortage of more than 260,000 homes. As Boomers retire, many are looking to downsize from large suburban homes into more manageable homes in urban centers where they can live closer to city attractions and amenities, according to Metrostudy. The company forecasts increasing demand for smaller homes closer to the urban core. It estimates that about half of all new home

IT’S NOT A BUBBLE

HOT HOUSTON HOUSING MARKET TO COOL Houston’s hot housing market is expected to cool down next year after two years of gangbuster growth, according to a forecast by Zillow Inc. (Nasdaq: Z). The Seattle-based online real estate company estimated that the Bayou City’s home value appreciation is expected to slow to 2.1 percent next year. Nationally, home values are projected to increase 3 percent over the next year. Here are other key takeaways from Zillow’s third-quarter real estate market report:

purchases within the next five to 10 years will be made by adults 55 and older. The top 10 cities with the largest housing deficits for Baby Boomers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Dallas-Fort Worth Houston District of Columbia Atlanta Miami Denver Seattle Phoenix Austin Minneapolis-St.Paul

$150,300

The median home value in Houston

$176,500

The median home value nationally

69 days

The average time a Houston home is on the market this year

78 days

The average time a Houston home was on the market last year SOURCE: ZILLOW INC.

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MONEYMAKERS

Wealth managers face oﬀ as national powerhouse enters Houston

“M

ay the best man win” seemed to be the sentiment from Bill Rankin, CEO of Houston-based Kanaly Trust, in addressing the recent entry of New York competitor Bessemer Trust into Houston’s wealth management market. Bessemer, which touts the same core principles as Kanaly, brings the heft of a well-established national footprint. Its entry comes at a time when competition already is heating up for wealth managers in Houston, and the challenges they face in differentiating their brand and services are increasingly complex. For instance, estate planners like Kanaly and Bessemer have to differentiate themselves from the many breeds of wealth management firms in the market, as well as stand apart from those that occupy the same wheelhouse. “There are lots of players out there who are trying to sell products to our clients. There is a relatively small number that are selling advice first (like us),” said Rankin. One characteristic that seems pervasive at both Kanaly and Bessemer is the emphasis on no conflict of interest in the advice they give. Kevin Bourke, senior Kevin Bourke vice president at the Houston office of Bessemer, said it guarantees that by requiring its advisers invest alongside their clients, supposedly guaranteeing they would not suggest something they didn’t genuinely feel was of financial benefit.

CLOSER LOOK

BESSEMER TRUST

“In some ways, it’s hats oﬀ, and you just have to say, ‘Good luck.’”

Top exec: Marc Stern, CEO Assets under management: $98 billion HQ: New York Employees: 800-plus Clients: 2,200-plus Founded: 1907

KANALY TRUST Top exec: Bill Rankin, CEO

BILL RANKIN, CEO of

Assets under management: $2.1 billion

Houston-based Kanaly Trust

HQ: Houston Employees: 51 Clients: 500-plus Founded: 1975

“(We’re) all invested alongside one another, and that is truly and distinctly different,” said Bourke, who’s moving from Bessemer’s Dallas office to join another transplant, Jim Chandler, who will head the HousJim Chandler ton oﬃce after moving from Bessemer’s Washington, D.C. oﬃce. Rankin said that Kanaly on the other hand rests on the fact that advisors only charge a fee for the advisory service they provide and do not get compensated for

selling investment products. To get its name out there, Bessemer is in the early innings of a marketing campaign that includes hosting events and advertising in primarily print-based platforms. Meanwhile, Kanaly seeks to cut through the competition by adding more “bells and whistles” to its investment portfolios, said Rankin. “We’ve been investing a fair amount of time, money and resource in broadening that tool box,” said Rankin, giving examples of two new limited partnership funds the ﬁrm recently launched that would fall under “alternative investments.” Rankin said this will help clients diversify their investments.

BREAK-UP

Wunderlich abandons recruitment of Jeb Bashaw In a largely anticipated move, Memphis-based Wunderlich Securities has aborted the transferal of James “Jeb” Bashaw’s broker license from Boston-based LPL Financial. “Our ﬁrm and Mr. Bashaw have mutually agreed not to pursue a relationship at this time,” said Kathy Ridley, spokeswoman for Wunderlich. The conclusion of talks between Wunderlich and Bashaw is the latest chapter in an ongoing saga that began when LPL James “Jeb” Financial discharged Bashaw, former Bashaw chairman of the now-splintered James E. Bashaw & Co., on allegations that he had sold or recommended investments without LPL’s approval, borrowed money from a client and engaged in business prac-

tices that created a conﬂict of interest. Bashaw’s attorney, Anthony Paduano, managing partner of New York-based Paduano & Weintraub LLP, declined to comment on this development, but previously told the Houston Business Journal that Bashaw maintains that LPL’s allegations are “false and defamatory,” and that Bashaw intended to sue LPL. No suit has been ﬁled as of press time. Mason Bashaw, Bashaw’s daughter and former employee of JEB & Co. has moved her registration from LPL to Wunderlich, along with fellow broker and ex-JEB & Co. employees Lane Clelland and Laura Thompson, together comprising the newly formed Bashaw Group.

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Both Bessemer and Kanaly target what Rankin refers to as “circles of influence,” meaning the lawyers, accountants and insurance brokers who refer clients to firms like Bessemer and Kanaly. Rankin said in this respect, Kanaly has a lead on Bessemer given its 40-year history in Houston, and that Houstonians also like to deal with Houstonians. To that end, Bessemer countered by poaching a Houstonian of its own. David Parker will join the Houston office of Bessemer as head of its oil and gas advisory after serving as senior vice president at Chicago-based Northern Trust’s Houston office.

PEOPLE ON THE MOVE

MOHAMMAD TARIQ

Senior vice president and regional president of Texas, Hanmi Bank The skinny: Tariq will head Texas for Hanmi Bank, a subsidiary of Los-Angelesbased Hanmi Financial Corp., after having previously served as an executive at both of Hanmi’s primary Houston competitors: Houston-based Golden Bank and Metro Bank, which was acquired this year by Pasadena, California-based East West Bank. Hanmi, Golden and East West all compete to serve Houston’s growing Asian population. In September, Hanmi Bank entered Houston when it bought United Central Bank. At that time, CEO C.G. Kum told the Houston Business Journal he would be scouting competitors for top talent. Clearly, he wasn’t kidding.

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nation is that demand for health care lawyers hasn’t hit the Bayou City with the same force as in other markets, but that will soon change, Sullivan said. Competition among local and national law firms, as well as between law firms and companies hiring more corporate counsel and legal administrative staff, is really driving up salaries. That means everyone will have to pay more to win talent. “If (law firms) can hire an attorney that can bring a book of clients, they’ll pay,” said Sullivan.

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HOUSTON LAW FIRMS LOSE THEIR ALLURE Just as the nation’s top law firms are moving into town to help businesses spend their money on complex oil and gas transactions and litigation, Houston companies are examining the merits of keeping in-house lawyers, said Alysa Schildcrout, managing principal at Houston-based Amicus Search Group, an executive search firm with an emphasis on legal services. “I see it from a cost-benefit analysis happening,” said Schildcrout, adding that

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companies are responding to “the pressure of all these (national) firms coming into Houston raising the billable rates, having legal services selling for $900 a day in some cases.” One reason lawyers seek opportunities as general counsel is to feel “close to the business,” as opposed to working a case and moving on from a client, she said. It can also be a more “manageable lifestyle” when you have only one client to focus on, and the pressure to generate new business from outside clients is lifted. Backing up this theory, growth in the headcount and office space needs of law firms has stagnated relative to other thirdparty professional services, according to a report from Savills Studley, a commercial real estate firm and subsidiary of Londonbased Savills PLC. This definitely holds true in Houston, said Steve Biegel, Houston branch manager at Savills Studley.

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Former BG Group COO moves to Houston to launch new business Q

Martin Houston left his COO job with U.K.-based BG Group PLC earlier this year to move to Houston and start his own company. The end result is the newly launched Parallax Energy, which will focus on liqueﬁed natural gas projects and much more. Much of Parallax’s initial team is made up of former BG people, as is Parallax’s partners, Houston-based Millennial Energy Partners LLC. Parallax just opened its new office in downtown’s Total Plaza.

So you’ve worked in Houston before. But this is your first time as a full-time resident? I worked for BG Group for 31 years, and I came here in 2003 to really start building our presence. I think we did a pretty credible job (the highlight was the opening of BG Group Place in 2011). I was commuting back and forth. I’m very much living here now, and this is very much a Houston-based company. Why choose Houston? This is the energy capital of the universe. Businesses are welcomed here. It’s easy to set up.

There’s almost no red tape (as opposed to London). You’re a few blocks from everyone (downtown). You network here, and things move very quickly. Here, when you meet somebody, there’s a real possibility you’re going to get something done. Why branch out on your own? (Houston was not given the BG CEO job when it came open in 2012, and he left at the end of 2013 before this year’s leadership shakeup at BG.) I had a great run at BG. There was only one job left, and I decided I didn’t want to be the chief executive. I wanted to do something entrepreneurial. There comes a time when you just want to do something diﬀerent. I sort of fancied having a crack at it on my own. Everything you want to do, you have to do it yourself now. I think that’s a great grounding eﬀect. It’s very liberating. There’s no two ways about it. It’s very exciting, but it’s also slightly scary. What can you tell me about Parallax? We’ve got rock-solid funding now. We believe that you can make good money in the E&P (exploration and production)

business in the United States … even with low gas prices and falling oil prices. We don’t think it will last as long as some people think. We’re bullish on gas. We see LNG where we think it’ll grow bigger. Actually, small-scale or mid-scale (projects) is looking like it’s going to be more eﬃcient. The customers want smaller scale, and the access to capital is easier. We can do it quicker and more eﬃciently. Live Oak LNG (our first project) will be mid-scale liquefaction in Louisiana. We’re doing E&P with Millennial as our partner. We’re keen to build an E&P strategy. We’re in the Eagle Ford, the Fayetteville, the Permian Basin, the Woodford. We’ll do gas marketing and trade. We expect to fill the trade floor up and be a credible player. Is the goal to eventually take the company public? That’s the $64,000 question. A lot of those going public are being rewarded, but they’re hostage to the markets. We want to retain independence for the foreseeable future. The public markets are a big step. Talk to me in a year, and we’ll see where we are.

CLOSER LOOK

MARTIN HOUSTON Chairman and founder, Parallax Energy Age: 56 Hometown: Hull, East Yorkshire, England Education: Master’s degree from Imperial College London in petroleum geology

XODUS ENTRANCE

London energy company plans fast Houston growth International energy consulting company Xodus Group (pronounced exodus) launched a new London-based subsea engineering business that will soon establish its North American headquarters in Houston. Xodus Subsea is seeking to add office space in the Energy Corridor within the next few months, said Matt Kirk, Xodus Subsea’s managing director. “There’s significant operations to be built up in Houston,” Kirk said, noting that the company is starting with about 10 people in Houston. “The plan is to grow to about 100 (mostly engineers) in the next three to four years. The growth we’ll see in Houston is new recruits mostly. We will need to ramp up the capabilities pretty quickly.” Aberdeen, Scotland-based Xodus Group opened its Houston office in 2011, and Kirk moved to the U.S. as part of the team that has grown to nearly 40 peo-

ple. Kirk has transitioned over to the new company, and, after setting up the Houston office during the next six to eight months, he said he will relocate to London. Xodus Subsea is partnering with Italybased oil and gas contractor Saipem SpA and Japan-based downstream oil and gas giant Chiyoda Corp. “It’s very important that we present Xodus Subsea as a stand-alone company,” Kirk said, noting that Xodus will use Saipem and Chiyoda’s technological expertise. The new partners will help “leverage” Xodus Subsea into working with “much larger projects” in deepwater oil and gas exploration and production, he said. Kirk said that a lot of large-capital, deepwater projects suﬀer from signiﬁcant cost overruns and timeline problems. One of the goals of the new Xodus company is to help solve those issues, he said.

“The deeper the water, the larger the projects; the more remote the locations, the more opportunities there are.” MATT KIRK, Xodus Subsea’s managing director, on the company’s expertise with subsea processing, pipelines, long tiebacks and more.

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The value of assets Houston-based Phillips 66 (NYSE: PSX) is dropping down to Phillips 66 Partner LP (NYSE: PSXP). The bulk of that amount — $330 million — will pay for two newly constructed crude oil rail-unloading facilities in New Jersey and Washington. In a separate deal, Phillips 66 is partnering with Dallasbased Energy Transfer Partners (NYSE: ETP) to build two pipelines to move crude oil out of North Dakota.

RAIL FOR SALE

$200 million Estimated price of Australia-based Macquarie Group Ltd.’s railcar logistics facility northeast of Houston, which is now for sale. It’s leased to Forth Worth-based BNSF Railway through 2034 and includes options through 2044. The lease would transfer as part of the sale.

WILLIAMS BRAND GROWS

$50 billion The reworked value of a mega-merger in the natural gas industry between Oklahoma-based Williams Partners LP (NYSE: WPZ), which has a major Houston presence, and Oklahoma City-based Access Midstream Partners (NYSE: ACMP). Williams sweetened the deal by about $1.02 for each unit of Access Midstream. The Williams Cos. has the iconic Williams Tower in Houston.

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Houston-based Carrizo Oil & Gas Inc. (Nasdaq: CRZO) bought $250 million in the Eagle Ford Shale from Texas-based Eagle Ford Minerals LLC. The deal includes 6,820 net acres. Eighty-five percent of production is oil from 81 gross wells.

HOUSTON OILFIELD COMPANY BUYS COLORADO BIZ

Houston-based oilfield services company Recapture Solutions LLC, which was purchased by private equity firm Intervale Capital in August, bought Colorado-based Flex Leasing Power & Service, which leases flex turbines for remote well-site power generation to the oil industry. The terms of the sale were not disclosed.

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Johnson & Johnson launch in Houston means large potential and lots of work Q

The conﬁrmation of New Jersey-based Johnson & Johnson’s (NYSE: JNJ) plans to open one of its life sciences incubators in the Texas Medical Center is yet another piece of the puzzle to transform TMC’s research into commercial products. The 30,000-square-foot J-Labs @ TMCx will be able to house 50 companies. Once it opens next year, it will feature labs for pharmaceutical and medical device startups to develop new drugs or hardware, and oﬃce space for them, as well. More important, it aims to be a gathering hub for Houston’s life sciences industry, which many say the city has lacked in years past. However, it won’t be easy for J-Labs and TMCx to achieve success. They must convince Houston companies to stay in the city and grow here, as well as attract companies from more traditional life science hubs like Boston and California.

J-Labs will feature office space for life sciences companies.

COURTESY

DR. ROBERT ROBBINS, PRESIDENT AND CEO OF TMC Why has it taken so long for a company like Johnson & Johnson to open a space in Houston? Because the economy was so focused on energy, I think the capital and the understanding of the ecosystem of life sciences — despite having all of this clinical activity — was missing, because people were so focused on energy and space. There’s (also) new leadership in the Texas Medical Center …. I think it’s a timing and convergence of shared vision that this is an opportunity waiting to happen. It was primarily the driving force that I came here for. What is a marker of success for this partnership? We already know that there are about 10 to 15 companies here that are sprinkled out. The thing they don’t have is a common gathering place. The accelerator and the incubator and the further space we’re going to develop will give them home where they can leverage oﬀ the expertise that J-Labs brings …. We’re (also) going to have oﬃce space for (General Electric (NYSE: GE)) when they come into town; we’re going to have it for Fiser (Group), for Medtronic (Inc.), for others so that all the activity will be focused in this one place.

MELINDA RICHTER, HEAD OF J-LABS

BILL MCKEON, COO OF TMC

Describe the J-Labs model and what it does to help ideas grow. We’re going to have a center that will hopefully be like a hub for everybody in life sciences to come to be connected to get informed, to gain knowledge — apart from the companies that will reside there, we want it to be for everybody. We’re going to mimic all the important things every single biotech device (or) digital company needs in one single infrastructure play so nobody has to go out and recreate it themselves.

How’s Houston’s life sciences ecosystem different than Boston’s or San Diego’s? When you look at the leaders in the energy (industry in Houston), it’s not because of the oil wells here. It’s because the mindset of the intellectual capital surrounding here is now a beacon around the world. So anyone who wants to develop fracking or ﬁelds, they come to Houston for that. We know we have the clinical assets here, we know we have the research assets here …. In a lot of those other ecosystems, they might have expertise, but they have to go validate it. That’s what makes this unique to everything else, this is the largest Petri dish in the world.

What is the goal for J-Labs @ TMCx? Great science is just as likely to come from outside the walls of a big company as it is to come from inside the walls of a big company. The fact of the matter is, great science that comes from outside of a big company faces so many more hurdles to become a patient solution, and so, our goal is to take down those obstacles that prohibits science from succeeding or failing on its own.

How will this partnership help draw companies from outside Houston, and keep local companies here? Gone are the days where people drive down to their local accelerator and apply and get in. They are moving their companies around the assets they believe will help them be successful. It’s a combination of this backdrop of J-Labs now here, funding and all of this machinery working together. It’s a halo eﬀect, a domino eﬀect on each of them.

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Texas Orthopedic Hospital’s rank on the 2014 Modern Healthcare 100 Best Places to Work List

WOLTERMAN’S WORLD

DAN NEWMAN

HOW ONE HOUSTON HEALTH CARE CEO WOULD FIX A BROKEN SYSTEM The U.S. health care industry today is largely inefficient and expensive, but Dan Wolterman, CEO of Memorial Hermann Health System, has an idea to fix it. The United States ranked last in efficiency and cost compared to countries like the United Kingdom, Australia and Germany, according to a study from The Commonwealth Fund, a private organization that studies health care. This creates a problem for U.S. companies trying to attract international talent, said Wolterman. “The United States of America cannot be the outlier on health care costs and the value you receive for that expense,” he said. In today’s health care industry, the patient pays for each procedure, treatment and doctor visit. Because of that, keeping a patient in the system leads to higher revenue. On average, administrative overhead equates to about 22 to 24 percent of health care costs, in large part due to the “paper shuffling” that happens

“The United States of America cannot be the outlier on health care costs and the value you receive for that expense.” when health care systems are processing payments, Wolterman said. To compete with other nations and to make the nation’s health care system more cost-eﬀective, Wolterman wants to see fee-for-service go, with an annual fee taking its place. In Wolterman’s system, the annual fee would be based on age, obesity and gender. After buying in, patients would have access to whatever health care they need. And by eliminating the stacks of paperwork that go along with insurance claims, administrative overhead would be cut signiﬁcantly, saving billions nationally, he said.

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For doctors, this means looking at patients completely different. Rather than a revenue stream, patients are members of a group, and their health helps determine part of the doctor’s compensation, said Wolterman. For that to work, another piece has to be established and maintained: complete transparency. Data on patient visits, readmissions and other metrics need to be logged and released to the public regularly. This will not only keep health care systems honest, but also weed out doctors and systems that are not performing eﬃciently. “(It would be) a culture shift for doctors,” Wolterman said.

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CEO, Houston Methodist St. John Hospital The skinny: Newman has been named the permanent CEO for the hospital after serving as interim for the past six months. The St. John Hospital, located in Clear Lake, was previously part of the Christus health care system before its operations were transferred to Houston Methodist in February.

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UTMB NAMED ONE OF TWO EBOLA HQS Gov. Rick Perry designated the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston one of two primary Ebola hospitals for Texas. All newly diagnosed Ebola patients in the state will be treated at either UTMB or through a partnership between UT Southwestern Medical Center, Methodist Health System and Parkland Memorial Hospital in the Dallas area. Texas has had three confirmed cases of Ebola since the outbreak began in West Africa. Thomas Eric Duncan traveled from Liberia to Dallas and later infected two health care workers from Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital. Duncan died Oct. 8, and both health care workers, Nina Pham and Amber Vinson, have been declared Ebola free.

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COVER STORY HOW HEIGHT FIGURES IN Studies show that, on average, male CEOs are at least 2 inches taller than average men.

So you want to be a CEO

NOT THAT CHARMING? YOUR EXTREME WORK ETHIC MAY HELP YOU GET FURTHER. HERE’S WHAT ELSE IT TAKES TO CLIMB TO THE TOP.

“The slender part you’ve got to work on. The tall, that’s just God-given.” DAVE LESAR, CEO of Houston-based

Halliburton, is about 6’4”. Halliburton’s revenue in 2013 was $29.4 billion.

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Number of years since a U.S. president was below the height of the average male. William McKinley, who was assassinated in 1901, stood at 5’7”.

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The average height of large-company CEOs, compared to the average height of men — between 5’9” and 5’10”, according to a study by Samuli Knupfer, of the London Business School

Jim O’Neil, CEO of Houstonbased Quanta Services Inc., is roughly 6’5”. Quanta’s 2013 revenue was $6.5 billion.

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im Gallogly, CEO of Houston-based LyondellBasell Industries (NYSE: LYB), didn’t realize it then, but his U.S. Air Force veteran father trained him to be a business leader from a very early age by charting stocks on an imaginary portfolio and more. “I never had a plan to be a CEO — maybe my father did for me,” Gallogly said. Jim Gallogly “My father was never satisﬁed with anything that I accomplished. He was always push, push, push because he thought I had the ability if pushed.” Through an arguable combination of nature and nurture, the CEOs of major companies, like Gallogly, represent a different breed than most people. Whether they are tall, eldest siblings or prone to exhibit addictive or even psychopathic personality traits, CEOs at the top of their game are among the top 1 percent of earners and economic decision makers. Figuring out what makes them tick oﬀers a glimpse into the top drivers and job creators of the Houston region.

WHERE CEOS FAIL Many CEOs exhibit more fast-paced, adventurous and take-no-prisoners attitudes than most people, although there are all different types. Gallogly, who plans to retire next year, said he is an inclusive leader, while acknowledging observers think he is “tough as nails.” Frank’s International NV (NYSE: FI) Chairman and CEO Keith Mosing started flying planes while he was still in high school and was a bit of a thrill seeker. Ryan Lance, chairman and CEO of ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP), said he spends 200 days a year on the road overseeing the global energy giant. Houston-based Dynegy Inc. (NYSE: DYN) President and CEO Bob Flexon gets up at 3:45 a.m. every day and “relaxes” on the weekends by biking about 150 miles. “You get plenty of time to reflect when

you’re sitting on a saddle that’s not comfortable,” Flexon said. Al Bolea, a former CEO/GM of the Dubai Petroleum Co. and a former BP PLC (NYSE: BP) executive, wrote a Bob Flexon book on leadership — “Applied Leadership Development: Nine Elements of Leadership Mastery” — which comes out in December and is co-authored by Leanne Atwater, a University of Houston professor of management. “A CEO does not have an on/off switch. Once you become a CEO, there’s no off,” Bolea said. “It never stops. There’s a weight associated with it. You go to bed thinking about (the job), and you wake up thinking about it.” But, despite the challenges and family sacrifices, Bolea said being a CEO is “actually fun.” “Every day is a new day. It’s exciting,” he said. “It’s only a struggle if you don’t have the emotional intelligence to handle that, and that’s an area where some CEOs fail.”

WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN A CEO Bolea, who now works as an executive leadership coach because he was “bored to death” in retirement, said the most important CEO characteristics are courage, integrity, self-awareness and, even though it sounds like a negative, intolerance. “A leader does not tolerate what’s inconsistent with what they stand for. They stop it,” Bolea said. “You get the lowest level of behavior that you tolerate.” Bolea emphasized that leaders are made, not born. The biggest key for prospective CEOs is to get in what he calls a “learning loop” by working hard and being accepted into leadership grooming positions, like getting on challenging project teams for things like forming liquefied natural gas terminals in Alaska. “If you’re successful, then maybe you’re put in charge of a major project in Angola,” he said, and the progression is expedited. Jeff Hyler, managing director at the Houston office of executive search firm Spencer Stuart, said the core element he looks for in a strong CEO target is a “quality we call executive intelligence.” Hyler’s firm conducts intensive verbal

exams with potential CEO candidates in which they are asked how they solve different problems and scenarios. Hyler typically seeks to identify the capacity to analyze situations and solve problems, the ability to “work with and through people” and the self-awareness to judge oneself and adapt accordingly. “You’re looking for people who think clearly in fairly complex situations,” Hyler said. “You must be able to not only generate ideas as a leader, but be able to translate those ideas into results.” There are many traps that people can fall into, such as mistaking charisma for skill as a leader, he said. Strong leaders have a work ethic and ability far beyond a charming personality. L.A. Witt, the University of Houston’s director of Industrial and OrganizationL.A. Witt al Psychology, said good CEOs typically have worked in multiple departmental facets of their large organizations so they “know how to speak the language” of each department. CFOs are most often the people promoted to CEO, Witt said, but they are not always the best fits. “They tend to be very numbersdriven, and they tend to struggle with customer-centricity,” Witt said. “CEOs are not the type who need to spend their time in meeting after meeting. They need to be thinking.” In general, Witt said, the best CEOs can both develop a vision and create buy-in for plans to the point that employees see themselves aligned with the company and are willing to metaphorically “bleed” for the brand. There are five primary types of personality traits, he said. Good CEOs usually should be conscientious and thorough; “moderately” agreeable; more extroverted; more open to new experiences; and somewhat emotionally stable. CEOs can be too calm to a fault though, he said, and lack the needed creativity and passion.

ADDICTED TO THE JOB CEOs and drug addicts share many of the same addictive and risk-taking personal-

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COVER STORY WHAT MAKES FOR GOOD LEADERSHIP?

“No. 1 is integrity. I just can’t stress that enough. There are guys who are smarter, but if you don’t have any morals and ethics, it’ll backﬁre on you.”

“My leadership style is pretty simple. I call it SAM — it’s set direction, align and motivate.” RYAN LANCE, CEO of Houston-based ConocoPhillips

KEITH MOSING, CEO of Houston-based Frank’s International

Winston Churchill

2 Steve Jobs 3 Mahatma Gandhi 4 Nelson Mandela 5 Jack Welch 6 Abraham Lincoln

Leanne Atwater, UH professor, and Al Bolea, former energy CEO, dissect what attributes make a CEO in their new book.

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ity traits, said David Linden, a Johns Hopkins University neuroscientist. His studies note that the innate dopamine rushes in both are more muted than in most people, so they seek more extreme stimuli. “The risk-taking, novelty-seeking and obsessive personality traits often found in addicts can be harnessed to make them very effective in the workplace,” Linden wrote. “So, when searching for your organization’s next leader, look for someone with an attenuated dopamine function: someone who is never satisfied with the status quo, someone who wants the feeling of success more than others but likes it less.” UH’s Atwater has done research, albeit not conclusive, into CEOs being more prone to the “dark triad” traits of narcissism, Machiavellianism and psychopathy. Sometimes, she said, it helps to have “a little” narcissism and be able to make cutthroat decisions. “These characteristics that we think of as bad may be worse in some situations, but they may be beneficial in other situations,” Atwater said. “A lot of it is about power, and power corrupts.” Similarly, the study “Which CEO Characteristics and Abilities Matter?” by University of Chicago researchers, focused on CEOs of buyout companies, and found that the most-valued CEOs were harder-nosed. The study noted that the most important CEO traits included persistence, attention to detail, efficiency, analytical skills and setting high standards, while some of the traits that mattered less

TOP 10 LEADERS WHOM CEOS ADMIRE MOST

were strong oral communication, teamwork, ﬂexibility, enthusiasm and listening skills. The study concluded that “performance is more strongly correlated with resoluteness and execution-related skills than with interpersonal and teamrelated skills.” The ﬁnding added that “resolute, steadfast CEOs who stick to their guns tend to be better leaders than good listeners.” However, Bolea argued that people skills are much more important. “A CEO is not leading a dogsled,” Bolea said. “They’re leading people. When you get right down to it, a CEO’s job is talking to people.” While strong personalities help, Yan Zhang, Rice University professor of strateYan Zhang gic management, said the best leaders have the strongest track records and are often promoted from within so there are fewer cultural adjustments. “You know the company, and you don’t have to adapt as much. You’ve risen up, and people know you can do it,” Zhang said. “You see things from a broader perspective and a longer perspective than other people can see.”

DIVERSITY CONCERNS The institutionalized image of the white male CEO exists because it is true, academics and industry experts said. “We do have some stereotypes about

the CEO image being the middle-aged, tall, white male because we have seen so many, but we are becoming more diverse,” Zhang said, in terms of both female and minority CEOs. Atwater said the main reasons there are far fewer female CEOs is a combination of discrimination, choice and women’s reasons. The irony, she said, is that some research indicates that the most corruption comes from a combination of power and testosterone. Men and women both similarly rate the quality of the jobs they are doing, Atwater said. However, women tend to underrate how they believe their bosses rate their job performance, compared to men. Women, statistically, also are more ethical decision makers. “The No. 1 characteristic of effective leadership was honesty, which is really interesting when you look at all the dishonesty that happens in companies,” Atwater said. There also is the “social-role theory” that plays on the stereotype that being a leader means acting more masculine, she said. So men deemed not manly enough can suffer while, alternatively, women are not promoted for “being manlike.” There is a new “savior-effect” study from Utah State University researchers that points to minorities and women being more likely to be promoted to CEO in companies that are on the edge of failing. The theory is that women and minorities are set up as “saviors” of struggling companies, and if they fail to quickly turn the company around, they are replaced by white men. A recent example is Mary Barra being promoted to CEO of General Motors during recall controversies. There is on average a “temporary performance decline” whenever the leadership of a company changes gender, but it lasts longer when a female CEO replaces a male because most companies are not used to female leadership. “That should change once female leadership is institutionalized,” Zhang said. “We get used to it.” Women and minorities also are set up to fail, Zhang said, when the new CEO is the only female or minority within upper management. Diversity is needed throughout an organization’s leadership for it to really thrive, she said.

7 Margaret Thatcher 8 Ronald Reagan 9 John F. Kennedy 10 Bill Clinton/Napoleon Bonaparte SOURCE: PWC ANNUAL GLOBAL CEO SURVEY IN MORE THAN 60 COUNTRIES

9 ATTRIBUTES THAT DIFFERENTIATE CEOS R Forward-thinking R Calculated risk-taking R Biased toward (thoughtful) action R Optimistic R Constructively tough-minded R Efficient reader of people R Measured emotion R Pragmatically inclusive R Willingness to trust SOURCE: RUSSELL REYNOLDS ASSOCIATES INC. EXECUTIVE SEARCH FIRM

HAPPY AND YOU KNOW IT

80%

How many CEOs said they were very optimistic

65%

How many CFOs said they were optimistic

SOURCE: DUKE UNIVERSITY STUDY ON MANAGERIAL ATTITUDES AND CORPORATE ACTIONS

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How to tell if you’re a bad boss — and what to do about it BY TAMMY TIERNEY Special to Houston Business Journal

The sad truth is that the majority of employees spend at least 10 hours a month complaining about their boss. And according to data compiled by Inc. magazine, 75 percent of employees say their boss is the worst and most stressful part of their job, and 65 percent say they’d prefer a new supervisor to a raise. It’s not just employees who suffer. Bad bosses cost the U.S. Katherine economy an estimated Crowley $360 billion a year in lost productivity. So what boss behaviors drive employees crazy? Katherine Crowley and Kathi Elster have been coaching bosses at K Squared Enterprises since 1989. Crowley, Kathi Elster a Harvard trained psychotherapist, and Elster, an executive coach, are authors of “Mean Girls at Work,” “Working For You Isn’t Working For Me” and “Working with You Is Killing Me.” Here’s their list of the top oﬀenders:

MICROMANAGERS “Micromanaging is just hated,” says Elster. “There’s no leeway and the work is always

wrong unless it’s exactly the way they want it.” Even if you note a micromanager’s preferences and try to incorporate them in your next assignment, he or she is likely to change things up just to maintain control, she said. Crowley agreed that a micromanager is a classic bad boss who needs to co-sign every decision — often creating a frustrating departmental bottleneck — because of a personal need to check and double check every piece of work produced.

AVOIDERS The avoidant boss declines to deal, Crowley says. “They don’t make decisions, they don’t protect people from bullies, they don’t clarify expectations or hold people accountable,” she said. Avoidant bosses are “generally nice to employees,” she added, “but that becomes nearly meaningless because they don’t advocate for you.” BULLIES Bully bosses are just plain mean, Elster says. They lash out when angered or frustrated and have little awareness of the impact of their behavior, she said, adding, “I’ve never really seen these people get better.” That may be because in many companies the bully is rewarded, Crowley said. Bullies generally are very good at managing up. “Management may notice a year later when there’s turnover, but it takes a really long time,” Elster said.

WITHHOLDERS A withholding boss is the one who believes a paycheck is thanks for a job well done. “When people start grousing about their salary, it’s because they’re not getting anything else,” Crowley says. Bosses who rarely recognize employees’ efforts are likely those who are very tough on themselves, Elster says, so it probably doesn’t even occur to them that a kind word or sincere thank you goes a long way in motivating staffers. FLAWED ASSUMPTIONS Bosses often operate on flawed assumptions, Crowley says. “They assume employees know what’s expected, assume they know how to correct mistakes, assume they should fix it themselves, and don’t want to deal with interpersonal conflict and assume people should just grow up.” Many new bosses are insecure and fearful because they recall bad managers they’ve previously worked for and want to avoid emulating them, Elster said. Others “don’t always know how they’re perceived and, in their minds, think they’re doing it right.” In the bestselling “Good Boss, Bad Boss,” Stanford professor, Robert Sutton, notes that, “If you are a boss, your success depends on staying in tune with how others think, feel and react to you.” Pointing to research done at Cornell University, Sutton writes, “a hallmark of poor performers is a lack of self-awareness;

they consistently overestimate their skills in just about any task that requires intellectual and social skills, such as debating, having a sense of humor or interviewing others.” In contrast, Sutton writes, the research shows that “self-awareness is a hallmark of the best performers — they are especially cognizant of their strengths and weaknesses and fret about overcoming pitfalls that can undermine their performance.” Elster and Crowley are big believers in mentors and/or coaches who will be completely candid about how you come across. “You absolutely need a sounding board,” Elster says. “Someone who’ll read your emails and say, ‘No, you didn’t come off well.’” And where to focus your fix-it efforts? “Notice what kinds of problems arise consistently,” Crowley says. “If projects are consistently late, you’re not holding employees accountable. If one employee holds all the people in your department hostage, you’re not confronting bad behavior.” Elster agreed. “Your blind spot is in your results,” she says. “If you have 100 percent turnover, you’re a bully.” Aspiring managers would also do well to give some thought to what’s motivating their planned trajectory. Being the boss is about much more than status and perks. “You may get a promotion and a raise,” Crowley says, “but the real work is with the people.”

HOW TO ...

Deal with change resisters BY ALICE WAAGEN Expert Contributor

Please help me with a nagging personality issue I have with one of my direct reports. One of my staﬀ members is overly negative, dismissing any new ideas as failures before we even get a chance to implement them. She has been with the ﬁrm for more than 18 years and this job is the only professional job she has ever held. I am trying to revamp the department, bring in new ideas and basically rebuild processes to make them more streamlined and supported with new technology. Every meeting with this person is a

struggle to overcome her reactions, such as: “That & will never work here, we are diﬀerent from your prior company,” and, “We tried that years ago, and it did not work.”

I am at the end of my rope. How do I get her to get with the program? It sounds like you have a bad case of change resistance on your hands, probably rooted in a fear of risk and failure. This may be a deep-seated personality issue that you will not be able to change, in which case you need to shift her oﬀ your team and into a more stable part of the organization. Before you give up, try the

following tactics to deal with a change resister: Challenge her assertion of “we tried 1 that before” with inquiries about why it did not work in the past. Ferret out the reasons for failure to see if any are still valid. If you demonstrate openness to her concerns, she may come around to accepting the new ways. Build a safety net. Construct numerous intermediary check points that allow you to demonstrate whether the new process is, indeed, making things better or worse.

Demonstrate that the new methods decrease cycle time or errors.

It is much harder to defend the old ways if the new methods are making things better. Change becomes an objective, measurable process rather than a battle of personalities. Remember, measurable rigor takes time and eﬀort in itself. You need to weigh the needs of the team and your department against the value this individual brings to the team, to see if this extra eﬀort is really worth it. Alice Waagen is president of Workforce Learning, a leadership development company, alice@workforcelearning. com.

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FAMILY SUCCESSION PLANNING BY MILTON FRANKFORT Expert Contributor

According to a survey of 2,378 family businesses with annual sales over $5 million:

16%

The next decade will witness the greatest transfer of wealth in history as Baby Boomers retire and the U.S.’s family businesses begin transitioning. The financial, tax and succession planning done in familyowned businesses will shape which companies survive, thrive or nosedive. Pay attention to five main areas in your succession planning.

Number of family businesses with a documented succession plan

41%

Number of those currently in charge who agree it will be difficult to let go

The environment of the familyowned business. As a family-owned business expands, it needs discipline in selecting and grooming the next generation. Tools include:

32%

Number of family firms looking to pass on ownership, but not management, to the next generation, up from from 25 percent in 2012

R A protocol for participation in the familyowned business R A formal process for inviting a family member to work in the business

SOURCE: PWC 2014 GLOBAL FAMILY BUSINESS SURVEY

R Job descriptions within the business R Designation of a mentor (other than a parent) for family members R Policies for promotions,pay raises and bonuses R Objective performance reviews and feedback R A specific family code of conduct RECOMMENDATION: Begin the process early, before the prospective next generation leaders graduate from high school. The capability of the next generation. It’s hard for a family-owned business owner to independently assess a child’s business acumen, leadership and strategic abilities. Beginning a career elsewhere before returning to the family-owned business can provide valuable perspective and experience. Recommendations include:

R A policy that family members first work outside of the family-owned business for at least one year R When employment of several children presents a fairness conundrum, be the boss first and the parent second R Focus evaluations on characteristics like credibility, capability, commitment, competence, communication, coaching and conscience

R Children should not be pressured to enter the business if it’s not their passion RECOMMENDATION: Formal family meetings are a good forum for these conversations. Recruiting and retention of nonfamily senior management. New family-member managers can cause concern and disruptions among current employees.

R Encourage non-family senior management to use family member internships to supervise and mentor members of the next generation R Do not have family members report to each other initially

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RECOMMENDATION: Include trusted senior management in decisions of how and where to place the next generation in the organization.

ing a level of depth and insight that can’t be found elsewhere.

really in charge? A family5 Who’s owned business can face a fake handoff risk if a new generation assumes responsibility, but lacks leadership.

R Recognize there will be some mistakes, or things not done your way

R Consider a stock ownership program with

CONVERSATION. can tell us what matters most to you. We’re aiming higher than

The willingness of the next generation. Because siblings rarely share the same skills, goals and business acumen, it is often difficult for a family-business owner to transfer equity in a way seen to be fair to all family members. Keep these factors in mind:

R Open and honest communications of wants and desires are key

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R Treat family members like regular employees and hold them to the same expectations

R Avoid the natural owner/parent’s proclivity to step in and make the “right” decision

R Financial and business elements are easier than the emotional ones

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performance-based compensation

RECOMMENDATION: An outside board of advisors can mollify some of the angst of family selection decisions.

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R Find ways for family members and nonfamily member senior management to collaborate RECOMMENDATION: Members of the founding generation should resist stepping in too often or too soon.

Milton Frankfort is the founding partner of UHY Advisors-Texas, mfrankfort@uhy-us.com.

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Executives from last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s List that are no longer with their organization: Raymond DuBois, last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s No. 4, left M.D. Anderson and is now the executive director at Arizona State University Biodesign Institute. He was replaced by Ethan Dmitrovsky. David Lopez, last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s No. 8, left Harris Health System in July. He was replaced by George Masi, last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s No. 14 and former EVP and COO for Harris Health System. William Elger, last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s No. 11, resigned from his position at UTMB in September 2013. His role was filled by Cheryl Sadro in October, and compensation information was not available at press time. Lynn Vogel, last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s No. 24, left M.D. Anderson in 2012 and was replaced by John C. Frenzel, No. 24 on The List.

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Ray Garza

Stephanie Pribble

Eric Stewart

Scott Minchen

Greg Pell

Century Communities hired Garza as new home sales counselor.

Keller Williams Realty Metropolitan hired Pribble as real estate agent.

Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Gary Greene hired Stewart as agent.

Bernstein Realty hired Minchen as sales associate.

NAI Houston hired Pell as senior vice president and Holland as chief research and data scientist.

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Accumyn Consulting hired Prescott as director.

Binkley & Barfield Inc. promoted Mugg, Blaine and Villareal to senior project managers and Lyng to managing director of transportation.

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Location: UH University Center Theater More: RSVP uhenergyseries. eventbrite.com, 713-7436100 or uhenergy@uh.edu

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Event: 2014 Women’s Excellence in Business Series featuring Judge Vanessa Gilmore

09;11

Event: JROTC Foundation Dinner with Oliver North

Price: $60 for members and $70 for nonmembers

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Time: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Location: Hilton Houston Post Oak Price: $50 for members and $55 for nonmembers More: iremhouston.org/ calendar/november/ iremnovemberawardslunch. html or 713-783-9225

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Event: Advances in Weather Modeling Presented by: MIT Enterprise Forum Time: 5:30-8 p.m.

Time: 6:30 p.m.

Location: HESS Club

Location: The Woodlands Resort and Conference Center

Price: $30-$60

Price: $250 for individuals and $1,500 to $2,500 for tables

More: bizjournals.com/ houston/event/112461

Event: “Creating a Competitive Edge: Company Culture Development” Time: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Location: Shirley Acres Country Club Price: $25 by Nov. 11 or $30 at the door More: HoustonNWChamber. org, ChamberInfo@ HoustonNWChamber.org or call 281-440-5302

Time: 11:15 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.

Event: IREM November Awards Luncheon

More: iaccgh.com/events

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Time: 5:30-8 p.m.

Presented by: IndoAmerican Chamber of Commerce of Greater Houston

Cost: $40 for members and $50 for nonmembers

Allan Weatherford President & CEO Liberty Pipeline

Presented by: University of Houston

Event: “America’s Energy Infrastructure: Is it Safe?”

07;11

Location: Hilton Post Oak Blvd Ballroom

Matt McCarroll President & CEO Fieldwood Energy LLC

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More: haileym@hwcoc.org, 713-785-4922 or hwcoc.org

Time: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Speakers: Matt McCarroll, president & CEO of Fieldwood Energy LLC, and Allan Weatherford, president & CEO of Liberty Pipeline Location: Royal Sonesta Hotel

Location: Tony’s Restaurant

Spearker: Dr. Ronald DePinho, president of The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Event: Fast Track Biz Talk “Let’s Talk Energy”

Time: 7-9 a.m.

More: bethany.chrisley@ woodlandschamber.org

Event: : “Making Cancer History in Texas, the Nation and the World”

13;11

More: Marc Wilkins marc@ amchouston.com or 713 839-0808

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Event: “Houston's Growing Pains: the Energy Boom, Labor Shortages and Rising Interest Rates,” featuring Robert W. Gilmer, director of the Institute for Regional Forecasting Presented by: University of Houston C.T. Bauer College of Business Time: 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Location: Hyatt Regency Hotel, Imperial Ballroom Price: $90-$125 More: pwoods@uh.edu or 713-743-3869

05;12

Event: The Greater Houston Women’s Hall of Fame Gala Presented by: Greater Houston Women’s Chamber of Commerce Time: 6:30 p.m. Location: Westin Galleria Hotel More: 713-782-3777 or visit ghwcc.org

More: jrotcfoundation.org or 713-900-9306

11;11 For sponsorship or advertising information, contact Nancy Brown, nbrown@bizjournals.com

Event: “Nonprofit Advocacy in Action: Austin Update” Presented by: United Way of Greater Houston

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AROUND & ABOUT Fighting cancer The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Texas Gulf Coast Chapter held its annual Light The Night Walk on Oct. 11 at NRG Park. From left, Houston Texans owner Bob McNair with EY’s Michael Leightman, Shon Conley and Madi Conley. Team EY Houston honored Madi, who was diagnosed with cancer in January and is now cancer free.

Golfing for a cause The St. Luke’s Foundation held its annual Heart Golf Classic at the Tournament Course at Golf Club of Houston on Oct. 6 to raise money for CHI St. Luke’s Health, the Heart Exchange Support Group and the Texas Heart Institute. From left, David Argueta, president of CHI St. Luke’s The Woodlands Hospital and Lakeside Hospital; Norm Stephens, president of CHI St. Luke’s Hospital The Vintage; Rob Heifner, president of CHI St. Luke’s Hospital Sugar Land; Dr. Mark Skolkin, chief of radiology at Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center; Dr. Stephen Moore, senior vice president and chief medical oﬃcer of CHI.

Celebrating women in real estate

Chariots for children in need

The Institute of Real Estate Management’s Houston chapter hosted its annual “Celebrating Women in the Workplace” luncheon on Sept. 24 at the Omni Hotel Riverway. From left, guest speaker Debbie Phillips, IREM Houston President Janie Snider, and IREM National President-Elect Lori Burger.

Houston’s Children’s Charity held its “Chariots for Children” wheelchair and van giveaway at Willie G’s on Post Oak on Oct. 10. From left, Laura Ward, executive director of Houston Children’s Charity; Tilman Fertitta, Houston Children’s Charity board member and CEO of Landry’s Inc.; Cristina Vetrano, executive director at Kids’ Meals Inc.; and Tad Brown, CEO of the Houston Rockets and Clutch City Sports & Entertainment.

Bill Toomey, South Texas regional president for BB&T, and Courtney Toomey, both underwriting chairs of the gala

Laurie Allen and Children’s Museum of Houston’s board president, Randy Allen

Michael Mithoff, managing director at Salient Partners, and Melissa Mithoff

Jennifer Gilliam, owner of Gilliam Public Relations, and Lance Gilliam, managing partner at Moody Rambin ALL PHOTOS COURTESY

Laisses les bon temps rouler The Children’s Museum of Houston held its 2014 gala at The Corinthian on Oct. 17. The New Orleans-inspired event raised more than $900,000 for the museum’s outreach programs.

TO SUBMIT PHOTOS Houston Business Journal wants photos of executives and high society Around & About town. For consideration, send high-resolution photos with a one-sentence caption that includes names, job titles, companies and place and date of event to HBJ’s Print Editor Emily Wilkinson, ewilkinson@bizjournals.com.

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LEADS Information to build your business

R Abstracts of judgment Filed in the District Court. Information on civil judgments filed against businesses for $10,000 or more is published in the following order: plaintiff name, defendant name, amount of judgment, prevailing party, book/page number, recording date. De Lage Landen Financial Services Inc. (defendant 2) vs. Catalis Inc., 3305 Northland Drive Suite 301, Austin 78731, $27,500, defendant 2, case #2008 70293, 08/19/14. Dr. Jose Rodriguez vs. Catalis Inc., 3305 Northland Drive Suite 301, Austin 78731, $48,000, plaintiff, case #2008 70293, 08/19/14. Radler LP vs. Mortgage Masters USA HoustonGalleria Inc. dba Mortgage Masters USA/Jonathon Blackmon aka Jonathan Blackman/John Blackman, 729 Reinerman St., Houston 77007, $29,536, plaintiff, case #811950, 09/10/14. American Builders & Contractors Supply Co. Inc. vs. Johnson Roofing & General Contracting Inc./ William Frederick Briggs II (foreign-Montgomery County), 114 E. Beckonvale Circle, Spring 77382, $102,422, plaintiff, case #14 04 04458 , 09/15/14. Baldemar (Val) Zuniga vs. Vernon Kent Maree/Front Row Parking Inc., 1311 Polk St., Houston 77002, $21,246, plaintiff, case #1029606, 09/16/14. Pawnee Leasing Corp. vs. Monisha Brown dba Ultrasonic Baby Showers, 3014 Kildeer Lane, Humble 77396, $28,047, plaintiff, case #1044992, 09/16/14. Cathy Roach et al. vs. Mark Johnson dba Breaker’s B-2, (address not shown), $25,000, plaintiff, case #2006 72294, 09/16/14. Cathy Roach et al. vs. Prominence Security Agency Inc./John Randall aka John Randle/Alexander Todd et al., 1215 Fondren Road Suite M, Houston 77035, $2,000,000/1,200,000, plaintiff, case #2006 72294, 09/16/14. 5803 Richmond Ltd. vs. Juliet Homes LP/Douglas A. Brown, 1720 Marietta Drive, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 33316, $2,502,000, plaintiff, case #2007 13737, 09/16/14. Harris County et al. vs. Howard E. Bring dba H.E.B. International, 4517 Brittmoore Road, Houston 77 041$26,283/12,933/10,648 /1,960, plaintiff, case #2011 38376, 09/16/14. Sunbelt Rentals Inc. vs. Nasrrien Gasper/Jameel Hattab/Gethsemane Christian Community Church Inc., 8636 Scott St., Houston 77051, $10,638, plaintiff, case #2012 27751, 09/16/14. West End Lumber Co. a dba of Beacon Sales Acquisition Inc. vs. Penco Central Inc., (address not shown), $14,574, plaintiff, case #2013 76084, 09/16/14. D.A.N. Joint Venture III LP vs. Trustmark Inc./William C. Padon III, 11601 Katy Freeway Suite 200, Houston 77079, $20,554, plaintiff, case #817422, 09/16/14. Cleo Kirkland vs. Integrated of Amarillo Inc. dba Plum Creek Healthcare Center (foreign-Potter County), 5601 Plum Creek Road, Amarillo 79124, $493,654, plaintiff, case #V 098326 00 B, 09/16/14. Star Electricity Inc. dba StarTex Power vs. Sainith LLC dba Down Hill Liquor, 2620 S. Richey St., Houston 77017, $40,112, plaintiff, case #1023378 101, 09/18/14.

Inland American Retail Management LLC vs. Nelly Patricia Rodriguez dba Cake Sweet Cake, 18111 Palisade Rock Court, Richmond 77407, $53,121, plaintiff, case #1039167, 09/18/14.

R Bankruptcy petitions Include listings of court filings involving businesses that have filed Chapter 7 or 11 bankruptcy in Harris County. Chapter 13 is a bankruptcy plan available to individuals whose income is sufficiently stable and regular to enable such an individual to make payments under a plan to a trustee who disburses the funds to creditors.

CHAPTER 7 Drucker Interests Inc., 5773 Woodway Drive No. 1211, Houston 77057; Assets, $0 to $50,000; Debts, $100,001 to $500,000; Major Creditor, not shown; Attorney, Thomas B. Greene III; case #14-35687, 10/14/14. Accessible Alternatives LLC, 2121 Brittmoore Road Suite 8400, Houston 77043; Assets, $175,425; Debts, $208,880; Major Creditor, CAN Capital, $45,000; Attorney, Veronica A. Polnick; case #14-35701, 10/14/14.

COMMERCIAL All Texas Permits, commercial building at 5102B Galveston Road, Industrial Fabrics Inc. (hi-pile storage warehouse), $500,000. Arch Con, commercial alteration at 8799 North Loop E. Third Floor, Tejas Tubular (office lease space remodel single-tenant), $850,000. Ashworth Construction, commercial alteration at 911 Southern Hills Road, Southern Hills Elder Care (convert sfr to nursing home), $500,000. Balfour Beatty, commercial alteration at 3200 Southwest Freeway No. 1000, HOK (remodel office space), $920,774. Balfour Beatty, commercial alteration at 3200 Southwest Freeway No. 900, HOK (remodel office space), $1,379,168. Basic Builders Inc., commercial alteration at 4400 Post Oak Parkway No. 2800, Valencia (remodel office), $750,000. Brett Taylor, commercial alteration at 11890 Katy Freeway, Porsche of West Houston/Audi West Houston (showroom floor interior remodel), $475,000. Brian Devaney Vaughn, commercial alteration at 6565 Fannin St., Houston Methodist (hospital central plant remodel), $1,042,978. Brian Thompson, commercial construction at 1414 Woodvine Drive, Thompson Construction (sitework and foundation for future), $450,000. Burton Construction, commercial alteration at 4910 Dacoma St., ABC Contractors Association (remodel office interior), $575,000. City of Houston PWE, commercial alteration at 7410 Galveston Road, City of Houston-Wastewater OPR Branch-WCID No. 47 (pump station remodel), $500,000. Garrett Jurica KBR, commercial alteration at 3870 N. Terminal Second Floor, Houston Airport Systems (airport remodel tsa checkpoints), $350,000. Industrial Fabrics Inc. (owner), commercial building at 5102-A Galveston Road, (office/single-family

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INDEX Abstracts of Judgement .............. 28A Bankruptcy Petitions ................... 28A Building Permits ........................... 28A Federal Tax Liens ......................... 28A Federal Tax Liens Releases .......... 28A Lawsuits Filed .............................. 28A Mechanics’ Liens ......................... 29A Real Estate Transactions ............. 30A Sales Tax Permits ......................... 30A State Tax Liens ............................. 34A State Tax Lien Releases ............... 34A

J. Stone Construction, commercial alteration at 8301-B Katy Freeway, Memorial MRI (medical office remodel), $360,900. JEG Interest Inc. dba Gildart, commercial alteration at 5555 San Felipe St. 27th Floor, Marathon Oil (remodel entire level 27 of office building), $1,065,235. O’Donnell/Snider Construction, commercial alteration at 2801 Post Oak Blvd. Fifth Floor, Westlake Chemical (office remodel), $1,140,000. PCS, commercial construction at 11750 Katy Freeway Ninth Floor, Spectrum GEO (office suite build-out), $717,240. Richard Miller, commercial alteration at 7200 Cambridge St. Building A, Baylor College of Medicine (mep infrastructure start-up installation), $18,522,796. Roger Tighe, commercial alteration at 6565 Fannin St. Dunn Tower Third Floor, Methodist Hospital (install new mri machine only), $450,000. Rowland Maxwell, commercial building at 9615 E. Avenue O, Valero (office building), $4,000,000. Van Fleet New Testament Baptist, commercial building at 7409 Calhoun Road, Van Fleet Greater New Testament Church (church facility), $760,000. Wood Group Mustang (owner), commercial construction at 17325 Park Row Drive First Floor, (buildout of cafeteria), $2,100,000.

R Building permits Collected from the City of Houston Building Inspection/ Occupancy Records Planning and Development Department. The following information is included: contractor/ owner, type of construction, job site address, description and estimate value.

RESIDENTIAL 3D Builders, single-family residence at 807 Alexander St., $330,000. 5177 Builders Ltd., singlefamily residence at 1160 Mosaico Lane, $305,151. 5177 Builders Ltd., single-

family residence at 1168 Mosaico Lane, $385,644. 5177 Builders Ltd., singlefamily residence at 1204 Mosaico Lane, $305,151. 5177 Builders Ltd., multifamily residence at 1216 Taft St., (townhouse), $295,731. 5177 Builders Ltd., singlefamily residence at 2534 Glen Haven Blvd., $476,230. 5177 Builders Ltd., multifamily residence at 1218 Taft St., (townhouse), $326,936. Alleanza Custom Homes, single-family residence at 1261 Chippendale Road, $425,000. Array Investments, singlefamily residence at 507-A Aurora St., $295,000. Array Investments, singlefamily residence at 507-B Aurora St., $295,000. Baker Street I Builders LLC, single-family residence at 14506 Cindywood Drive, $397,572. BK Builder Inc., single-family residence at 1206 Willard St., $410,000. Branard Park Ltd., singlefamily residence at 2023 Libbey Drive, $258,950. Brett Robinson (homeowner), single-family residence at 6521 Wharton St., $260,000. Bryce Homes, multi-family residence at 6123A/B Hamman St., (duplex), $359,980.

Forest Design Build, singlefamily residence at 5203 Indigo St., $400,000.

M&O Homebuilders, singlefamily residence at 8702 Ferris Drive, $461,386.

Fountain Residential Partners, multi-family residence at 4459 N. MacGregor Way Building 1, Campus Vue (apartments), $5,228,578.

M/I Homes of Houston LLC, single-family residence at 16811 Chapman Lake Court, $297,000.

Fountain Residential Partners, multi-family residence at 4459 N. MacGregor Way Building 2, Campus Vue (apartments), $7,389,988. InTown Homes Ltd., singlefamily residence at 1208 Mosaico Lane, $314,907. InTown Homes Ltd., singlefamily residence at 2705 Cohn Trails Lane, $334,841. InTown Homes Ltd., singlefamily residence at 2707 Cohn Trails Lane, $279,582. InTown Homes Ltd., singlefamily residence at 5621 Cohn Meadow Lane, $255,526. InTown Homes Ltd., singlefamily residence at 5623 Cohn Meadow Lane, $261,666. InTown Homes Ltd., singlefamily residence at 5627 Cohn Meadow Lane, $255,526. J. Patrick Homes, singlefamily residence at 1203 Cornwall Way, $316,144. JTS Enterprises Inc., singlefamily residence at 1512 Zora St., $266,041. KB Home, single-family residence at 15403 Easton Gate Lane, $299,495.

Built Green Custom Homes, single-family residence at 3825 Palm St., $283,080.

KB Home, single-family residence at 15411 Easton Gate Lane, $315,495.

Carnegie Homes & Construction, single-family residence at 507 W. Clay St., $357,986.

KB Home, single-family residence at 15414 Easton Gate Lane, $408,000.

Carnegie Homes & Construction, single-family residence at 509 W. Clay St., $357,986. Citiview Homes, singlefamily residence at 5021 Augusta St., $315,000. Citiview Homes, singlefamily residence at 5025 Augusta St., $315,000. Citiview Homes, singlefamily residence at 5029 Augusta St., $315,000. Citiview Homes, singlefamily residence at 5033 Augusta St., $315,000. Euro General Construction Inc., single-family residence at 11021 Upland Forest Drive, $280,728. Fairway Companies, singlefamily residence at 807 Old Lake Road, $1,200,000.

77076, $15,694, (1120/941), Book/Page RP09266/0144, 09/08/14.

Stainless Steel Custom Fabricators Inc., P.O. Box 450132, Houston 77245, $18,083, (941), Book/Page RP09255/0970, 08/26/14.

The following Federal Tax Liens have been released because the lien has been paid or otherwise resolved.

Zhao & Chiu International LLC, 3201 Louisiana St. No. 101, Houston 77006, $49,274, (941/CIVP), Book/Page RP09262/0315, 09/03/14.

Tomball Jet Center LP, 9310 Max Conrad, Spring 77379, $17,676, (941), Book/Page RP09271/0423, 09/15/14.

Hans-Inges Oil & Gas Inc., 8955 Katy Freeway Suite 310, Houston 77024, $31,991, (1120/CIVP), Book/Page RP09262/0317, 09/03/14. Star Med EMS Inc., 5090 Richmond Ave. Suite 614, Houston 77056, $36,431, (1120), Book/Page RP09262/0319, 09/03/14.

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residence), $1,000,000.

against businesses for $10,000 or more. The data appears in the following order: taxpayer’s name, address, amount of lien, type of lien (if available), book/page number, recording date.

KB Home, single-family residence at 15414 Jewel Lake Lane, $284,995. KB Home, single-family residence at 15422 Easton Gate Lane, $267,000. KB Home, single-family residence at 13019 Ivory Field Lane, $255,000. KB Home, single-family residence at 13023 Ivory Field Lane, $256,000. Kickerillo Building Co. LP, multi-family residence at 13403 Preston Cliff Court, (townhouse), $255,000. Kickerillo Building Co. LP, multi-family residence at 13413 Preston Cliff Court, (townhouse), $255,000. Lancaster Homes, singlefamily residence at 1847 Candlelight Place Drive, $416,139.

Matt Gentle (homeowner), single-family residence at 6213 Briar Rose Drive, $556,000. MHI Inc., single-family residence at 3330 Cloverdale St., $375,054. MHI McGuyer Homes, singlefamily residence at 7206 Gary St., $305,992. MLB Homes, single-family residence at 3706 Linkwood Drive, $414,000. Nautilus Ventures, singlefamily residence at 3329 Westridge St., $630,000. Parker House Inc., singlefamily residence at 2454 Pine Valley Drive, $1,252,550. Partners in Building, singlefamily residence at 9779 Larston St., $617,103. Pro Custom Homes, singlefamily residence at 10428 Linnet Lane, $262,221. Refined Holdings LLC, singlefamily residence at 5643 Ella Lee Lane, $495,000. Richard Price Custom Homes, single-family residence at 4522 Banning Drive, $1,200,000. Roland Mitchell Homes, single-family residence at 538 Kickerillo Drive, $430,000. Shay Atta, single-family residence at 1310 Reinerman St., $250,000. Shay Atta, single-family residence at 1312 Reinerman St., $250,000. The Modern Bungalow Co. LLC, single-family residence at 1020 Tulane St., $285,775. Unika Construction, singlefamily residence at 1138 Bay Oaks Road, $337,000. Watermark Builders, singlefamily residence at 6138 Queenswood Lane, $600,000. Y-Square Engineering Inc., single-family residence at 12422 Perthshire Road, $500,000.

R Federal tax liens Filed by the Internal Revenue Service against assets of a business for unpaid income or payroll taxes. They are recorded with the County Clerk. Published are liens

Willie Powells, 8215 Fawn Terrace Drive, Houston 77071, $95,089, (CIVP), Book/Page RP09262/0331, 09/03/14. Arnaldo Richards, 5509 Valerie St., Houston 77081, $33,204, (CIVP), Book/Page RP09262/0337, 09/03/14. Esmeralda H. Harris, 10319 Kinsdale Crossing Lane, Houston 77075, $72,891, (CIVP), Book/Page RP09262/0339, 09/03/14. JJ Plastering Inc., 11206 Patridge Drive, Houston 77070, $26,286, (1120), Book/Page RP09262/0361, 09/03/14. Corcoran’s Mobile Services Inc., 2000 North Loop W. Suite 105, Houston 77018, $26,500, (1120), Book/Page RP09262/0363, 09/03/14. Tinkle Management Inc., 4544 Post Oak Place No. 255, Houston 77027, $218,156, (1120), Book/Page RP09262/0373, 09/03/14. Autofocus Research Inc., 23019 FM 2100 Road, Huffman 77336, $22,995, (1120), Book/Page RP09262/0375, 09/03/14. Classic Masonry & Concrete Inc., P.O. Box 218942, Houston 77218, $191,911, (6721/940/941), Book/Page RP09262/0381, 09/03/14. Dufek Massif Hospital Corp., 7501 Fannin St. Suite 100, Houston 77054, $367,065, (941), Book/Page RP09262/0391, 09/03/14. Peter Onyewuenyi, 10333 Harwin Drive Suite 415, Houston 77036, $254,518, (6672), Book/Page RP09262/0393, 09/03/14. Thomas J. Murphy IV, 4848 Pin Oak Park No. 410, Houston 77081, $47,444, (CIVP), Book/Page RP09262/0421, 09/03/14. Jaromey R. Roberts, 3230 N. MacGregor Way, Houston 77004, $59,093, (6672), Book/Page RP09262/0423, 09/03/14. Anita Ivison, 16622 Whitaker Creek Drive, Houston 77095, $566,281, (6672), Book/Page RP09262/0437, 09/03/14. Buds & Blossoms Nursery Inc., 14120 Cypress North Houston Road, Cypress 77429, $71,548, (941), Book/Page RP09262/0441, 09/03/14. Complete Air-Quality Management CAM LLP, 817 Southmore Ave. Suite 400, Pasadena 77502, $28,009, (941), Book/Page RP09262/0443, 09/03/14. Larsen Services Inc., P.O. Box 540875, Houston 77254, $28,474, (940/941), Book/ Page RP09262/0445, 09/03/14. Chiap Health & Rehab Service Inc., 11411 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Houston 77048, $11,574, (941), Book/Page RP09262/0447, 09/03/14. Best Deal Furniture Inc., 5900 I-H 45 N., Houston

R Federal tax lien releases

American General Life Services Co. LLC, P.O. Box 4868, Houston 77210, $14,751, (1042/941), Book/Page RP09271/0429, 09/15/14. Global Polychem LLC/ Sanjeev Jaiswal Sole Member, 10301 Northwest Freeway Suite 506, Houston 77092, $11,828, (941), Book/Page RP09271/0431, 09/15/14. Hi-Tech Custom Services LLC, 1302 Antigua Lane, Houston 77058, $14,787, (941), Book/Page RP09271/0439, 09/15/14. Hi-Tech Custom Services LLC, 1302 Antigua Lane, Houston 77058, $15,245, (941), Book/Page RP09271/0449, 09/15/14. Merrill V. Gregory, 2286 Woodland Springs St., Houston 77077, $14,639, (6672), Book/Page RP09271/0455, 09/15/14. MEC Associates Inc., 4635 Southwest Freeway, Houston 77027, $14,293, (6721/941), Book/Page RP09271/0483, 09/15/14. Kirby J. Taylor/Kirby TaylorAttorney at Law, 4810 Caroline St., Houston 77004, $14,794, (941), Book/Page RP09271/0487, 09/15/14. Darsey Holdings Inc., P.O. Box 421884, Houston 77242, $86,707, (941), Book/Page RP09271/0495, 09/15/14. John C. Fletcher, 3710 Blue Bonnet Blvd., Houston 77025, $24,302, (6672), Book/Page RP09271/0503, 09/15/14. Peregrine Oil & Gas LP, 3 Riverway Suite 1750, Houston 77056, $71,766, (CIVP), Book/Page RP09271/0511, 09/15/14. Kirby J. Taylor/Kirby TaylorAttorney at Law, 4810 Caroline St., Houston 77004, $10,353, (941), Book/Page RP09271/0513, 09/15/14. Attentive Health Solutions Inc., 565 S. Mason No. 524, Katy 77450, $13,490, (941), Book/Page RP09271/0525, 09/15/14. Robert G. Alvarado, 19822 Oak Briar Drive, Humble 77346, $425,668, (6672), Book/Page RP09274/0277, 09/17/14. Michael Douglas Bell, 302 Tuam St., Houston 77006, $16,725, (940/941), Book/ Page RP09277/2280, 09/22/14.

R Lawsuits filed Lists new litigation filed against businesses in District Court. The information includes plaintiff, defendant(s), nature of action (if available), case number and date filed. James L. Kennedy vs. North Houston Pole Line LP, non-auto personal injury, case #201459442, 10/13/14. Virginia Hatfield vs. Wal-Mart Texas LLC, nonauto personal injury, case #201459449, 10/13/14. Joseph Landry vs. HNMC Inc. dba Houston Northwest Medical Center, declaratory judgment, case #201459467, 10/13/14. Shippers Stevedoring Co. vs. Primar International

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LEADS Inc., sworn account, case #201459524, 10/13/14.

Restaurant Group, contract, case #201459653, 10/13/14.

Midsouth Bank NA vs. Gulfland Construction of Texas LLC, contract, case #201459528, 10/13/14.

Aloysius Hoang aka Al Hoang aka Hoang Duy Hung vs. Thoi Bao Magazine, libel, case #201459665, 10/13/14.

Sherri Atlas vs. Dean Day Galleries Inc., declaratory judgment, case #201459551, 10/13/14.

Crystal Gornto vs. Z Resorts Management LLC, contract, case #201459671, 10/13/14.

Tradestar Inc. vs. Texas Norvell Fire and Security Inc., breach of contract, case #201459558, 10/13/14. Jennifer Parry vs. Lifetouch Portrait Studios Inc., damages, case #201459561, 10/13/14. R.B. Everett & Co. vs. Americon Services Co. Inc., debt, case #201459571, 10/13/14. Oliver Gabriel vs. La Strada Motors, personal injury-auto, case #201459573, 10/13/14. Lowery Masonry LLC vs. Fretz Construction Co., contract, case #201459582, 10/13/14. Ryan Scott vs. Helmerich & Payne Inc., damages, case #201459598, 10/13/14. Outsource LLC dba Outsource Telecom LLC vs. CDC Electric LLC, contract, case #201459601, 10/13/14. Mysterie Gutierrez et al. vs. Teresa Argueta dba Argueta Bus Service, personal injuryauto, case #201459615, 10/13/14. John Kubicek vs. J Brothers Construction Service, nonauto personal injury, case #201459622, 10/13/14. Distribution International Inc. vs. Synflex Insulation LLC, sworn account, case #201459623, 10/13/14. Bruce Lawson vs. Midtown Mortuary Corp. dba Mabrie Memorial Mortuary, breach of contract, case #201459652, 10/13/14. Unity Search LLC vs. Ignite

Spartan Metals Inc. vs. Riverway Services LLC, breach of contract, case #201459683, 10/14/14. Ella Williams vs. The Kroger Co., slip and fall damages, case #201459691, 10/14/14. Eva E. Kirby vs. Midtown Mortuary Corp. et al., breach of contract, case #201459701, 10/13/14. Esequiel Garza vs. Noltex LLC, non-auto personal injury, case #201459734, 10/14/14. Wells Fargo Bank NA vs. Centre Interest Inc., debt, case #201459817, 10/13/14. Mohammad Sham vs. LD Systems LP, personal injuryauto, case #201459838, 10/14/14. Kenya Davis vs. Kris Dental, medical malpractice, case #201459866, 10/14/14.

Jacobs Engineering Group, declaratory judgment, case #201460003, 10/14/14. Joseph Jay Spencer vs. Allen Ray Johnson dba Any Time Glass & Mirror Co., auto damages, case #201460031, 10/15/14. Connie Groves et al. vs. Challenger Towing, case #201460107, 10/14/14. Timothy Newton et al. vs. Domco Inc. dba El Tiempo Cantina/5602 Interest Inc. dba El Tiempo Cantina/5600 Washington Ltd. dba El Tiempo Cantina, case #201460108, 10/15/14. John Fontenot vs. Integrated Drilling Equipment Co., breach of contract, case #201460111, 10/15/14. Michelle Sherman vs. Weatherford International Inc., discrimination, case #201460112, 10/15/14. Fiddler Trucking Inc. vs. ROSI/Recycled Office Systems Inc., sworn account, case #201460117, 10/15/14. Jose Gomez vs. FBI Express Inc., personal injury-auto, case #201460125, 10/15/14.

CIEC USA Inc. vs. Smith Materials Solutions LLC, breach of contract, case #201459874, 10/14/14.

Martial Arts USA Inc. vs. Home Asset Inc. dba Newquest Properties, breach of contract, case #201460134, 10/15/14.

Larry Till vs. GHEP Medical Investment Group LLC, breach of contract, case #201459910, 10/14/14.

Troy Farrar dba Pink Run LLC vs. Run or Dye LLC, breach of contract, case #201460137, 10/15/14.

Denbury Resources Inc. vs. Marsh USA Inc., case #201459914, 10/14/14.

Heckmann Water Resources (CVR) Inc. et al. vs. Delta Seaboard LLC, sworn account, case #201460158, 10/15/14.

Greater Houston Physicians Medical Associates PLLC vs. Methodist Health Centers dba Methodist Willowbrook Hospital, tortious interference, case #201459924, 10/14/14. 4600 Washington Ltd. vs. 360 Sports Lounge, contract, case #201459943, 10/14/14. 111 Realty OPO LLC vs.

Gul Faraz Khan vs. Methani Business Inc., debt, case #201460162, 10/15/14. Rhonda Lindener et al. vs. Kindred Hospitals LP, medical malpractice, case #201460179, 10/15/14. Texas Drain Technologies Inc. vs. Centennial

Contractors Enterprises Inc., case #201460199, 10/15/14. Belinda Williams vs. Intelfix Appliance Repair, personal injury-auto, case #201460260, 10/15/14. General Electric Co. vs. Doctors Hospital 1997 LP dba Doctors Hospital Tidwell/Tidwell/Parkway Ventures LLC, debt, case #201460266, 10/16/14.

Trane US Inc. vs. Commercial & Institutional Mechanical Ltd. aka C&I Mechanical Ltd., debt, case #201460455, 10/16/14. Jose Alfaro vs. Bullet Freight Systems LLC, personal injuryauto, case #201460457, 10/16/14. Kelsey Dyke vs. Crestmarc Westgate LLC, contract, case #201460463, 10/16/14.

Neri Salinas vs. VanHien C. Tran MD, medical malpractice, case #201460289, 10/16/14.

Judith Deeds vs. Whirlpool Corp., deceptive trade practice, case #201460519, 10/17/14.

Alberto Mendoza vs. T.C. Renfrow Trucking LLC, personal injury-auto, case #201460296, 10/16/14.

Margarito Sanchez Tejeda vs. J. Luna Produce Co. Inc., personal injury-auto, case #201460521, 10/16/14.

Sergio Olvera vs. HEB Grocery Co., auto damages, case #201460308, 10/16/14.

York Gate Hotels LLC dba The Lancaster Hotel vs. Texas Laundry Service Co. Inc., contract, case #201460523, 10/16/14.

Robin Raby-Peden et al. vs. Intercontinental Hotels Group PLLC dba Holiday Inn Express Hotels & Suites/ Holdiay Inn, damages on premises, case #201460319, 10/16/14.

Robert Stevenson vs. Waste Management Inc., non-auto personal injury, case #201460538, 10/16/14.

Leasing Ventures LLC vs. Jericho Well Testing LLC, breach of contract, case #201460360, 10/16/14.

Natalan Malveaux et al. vs. YMCA of The Greater Houston Area, non-auto personal injury, case #201460553, 10/17/14.

Jonathan Kovar vs. Ansul Corp., non-auto personal injury, case #201460378, 10/16/14.

GJR Investments Inc. vs. Curtis Tax Law PC, breach of contract, case #201460567, 10/17/14.

Everett Jerome Johnson vs. Comerica Bank, case #201460426, 10/15/14.

Con-Mold Corp. vs. Menard Industries LLC, debt, case #201460581, 10/17/14.

Melanie Moore et al. vs. Junior Harvard Academy, non-auto personal injury, case #201460436, 10/16/14.

Maxine Julien vs. Zavary Holdings LLC, damages on premises, case #201460656, 10/17/14.

Henley Menefee vs. NBCUniversal Media LLC, case #201460442, 10/16/14.

Key Energy Services LLC vs. All-Rite Towing & Repair Inc., declaratory judgment, case #201460665, 10/17/14.

Victoria Frederick vs. Memorial Hermann Northwest Hospital, damages, case #201460449, 10/16/14. Safway Services LLC vs. Arkema Inc., debt, case #201460453, 10/16/14.

7819 Talbert Partners LLC vs. Ali Sultani dba Unique Party Service, contract, case #201460667, 10/17/14. Angelita Acuna vs. Aldine Apartments LLC, damages on premises, case #201460708,

10/17/14. Richards and Associates PLLC vs. FPA4 Mediterra LLC, personal injury-auto, case #201460710, 10/17/14. Ruby Lupian vs. Milestone Management GP LLC, damages, case #201460712, 10/17/14. Naomi Valdez vs. Auto Zone Inc., employment discharge, case #201460735, 10/17/14. Aggregate Technologies Inc. vs. Ti-Zack Concrete Inc., breach of contract, case #201460737, 10/17/14.

R Mechanics’ liens Claims created by state statutes for the purpose of securing priority of payment of the price or value of work performed and materials furnished in erecting or repairing a building or other structure, and as such attaches to the land as well as buildings or improvements erected thereon. Claimant: Shelter Products Inc., Contractor: Kancor Companies LLC/Patriot Contracting LLC, $213,679, Owner: Tenemos Place II LLC/ Harris County Community Services Department/Houston Housing Finance Corp. et al, on property at 2200 Jefferson St., Houston 77003, Book/Page ER06107/0159, 09/15/14. Claimant: Cobra Stone Inc., Contractor: ERWS Inc., $11,217, Owner: Cypresswood Senior Living LLC, on property at 5000 Cypresswood Drive, Spring 77379, Book/Page ER06107/1606, 09/15/14. Claimant: Lopez Steel Erectors, Contractor: KNA Partners Inc., $220,018, Owner: KNA Partners Inc., on property at 2400 Midlane,

Houston 77027, Book/Page ER06109/1928, 09/15/14. Claimant: Crawford Electric Supply Co. Inc., Contractor: Business Construction Services LLC/BCC Belle Development LLC, $53,426, Owner: Belle Champions LLC, on property at 15455 Canterbury Forest Drive, Tomball 77377, Book/Page ER06110/0104, 09/15/14. Claimant: Crawford Electric Supply Co. Inc., Contractor: JSCO Electrical Contractors Inc./U.S. Builders LP, $35,450, Owner: Houston Eatery 1 LLC, on property at 20802 Katy Freeway, Katy 77449, Book/Page ER06110/0110, 09/15/14. Claimant: Crawford Electric Supply Co. Inc., Contractor: Circle D Inc./T. Weeks Co. Inc., $14,534, Owner: Village at Summerwood 11 Ltd. and/or Village at Summerwood 35 II Ltd., on property at 12651 W. Lake Houston Parkway, Houston 77044, Book/Page ER06110/0212, 09/15/14. Claimant: Clear Glass Mobile Service Inc., Contractor: Disaster America, $13,270, Owner: (not shown), on property at 2111-21132115 Richmond Ave., Houston 77098, Book/Page RP09271/0529, 09/15/14. Claimant: Clear Glass Mobile Service Inc., Contractor: Interstate Commercial Construction, $13,491, Owner: (not shown), on property at 10010 FM 1960 Bypass W., Humble 77338, Book/Page RP09271/0533, 09/15/14. Claimant: Raven Mechanical LP, Contractor: Meridian Constructors, $32,662, Owner: Memorial Hermann Hospital System, on property at 7789 Southwest Freeway, Houston 77074, Book/Page RP09271/0731, 09/15/14. Claimant: Cherry Crushed Concrete Inc., Contractor:

Apache Services Inc., $77,664, Owner: Excalibar Minerals Inc., on property at 2400 Appelt, Houston 77015, Book/Page RP09271/0955, 09/15/14. Claimant: MBM Construction Inc., Contractor: Levcor Inc./ U.S. Builders LP, $116,849, Owner: Levcor Inc./U.S. Builders LP, on property at 10121 Emmett F. Lowry Expressway, Texas City 77591, Book/Page RP09271/1021, 09/15/14. Claimant: Idaho Pacific Lumber Co. Inc., Contractor: Journeyman Construction Inc., $95,469, Owner: Pennbright Partnership Ltd., on property at 15651 North Freeway, Houston 77090, Book/Page RP09271/1550, 09/15/14. Claimant: Sigma Marble & Granite-Houston Inc., Contractor: Durotech Inc., $305,163, Owner: Anjumane Sherjace/Mohammedi Masjid Complex/Dawat-E-Hadiyah (America) Corp., on property at 17730 Coventry Park Lane, Houston 77084, Book/Page RP09271/1715, 09/15/14. Claimant: Hi-Tech Electric Inc., Contractor: SpawGlass Construction Corp., $127,382, Owner: Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. LP, on property at 9500 I-H 10 E., Baytown 77521, Book/Page RP09272/0192, 09/15/14. Claimant: Dealers Electrical Supply, Contractor: Construction Supervisors Inc., $26,059, Owner: Founder’s Commercial Ltd., on property at 2855 Westminster Plaza Drive, Houston 77082, Book/Page RP09272/0749, 09/15/14. Claimant: Jesus Balderas, Contractor: Distinctive Living, $12,560, Owner: East Heights Venture GP LLC, on property at 203 E. 26th St. & 444 W. 24th, Houston, Book/Page RP09272/0802, 09/15/14. Claimant: Paskey Inc.,

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Claimant: Paskey Inc., Contractor: StonebrookKrueger Corp., $111,559, Owner: Harris County Water Control and Improvement District No. 119, on property at 10102 Spring Cypress Road, Houston 77070, Book/Page RP09272/0975, 09/15/14. Claimant: Pavecon Management Inc., Contractor: Redwood Construction Inc., $32,215, Owner: FPA4 Meadow-West LLC, on property at 2401 Westridge St., Houston 77054, Book/Page RP09272/1006, 09/15/14. Claimant: Pavecon Ltd., Contractor: Redwood Construction Inc., $32,595, Owner: FPA4 MeadowWest LLC, on property at 2400 South Loop W., Houston 77054, Book/Page RP09272/1015, 09/15/14. Claimant: Level-5 Designs LLC, Contractor: Crescent HC Investors LP/Highgate Power, $21,281, Owner: Crescent HC Investors LP/Highgate Power, on property at 909 Fannin Suite 3820, Houston 77010, Book/Page RP09272/1143, 09/15/14. Claimant: Nato Drywall Inc., Contractor: Sword Construction LLC/New York, $78,890, Owner: Metrol National Corp./Memorial City Mall, on property at 303 Memorial City Way Space 851, Houston 77024, Book/Page RP09272/1148, 09/15/14. Claimant: Service Refrigeration Co., Contractor: US Builders, $13,772, Owner: Kroger Texas LP, on property at 9475 FM 1960 BP @ Townsen, Humble 77338, Book/Page RP09272/1673, 09/15/14. Claimant: Service Steel Warehouse Co. LP, Contractor: Hollywood Steel Co./Antony Drywall, $24,387, Owner: D.A.D. Entrepreneurs, on property at 17940 W. Lake Houston Parkway, Humble 77346, Book/Page RP09272/1977, 09/15/14. Claimant: Camp Roofing Ltd. dba Camp Construction Services, Contractor: C&C Silver Properties LLC, $49,901, Owner: C&C Silver Properties LLC, on property at 5128 Silver Creek Drive, Houston 77017, Book/Page ER06112/0293, 09/16/14. Claimant: Nato Drywall Inc., Contractor: Apache Services Inc., $43,950, Owner: Regent Chemicals & Research Inc., on property at 2710 Appelt Drive, Houston 77015, Book/Page ER06112/1745, 09/16/14. Claimant: P.R. Infrastructure Corp., Contractor: Morrow Investors Inc. and/or TXMorrow Construction Inc., $76,587, Owner: Northpointe Investors LLC, on property at 11740 Northpointe Blvd., Tomball 77375, Book/Page ER06112/1959, 09/16/14. Claimant: TFCMA LLC, Contractor: Thompson Thrift Construction Inc., $109,380, Owner: Watermark JSQ on Barker Cypress LLC, on property at W.K. Hamblin Survey A-316, Book/Page RP09273/0258, 09/16/14. Claimant: Kirby Restaurant Supply, Contractor: UMSC Vintage LLC, $25,798, Owner: UMSC Vintage LLC, on property at 40120 Louetta Road, Houston 77070, Book/Page RP09273/1384, 09/16/14. Claimant: Stewart Builders Inc. dba Keystone Concrete Placement, Contractor: Amtex Construction LLC, $153,478, Owner: AT Villages at Cypress LP aka AT Villages of Cypress LP, on property at 11821 Cypress Corner Lane, Houston 77065, Book/Page RP09273/2105, 09/16/14. Claimant: Champs Sitework Inc., Contractor: Suntech Building Systems, $150,388, Owner: Susser Holdings Corp./

Stripes LLC, on property at 1402 Federal Road, Houston 77015, Book/Page RP09273/2570, 09/16/14. Claimant: 1,2,3 Floors LLC, Contractor: Tri-North Builders, $35,400, Owner: Jim R. Smith & Co., on property at 5454 FM 1960, Houston 77069, Book/Page RP09273/2581, 09/16/14. Claimant: Mayco Building Systems Inc., Contractor: Turner Construction Co., $22,554, Owner: Sikh National Center, on property at 7500 N. Sam Houston Parkway W., Houston 77064, Book/Page RP09274/0381, 09/17/14. Claimant: JuJu Entertainment Corp., Contractor: Franklin Business Inc., $225,500, Owner: Karim Karedia, on property at SSBB Survey, Houston, Book/Page RP09274/0950, 09/17/14. Claimant: Dirt Road Inc. dba Choate USA, Contractor: Linbeck Group LLC, $59,766, Owner: Baylor College of Medicine, on property at 7200-C Cambridge, Houston 77030, Book/Page RP09274/1016, 09/17/14. Claimant: Mooring Recovery Services Inc., Contractor: Bart Fields/Fields Fast Foods Family LP, $25,500, Owner: Fields Fast Foods Family LP, on property at 1450 W. Fairmont Parkway, La Porte 77571, Book/Page RP09274/3172, 09/17/14. Claimant: Centimark Corp., Contractor: Outdoor Furniture Refurbishing dba Allied Powder Coating, $65,174, Owner: Allied Applicators Inc., on property at Belmont Addition, Book/Page RP09276/1006, 09/19/14. Claimant: Centimark Corp., Contractor: Outdoor Furniture Refurbishing dba Allied Powder Coating, $53,324, Owner: Larry E. Dean III, on property at Belmont Addition, Book/Page RP09276/1013, 09/19/14. Claimant: Michael R. Jeffcoat, Contractor: Rochelle Jones/Trumen Capital, $40,000, Owner: Rochelle Jones/Trumen Capital, on property at 5202 Pebble Springs, Houston 77041, Book/Page RP09276/2120, 09/19/14.

R Real estate transactions Recorded with the Harris County Clerk. Included are commercial transfers and residential transfers over $150,000. The following information is included: seller, buyer, buyer’s address, ZIP code, subdivision (if available), mortgage amount (if available) and book/page number.

Niehaus to Thomas B. and Denise T. Roller, 6 Woodway Oaks Lane, Houston 77056, Charles Sage Survey A-697, $550,000/349,500, Book/ Page ER06111/1209. Cottingham Interests Inc. to Anthony P. Banham, 5142 Longmont Drive, Houston 77056, Longmont Mews, $525,000, Book/Page ER06107/2370. Winfield Gate Partners LLC to Stephen D. and Elizabeth Newton, 2415 San Felipe St. No. 5, Houston 77019, Meyers First Addition, $500,000, Book/Page ER06121/1949. Peter C. Crossland et al. to Jolene Peterson, 416 Snover St., Houston 77007, West End Terrace, $417,001, Book/Page ER06121/2179. Donald Lloyd and Michelle Rene Bennack to Jason and Tara Williams, 14615 Oak Bend Drive, Houston 77079, Westchester, $417,000, Book/ Page ER06125/2015. Devon Bank to Nazif and Mona Sharique, 906 Lennette Court, Bellaire 77401, Bellaire Oaks, $415,000, Book/Page ER06128/0336. Legend Classic Homes Ltd. to Robert E. George and Robert A. George II, 2105 Mason St., Houston 77006, Mason at Welch Street Homes, $404,282, Book/Page RP09274/1852. Bryce A. Rogers to Hari Haran Govindahari, 1409 Birdsall St., Houston 77007, Park Villas at Birdsall, $400,000, Book/Page ER06121/2151. Lois M. King to Rishi A. Patel and Lauren M. Morita, 2314 Dorrington St. Unit D, Houston 77030, Dorrington Homes, $393,800, Book/Page ER06114/2390. Peter B. and Stephanie C. Chon to David Scott Timte, 15919 Lavender Run Drive, Cypress 77429, Coles Crossing, $384,000, Book/ Page ER06078/0543. Chaz Klaes and Tany Jeter to Evan N. and Megan Z. McLaughlin, 1715 Brun St., Houston 77019, Shepherd Crest, $382,400, Book/Page ER06118/0913. Bajaj Holdings LLC to Wasay Ali Khan, 4651 Richmond Ave., Houston 77027, Afton Oaks, $370,000, Book/Page ER06078/1552. Kevin Thibodeaux to Brian L. and Ky Willson, 4623 N. Roseneath Drive, Houston 77021, Luke Moore League A-51, $360,000/67,500, Book/Page ER06107/1354. Gracepoint Holding Co. LLC to William Francis Jaquier, 2608 Madeline Grove Drive, Houston 77008, Madeline Place, $356,000, Book/Page ER06116/0122.

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Clifton C. and Karen Kyle to Julio C. Herrera, 5323 Hidalgo St., Houston 77056, Lamar Terrace, $350,000, Book/Page ER06107/2421.

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Michael and Chi-Long Feeney to David Brian Cornwell, 2811 King Point View Lane, Spring 77388, Lakes of Cypress Forest, $350,000, Book/Page ER06110/0852.

G. Donald and Katherine Trimble to Coleman W. and Catherine D. Sullivan, 10031 Del Monte Drive, Houston 77042; 13315 Perthshire Road, Houston 77079, Wilchester, $764,000, Book/ Page RP09274/3034. Charter Custom Homes Corp. to Blake Kenneth Davidson, 1302 Waugh Drive Suite 170, Houston 77019, Live Oaks, $650,000, Book/ Page ER06118/0766. Logan M. and Katherine M. Walters to Robert and Whitney Russell, 6325 Crab Orchard, Houston 77057, Briargrove, $600,000, Book/ Page ER06125/0517.

Myischa Danielle Paul fka Myischa Danielle Reed to Wesley M. and Rashanda M. Simmons, 7414 Cypress Bluff Drive, Cypress 77433, Shores, $348,842, Book/Page RP09275/2559. Cityside Homes LLC to Stephen M. II and Stella Hart, 1320 Delano St., Houston 77003, Modern Eado, $343,016, Book/Page ER06114/2450. Troy D. and Deborah L. Neumann to Nicholas Thomas and Marguerite Marie Dwyer, 3027 Kenross St., Houston 77043, Spring Shadows, $325,600, Book/ Page ER06123/1825.

Clodine Properties LLC to Rene Benitez, (no address shown), Solomon Brown Survey A-7, $570,000, Book/ Page ER06107/0039.

Rong Wu and Weihua Mo to Anandaroop Ray, 703 Jackson Hill St., Houston 77007, Blossom Hill Square, $315,000, Book/Page ER06126/1220.

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Nominee Services Inc. to George William and Kazoua Frazier, 7927 Huddersfield Court, Spring 77379, Memorial Northwest, $305,224, Book/Page ER06115/0310. Alvaro J. Belloso and Alessandra I. Simone to Sara J. and James G. Blose, 14731 Oak Bend Drive, Houston 77079, Westchester, $300,000, Book/Page ER06118/1926. J. Kyle Homes LLC to Imitiyaz Dhonsalia and Nafisaben Momin, 7523 Langley Road, Spring 77389, Augusta Creek, $300,000, Book/Page ER06128/1647. Christian and Michelle Moldovan to Omar M. Hatamleh and Ikhlas Ababneh Hatamleh, 16907 Coronado Springs Drive, Spring 77379, George Delesdernier Survey A-229, $300,000, Book/Page RP09273/0072.

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Maxx Builders LLC, 9894 Bissonnet St. Suite 916, Houston 77036, general contractors.

Byspec LLC, 13413 Topeka St., Houston 77015, manufacturing-electrical equipment.

KD&D Construction Inc., 13034 Leader St. Apt. 960, Houston 77072, general contractors.

Wells Furnishings LLC, 2700 Travis St. Apt. 1010, Houston 77006, manufacturingfurniture or fixtures.

Moxwell General Contractors, 13515 Windchase Court, Houston 77082, general contractors.

Plumbline Woodwork, 11422 Craighead Drive Suite B, Houston 77025, manufacturing-furniture or fixtures.

Vitenas Skin Institute LLC, 4208 Richmond Ave. Suite 100, Houston 77027, health services. Summerwood Smiles Dentistry PC, 12661 W. Lake Houston Parkway Suite G, Houston 77044, health services.

Stone Future Inc., 4722 W. 18th St., Houston 77092, manufacturing-glass and clay products.

KS Management Services LLC, 8233 N. Sam Houston Parkway E., Houston 77396, health services.

Marek Mobile Ready-Mix LLC, 20110 Krahn Road, Spring 77388, manufacturingglass and clay products.

Azita Madjidi MD MS PA, 5330 Vista Road, Pasadena 77505, health services.

AGT Custom Engraving, 918 Lakin Ave., Pasadena 77506, manufacturing-glass and clay products.

Fairfield Inn & Suites, 8730 Gulf Freeway, Houston 77017, hotels and lodging. Palace Inn, 8920 West Road, Houston 77064, hotels and lodging. Savoy Houston Hotels LLC, 125 Airtex Drive, Houston 77090, hotels and lodging. Spencer Outdoor LLC, 123 N. Drennan St., Houston 77003, landscape and tree maintenance. Williams N’ Sons Landscaping, 9314 Cantata Court, Houston 77040, landscape and tree maintenance. SRB Landscaping and Sprinkler System, 9519 Turtle Log Trail, Houston 77064, landscape and tree maintenance. Isaac’s Landscape y Maintenance, 12641 Autumn Mill Drive, Houston 77070, landscape and tree maintenance. Yamilet Lawn Service, 12654 Ashford Meadow Drive Apt. C, Houston 77082, landscape and tree maintenance. Rolando Landscaping, 4915 Creek Shadows Drive, Houston 77339, landscape and tree maintenance.

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Lawn Doctor-West SpringChampions-Northgate, 17102 Quiet Grove Lane, Humble 77346, landscape and tree maintenance. Green Grass, 5310 Marian St., Katy 77493, landscape and tree maintenance. Fox and Hollow, 10627 Great Plains Lane, Houston 77064, manufacturing-apparel. Deblas Kreations, 3019 Durwood St., Houston 77093, manufacturing-apparel. All Things Embroidered, 14130 Prospect Point Drive, Cypress 77429, manufacturing-apparel.

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Texian Woodshop, 17114 Colony Creek Drive, Spring 77379, manufacturingfurniture or fixtures.

Mehta Medical Group PLLC, 8901 FM 1960 Bypass Road W., Humble 77338, health services.

Teamwork Construction Services Inc., 2901 Preston Ave. Suite 150, Pasadena 77503, heavy construction.

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Woodart by Lee, 7835 Greenedge Drive, Houston 77040, manufacturingfurniture or fixtures.

Time Apparel and Fitness, 5815 W. Cedar Bayou Lynchburg Road, Baytown 77521, manufacturingapparel. Westco Donuts No. 4, 4003 Rustic Woods Drive Suite A, Houston 77339, manufacturing-bakery. M&R Manufacturing LLC, 15040 Northgreen Blvd., Houston 77032, manufacturing-commercial machinery. Steam-Flo USA LLC, 8726 Fallbrook Drive, Houston 77064, manufacturingcommercial machinery. Steel Goode Products LLC, 6209 Romona Blvd., Houston 77086, manufacturingcommercial machinery. Machine Shop Steel Co., 6308 W. Little York Road Suite 116, Houston 77091,

Surespot Inc., 1302 W. Gray St., Houston 77019, manufacturing-medical or photographic equipment. Jacqueline Renee Holden, 11723 Coachfield Lane, Houston 77035, manufacturing-metal products. Delali Artworks, 4506 Sherwood Lane Apt. 25, Houston 77092, manufacturing-metal products. Venite’s Elegant Handmade Jewelry, 23410 Summer Pine Drive, Spring 77373, manufacturing-metal products. TD Bolts & Bits, 5525 Sugar Creek Drive, La Porte 77571, manufacturing-metal products. Bohler-Uddeholm Corp., 11929 Cutten Road, Houston 77066, manufacturingmetals. R&R Jewelers, 3103 FM 1960 Road W. Suite I, Houston 77338, manufacturingmetals. Sign Stop, 18103 Longmoor Drive, Houston 77084, manufacturing-miscellaneous. Custom Tees and More, 22714-B FM 2100 Road, Huffman 77336, manufacturing-miscellaneous. Green & Pure Care Products, 19911 Lakewood View Court, Katy 77450, manufacturingmiscellaneous. Southern Lites Candles, 16939 Avenue B, Channelview 77530, manufacturingmiscellaneous. Bling Me to the Moon, 18831 Buffalo River Way, Houston 77084, manufacturing-paper products. Bear Creek Soapworks LLC, 15634 Thornbrook Drive, Houston 77084, manufacturingpharmaceutical or soaps or paints or fertilizers. Cosani Engine and Head Rebuilders, 9310 Ronda Lane, Houston 77074, manufacturing-transportation vehicles. Fabulife Nutrition LLC, 1307 Yale St. Suite G, Houston 77008, membership organizations. Cypress Springs High School, 7909 Fry Road, Cypress 77433, membership organizations. Prop Supply and Service LLC, 9920 W. Sam Houston Parkway S. Suite 400, Houston 77099, mining and quarrying. Ugoo Ventures, 9001 S. Braeswood Blvd. Apt. 1506, Houston 77074, nonclassifiable. Jerry J. Snyder, 16107 Fan Tail Drive, Crosby 77532, nonclassifiable. Best Drilling Services (BDS) Inc., 925 W. 20th St., Houston 77008, oil and gas extraction.

Dog Grooming by Caryn @ Hockley, 27400 Imhof Road, Hockley 77447, pet boarding or grooming. Play Day, 4511 Laureldale Road, Houston 77041, printing and publishing. CreateCards.com, 14601 Bellaire Blvd. Suite 60, Houston 77083, printing and publishing. RHO Engineering Services, 3003 Seagler Road, Houston 77042, professionalconsultants or public relations or management. John Kennedy Investments Inc., 20527 Riverside Pines Drive, Houston 77346, professional-consultants or public relations or management. Theriot Brand Strategies LLC, 4826 Louise St., Pasadena 77586, professional-consultants or public relations or management. Paradigm Services Corp., 820 Gessner Road Suite 400, Houston 77024, real estateinvestment trusts. Impact Tanks LLC, 5330 Vista Road, Pasadena 77505, real estate-investment trusts. Startex Title Co. LLC, 2000 Ella Blvd., Houston 77008, real estate-title abstract. Startex Title Co., 1177 West Loop S. Suite 1475, Houston 77027, real estate-title abstract. Startex Title Co. LLC, 3411 Richmond Ave. Suite 111, Houston 77046, real estatetitle abstract. Murphy’s Deli, 910 Louisiana St. Suite M-145, Houston 77002, restaurants. Shipley Do-Nuts, 1001 McKinney St. Suite B-2, Houston 77002, restaurants. Murphy’s Deli, 1415 Louisiana St., Houston 77002, restaurants. Katfish & Kompany, 3511 Elgin St., Houston 77004, restaurants. UH-Catering No. 8283, 4700 Calhoun Road, Houston 77004, restaurants. Mi Luna, 2441 University Blvd., Houston 77005, restaurants. Elevated Events LLC, 2915 N. Main St., Houston 77009, restaurants. Michocan Resturante & Bar, 7715 Harrisburg Blvd., Houston 77012, restaurants. Silber Schlotzsky Cafe’ Xpress, 7676 Katy Freeway, Houston 77024, restaurants. Bonney’s Club & Lounge, 9219 Stella Link Road, Houston 77025, restaurants. Sweetery, 2100 West Loop S., Houston 77027, restaurants. Jasso & Medina LLC, 11130 Gulf Freeway, Houston 77034, restaurants. Hunan Bistro, 9889 Bellaire Blvd. Suite D-254, Houston 77036, restaurants. Pupusas y Tacos El Buen Sabor, 8705 Airline Drive, Houston 77037, restaurants. Lupita’s Restaurante, 13180 FM 529 Road Suite C, Houston 77041, restaurants. Taqueria San Diego, 4720 Almeda Genoa Road, Houston 77048, restaurants. Amasi Enterprises LLC, 6009 Beverlyhill St., Houston 77057, restaurants. Taqueria Las Lomos No. 2, 7225 Telephone Road, Houston 77061, restaurants. The Nightlife, 9275 Richmond Ave. Suite 150, Houston 77063, restaurants. Pho Zen, 2674 S. Gessner Road, Houston 77063, restaurants. U.S. Billiards Sport Bar & Grill, 11230 Veterans Memorial Drive, Houston 77067, restaurants.

Mama’s Wings & Seafood, 12812 Bellaire Blvd., Houston 77072, restaurants. Fresh Leaf Deli Tower 2 LLC, 5985 Rogerdale Road, Houston 77072, restaurants. Taqueria Latigo, 615 E. Witcher Lane, Houston 77076, restaurants. Sweets & Treats Catering, 2700 Woodland Park Drive Apt. 1112, Houston 77082, restaurants. Provender Personal Chef Service & Catering, 6826 La Granada Drive, Houston 77083, restaurants. City Buffet, 13807 State Highway 249, Houston 77086, restaurants. Bunz N’ Brewz LLC, 5740 S. Wayside Drive, Houston 77087, restaurants. Albert’s Deli, 2910 Antoine Drive Suite A-110, Houston 77092, restaurants. Dubrows, 2202 W. Alabama St., Houston 77098, restaurants. The Apple Pie, 802 First St. E. Suite 300, Humble 77338, restaurants. Tortas Belen 1, 8010 FM 1960 Road E., Houston 77346, restaurants. Bahama Buck’s Katy, 3902 N. Fry Road, Houston 77449, restaurants. Refresqueria Analia’s, 1619 Lee Drive, Baytown 77520, restaurants. Cork Grinders, 206 W. Texas Ave., Baytown 77520, restaurants. Diamante Negro Night Club, 15934 East Freeway, Channelview 77530, restaurants. La Porte Mattress & Furniture, 300 W. Main St., La Porte 77571, restaurants. Lone Star Liquidation, 24718 FM 2100 Road, Huffman 77336, retail stores. Bamboo Republic, 2446 Times Blvd., Houston 77005, retail-apparel and accessories. Mary’s Glamour Shop, 3930 N. Main St., Houston 77009, retail-apparel and accessories. Piz-Zazz Plus Size Boutique, 12206 Forstall Drive, Houston 77014, retail-apparel and accessories. Burgos Resale, 14654 Waldine St., Houston 77015, retail-apparel and accessories. Dittie Girl Designs, 5139 Balkin St., Houston 77021, retail-apparel and accessories. Styles R’ Us Boutique, 137 Zachary St., Houston 77029, retail-apparel and accessories. Rosalba Perez/Alegria Fashions, 922 Gilpin St., Houston 77034, retail-apparel and accessories. One Love Wholesale, 12500 Sandpiper Drive Apt. 56, Houston 77035, retail-apparel and accessories. 2 Divas Fashion Boutique, 4740 Aldine Mail Road Suite D, Houston 77039, retailapparel and accessories. Lake Shore Elementary, 13333 Breakwater Path Drive, Houston 77044, retail-apparel and accessories. Sophisticated Lady Salon & Boutique, 13310 Cullen Blvd. Suite E, Houston 77047, retail-apparel and accessories. Western Hat Design No. 2, 1333 Gessner Road Suite C, Houston 77055, retail-apparel and accessories. B Providence, 8310 Morley St., Houston 77061, retailapparel and accessories. Bree’s Clotique, 11207 Crayford Court, Houston 77065, retail-apparel and accessories. Glory Threads Clothing LLC, 11402 Hylander Drive, Houston 77070, retail-apparel and accessories.

Delicias Taqueria, 11800 Jones Road, Houston 77070, restaurants.

Guillermo Menoz, 7500 Cook Road, Houston 77072, retailapparel and accessories.

Vibe Lounge KYV & Restaurant, 6968 Wilcrest Drive Suite A, Houston 77072, restaurants.

New Classic, 10238 Valley

Jose Luis Polito, 11923 Alief Place Drive, Houston 77072, retail-apparel and accessories.

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LEADS Wind Drive, Houston 77078, retail-apparel and accessories. Karina De Leon, 9226 Sunnywood Drive, Houston 77088, retail-apparel and accessories. Je T’Aime Kids, 9203 Meadow Branch Court, Houston 77095, retail-apparel and accessories. Esperanza Rodriguez, 6425 Bankside Drive Apt. 2079, Houston 77096, retail-apparel and accessories. The Future Inc., 10614 Zircon Court, Houston 77099, retail-apparel and accessories. Olatayo C. Campbell, 11715 Evesborough Drive, Houston 77099, retail-apparel and accessories. Good Oil Days, 300 E. Main St., Humble 77338, retailapparel and accessories. Humble Civic Center, 8233 Will Clayton Parkway, Humble 77338, retail-apparel and accessories. Humble Civic Arena, 8301 Will Clayton Parkway, Humble 77338, retail-apparel and accessories.

A&V Auto Sales, 1918 Blalock Road, Houston 77080, retailauto or gasoline stations. Uptown Motors, 6108 De Moss Drive, Houston 77081, retail-auto or gasoline stations. Eddie Motors, 9902 Kingsville Park Drive, Houston 77083, retail-auto or gasoline stations. King Just Auto, 14405 Rio Bonito Road Apt. 160, Houston 77083, retail-auto or gasoline stations. Elite Motorsportz, 19819 Cypresswood Estates Run, Spring 77373, retail-auto or gasoline stations. Bowden Marine Sales Marine and Service, 3000 Atascocita Road, Humble 77396, retailauto or gasoline stations. Rivera’s Best Car Sales & Repairs, 11934 Mueller Cemetary Road, Cypress 77429, retail-auto or gasoline stations. BDD Sound Car Stereo and Alarm Systems, 19540 Clay Road, Katy 77449, retail-auto or gasoline stations.

Kingwood Towne Center, 81 N. Main St., Houston 77339, retail-apparel and accessories.

Mr. Sanchez Autos, 6231 Paddle Wheel Drive, Katy 77449, retail-auto or gasoline stations.

Vice Designs, 20406 Woodsong Court, Humble 77346, retail-apparel and accessories.

A&B Auto Perfection, 142 Applewhite Drive, Houston 77450, retail-auto or gasoline stations.

The Calla Lily Co., 5622 Boyce Springs Drive, Houston 77066, retail-home furnishings or computer or stereos or video equipment. Starone Solutions, 15215 Morning Pine Lane, Houston 77068, retail-home furnishings or computer or stereos or video equipment. Angel Furniture, 13225 Bellaire Blvd., Houston 77083, retail-home furnishings or computer or stereos or video equipment. HRS Grocery Store, 10452 Aldine Westfield Road, Houston 77093, retail-home furnishings or computer or stereos or video equipment. Royal Mattress, 7720 Jackrabbit Road Suite F, Houston 77095, retail-home furnishings or computer or stereos or video equipment. Glaspie Enterprises, 7406 Goldfinch Drive, Humble 77396, retail-home furnishings or computer or stereos or video equipment. Phone Shop Depot, 1603 N. Westgreen Blvd. Suite 180, Houston 77449, retail-home furnishings or computer or stereos or video equipment. Buddy’s Home Furnishings No. 1043, 116 W. Southmore Ave., Pasadena 77502, retailhome furnishings or computer or stereos or video equipment.

501, Houston 77036, retailmiscellaneous. Don Jewelry Repair, 159 Sharpstown Center No. 210-B, Houston 77036, retailmiscellaneous. Fashion Diamond, 239 Sharpstown Center Suite 244, Houston 77036, retailmiscellaneous. The Best Rusas, 8705 Airline Drive, Houston 77037, retailmiscellaneous. Fruteria Zacatecas, 8720 Airline Drive, Houston 77037, retail-miscellaneous. C and C Resale, 7979 N. Eldridge Parkway, Houston 77041, retail-miscellaneous. Melina’s Shop, 7979 N. Eldridge Parkway No. 416, Houston 77041, retailmiscellaneous. Camila Sales, 7979 N. Eldridge Parkway No. 809, Houston 77041, retailmiscellaneous. Firetail LLC, 9850 Richmond Ave. Apt. 9104, Houston 77042, retail-miscellaneous. Visions in Wood, 2610 Durban Drive, Houston 77043, retail-miscellaneous. Bethlehem Nativity Wood LLC, 13823 Birney Point Lane, Houston 77044, retailmiscellaneous. Divine Gift Baskets, 1517 Claremont Garden Circle, Houston 77047, retailmiscellaneous.

Fairmont Food Store, 4815 Fairmont Parkway, Pasadena 77505, retail-auto or gasoline stations.

EZ Wireless-N-Computers, 4216-A Decker Drive, Baytown 77520, retail-home furnishings or computer or stereos or video equipment.

Zion Auto Zales, 700 Park St., Baytown 77520, retail-auto or gasoline stations.

Carolyn D. Smith, 1418 Preston St. Apt. 201, Houston 77002, retail-miscellaneous.

Snap Kitchen No. 10 LLC, 250 W. 20th St. Suite 100, Houston 77008, retail-food.

Healthy_365, 2009 Calumet St., Houston 77004, retailmiscellaneous.

A-1 Food Mart, 6602 Lyons Ave., Houston 77020, retailfood.

Best of Times Comics, 310 Stratford St., Houston 77006, retail-miscellaneous.

El Poblano, 12825 S. Post Oak Road No. F-3, Houston 77045, retail-food.

CMO Compliance LLC, 1603 Cherryhurst St., Houston 77006, retail-miscellaneous.

1 Stop No. 4, 510 Charlie Voix St., Houston 77015, retailauto or gasoline stations.

Pinkberry, 1700 Post Oak Blvd. c/o 1 Boulevard Place Suite 160, Houston 77056, retail-food.

Alternascript LLC, 1722 Haver St., Houston 77006, retail-miscellaneous.

Evolution Events Taxes, 5506 Beverlyhill St. Apt. 3, Houston 77056, retailmiscellaneous.

Fast Mart & Fuel No. 2, 9700 Homestead Road, Houston 77016, retail-auto or gasoline stations.

Star-Lite Donuts No. 3, 712 Greens Road, Houston 77060, retail-food.

O’Douds All Natural, 601 Fairview St. Apt. 2, Houston 77006, retail-miscellaneous.

Sanaya Jewelry LLC, 2323 McCue Road, Houston 77056, retail-miscellaneous.

People Like Shine, 1259 W. 17th St., Houston 77008, retail-miscellaneous.

Martha G. Nailling, 1256 Ripple Creek Drive, Houston 77057, retail-miscellaneous.

Lyonford Creative LLC, 308 Quitman St., Houston 77009, retail-miscellaneous.

All About Tails, 2811 Greenridge Drive Apt. 40-A, Houston 77057, retailmiscellaneous.

Gilt and Glam, 9309 Halkirk St., Spring 77379, retailapparel and accessories. LS3 Clothing, 19627 Winston Hill Drive, Cypress 77433, retail-apparel and accessories. DP Jewelry, 4103 Bear Creek Trace, Baytown 77521, retailapparel and accessories. Chemo Boots, 15660 East Freeway No. 126, Channelview 77530, retail-apparel and accessories. Quickteeshirts.com, 16250 Highway 3 Suite A-5, Houston 77598, retail-apparel and accessories.

RTS Auto Sales, 3821 Bennington St., Houston 77016, retail-auto or gasoline stations. All-In-1, 6715 Lyons Ave., Houston 77020, retail-auto or gasoline stations. Crosstimbers Citgo, 1333 Crosstimbers St., Houston 77022, retail-auto or gasoline stations. Handi-Stop No. 108, 3013 Collingsworth St., Houston 77026, retail-auto or gasoline stations. Handi-Stop No. 16, 10801 S. Post Oak Road, Houston 77035, retail-auto or gasoline stations. Queretaro Auto Sales, 8406 Hazen St., Houston 77036, retail-auto or gasoline stations. Chavana Brother’s Auto Sales, 8817 Airline Drive Suite F-58, Houston 77037, retailauto or gasoline stations. Gomez Alignment, 9909 Airline Drive, Houston 77037, retail-auto or gasoline stations. United Motors, 614 Hill Road, Houston 77037, retail-auto or gasoline stations. Lifewood Co. Ltd., 10526 White Fawn Drive, Houston 77041, retail-auto or gasoline stations. JC Trucking, 7176 John Ralston Road, Houston 77044, retail-auto or gasoline stations. BDD Sound Car Stereo and Alarm Systems, 2018 Wirt Road, Houston 77055, retailauto or gasoline stations. Texas Auto Sales CC, 8923 Bellflower St., Houston 77063, retail-auto or gasoline stations. Auxzoom, 12123 Beechnut St., Houston 77072, retailauto or gasoline stations.

CK All Seasons Market, 1955 Gears Road, Houston 77067, retail-food. Zoots Liquor Inc., 17105 Clay Road Suite 201, Houston 77084, retail-food. The Frazier Food Mart, 7920 W. Montgomery Road, Houston 77088, retail-food. Roster Corn, 10420 Eastex Freeway, Houston 77093, retail-food. First Sip Spring Liquor, 26835 Cypresswood Drive Suite 10, Houston 77373, retail-food.

Theta Charity Antiques Show, 1001 Avenida De Las Americas, Houston 77010, retail-miscellaneous. Seams to Me, 1001 Convention Center Blvd., Houston 77010, retailmiscellaneous. Tina Doan, 4635 E. OST Drive, Houston 77013, retailmiscellaneous.

Simmy Brow, 5609 Uvalde Road No. 184, Houston 77049, retail-miscellaneous. Williams Truck P Auto & Tire Sales, 6734 Mount Houston Road, Houston 77050, retailmiscellaneous. Bhoo’s Boutique, 8351 Long Point Road, Houston 77055, retail-miscellaneous. My Kim, 8351 Long Point Road, Houston 77055, retailmiscellaneous.

Katy-Export LLC, 2401 Fountain View Drive Suite 222, Houston 77057, retailmiscellaneous. 1Passapp LLC, 15127 Blossom Bay Drive, Houston 77059, retail-miscellaneous. ATA Distributors, 2301 Lazy Hollow Drive Apt. 484-A, Houston 77063, retailmiscellaneous.

Clayton Baskin Robbins, 3809 Atascocita Road Suite 200, Humble 77396, retailfood.

Yerberia San Tonino De Atocha, 1313 Federal Road, Houston 77015, retailmiscellaneous.

Coke Machine Co. Detection Services, 550 College St., Bellaire 77401, retail-food.

Autozone No. 1598, 4919 N. Shepherd Drive, Houston 77018, retail-miscellaneous.

Star Donuts, 1117 N. Alexander Drive, Baytown 77520, retail-food.

V for Vending, 1971 Vermont St., Houston 77019, retailmiscellaneous.

Taqueria Montenegro No. 5, 10214 Garth Road, Baytown 77521, retail-food.

Harley Quinn’s Runway, 1803 Staples St., Houston 77020, retail-miscellaneous.

Barrera S Draperies, 1639 Dunlavy St., Houston 77006, retail-home furnishings or computer or stereos or video equipment.

James Earl Moore Jr., 4443 Coyle St., Houston 77023, retail-miscellaneous.

Salon Boutique-Sophia Jacqueline, 118 Vintage Park Blvd. Suite B, Houston 77070, retail-miscellaneous.

Michelle Kim, 12303 Kimberley Lane, Houston 77024, retail-miscellaneous.

Flowers of Tomball, 12603 Hickory Bend Drive, Houston 77070, retail-miscellaneous.

D’Mesa LLC, 4608 Ivanhoe St., Houston 77027, retailmiscellaneous.

Phoenix Pawn, 12779 Jones Road Suite 106, Houston 77070, retail-miscellaneous.

Ebenezer Car Stereo, 6571 W. Bellfort St., Houston 77035, retail-miscellaneous.

BS Cosmetics LLC, 2000 Willowbrook Mall No. 1, Houston 77070, retailmiscellaneous.

OSD/Legacy LLC, 2724 Broadway St., Houston 77017, retail-home furnishings or computer or stereos or video equipment. Mike No Limit Wireless Inc., 10806 S. Post Oak Road Suite 200, Houston 77035, retailhome furnishings or computer or stereos or video equipment. Total Mobil, 5750 Bintliff Drive Suite 210, Houston 77036, retail-home furnishings or computer or stereos or video equipment. Salv’Mex Envios & Mas No. 2, 4750 Aldine Mail Road, Houston 77039, retail-home furnishings or computer or stereos or video equipment.

Bubbles & Baubles LLC, 9355 Corner Oaks Lane, Houston 77036, retail-miscellaneous. Christin Bryant, 9401 Tanager St. Apt. 3701, Houston 77036, retailmiscellaneous. USAZERO LLC, 9507 Harwin Drive Suite 150, Houston 77036, retail-miscellaneous. Karabulut International LLC, 9777 Harwin Drive Suite

Night Oaks, 12603 Northborough Drive Apt. 2205, Houston 77067, retailmiscellaneous. Tex-Star Surgical Solutions, 3822 Glenheather Drive, Houston 77068, retailmiscellaneous. The Kernel Game Calls LLC, 13231 Champion Forest Drive Suite 201, Houston 77069, retail-miscellaneous.

Belen Gonzalez Distributers, 10011 Willow Wood Way, Houston 77070, retailmiscellaneous. Lacherrie M. Delahoussaye, 8039 Boone Road Apt. 812, Houston 77072, retailmiscellaneous. Sweet Olive Creations, 1122 Terry Court Place, Houston 77073, retail-miscellaneous.

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Happy Daze, 5202 Telephone Road, Houston 77087, retailmiscellaneous. Taqueria Ceci Bethel, 6333 Telephone Road, Houston 77087, retail-miscellaneous. Jacqueline Villatoro, 6515 Belcrest St., Houston 77087, retail-miscellaneous. Tacos Kenya, 2731 Trementina Drive, Houston 77088, retail-miscellaneous. Distribuidora Alcorta, 1411 Pine Gap Drive, Houston 77090, retail-miscellaneous. T&H Trading, 15530 Ella Blvd. Apt. 1601, Houston 77090, retail-miscellaneous. K Unlimited Wireless Inc., 24 Cypress Creek Parkway, Houston 77090, retailmiscellaneous. Basket & Pottery Alley, 5710 T.C. Jester Blvd., Houston 77091, retail-miscellaneous. CleverSecurity.net, 6711 Tippett St., Houston 77091, retail-miscellaneous. Tacos Mayra, 4948 W. 34th St. Suite 4948, Houston 77092, retail-miscellaneous. Taco Atoda Maquina, 6010 W. Tidwell Road, Houston 77092, retail-miscellaneous. Hughes Pick Auto, 6401 Deihl Road Apt. 410, Houston 77092, retail-miscellaneous. Primo’s Tire Shop & Auto Sales, 3802 Hopper Road, Houston 77093, retailmiscellaneous.

Road, Huffman 77336, retailmiscellaneous. Ernesto J. Perez, 1920 Treble Drive Suite G-4, Humble 77338, retail-miscellaneous. Toys R’ Us, 20131 Highway 59 N., Humble 77338, retailmiscellaneous.

Goodwill Crosby Store, 14530 Crosby Lynchburg Road, Crosby 77532, retailmiscellaneous.

Marsha Miller, 3214 Lost Hollow Drive, Houston 77339, retail-miscellaneous.

Keira’s Closet, 17203 Port O’ Call St., Crosby 77532, retailmiscellaneous.

David Di Rocco, 5303 Atascocita Road Apt. 925, Humble 77346, retailmiscellaneous.

My Homespun Heart, 20123 Plaza Circle, Crosby 77532, retail-miscellaneous.

Fashions and More, 20669 W. Lake Houston Parkway Suite J, Houston 77346, retailmiscellaneous. RF Art & Crafts, 26118 Lillian Springs, Houston 77373, retail-miscellaneous. Crazy Sew Crafty, 23 Tealight Place, The Woodlands 77375, retail-miscellaneous. The Hair Lodge Family Hair Salon, 25435 FM 2978 Road Suite 116, Tomball 77375, retail-miscellaneous. Lou’s Brand Name Furniture & Mattress, 715 E. Main St. Suite 500, Tomball 77375, retail-miscellaneous. Safely Gathered in Books, 15714 Birchview Drive, Tomball 77377, retailmiscellaneous. Benfer Elementary Parent Teacher Organization Inc., 18027 Kuykendahl Road Suite B, Spring 77379, retailmiscellaneous. Sunrise to Sunrise Inc., 16018 Hampton Dale St., Spring 77379, retailmiscellaneous. Something Unique! Marketing, 17215 Lazy Hill Lane, Spring 77379, retailmiscellaneous.

The Seventh Design, 6349 Fairdale Lane, Houston 77057, service. Just Sparkle Cleaning Service, 1918 Eubanks St., Houston 77093, service. Laszlo Perlaky, 5531 Braesvalley Drive, Houston 77096, service. Antonio Rivera and Karen Rivera, 8147 Theisswood Road, Spring 77379, service. Sassy by Sienna, 6501 Kenyon Lane, Bellaire 77401, service. Canino Guidance LLC, 11906 Forest Moon Drive, Cypress 77433, service.

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J&M Harris LLC, 24140 Highway 290 Suite 200, Houston 77429, retailmiscellaneous. Kensington Mary Designs, 13610 Kluge Corner Lane, Cypress 77429, retailmiscellaneous. Dahl Baby, 16949 Grant Road, Cypress 77429, retailmiscellaneous. Sparkle Vending LLC, 17126 Wild Turkey Drive, Cypress 77429, retail-miscellaneous.

Ofiamericausa, 20727 Desert Shadows Lane, Cypress 77433, retail-miscellaneous. Livestyle & Sleep, 7614 Shavano Lane, Cypress 77433, retail-miscellaneous. Christie Lawrence, 6141 Lone Prairie Way, Katy 77449, retail-miscellaneous. The Cookbook Romantic, 22119 Elsinore Drive, Katy 77450, retail-miscellaneous.

Surf Skate Wake, 5702 Jackwood St., Houston 77096, retail-miscellaneous.

St. Michael Yerberia, 1415 Shaver St. Suite C, Pasadena 77502, retail-miscellaneous.

Ten Four Paper, 2700 Revere St. Apt. 117, Houston 77098, retail-miscellaneous.

Simply Prepaid, 1901 Allen Genoa Road Suite 149, Pasadena 77502, retailmiscellaneous. Laurea Isabel Delgado, 211 Crescent Drive, Pasadena 77506, retail-miscellaneous.

Flohasten Enterprise, 9700 Leawood Blvd., Houston 77099, retail-miscellaneous.

H. Bilal Gift Store, 1700 Decker Drive, Baytown 77520, retail-miscellaneous.

Two Fat Quarters/Texsewns, 11615 Longbrook Drive, Houston 77099, retailmiscellaneous.

Victor Monrose, 2101 Alabama St., Baytown 77520, retail-miscellaneous.

Moreno’s Automotive & Tires, 25930-A FM 2100

Money Gram, 9188 Bellaire Blvd. Suite S, Houston 77036, service.

Certified Action Sports, 5116 Bissonnet St. No. 141, Bellaire 77401, retailmiscellaneous.

Wade Products & Services LLC, 17507 Redleaf Hollow Lane, Houston 77095, retailmiscellaneous.

Bortonimay Two, 2439 Wolf Road, Huffman 77336, retailmiscellaneous.

Cell Phones City, 513 Washington St., South Houston 77587, retailmiscellaneous.

Baytown Glass Tinting, 1303 Garth Road, Baytown 77520, service.

All Masonry Supply Inc., 20542 Cypress Gully Drive, Cypress 77433, retailmiscellaneous.

Eminence Comm, 8600 S. Course Drive Apt. 2107, Houston 77099, retailmiscellaneous.

EZ BBQ, 512 Avenue J, South Houston 77587, retailmiscellaneous.

Taqueria Gris, 22426 Kuykendahl Road, Spring 77389, retail-miscellaneous.

AB Customs, 2311 Little York Road Suite B-4, Houston 77093, retail-miscellaneous.

Jackie’s Hair Salon, 7014 Highway 6 N., Houston 77095, retail-miscellaneous.

The Young and the Rustic, 304 W. Main St., La Porte 77571, retail-miscellaneous.

Pulse Structural Monitoring Inc., 22330 Merchants Way Suite 190, Houston 77449, service.

Toys R’ Us, 29300 Highway 290, Houston 77433, retailmiscellaneous.

Kids City, 11002 Aldine Westfield Road, Houston 77093, retail-miscellaneous.

Absent Minded Girl, 16218 Leigh Canyon Drive, Friendswood 77546, retailmiscellaneous.

Biometric Auto Home Security LLC, 3003 Candle Grove Drive, Spring 77388, retail-miscellaneous.

Variedades Lupe, 4034 Merrimac St., Houston 77093, retail-miscellaneous.

Adi Save More, 10420 Eastex Freeway, Houston 77093, retail-miscellaneous.

Max and Zach’s Vapor Shop 2, 105 Kennings Road Suite 3-B, Crosby 77532, retailmiscellaneous.

Brittney Carrier, 1007 E. Baker Road, Baytown 77521, retail-miscellaneous. Tamara Price, 754 San Jacinto Circle, Baytown 77521, retail-miscellaneous.

New liens filed by the state for unpaid income, sales and use, payroll or county taxes. These are recorded with the Harris County Clerk. Published are liens against businesses for $10,000 or more. The data appears in the following order: taxpayer’s name, address, amount of lien, type of lien (if available), book/page number and recording date. Condit A Fluid Flow Products Co., 2108 Crown View Drive, Charlotte, N.C. 28227, $23,105, (Franchise Tax), Book/Page RP09294/2355, 10/10/14. Zubeda K. Ali, 4410 Enchanted Spring Court, Sugar Land 77479, $250,103, (Limited Sales/Excise and Use Tax), Book/Page RP09296/0410, 10/13/14.

10/15/14. Julia A. Aviles, 8302 Westpark Drive, Houston 77063, $12,025, (Limited Sales/Excise and Use Tax), Book/Page RP09299/0275, 10/15/14. NCC Services Inc., 2021 Aldine Mail Road Suite 603, Houston 77039, $16,047, (Limited Sales/Excise and Use Tax), Book/Page RP09299/0277, 10/15/14. NGL Crude Logistics LLC, 1331 Lamar St. Suite 1650, Houston 77010, $773,262, (Crude Oil Purchaser Tax), Book/Page RP09301/0142, 10/16/14. S.S. Brown Transportation Inc., 7322 Southwest Freeway Suite 450, Houston 77074, $12,703, (Franchise Tax), Book/Page RP09301/0160, 10/16/14. The Med Pros Group LLC, 1331 Lamar St. Suite 1255, Houston 77010, $10,045, (Franchise Tax), Book/Page RP09301/0166, 10/16/14. Narf Hou LLC, P.O. Box 10420, Houston 77206, $11,118, (Limited Sales/ Excise and Use Tax), Book/ Page RP09301/0176, 10/16/14. CMW Services Inc., 6124 Highway 6 N. Suite 158, Houston 77084, $63,191, (Limited Sales/Excise and Use Tax), Book/Page RP09301/0192, 10/16/14. Sybaris Group Inc., 7324 Southwest Freeway Suite 600, Houston 77074, $46,594, (Limited Sales/Excise and Use Tax), Book/Page RP09301/0218, 10/16/14.

R State tax lien releases The following State Tax Liens have been released because the lien has been paid or otherwise resolved. Carolyn James, 2126 Linea Del Pino St., Houston 77077, $35,454, (Limited Sales/Excise and Use Tax), Book/Page ER06215/1986, 10/14/14. American Spectrum Realty Inc., 2401 Fountain View Drive Suite 500, Houston 77057, $241,141, (Franchise Tax), Book/Page ER06228/1276, 10/17/14. Nhu Y LLC, 3014 Scott St., Houston 77004, $41,992, (Limited Sales/Excise and Use Tax), Book/Page RP09296/0420, 10/13/14. Hephzibah Corp., 11003 Overbrook Lane, Houston 77042, $43,492, (Franchise Tax), Book/Page RP09301/0244, 10/16/14. Hong & Taft Inc., 9225 Eastex Freeway, Houston 77093, $28,774, (Limited Sales/Excise and Use Tax), Book/Page RP09301/0260, 10/16/14.

Jack Haley, 3624 Otto Road, Spring 77373, $22,812, (Limited Sales/Excise and Use Tax), Book/Page RP09296/0412, 10/13/14.

Almeda China Star Inc., 9999 Bellaire Blvd. Suite 908, Houston 77036, $12,470, (Limited Sales/Excise and Use Tax), Book/Page RP09301/0286, 10/16/14.

Daniel Ali, 4410 Enchanted Spring Court, Sugar Land 77479, $486,534, (Limited Sales/Excise and Use Tax), Book/Page RP09296/0414, 10/13/14.

Netrange LLC, 2805 Sea Channel Drive, Seabrook 77586, $14,323, (Limited Sales/Excise and Use Tax), Book/Page RP09301/0292, 10/16/14.

Cheri Haley, 3624 Otto Road, Spring 77373, $22,812, (Limited Sales/Excise and Use Tax), Book/Page RP09296/0418, 10/13/14.

Civil Concepts Inc., 3425 Federal Road, Pasadena 77504, $53,696, (Franchise Tax), Book/Page RP09302/1507, 10/17/14.

Videoland LLC/Media Home Theater Store, 6808 Hornwood Drive, Houston 77074, $14,015, (Unemployment Tax), Book/ Page RP09296/0765, 10/13/14.

Painted Pegasus LLC, 7906 Salta Verde Point, Katy 77494, $193,504, (Limited Sales/Excise and Use Tax), Book/Page RP09302/1509, 10/17/14.

Blacktip Marine Partners, 775 N. University Blvd. Suite 200, Mobile, Ala. 36608, $14,311, (Unemployment Tax), Book/Page RP09296/0769, 10/13/14. Amistad Environmental LLC, P.O. Box 630747, Houston 77263, $62,136, (Limited Sales/Excise and Use Tax), Book/Page RP09299/0273,

Summit Seafood Supply Inc., 1510 West Loop S., Houston 77027, $196,274, (filed in error), Book/Page RP09302/1511, 10/17/14.

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ACCOUNTANT sought by chemical product wholesaler in Houston, TX. Respond by mailing resumes only to: Mr. A. Halim (F/L - #10), Ecogreen Oleochemicals, Inc., 2825 Wilcrest Dr., Ste. 418, Houston, TX 77042.

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legals INVITATION TO BIDDERS SEALED PROPOSALS addressed to Northwest Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 5 for construction of the Water, Sanitary Sewer and Drainage Facilities to Serve Oakcrest North Section 11, LJA Job No. 0387-2411, will be received at the office of LJA Engineering, Inc., 2929 Briarpark Drive, Suite 320, Houston, Texas 77042, until Local Time 2:30 p.m., Tuesday, November 11, 2014 and then publicly opened and read aloud. Copies of the Plans and Specifications may be obtained from the Engineer for a nonrefundable fee of $95.00 per set ($50.00 for electronic copy). Northwest Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 5 will hold a non-mandatory pre-bid conference at the office of LJA Engineering, Inc., 2929 Briarpark Drive, Suite 320, Houston, Texas 77042, at Local time 2:30 p.m.,Tuesday, November 4, 2014. Northwest Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 5 reserves the right to reject any and all bids. The Successful Bidder, if any, will be the responsible Bidder which in the Board’s judgment will be most advantageous to the District and result in the best and most economical completion of the Project. (Texas Water Code 49.273) Bid security in the form of bid bond or cashier’s check payable to Northwest Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 5 in an amount not less than five percent (5%) of the Bid submitted, must accompany each Bid. NOTICE TO BIDDERS Hire Houston First Program – These procurements are subject to the Hire Houston First Program, which gives a preference to certain local bidders in award of the procurements. For more information, go to: http://www.houstontx.gov/obo/hirehoustonfirst.html. Request for Proposals – Sealed proposals will be received in the Office of the City Secretary, City Hall Annex, Public Level, 900 Bagby, until date and time indicated below. There will be no public opening of submitted proposals. All interested parties are encouraged to attend any scheduled pre-bid and/or pre-proposal conference(s). Unless other wise specified, all conference(s) will be held at 901 Bagby, Houston, TX 77002 in the basement of City Hall. It is the interested party’s responsibility to ensure they have secured and thoroughly reviewed all solicitation documents prior to any scheduled conference(s). Interested parties can download all forms, and specifications from the Internet at https://purchasing.houstontx.gov/. Downloading these documents will ensure all interested parties will automatically receive any updates via e-mail. Interested parties can call (832) 393-8762 for additional information. REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS DUE – NOVEMBER 13, 2014 AT 2:00 P.M. CDT 1. Debt Management Solution for the City of Houston Municipal Courts Dept. – S51T25246 – 11% MWBE Goal - Pre-Proposal Conference will be held on Wednesday, October 29, 2014 at 10:30 A.M. – Conference Room 2. NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Sealed bids, in duplicate, addressed to Skymark Development Co., Inc. On Behalf Of Harris County M.U.D. No. 127 will be received at the office of R. G. Miller Engineers, Inc. 16340 Park Ten Place, Suite 350, Houston, Texas 77084, until 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, November 11, 2014, then publicly opened and read for furnishing all labor, materials and equipment and performing all work required for construction of Storm Sewer, Sanitary Sewer, And Water Lines To Serve Brenwood Manor Townhomes Within Harris County M.U.D. No. 127. The right is reserved, as the interest of the Owner may require, to reject any and all bids, and to waive any informality in bids received. All proposals shall be accompanied by a Bid Bond in an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the total price of the bid contained in the proposal, payable without recourse to Skymark Development Co., Inc. On Behalf Of Harris County M.U.D. No. 127, as a guarantee that bidder will enter into a contract and execute a Performance Bond and Payment Bond in an amount equal to 100% of the contract price, from a surety company holding a permit from the State of Texas to act as surety. The Bid Bond must be enclosed in the same envelope with the bid. Bids without Bid Bonds will not be considered. Except for the three lowest bidders, all Bid Bonds will be returned to the respective bidders within three (3) days after bids are opened and read. Plans, specifications and bidding documents may be secured from the office of R. G. Miller Engineers, Inc., 16340 Park Ten Place, Suite 350, Houston, Texas 77084, for a non-refundable fee of Fifty Dollars ($50.00). A MANDATORY pre-bid conference will be conducted in the office of R. G. Miller Engineers, Inc. 16340 Park Ten Place, Suite 350, Houston, Texas 77084, on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, at 10:00 a.m. EACH BIDDER MUST BE REPRESENTED AT THIS PRE-BID CONFERENCE. 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INVITATION TO BIDDERS Sealed Bids, in duplicate, addressed to Harris County Municipal Utility District (MUD) No. 287, Attention Board of Directors, will be received at the office of Brown & Gay Engineers, Inc., 10777 Westheimer, Suite 400, Houston, TX 77042, until 10:00 a.m. Local Time, Friday, November 7, 2014, and then publicly opened and read for the furnishing of all material, equipment, labor and supervision necessary or incidental to the “Construction of Lift Station No. 2 for Harris County MUD No. 287, Harris County, Texas,” Scope of Work of the Contract includes: Complete in place Lift Station as required in the drawings and specifications including but not limited to construction of reinforced concrete wet well, wet well lining, excavation and disposal, submersible pumps, hatches, concrete paving, concrete driveway, sanitary sewer force main, 8’ brick fencing, gate, site grading and drainage, piping, fittings, valves, coatings, electrical, provisions for future generator, stormwater pollution control, groundwater control system, complete and in place with all related appurtenances. Bids received after the closing time will be returned unopened. There will be no pre-bid conference associated with this project. Copies of the bidding documents may be obtained from www.CivcastUSA.com: search 2620-00. There is NO charge to view or download documents. Each Bid must be accompanied by a bid bond or a certified or cashier’s check, acceptable to the Owner, in an amount of 5 percent of the total amount bid. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all Bids. INVITATION TO BID Sealed bids in duplicate addressed to Surface Properties Investment Fund IV, L.P., a Texas limited partnership on behalf of Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 81 will be received in the offices of Jones & Carter, Inc., 22330 Merchants Way, Suite 170, Katy, Texas 77449, until 10:00 a.m., November 12, 2014, and then publicly opened and read for furnishing all, labor, material and equipment and performing all work required for the construction of: Reserve at Weston Lakes Lift Station. The project is located in the City of Weston Lakes, Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 81. The site is located approximately 0.2 mile east of Bowser Road and 2.6 miles south of FM 1093. For construction contracts over $250,000, the bidder shall submit either a two percent (2%) certified or cashier’s check or a five percent (5%) bid bond of the maximum total bid amount. Make the cashier’s check or bid bonds payable to the Owner. Plans, specifications, and bidding documents are available at www.civcastusa.com. Said documents may be examined without charge in the office of Jones & Carter, Inc. Construction Division, 22330 Merchants Way, Suite 170, Katy, Texas 77449. There will be a pre-bid conference in the offices of Jones & Carter, Inc., 22330 Merchants Way, Suite 170, Katy, Texas 77449 at 10:00 a.m., November 5, 2014. Attendance is not mandatory. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids and waive any or all irregularities. No bid may be withdrawn until the expiration of 60 days from the date bids are open.

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS DOWNTOWN REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY / TIRZ No. 3 Shopping district streetscape improvements The Downtown Redevelopment Authority (the “Authority”) / TIRZ No. 3 will receive sealed bids for the Shopping District Streetscape Improvements project, located in Downtown Houston, primarily the 800 – 1500 blocks of Dallas Street from Milam to Crawford. Bids will be received until 10:00 AM, local time on Wednesday, December 3, 2014, by the Executive Director, Downtown Redevelopment Authority, 2 Houston Center, 909 Fannin, Suite 1650, Houston, Texas 77010. Bids received after this time will not be accepted. Beginning 10:00 AM, Monday, November 3, 2014, Bid Documents may be purchased for $50 per set from the Authority by cash; or by cashier’s check, certified check, or money order (payable to the Downtown Redevelopment Authority); or by credit card (MasterCard, Visa, or Discover). The cost for up to two sets will be refunded to Bidders who submit a valid bid for this Project and return bidding documents to the Authority. Addenda are free of charge and will be distributed by email to those who purchase Bid Documents and attend the pre-bid conference. Bid Documents may also be examined at plan rooms of the Minority Business Development Center (2302 Fannin Street, #165, Houston, TX 77002), Amtek Information and Plan Room (4001 Sherwood Lane, Houston, TX 77092) or viewed online at isqft.com. A MANDATORY pre-bid conference will be held at 1:00 PM on Wednesday, November 12, 2014, in the Authority’s Conference Room, 2 Houston Center, 909 Fannin, Suite 1650, Houston, Texas 77010. All bidders (general contractors) are invited to attend. Bids will be ruled non-responsive if received from a bidder who did not attend the pre-bid conference. Late arrivals will not be admitted to the pre-bid conference. Bidders shall comply with City Ordinance 95-336 (March 29, 1995) and Exec. Order No.1‑2 (June 14, 1995), and City of Houston Affirmative Action and Contract Compliance Division Minority/Women Business Enterprise (M/WBE) Procedures (June 1995). The successful Bidder will be required to make good faith efforts to achieve an M/WDSBE participation goal of 20 percent.

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS DOWNTOWN REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY / TIRZ No. 3 Main street improvements The Downtown Redevelopment Authority (the “Authority”) / TIRZ No. 3 will receive sealed bids for the Main Street Improvements project, located in Downtown Houston, primarily the 100 – 1900 blocks from Commerce to Pierce. Bids will be received until 10:00 AM, local time on Tuesday, December 2, 2014, by the Executive Director, Downtown Redevelopment Authority, 2 Houston Center, 909 Fannin, Suite 1650, Houston, Texas 77010. Bids received after this time will not be accepted. Beginning 10:00 AM, Monday, November 3, 2014, Bid Documents may be purchased for $50 per set from the Authority by cash; or by cashier’s check, certified check, or money order (payable to the Downtown Redevelopment Authority); or by credit card (MasterCard, Visa, or Discover). The cost for up to two sets will be refunded to Bidders who submit a valid bid for this Project and return bidding documents to the Authority. Addenda are free of charge and will be distributed by email to those who purchase Bid Documents and attend the pre-bid conference. Bid Documents may also be examined at plan rooms of the Minority Business Development Center (2302 Fannin Street, #165, Houston, TX 77002), Amtek Information and Plan Room (4001 Sherwood Lane, Houston, TX 77092) or viewed online at isqft.com. A MANDATORY pre-bid conference will be held at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, November 12, 2014, in the Authority’s Conference Room, 2 Houston Center, 909 Fannin, Suite 1650, Houston, Texas 77010. All bidders (general contractors) are invited to attend. Bids will be ruled non-responsive if received from a bidder who did not attend the pre-bid conference. Late arrivals will not be admitted to the pre-bid conference. Bidders shall comply with City Ordinance 95-336 (March 29, 1995) and Exec. Order No.1‑2 (June 14, 1995), and City of Houston Affirmative Action and Contract Compliance Division Minority/Women Business Enterprise (M/WBE) Procedures (June 1995). The successful Bidder will be required to make good faith efforts to achieve an M/WDSBE participation goal of 20 percent.

NOTICE OF SALE OF PROPERTY The Houston Independent School District is offering to the general public an opportunity to submit sealed bids for purchase of certain real estate district property listed below. A sealed bid proposal for this property addressed to the Houston Independent School District, Real Estate, will be received at the Board Services Office located on Level 1 of the Hattie Mae White Educational Support Center, 4400 W. 18th Street, Houston, Texas 77092-8501. The bid deadline is 2:00 p.m. on November 18, 2014. Real estate brokers will be entitled to receive a commission not to exceed two percent (2%) from the sales proceeds if such broker and commission amount is specifically named and included as part of the successful purchaser’s bid in accordance with HISD bid procedures. The minimum bid that will be accepted for this property will be $550,000.00. Bid proposals must be accompanied by a Bid Security Deposit consisting of a Certified or Cashier’s Check in the amount of $50,000.00. The Bid Security Deposit shall be made payable to the Houston Independent School District. Bid proposals will be subject to automatic rejection if not accompanied by the prescribed form and amount of the Bid Security Deposit. Potential bidders who wish to discuss details of the proposed bid procedures and obtain individual bid packages or general information, or to schedule a tour or a meeting are requested to call Leesa Love, Real Estate Specialist for the Houston Independent School District at 713-556-9262, or you may request information and a copy of the offering memorandum by e-mail at llove@houstonisd.org . This sale is subject to terms contained in the bid package and subject to approval by the HISD Board of Education, and HISD retains the right to accept any bid proposal or reject any or all bids regardless of the bid price, and to withdraw the property from sale at any time. HISD reserves the right to waive informalities in any bid proposal as deemed appropriate by HISD. It is the intent of the Houston Independent School District that the qualified bid proposal which results in the highest net proceeds and/ or the greatest net benefit to the school district shall prevail. The following property will be available for bids to purchase: 1. + 9.3 acres of unimproved land located at 8000 E. Tidwell, Houston, Texas 77078. This property is vacant land. BID ENVELOPES SHALL BE PLAINLY MARKED: Sealed bid for: Sale of Property 8000 E. Tidwell (+ 9.3 acres) Do Not Open Until 2:00 p.m. on November 18, 2014 Any bid received later than the specified time, whether delivered in person or mailed, is subject to rejection.

PROPOSAL NOTICE FOR HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE NORTHWEST ALIEF CAMPUS 3RD FLOOR RENOVATION Turner Construction Company, (Turner) as Construction Manager-at-Risk for HCC, in accordance with Texas Education Code Section 44.038, is soliciting proposals from subcontractors (including SBE firms) for the construction of Houston Community College Northwest Alief Campus. The work includes demolition and renovation of the 3th floor office space, classrooms, conference rooms and screening theater. This work includes approximately 61,500 sqft of demolition and renovation of the 3th floor and includes work for the following trades: demo, concrete, metals, roofing, wall framing, all interior finishes, M/E/P & Fire Protection. Proposals are due no later than 2:00 p.m. CST on Friday November 21, 2014, at the offices of Turner Construction Company, 4263 Dacoma Street, Houston, TX, 77092, phone (713) 840-8441, or via fax (713) 840-8365 to the attention of Jay Hamel or Chris Compton. A non-mandatory pre-proposal conference will be held at 10 a.m., Thursday November 6, 2014 at HCC Alief Campus, 2811 Hayes Road, Houston, TX. There will be no public opening of proposals. After receipt of proposals, Turner will conduct its evaluation of the subcontractor proposals in relation to the project requirements and will select the proposal(s) that offer(s) the best value to HCC. Turner Construction Company, is committed to meeting HCC’s SBE goal set at 35% participation for this project. SBE forms, schedules and statements, as required by the package documents, shall accompany each proposal that is submitted. PROPOSALS SUBMITTED WITHOUT ALL REQUIRED INFORMATION AND IN THE MANNER SPECIFIED MAY BE CONSIDERED NON-RESPONSIVE. Drawings and Specifications may be reviewed at: Turner Construction Company, 4263 Dacoma, Houston, TX, 77092, (713) 840-8441. For access to electronic documents via gradebeam, contact Chris Compton (ccompton@tcco. com). Turner Construction Company is an equal opportunity (EEO) employer.

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Sealed bids, in duplicate, addressed to Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 5 will be received at the office of R. G. Miller Engineers, Inc. 16340 Park Ten Place, Suite 350, Houston, Texas 77084, until 2:30 p.m., Thursday, November 20, 2014, then publicly opened and read for furnishing all labor, materials and equipment and performing all work required for construction of Storm Sewer, Sanitary Sewer And Water Lines To Serve Briarwood Crossing Section Three And Alternate Section Four Within Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 5. The right is reserved, as the interest of the Owner may require, to reject any and all bids, and to waive any informality in bids received. All proposals shall be accompanied by a Bid Bond in an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the total price of the bid contained in the proposal, payable without recourse to Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 5, as a guarantee that bidder will enter into a contract and execute a Performance Bond and Payment Bond in an amount equal to 100% of the contract price, from a surety company holding a permit from the State of Texas to act as surety. The Bid Bond must be enclosed in the same envelope with the bid. Bids without Bid Bonds will not be considered. Except for the three lowest bidders, all Bid Bonds will be returned to the respective bidders within three (3) days after bids are opened and read. Plans, specifications and bidding documents may be secured from the office of R. G. Miller Engineers, Inc., 16340 Park Ten Place, Suite 350, Houston, Texas 77084, for a non-refundable fee of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00). A MANDATORY pre-bid conference will be conducted in the office of R. G. Miller Engineers, Inc. 16340 Park Ten Place, Suite 350, Houston, Texas 77084, on Thursday, November 13, 2014, at 10:30 a.m. EACH BIDDER MUST BE REPRESENTED AT THIS PRE-BID CONFERENCE. BIDS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED FROM ANY BIDDER WHO IS NOT REPRESENTED AT THE PRE-BID CONFERENCE. NO PLANS SHALL BE ISSUED AFTER 5:00 P.M., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2014.

INVITATION TO BIDDERS Sealed bids, in duplicate, addressed to Board of Directors, Harris County Municipal Utility District (MUD) No. 55, will be received in the office of Brown & Gay Engineers, Inc., 10777 Westheimer, Suite 400; Houston, Texas, 77042 (Phone: 281-558-8700) until 10:30 AM, Friday, November 14, 2014, at which time all bids will be opened and publicly read for the furnishing of all material, equipment, labor and supervision necessary or incidental to “Construction of Utility Extensions along Rex Road Water and Sanitary Sewer Facilities, Harris County, Texas,” Scope of Project: 1. 2.

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Bids received after the closing time will be returned unopened. There will be no pre-bid meeting associated with this project. Plans, specifications and bid documents are available at www.civcastusa.com, search: 2889-

A cashier’s check or bid bond in the amount of 5% of the total bid amount must accompany each bid. The successful bidder will be required to provide performance, payment and maintenance bonds for the full amount of the contract. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Bidders must submit, along with their bid, to the office of Brown & Gay Engineers, Inc., Contractor’s Qualifications & Financial Statement (on the form provided by the Engineer) to be eligible to bid the project.

INVITATION TO BIDDERS Sealed bids, in duplicate, addressed to Board of Directors, Harris County Municipal Utility District (MUD) No. 321, will be received in the office of Brown & Gay Engineers, Inc., 10777 Westheimer, Suite 400; Houston, Texas, 77042 (Phone: 281-558-8700) until 10:00 AM, Thursday, November 20, 2014, at which time all bids will be opened and publicly read for the furnishing of all material, equipment, labor and supervision necessary or incidental to “Construction of Lift Station No. 1 for Harris County MUD No. 321, Harris County, Texas,” Scope of Project: 1. 2.

INVITATION TO BIDDERS Sealed bids, in duplicate, addressed to “Elan Development, L.P.” (Owner) will be received at McDonough Engineering Corporation, 5625 Schumacher, Houston, Texas 77057, until 10:00 A.M., Thursday, November 20, 2014, and at that time opened and read aloud publicly, for the furnishing of all labor, materials, equipment, and performing all work required for IMPERIAL TRACE SECTION TWO WATER DISTRIBUTION, SANITARY SEWER AND STORM DRAINAGE in Harris County MUD No. 154. Plans and Specifications will be available on Civcast.com, or may be obtained from McDonough Engineering Corporation for a non-refundable fee of $75.00 per set. A non-mandatory pre-bid conference will be held at 10:00 A.M., Thursday, November 13, 2014 at McDonough Engineering Corporation. The right is reserved, as the interest of the OWNER may require, to reject any and/or all bids, and to waive any informality in bids received.

Approx. 200 LF of 8-inch Sanitary Sewer Approx. 400 LF of 8-inch Water Line

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Concrete wet well & valve vault construction Site work – including on-site water line, on –site force main, all weather access road, and drainage Submersible Pumps and piping Associated electrical and controls

Bids received after the closing time will be returned unopened. A non-mandatory pre-bid conference will be held in the office of Brown & Gay Engineers, Inc. on Thursday, November 13, 2014 at 10:00 AM. Plans, specifications and bid documents are available at www.civcastusa.com, search: 223400. A cashier’s check or bid bond in the amount of 5% of the total bid amount must accompany each bid. The successful bidder will be required to provide performance, payment and maintenance bonds for the full amount of the contract. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids.

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legals ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS CITY OF HOUSTON The City Secretary for City of Houston will receive bids at 900 Bagby, Room P101, Houston, Texas for the following Department of Public Works and Engineering project[s]: Project Name:

Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation by Sliplining and Pipe Bursting Methods WBS Number: R-000266-0223-4, (File No. 4257-147) Bid Date: December 04, 2014 Project Location: Within City Limits Project Manager: Mary F. Bac, P.E. (832-395-4992) mary.bac@houstontx.gov Estimated Construction Cost: $3,500,000.00 Prebid Meeting: November 12, 2014, 9:00 a.m., 4545 Groveway Drive, Rm. 100, Houston, Texas 77087 Project Name: Liner Removal In 72-inch Sanitary Sewer WBS Number: R-002013-0045-4 (File No. WW5196) Bid Date: November 20, 2014 Project Location: Within City Limits Project Manager: Mary F. Bac, P.E. (832-395-4992) mary.bac@houstontx.gov Estimated Construction Cost: $3,000,000.00 Prebid Meeting: Mandatory, November 04, 2014, 9:00 a.m., 4545 Groveway Drive, Rm. 227, Houston, Texas 77087 Bids will be accepted until 10:30 a.m., local time on the Bid Date shown above. Bids received after that time will not be accepted. Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at 11:00 a.m. on the same day in City Council Chambers. All interested parties are invited to attend. Place and date of Bid opening may be changed in accordance with Sections 15‑3(b)(5) and 15-3(b)(6) of the City of Houston Code of Ordinances. Low bidder shall comply with City of Houston Code of Ordinances. All bidders shall comply with Article II, Chapter 15, City of Houston Code of Ordinances. The requirements and terms of the City of Houston Pay or Play Program, as set out in Executive Order 1-7 and Ordinance 2007-0534, are incorporated into these projects for all purposes. All bidders shall comply with the terms and conditions of the Pay or Play Program as they are set out at the time of City Council approval of this Agreement. Project R-002013-0045-4, is subject to the Hire Houston First program, which gives a preference to certain local Bidders in award of the contract. For more information, go to: http://www.houstontx.gov/obo/hirehoustonfirst.html. Bid documents and drawings may only be obtained electronically at the City’s website: http://bidsets.publicworks.houstontx.gov/ The Project may contain City of Houston Standard Construction Specifications for Wastewater Collection Systems, Water Lines, Storm Drainage, Street Paving, and Traffic sections that are incorporated into Project Manual by reference. These Standard Specifications, along with Standard Details, may be acquired at no cost on the City’s website at: http://documents.publicworks.houstontx.gov/document-center/cat_view/88-engineering-and-construction/92-specifications/208-division-02-16-standard-specifications. html Bidders should review Document 00210 – Supplementary Instructions to Bidders - to determine whether the contract will be a City Street and Bridge Construction or Improvement Contract which requires a current Certificate of Responsibility filed with the Director of Public Works and Engineering no later than three business days prior to Project Bid Date. A Certificate of Responsibility is a valid Prequalification Approval Letter issued by TxDOT stating that a Bidder is qualified to bid on State Highway improvement contracts pursuant to 43 Texas Administrative Code, Section 9.12, as it may be amended from time-to-time, and Chapter 15, Article IV of the Code of Ordinances, Houston, Texas. For Project R-002013-0045-4, Bidders shall comply with City Ordinance 2013-0428, Chapter 15, Article V, City of Houston Code of Ordinances, as amended, and City of Houston Office of Business Opportunity Minority, Women, and Small Business Enterprise (MWSBE) Procedures. The Lowest Responsible Bidder will be required to demonstrate good faith efforts to achieve a MWSBE participation goal as stated in Document 00800 – Supplementary Conditions (Contract Goal) in accordance with Document 00808 – Requirements for the City of Houston Program for Minority, Women, and Small Business Enterprises and Persons with Disabilities Enterprises (PDBE). Project R-000266-0223-4, is expected to be funded in part by a loan from the Texas Water Development Board an agency of the State of Texas. Neither the State of Texas nor any of its departments, agencies, or employees is or will be a party to this Contract. Low Bidder(s) will be required to comply with the federal wage and payroll requirements issued by the U.S. Department of Labor under the Davis-Bacon and related Acts, as further described in Document 00806. This contract is subject to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) “fair share policy”, which includes EPA-approved “fair share goals” for Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) and Women Business Enterprise (WBE) firms. EPA’s policy requires that contractors make a good faith effort to award a fair share of subcontracts to Minority Business Enterprise and Women-Owned Business Enterprise firms. Although EPA’s policy does not mandate that the fair share goals be achieved, it does require prime contractors to demonstrate use of the six affirmative steps. The current fair share goals for the State of Texas are as follows: MBE 12.94% and WBE 8.72%. It is unlawful for any Contractor to contribute or offer any contribution to a candidate for City elective office during a certain period prior to and following a contract award. Bidders should refer to Chapter 18, City of Houston Code of Ordinances for filing requirements and further explanation. Dated: (Publish Friday, October 31, 2014) Anna Russell City Secretary

INVITATION TO BID Sealed bids, in duplicate, addressed to Harris County Fresh Water Supply District No. 61 will be received at the office of the District, 13205 Cypress-North Houston, Cypress, Texas 77429 until 10:00 a.m., November 18, 2014, at which time all bids will be publicly opened and read for furnishing all material, equipment, labor and supervision necessary for the following work: Water Plant No. 1 Recoating HCFWSD No. 61, Harris County, Texas Job No: 120-11731-000-400 The project is located at 11310 Marrs Drive, Houston, Texas. See Key Map No. 368U. The work will be performed in accordance with plans and specifications and any addenda thereto which may be issued prior to the opening of bids. A mandatory pre-bid conference for prospective bidders will be held at the office of the District, 13205 Cypress-North Houston, Cypress, Texas 77429 on November 11, 2014, at 10:00 a.m. No person may represent more than one bidder at the pre-bid conference. If a person claims to represent more than one bidder at the pre-bid conference, the bid of each bidder so represented will be returned unopened. Each bid shall be accompanied by a bid bond, cashier’s check or certified check in the amount equal to ten percent (10%) of total base bid. If certified or cashier’s check is used as bid security, check must be drawn on a responsible bank located in the State of Texas and made payable to Owner only. Drawings and specifications may be obtained from the Project Engineer, Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc., 2925 Briarpark Drive, Houston, Texas 77042, (713) 266-6900, upon payment of a $25.00. This charge is non-refundable. Bid Documents will be mailed for an added charge of $10.00. Said documents may be examined without charge at the office of Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc. The Owner reserves the right to waive any informalities or minor defects and to reject any or all bids. In case of the lack of clarity or ambiguity in prices, the Owner reserves the right to accept the most advantageous or reject the bid. The successful bidder will be required to provide payment and performance bonds in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the contract price.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS The City Council of the City of Houston, Texas will conduct a public hearing at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, November 12, 2014 in Houston City Council Chambers, Houston City Hall, 901 Bagby, Houston, Texas. The purpose of the hearings is to receive input from the public on proposed amendments to the strategic partnership agreements between the City of Houston and West Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 2 and Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 30; on proposals for the City of Houston to annex for limited purposes certain territory located within such districts in Harris and Fort Bend Counties; and on proposals for the City of Houston to impose the City of Houston’s sales and use tax in such territory. Additionally, the City Council will receive input from the public on a proposed strategic partnership agreement between the City of Houston and Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 118; on a proposal for the City of Houston to annex for limited purposes certain territory located within such district in Harris and Montgomery Counties; and on a proposal for the City of Houston to impose the City of Houston’s sales and use tax in such territory. Furthermore, the City Council will receive input from the public on a proposed amendment to the strategic partnership agreement between the City of Houston and Dowdell Public Utility District; on a proposal for the City of Houston to annex for limited purposes certain territory located within and in the vicinity of such district in Harris County; and on a proposal for the City of Houston to impose the City of Houston’s sales and use tax in such territory. Finally, the City Council will receive input from the public on a proposed amendment to the strategic partnership agreement between the City of Houston and Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 62, a district previously annexed for limited purposes and imposing City of Houston’s sales and use tax in such territory. All persons desiring to attend such public hearings may view the City Council Agenda to confirm the scheduling of the hearings. The Agenda will be available at http://www.houstontx.gov/citysec/agenda.html on the Monday preceding the Hearing. All persons desiring to be heard at such hearings must make a reservation to speak by contacting the Office of the City Secretary of the City of Houston, Public Level, City Hall Annex, 900 Bagby, Houston, Texas, telephone (832) 393-1100. Copies of the proposed strategic partnership agreements and copies of reports prepared by the City’s Planning and Development Department are now available in the Office of the City Secretary of the City of Houston on weekdays between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. The reports contain the regulatory plans prepared for such territory. CITATION BY PUBLICATION TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF JOSHUA F. WATSON FKA JOSEPH J. PANOS, DECEASED, NO. PR-0075519 In the Probate Court of Galveston County Lea Watson, Applicant in the above numbered and entitled estate filed an Application to Determine Heirship and Declare who are the Unknown Heirs and Those Heirs Suffering from Legal Disability of the said ESTATE OF JOSHUA F. WATSON FKA JOSEPH J. PANOS, DECEASED and their respective shares and interests in this estate. Said application may be heard and acted on by said Court at 10 o’clock A. M. on or after the first Monday next after the expiration of ten days from date of publication of this citation, at the Galveston County Justice Center in Galveston, Texas. All persons interested in said estate are hereby cited to appear before said Honorable Court on or before the above mentioned date and time by filing a written answer or contest to such application should they desire to do so. The officer executing this writ shall promptly serve the same according to requirements of law, and the mandates hereof, and make due return as the law directs. Issued under my hand and the seal of the Probate Court of Galveston County, Texas at the office of the Galveston County Clerk in Galveston, Texas, on October 22, 2014.

DWIGHT D. SULLIVAN, County Clerk, Probate Court Galveston County, Texas By /s/ Natalie Archer Deputy Natalie Archer NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Sealed bids, in duplicate, addressed to Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 5 will be received at the office of R. G. Miller Engineers, Inc. 16340 Park Ten Place, Suite 350, Houston, Texas 77084, until 2:00 p.m., Thursday, November 20, 2014, then publicly opened and read for furnishing all labor, materials and equipment and performing all work required for construction of Mitigation/Detention Basin No. 3 And Storm Sewer To Serve Briarwood Crossing Within Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 5. The right is reserved, as the interest of the Owner may require, to reject any and all bids, and to waive any informality in bids received. All proposals shall be accompanied by a Bid Bond in an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the total price of the bid contained in the proposal, payable without recourse to Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 5, as a guarantee that bidder will enter into a contract and execute a Performance Bond and Payment Bond in an amount equal to 100% of the contract price, from a surety company holding a permit from the State of Texas to act as surety. The Bid Bond must be enclosed in the same envelope with the bid. Bids without Bid Bonds will not be considered. Except for the three lowest bidders, all Bid Bonds will be returned to the respective bidders within three (3) days after bids are opened and read. Plans, specifications and bidding documents may be secured from the office of R. G. Miller Engineers, Inc., 16340 Park Ten Place, Suite 350, Houston, Texas 77084, for a non-refundable fee of Seventy-Five Dollars ($75.00). A MANDATORY pre-bid conference will be conducted in the office of R. G. Miller Engineers, Inc. 16340 Park Ten Place, Suite 350, Houston, Texas 77084, on Thursday, November 13, 2014, at 10:00 a.m. EACH BIDDER MUST BE REPRESENTED AT THIS PRE-BID CONFERENCE. BIDS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED FROM ANY BIDDER WHO IS NOT REPRESENTED AT THE PRE-BID CONFERENCE. NO PLANS SHALL BE ISSUED AFTER 5:00 P.M., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2014.

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notice to creditors NOTICE TO CREDITORS NO. 432955 NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT Notice is hereby given that Original Letters of Administration for the Estate of JAMES ALAN GROTENHUIS, Deceased, were issued on October 23, 2014 in Cause No. 432955 pending in the Probate Court No. 2 of Harris County, Texas to: DIANNA GROTENHUIS, Independent Administratrix All claims against the Estate of JAMES ALAN GROTENHUIS, Deceased, should be presented to: C. Zan Pritchard, Attorney at Law, 2002 Saddlehorn Trail, Katy, Texas 77494. All persons having claims against this Estate which is currently being administered are required to present them within the time and manner prescribed by law. DATED this 23rd day of October, 2014. /s/ C. Zan Pritchard, P. L. L. C., Attorney for the Estate.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS NO. 433373 NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT Notice is hereby given that Original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of LEWIS CHARLES BEASLEY, Deceased, were issued on October 8, 2014 in Cause No. 433373 pending in the Probate Court No. 3 of Harris County, Texas to: JEFFREY GERARD TARVER, Independent Executor All claims against the Estate of LEWIS CHARLES BEASLEY, Deceased, should be presented to: Jason M. Medley, Attorney at Law, 450 Gears Rd., Suite 800, Houston, Texas 77067. All persons having claims against this Estate which is currently being administered are required to present them within the time and manner prescribed by law. DATED this 23rd day of October, 2014. O’Donnell Ferebee Medley & Frazer /s/ Jason M. Medley, Attorney for the Estate.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS NO. 433118 NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT Notice is hereby given that Original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of PATRICK NEIL LUNA, Deceased, were issued on October 14, 2014 in Cause No. 433118 pending in the Probate Court No. 4 of Harris County, Texas to: PATRICIA JEAN LUNA, Independent Executrix All claims against the Estate of PATRICK NEIL LUNA, Deceased, should be presented to: Patrick G. Hubbard, Attorney at Law, 1075 Kingwood Drive, Suite 203, Kingwood, Texas 77339. All persons having claims against this Estate which is currently being administered are required to present them within the time and manner prescribed by law. DATED this 29th day of October, 2014. Hubbard Law Firm /s/ Patrick G. Hubbard, Attorney for the Estate.

NOTICE TO BIDDERS Hire Houston First Program – These procurements are subject to the Hire Houston First Program, which gives a preference to certain local bidders in award of the procurements. For more information, go to: http://www.houstontx.gov/obo/hirehoustonfirst.html. Invitation To Bid – Sealed bids will be received in the Office of the City Secretary, City Hall Annex, Public Level, 900 Bagby, until 10:30 A.M., on the bid due date, and all bids will be opened and publicly read in the City Council Chamber, Public Level, at 11:00 A. M. All interested parties are encouraged to attend any scheduled pre-bid and/or pre-proposal conference(s). Unless other wise specified, all conference(s) will be held at 901 Bagby, Houston, TX 77002 in the basement of City Hall. It is the interested party’s responsibility to ensure they have secured and thoroughly reviewed all solicitation documents prior to any scheduled conference(s). Interested parties can download all forms, and specifications from the Internet at https://purchasing.houstontx.gov/. Downloading these documents will ensure all interested parties will automatically receive any updates via e-mail. Interested parties can call (832) 393-8762 for additional information. BIDS DUE – DECEMBER 4, 2014 1. Flexible Base Materials for the City of Houston Public Works and Engineering Dept. – S59-S25113 – 11% MWBE Goal - Pre-Bid Conference will be held on Thursday, November 6, 2014 at 10:30 A.M. – Conference Room 2.

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Ziggy’s appetite for Houston growth can’t be filled BY EMILY WILKINSON

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Ziggy Gruber of deli fame has an upscale restaurant on the way.

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Fifteen years ago Ziggy Gruber answered a phone call that would change the course of the New Yorker’s life. On the other end was a friend of Lenny Friedman, whose son Kenny Friedman wanted to open a New Yorkstyle delicatessen in Houston. Gruber, a third-generation deli man who started working in his family’s New York deli when he was 10, was on board. Kenny & Ziggy’s opened in 1999 in the Galleria area and has been in the national spotlight ever since. The deli has been featured on “Diners, Drive-ins and Dives” on the Food Network, and Gruber is the star of a documentary dubbed “Deli Man” that will premiere Nov. 12 at the Boston Jewish Film Festival. Closer to home, Gruber will open a new restaurant — Dubrow’s New York Grill, which he classiﬁes as “Kenny & Ziggy’s meets Houston’s” — in the space that currently houses Sorrel Urban Bistro in Montrose early next year. Houston’s pastrami king — who has cooked for the Queen of England — became familiar with the Sorrel space since his wife, Mimi Gruber, owns the Houston Wellness Center, which is connected to Sorrel.

What’s the biggest challenge with opening the new restaurant? Finding the right kind of help. I’ve been collecting very good people, I’m getting some of my people from Kenny & Ziggy’s, but I’m looking for a couple of diamonds out there. The menu itself, that’s not the issue. My whole thing is making the customer happy. The customer is king. They make you or they break you. I want the customers to have great food. The restaurant business is not for amateurs, and it’s not for wimps. Today, you really have to ﬁght with the costs. You have to know how to buy properly because it can make you or break you.

ZIGGY GRUBER Owner, Kenny & Ziggy’s New York Delicatessen Age: 45 Hometown: Lower East Side, Manhattan Education: Graduated top of his class from Cordon Bleu in London Family: Wife, Mimi, expecting their first child, Izzy What would you categorize as the biggest success or milestone of your career? “Kenny & Ziggy’s has been my most enjoyable success. I love it.” Last vacation you went on: “My wedding in Budapest last year.”

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Dubrow’s was the name of a New York cafeteria that closed in 1985. Why did you purchase the rights to the name? Dubrow’s was a very famous cafeteriastyle restaurant. It was very upscale with upscale food. I own a lot of names of old restaurants that have been closed up and abandoned for 30 to 40 years. Delis are very hard. There are not that many delis left, there are only about 120 left in the U.S. and Canada. There used to be 3,000 delis in New York alone. So I basically copyrighted all the names and attached them to my corporation, and they’re ready to be used when I’m ready to use them.

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Meat prices keep going up, ﬁsh prices keep going up, butter and cheese just went up. It’s absolutely ridiculous. The labor costs, Obamacare still has not hit everybody yet. Places like me, Papppa’s, Hugo’s, places that have more than one unit and over 50 employees, you’re going to start seeing, like in California, at the bottom of each check they’re putting a 3 percent health care tax. The reality is it’s not easy. Finding good help and labor, that’s not easy either. I’ve worked with a lot of oldtimers in my time. And the work ethic the oldtimers have compared to people of today is like day and night. There is no regard, there is no pride in what they do and what they produce. How will you manage both restaurants? I’m very lucky. My house is situated in the middle of both restaurants. I am six minutes from Kenny & Ziggy’s and three minutes from Dubrow’s. So I can go back and forth. The reality is I don’t know any better. Most of my life, I’ve worked about six, seven days a week. It is what it is. When you come into the restaurant business, it’s like joining the mob. We make an oath. This is the life, there’s no way of getting out of it. Most of those people who took themselves out are now working for Sysco. Sysco is like the witness protection program for

people who were in the service industry because that’s the only way they can get out of it. You owned a deli in Los Angeles for almost nine years. How did that come about? My brother was going to the University of Southern California for ﬁlm school, and I wanted to keep an eye on him. So we opened a deli on Sunset Boulevard, Ziggy G’s. It was 8,500 square feet with over 300 seats and a full bar. Outdoor patio that overlooked all of LA in the heart of the sunset strip. It was amazing the celebrities that would come there. Basically, “Entourage” (on HBO) was conceived at Ziggy G’s because Mark Wahlberg and all of the crew would hang out there. “Usual Suspects” was written at Ziggy G’s by Christopher McQuarrie. It was a very big celebrity hangout. I was in my young 20s at the time. That was an interesting time. How has social media changed your industry? Social media has changed everything. First of all, when opening up a new restuarant, you always used to be worried about what the food critics were going to say. Now, everybody is a food critic. It’s like everyone’s on Yelp. Sometimes I think Yelp has more power than the New York Times review. If you want to drum up business in a short period of time and get people

What’s your biggest regret? When I was a kid in the Lower East Side, I could have bought two blocks for nothing. It’s all my dad’s fault, he said they are full of asbestos. At the time, in the late ’80s, early ’90s, the Lower East Side was bad. Now it’s as hip as can be. I could have bought these walkups for $15,000 to $20,000. And I wanted to buy the whole block. Now, 20 years later, I would have been a multi-multimillionaire. But, I never look back. Everyone says, “I woulda, coulda, shoulda, but didn’t.” How has Houston contributed to your success? I have lived in New York, LA, London, Liverpool. I’ve been around the block a few times. The people of Houston are the salt of the earth. They are the best people. I think that’s what separates our city and what attracts business to come here and thrive is because of that element. You don’t have people who have an agenda, you don’t have people who are cliquey. They want to see you do well, they want to see you succeed. You go into New York, LA, and it’s dog-eat-dog. Everyone is out for themselves. What would you have done if you hadn’t gone into the deli business? I probably would have went into advertising. I think I’m a creative person and I think I would have done well coming up with campaigns. But honestly, I can’t think of me doing anything else. It was predestined. Where’s Kenny? Kenny was here for four years, and he decided he didn’t like the deli aspect of business, it really wasn’t for him. He decided to move on and do other things. He decided to move to Asia. He’s happy. I’m happy he’s happy. We all ended up doing what we wanted to do.

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HOUSTON’S BUSIEST HOSPITALS The Houston Business Journal’s List of the Largest-Area Hospitals is ranked by 2013 admissions, which have mostly increased across the board out of the 25 hospitals on The List (see page 4B-5B). And, although Houston Methodist’s hospital in the Texas Medical Center earned the rank of busiest hospital, it’s actually its community hospitals that have seen the largest growth year over year, said Roberta Levy Schwartz, executive vice president for Houston Methodist’s Texas Medical Center campus.

“We have the highest level of care in the medical center, so we’re the only hospital in the system – at least in the near future – that is going to do complex care,” Schwartz said. But that is mostly because of the growing trend in Houston to expand the ancillary care happening in the communities around Houston, but still perform most tertiary procedures in the Texas Medical Center. Several hospitals on The List have expanded or are in the process of expanding their facilities to meet demand from growing populations.

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Of the hospitals on The List are owned by Memorial Hermann Health System, a nonprofit Houston-based system that is the largest in the area by number of licensed beds

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Craig Cordola, CEO of Memorial Hermann Texas Medical Center, is leading a project that will add 1.3 million square feet to the current facility, meaning more beds, more operating rooms, more advanced trauma facilities and other add-ons at one of the largest hospitals in the medical center. As Memorial Hermann and other systems ramp up their presence in fastgrowing suburbs like Katy, Sugar Land, Cypress and Pearland, Cordola says a central hub is still a critical component to research, education and care.

What are some of the high points of the Texas Medical Center campus expansion? It solves our critical infrastructure issues for the campus – that can’t be understated. We were at a point where we needed to get that solved. That’s priority No. 1 for us, but because we’re solving that and building a new facility, it does give us room for expansion and additional capacity. We have the ability for shelf space

and shelf ﬂoors for future growth, as well, so we’re being good stewards for the facility and looking ahead so that future expansions can go on top of that building. It will be built out but it will be shelved in. On the top ﬂoor, we’re going to relocate Life Flight and Dispatch, because that building will be taller than where our current one is. So for the safety of our crews, we’ve decided to move that helipad to the new building. What’s it like managing the day-to-day operations of the flagship hospital of Memorial Hermann as well as building the new wing? I often say I’m not sure if I’m the CEO of a campus or the mayor of a small city. I’ll tell you that in my job, I’m not an expert in anything, you get to know a little bit about a lot of things. My typical day starts about 7 a.m., and you’re usually done by 7 p.m. unless you have an evening event, which many of the senior leaders in this community do. It’s a mix of everything – it’s physician recruitment, it’s faculty retention, employee engagement, it’s patient experience, marketing, strategy, it’s legal, it’s PR, communications. You really do a little bit (of everything)

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in a given day and now I have one more element called “master facility plan(ing).” You were an EMT at one point in college. I rode with different ambulance services here and in Dallas when I was home for Christmas break or spring break or summer breaks. It was fascinating. It was a great experience as a young adult to be in the back of an ambulance. You really see parts of the world and the community you may not have seen otherwise. In many cases, I think you see humanity at its worst … . It was a great experience just to witness and be a part of a pre-hospital setting and what that translates into when those patients end up in a hospital. What do the education systems both here in Texas and nationally have to do to help bolster medical staffs in hospitals? Houston’s a great place because we have so many educational institutions. We have two medical schools that are prominent, we have multiple nursing schools, we have great tech training programs. We have health care administration programs, Houston has a huge number of health carerelated undergraduate and technical, as well as graduate training programs.

THE CORDOLA FILE

Age: 43 College: Bachelor’s from the University of Texas at Austin, master’s from University of Houston at Clear Lake Family: Married, two kids Last books you read: “Fair Play: The Moral Dilemmas of Spying” by James Olson, “Striking Back: The 1972 Munich Olympics Massacre and Israel’s Deadly Response” by Aaron Klein Health care habit? “I’m a healthy eater. My wife is the driver of that, and she runs half marathons and keeps me healthy.” Music: “Pretty contemporary. I’m a big Chris Martin fan.” Hobbies: “I cycle a little bit, run a little bit. I used to be a pilot although I haven’t flown in 10 years. I’m a parttime farmer, we have a place North of here. On the weekend I’m holding the chainsaw and cutting down trees and working outside and then show up on Monday morning in a suit.”

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One of the biggest problems facing the health care industry is the growing gap between the number of physicians and the number of patients, which has required Houston hospitals to rethink their health care models. Houston Methodist, which ranks No. 1 on Houston Business Journal’s Largest Hospital List (see page 4B), is a perfect example. For every 75 patients the hospital had last year, it gained just under two physicians on average, but it also added a new registered nurse for every 1.8 patients, according to HBJ research. Other hospitals showed similar trends, increasing the number of nurses to more closely meet the increase in patient visits rather than adding physicians. This trend isn’t likely to ebb soon, due to the rapidly growing senior population in the U.S. Houston’s booming economy has caused a steady increase in population over the years, and the hospitals have done their best to respond, but hospital leaders agree that the looming physician shortage is becoming a problem. Many point to the lack of federal funds as a key cause. Graduate medical education, which includes residency slots, is under debate in the health care industry today. The federal government has capped the amount of funding for residency slots in hospitals, causing a growing bubble of physicians coming out of college without a place to complete their residency training.

“At the end of the day, if the funding methodology changes at the federal level, I think we’ll see more slots open,” said Craig Cordola, CEO of Memorial Hermann Texas Medical Center, which ranked No. 6 on The List. But that hasn’t been the case of late and hospitals have had to get creative with how they administer care. “We’re going to have to continue the number of practitioners, and, I think over time, there will be a greater utilization of mid-level practitioners,” said Dr. Thomas Buchholz, executive vice president and physician-in-chief at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, No. 4 on The List. “I think we’ll see more of that, that’ll be a growth industry in the U.S. The mid-level practitioner or physician’s assistant, is becoming a regular occupation in the health care industry. While they work under the supervision of licensed physicians and surgeons, physicians assistants can examine patients and provide treatment. The other trend taking place in hospitals around the country is an increase in advanced nurse practitioners, and Texas is a leader in that movement. Similar to physician assistants, nurse practitioners work in tandem with physicians and other medical staﬀ. They’re able to prescribe medication, diagnose illness and order lab work, but require less schooling than a traditional physician. “I think recent health care reform increased the need for primary care health care providers, and advanced practice nurses will help ﬁll that need,” said Dr. Poldi Tschirch, dean of the school of nursing at the University of St. Thomas.

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One of Houston’s most interesting health care stories over the past year has been the relationship between Colorado-based Catholic Health Initiatives, which operates St. Luke’s, and the Baylor College of Medicine. A by-product of that relationship is the new Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center McNair Campus. The 1.2 millionsquare-foot facility is in various stages of completion, renovation and construction, with the next wave of openings slated for January. In addition to the current construction plans, there are also plans for a second patient tower as well as a medical office building. Construction of the second patient tower is estimated to start in November 2015, and the office building could begin within the year, said Charles Gianfagna, commissioning officer for the master facility plan. Architects, engineers and builders have not been selected for the second tower, he said. RFPs for those projects will be released in the coming months. The new campus will become the primary hospital for the Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center, which is currently in the heart of the Texas Medical Center. Plans for the old building aren’t finalized yet, but it is very unlikely that it will become an in-patient hospital after the McNair campus is finished, said Wayne Keathley, president of Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center. “If we were to continue (the current Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center) for any significant inpatient capacity for any extended period of time, it would require a lot of investment, which is probably not a good idea,” Keathley told the Houston Business Journal. “We want to figure out ways in which we can repurpose it, perhaps in partnerships with others, things we might do that would position it for use in research, support space or other types of patient care.” The new hospital features what’s called a Virginia Mason design, which is intended to be more streamlined for the patient. From the emergency wing to endoscopy operating rooms, the layout is created to increase ease of access for caregivers, surgeons and the patient. The design is linear, to put it simply, rather than scattered throughout the hospital. This provides increased patient safety because there are less chances for errors during hand-offs between caregivers. It also increases costs and efficiency for the hospital. “The principles are that unnecessary steps, unnecessary activities, unnecessary processes are engineered out of (the hospital),” said Keathley.

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HOUSTON: THE TOWN THAT BUILT THE PORT, WHICH BUILT THE CITY COURTESY

BY NORA OLABI nolabi@bizjournals.com

“You must have known that the end of the war would come before a world commerce would pour through your ship channel; yet you have made all ready for that world commerce when it does come. That is faith — and faith conquers worlds.”

t’s no secret — Houston has been getting a lot of love these days — lists around every corner shower the city with accolades. But beyond superficialities, Houston is the Energy Capital of the World, is home to the second largest petrochemical complex in the world and is the largest U.S. port in terms of foreign waterborne tonnage. Houston’s success story isn’t one of overnight riches. Rather, waterborne commerce has been central to the creation of Houston as a global marketplace since the speculative real estate developers and brothers John K. and Augustus C. Allen settled on the banks of the Buffalo Bayou in 1836. Long before the 52-mile Houston Ship Channel was deepened to 45 feet and expanded to become properly navigable, the most important port city on the Gulf Coast was Galveston. But as the coastal city’s infrastructure continued to erode from the onslaught of hurricanes from the mid-1800s leading up to the Great Storm of 1900 — the deadliest hurricane in U.S. history — local business leaders looked to minimize potential risk caused by an exposed coastal port. A viable alternative was still in the works: the Port of Houston. “Texas is a land of agricultural bounty that the early settlers soon exploited. The forests of East Texas created great fortunes in lumber. The year-round growing seasons of the Gulf Coast allowed farmers to grow cotton, fruit, vegetables and rice. Vast lands in Texas were ideal for cattle ranching. Texas raised more than it could consume, so farmers and businessmen wanted to trade what Texas had for what Texans needed,” Executive Director of the Port of Houston Authority Roger Guenther said. At the time, Houston’s sophisticated railroad and banking infrastructure — five national banks and 17 railroads that met the sea — and its deepwater, inland port led it to become the center of the cotton trade, with one-third of the world’s cotton production flowing through it, according to Texas A&M University Professor of Sociology Joe Feagin in his book “Free Enterprise City.” Cotton from Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas came to the sheds and compresses at the Port of Houston to be stored and processed before being shipped off to Europe and the rest of

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the U.S. After oil was discovered in nearby Spindletop in 1901 and, later, in Humble, Houston would position itself as a major oil and gas production center. By 1919, 75 percent of Gulf Coast oil was coming from ﬁelds surrounding the Houston area. Again, the Port of Houston would serve as a critical part of its rise as a global city by connecting it to markets around the world.

A NEW WORLD Both the Allied and Axis powers heavily relied on new, mechanized weapons in World War I to overwhelm each other — armored cars, tanks, aircrafts and chemical warfare. Mechanized weapons relied on oil, and The Port of Houston became critical in its exportation to fuel the Allied and American forces, which entered the war during its last year. Though funding for deep water development of the ship channel came to a standstill during the war, which started in 1914, its importance to the country’s national security, especially because of its major role during the war, was realized. After WWI ended in 1918, the Houston Ship Channel was well-positioned as a global port to serve in the development of world commerce. Decades later, the Second World War would ravage Europe, and America would, again, step in to quell the violence. This time, not only was oil vital to the war eﬀorts, but synthetic rubber based on a byproduct of petroleum and other chemicals were inspired by the war. Jesse Jones, who served under Franklin D. Roosevelt as Secretary of Commerce during the war, helped bring petrochemical manufacturing to the Port of Houston, which is the largest petrochemical complex in the country to date.

THE BACK STORY Prominent, local historical figures like Charles Morgan and John Thomas Brady diligently worked to fund dredging projects in the Houston Ship Channel during the 19th century to allow for heavier ships to sail through into the Port of Houston. But after local Congressman Thomas H. Ball became a member of the U.S. Rivers and Harbors Committee in 1897, momentum for the development of the ship channel went full speed ahead. Though Congress approved funding to dredge the port to depths of 25-feet, almost a decade later, the port was only at 18 ½ - feet deep. Frustrated with the pace, Ball and Houston Mayor Horace B. Rice led a delegation to present the “Houston Plan” to Congress in 1909. They proposed to Congress that Houstonians pick up the tab on half of the project, while the federal government would foot the bill for the other half. No port project since has been built without guaranteed local funding since. The Texas legislature allowed Harris County to create a navigation district, allowing for the issuance of bonds, and Jesse H. Jones, local real estate tycoon and banker, arranged for the sale of the citizen approved $1.25 million bonds to fund the dredging of the channel to twenty-ﬁve feet deep. The ship channel’s dredging was completed in 1914, just in time for the outbreak of World War I. Though movement to dredge it to serve deepwater vessels slowed during the war, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce that approved the U.S. Board of Engineers’ recommendation to deepen the ship channel to 35-feet at mean low tide and 800 feet across, according to the January 10, 1918 reportage in the Houston Post. From the late 19th century to the oil boom fueled by World War II in the ’40s, bank deposits in Houston’s ﬁve national

banks increased from few million in deposits to $350 million, according to Feagin.

PANAMA CANAL AND THE FUTURE OF THE PORT A feat of engineering ingenuity, the Panama Canal has increased the pace and decreased the cost of global, waterborne transportation. The man-made canal was completed in 1914, within a month of the completion of the 25-foot dredge project in the ship channel, after a decade of American leadership on the project. This canal has been a major force in creating a connected global marketplace by reducing the distance from one side of the Americas to the other, from the Atlantic to the Pacific. After almost 100 years since the completion of the Panama Canal, the new expansion of the waterway is in its final stages of completion. The Houston Port Authority is funding $80 million for the approved dredging of Barbours Cut from depths of 40 feet to 45 feet to support increased traffic at the terminal, which handles shipping container, roll-on, roll-off and project cargo, according to Guenther. He also said that the port would also expand its Bayport Container Terminal, noting that it was awarded a $10 million Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery grant. “Someone once said that “Houston is the town that built the port that built the city”. The Houston Ship Channel is a vibrant economic engine that continues to stimulate our regional economy,” Guenther said. Time and time again, local business leaders to U.S. representatives have known the importance of navigable waterways and waterborne commerce for the development of sustainable communities and a stronger country.

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Texas oil giants stake out territory on the Houston Ship Channel BY NORA OLABI nolabi@bizjournals.com

Houston has been synonymous with oil since it was discovered in Spindletop, Texas, in the early 20th century, and that reputation still holds true. Domestic oil production has increased dramatically due to huge shale plays, particularly in regions across Texas. The oil coming out of the ground is quickly being sent south toward reﬁneries dotting the Gulf Coast, and Houston is one of the top contenders. To keep up with the ever—increasing energy demands from industry and consumer dependence as well as future demand from a growing global population, the big dogs of the energy industry are spending billions to build and expand facilities on the Houston Ship Channel. Companies like Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM), Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. and Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP (NYSE: KMP) are ramping up their footprints. Approximately $35 billion worth of public and private investments are expected up and down the channel, particularly in the oil and gas and petrochemical industries. The Houston Ship Channel is at the logistical center of the growth. The global maritime shipping industry ships about $13 trillion of goods a year, which is about 70 percent of total freight, according to the World Trade Organization. At the Port of Houston, the public wharf that sits at the mouth of the channel and was the driving force behind its construction, petroleum and petroleum products were by far the leading import and export commodities by both tonnage and dollar value in 2013, with a combined value of $71 billion, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce.

EVERYTHING IS BIGGER IN TEXAS Petrochemical plants requires natural gas, oil and coal to produce the building blocks of almost all modern consumer goods. Everything from communication devices to medical sterilizers is produced from a product of the petrochemical industry. Shale oil production has shot up and the price of petrochemical feedstock has dropped in the U.S., so many companies are looking to heavily reinvest in their domestic operations. Houston is home to the second largest petrochemical complex in the world, only second to Rotterdam, The Netherlands. “Before this renaissance because of the abundance of natural gas, we were trying to convince (companies) to stay here versus … Singapore, the U.K., Asia and Saudi Arabia. We were losing those battles to around

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the world. But now, it’s most economical to build those facilities here because of the price of feedstock that we have,” said Chad Burke, president and CEO of the Economic Alliance Houston Port Region, a non-profit dedicated to regional economic development around the port. Irving, Texas-based Exxon Mobil Chemical Chad Burke Co., the chemical arm of the global energy company, is investing in a multi-billion dollar ethane cracker at its Baytown location. The facility, which sits on 3,400 acres, is the nation’s largest integrated refining complex, according to the Office of the Governor. More than 7.2 billion pounds of petrochemical products are manufactured at the Baytown facility, according to the company. The ethane cracker is expected to increase its steam-cracking capacity by 1.5 million tons per year and is expected to be completed by 2017. “The project is made possible in large part by abundant, affordable supplies of U.S. natural gas for energy and chemical feedstock,” said Steve Pryor, president of Exxon Mobil Chemical Co. “Shale development has provided U.S. chemical producers a double benefit as an energy source and as a key raw material to make plastics and other essential products, creating jobs and economic activity across the value chain.” The petrochemical industry represents about 60 percent of the global oil and gas consumption, according to Exxon Mobil

Corp. Oil and natural gas liquids are used as raw materials to create ethylene, propylene, butane, ethane and other chemicals for plastics, oleﬁn, aromatic and chemical manufacturing. Just north of Exxon Mobil’s Baytown operation rests another industry heavy hitter: The Woodlands-based Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. Chevron Phillips is expanding its Baytown and Old Ocean locations at a combined cost of nearly $6 billion for a company with $10.5 billion in existing assets. Dubbed the Gulf Coast Petrochemicals Project, it includes two polyethylene facilities and an ethane cracker. Construction is expected to be completed in 2017.

BIG OIL BIGGER THAN EVER The 52-mile Houston Ship Channel is home to nearly 8 percent of U.S. refining capacity, and with that comes the middlemen of the oil industry: pipelines and storage tanks. Houston-based Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP and Denver-based TransMontaigne Partners entered into a joint venture to construct and operate an oil storage center on 185 acres near the ship channel. The joint venture called BOTSCO is expected to have 51 storage tanks, a two-berth ship dock and 12 barge berths. The tankers will be able to store sulfur diesel, residual fuels and other black oil terminal services. BOTSCO is the first greenfield terminal to be built at the Port of Houston in more than 25 years, according to the Port of Houston Authority. Meanwhile, Houston-based Enterprise Products Partners LP is bringing the

world’s largest ethane export terminal to the Houston Ship Channel. The company signed a 30-year agreement with POHA for its refrigerated ethane export facility in Houston to build oﬀ of the ongoing domestic shale boom. Enterprise also plans to build a pipeline from its Mont Belvieu natural gas liquids fractionation and storage complex to provide direct access to the ethane supply. It’s expected to begin operation in 2016.

ENERGY SPURS OTHER SECTORS All of the chatter on the channel means greater economic activity in Houston and the surrounding region and greater job opportunity, and entrepreneurs from all sectors are prospering from the growth in the energy industry. The retail, convention and hospitality industries are booming from the increased population and tourism. Commercial and residential real estate has exploded as corporate campuses, headquarters and logistic centers are erected around the greater Houston area and people from across the country move to the city for job opportunities. The channel itself directly impacts the region by bringing in $52.1 billion in tax revenues nationwide and has a statewide impact of $178.5 billion. “As our population grows — and it’s growing at a very rapid rate here in the Houston area — correspondingly, we will continue to import at greater and greater numbers to meet or satiate that demand,” Burke said.

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HOUSTON’S OPEN CHANNEL to the WORLD

FOR 100 YEARS, THE HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL HAS BUILT A DEEP CONNECTION BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE WORLD. Stretching longer than the Panama Canal, the ship channel now welcomes more ships and goods than any port in the nation. That’s a centennial achievement Houstonians can take pride in.

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IN NOVEMBER 2014, THE HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL WILL CELEBRATE 100 YEARS AS A DRIVING FORCE BEHIND HOUSTON’S ROBUST ECONOMY. Today, the ship channel puts over $56 billion of buying power in the hands of Texans. That’s a centennial achievement that bodes well for Houston’s next century.

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Roger Guenther, executive director, Port of Houston Authority BY NORA OLABI nolabi@bizjournals.com

After 26 years at the Port of Houston Authority, Roger Guenther has been involved in all aspects of the Port of Houston’s operations, including the masterplanning of the Bayport container terminal and the redevelopment of the older Barbours Cut container terminal. Former Executive Director Leonard Waterworth resigned in January after two years in the post, and Guenther, the deputy director at the time, was named the permanent replacement soon afterwards. Guenther worked his way up from a crane engineer to executive director of POHA, overseeing port-wide maintenance, construction projects, and real estate interests at the port. With all of the capital investments underway at and around the ship channel, the expansion of the Panama Canal and channel dredging at both Bayport and Barbours Cut, Guenther has a lot to keep up with.

What was your path to becoming executive director of the Port Authority? I knew that there was always a goal out there. I worked hard, went back and got my MBA, learned more and more about the operation and the container terminals, and the more you learn and apply yourself and get involved, the more value you give to the organization, the more satisfaction you get from your job. How would you describe your leadership style? It’s a very open relationship. I believe my style is that I have the trust in those who report to me as well as depend on the leadership and accountability of those reporting to me. And in return I give them the responsibility to do a lot of things. It’s ﬂatter than vertical in terms of structure; I’ll talk to anybody. If you’re not understanding everyone in the organization, it’s going to limit your ability to grow as an organization and as a leader. As the new executive director, what do you have in store for the future? That’s pretty simple. Working with the Port Commission, I hope to ensure the Port Authority will continue to work to play a key role in the economic expansion that drives growth for our region and economy. Where do you see the Houston Ship Channel in 10 years? What’s your

Roger Guenther sees great opportunity at the Port, thanks to the energy boom.

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Title: Executive director, Port of Houston Authority Age: 54 Hometown: Baytown Education: Mechanical engineering degree from Texas A&M University, MBA in international trade and finance from the University of St. Thomas Family: Wife, Fabiana, and two kids Hobbies: Avid sports fan and ardent supporter of his alma mater. He also enjoys hunting, fishing and golfing.

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vision? The Houston Ship Channel has helped the Port of Houston be an important economic driver for the region, state and nation for 100 years as a deep-water port, and I see that continuing well into the future. Since you’ve been at the port for almost three decades in various roles, what’s something that you’ve learned from your experience that you wouldn’t have otherwise? Without a doubt, it’s understanding the customer needs. The main thing that has allowed me to sit in this chair and take oﬀ running with a smooth transition was my understanding of the business of the Port of Houston Authority. At the end of the day, we are a governmental entity licensed by the state of Texas. However, the business of the port generates a lot of revenue that we take the results from and turn it back into more capital investments to create the ability to grow cargo and more jobs. Our strategy is dependent on the needs of our stakeholders. We have to make sure that we have a short-term, near-term and long-term plan to capture the cargo that needs to come to or leave Houston. What do you think is your greatest challenge? There are many physical project challenges that are ongoing, but I think the greatest challenge and opportunity is to make sure our staﬀ has the right direction from me. The dredging is sort of obvious. It’s the renaissance of the energy industry that is driving most of our opportunities going forward. We’re expanding facilities, not just for

the Panama Canal. We’re already seeing ships that are currently too large to go through the Panama Canal. We have to plan for capacity to export products that are going to be produced and manufactured here in the port region. So it’s more than just pouring concrete and building physical capacity. We have to continuously improve the processes so we can handle that cargo eﬃciently through our terminals. What’s the plan to increase capacity at the port? We expect to get 30 to 40 percent more capacity out of Barbours Cut after we redevelop. We continue to reﬁne processes of moving containers in and out of the gate. The less time a container dwells on a facility and the quicker you can get it, then you can minimize the footprint you need to handle that container. The greater the increased throughput velocity, the better utilization of your footprint and the less capital investment you have to make per container. The Port of New Orleans seems to be a strong contender on the Gulf Coast, especially for containerized cargo. How does the Port of Houston Authority expect to continue to be an attractive choice? I’m not going to comment on other port strategies — I know our strategy and our opportunities are such that this region the industry that has developed here and the increased capital investment on development here in this region — is going to develop a lot more cargo. The Port of Houston Authority handles 66 percent of the containerized business on the Gulf; Houston is the

fourth largest city in the nation. It’s one of the fastest-growing regions in the nation, and for those reasons, we expect to not only experience growth in import opportunities through the Panama Canal but in exports with the renaissance from the energy sector. We’re going to see growth that is very significant over the next three to five years. It’s generated here. It’s manufactured here. And also the imports of consumer retail goods are going to be in higher demand because more people are here. We believe that with the expansion of the canal, with Houston’s ability and the dimension of the deeper water and the larger cranes, we have the opportunity to be the gateway to the heartland of America. What projects are you currently overseeing? We have begun work on an $80 million project — raised from POHA revenue — that includes the deepening and expansion of the federal channels accessing our container terminals at Barbours Cut and Bayport. The need for this work is so critical that we have taken the initiative of self-funding the project, instead of waiting the possible 15 years it would normally take for the federal government to fund the project. Work at Barbours Cut began in late July, and we have received final approval on our permit for Bayport. We anticipate the dredging to be completed by the summer of 2015. In addition to the dredging, we are making substantial investments in the expansion and refurbishment of our docks and container yards, as well as in larger cranes at Barbours Cut that are expected to be delivered in the first quarter of next year. Bayport is about 50 percent complete, and we continue to expand it as market demand dictates. We are also making substantial investments in our traditional cargo-handling facilities at our Turning Basin terminals.

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Houston Ship Channel digs deep BY NORA OLABI nolabi@bizjournals.com

The Houston Ship Channel is at the center of modern life in Houston. This maritime freeway links everything from grain and produce to ﬁne china to the oil that powers the petrochemical manufacturing complex, the largest in the country. But to keep up with the pace of growth, globally and locally, the Port of Houston Authority is digging deep to expand its facilities and waterways. A $68 million expansion of both Barbours Cut and Bayport container terminals is underway through Orion Construction LP. The project will deepen the terminals from 40 to 45 feet, matching the federally approved depth of the ship channel, as well as widen the terminal berths. The expansion is, in part, due to the Panama Canal expansion, which will impact global shipping, both on the supply chain end and in

sheer volume. To speed up the channel dredge projects, the Port of Houston Authority bypassed the federal process and self-funded it through the port’s operating revenues. POHA’s 2013 total operating revenues wad $233.7 million and its 2014 budgeted operating revenues is $249.1 million. “The need for this work is so critical that we have taken the initiative of self-funding the project, instead of waiting the possible 15 years it would normally take for the federal government to fund the project,” said Executive Director of the Port of Houston Authority Roger Guenther. The ship channel is home to the Port of Houston, the largest port by foreign trade in the country and the largest by containerized cargo on the Gulf Coast. The port, located 52 miles inland, is responsible for $178.5 billion in statewide and nearly $500 billion in nationwide economic activity, according to a 2012 study by Martin Associates con-

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ducted at the request of the Port of Houston Authority. After the Panama Canal expansion, container shipping vessels holding up to 13,000 TEUs — one TEU is equivalent to a shipping container — will be able to sail between the Paciﬁc and Atlantic oceans. Around 97 percent of container ships in service or on order would be able to ﬁt through the expanded Panama Canal, according to the Boston Globe. The Port of Houston Author-

ity typically handles 4,500 TEU vessels, but it is expecting to handle 8,000- to 10,000TEU vessels after the canal opens.

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“We may not see more ships. We’ll see wider ships, deeper ships.” BILL DIEHL, president, Greater Houston Port Bureau

The large oil tanker, BW Zambesi, quietly made history at the end of July when it left the Houston Ship Channel and Texas City with nearly 400,000 barrels of ultra-light crude oil, called condensate, for a 40-day trip to South Korea. Thanks to a recent U.S. Department of Commerce ruling, Houston-based Enterprise Products Partners LP (NYSE: EPD) and Irving-based Pioneer Natural Resources Co. (NYSE: PXD) are the first two companies with permission to export Eagle Ford condensate, which was banned as part of the 40-year-old crude oil export ban. The Commerce Department essentially ruled, in some cases, that the condensate is a product and not crude oil. With the Houston Ship Channel and southeastern Texas already seeing record traffic thanks to the ongoing shale boom and the upcoming manufacturing surge, condensate exports and the growing debate over ending the crude export ban could lead to even more tankers cruising through the Houston region. Pioneer CEO Scott Sheffield told Reuters that the plan is to export 50,000 barrels of condensate a day on average in 2015. Bill Diehl, president of the Greater Houston Port Bureau, said exporting more condensate and potentially more crude would not necessarily equate to a Bill Diehl lot more traffic, because

it could also lead fewer refined products to be exports. But the crude and condensate tankers are often bigger vessels that take up more channel space. “We may not see more ships. We’ll see wider ships, deeper ships,” Diehl said. The larger tankers can be 900 feet long and 165 feet wide, he said. This could happen simultaneously with the manufacturing boom and container ships becoming larger, as well. “We predict that’s where we’ll see the bigger ships sooner than later,” Diehl said of the container vessels. Right now, fewer tankers are coming into the Houston area because the U.S. is importing less oil, but more could soon be needed for exports. The exports also should rise with the expansion of the Panama Canal and quicker shipping times to Asia and elsewhere. “We look at it as what is the global demand for energy and for products,” Diehl said. “It will grow.” Diehl said he is confident the Houston Ship Channel will be prepared to avoid “traffic jams” thanks to the preparations and dredging in the works. “How do you stay safe and efficient and environmentally sound? It sounds very basic, but it goes back to communication,” he said. Janiece Longoria, chairwoman of the Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority, said at least $35 billion in industry port investments are in the works through 2015. Port activity in 2014 is exceeding the “record” performance of 2013, she said.

That includes, for instance, Houstonbased Kinder Morgan Energy Partners building a petroleum condensate processing facility near its Galena Park terminal on the Houston Ship Channel. The approximately $360 million project is supported by a longterm, fee-based agreement with BP North America, based in Houston. The Port of Houston is undergoing more than $1 billion in upgrades over the next five years to prepare for all the growth, Longoria said, including building new cargo container cranes. “We are ready for what’s ahead,” she said. “We are proactive.” As for the federal debates on condensate and crude exports, U.S. Rep. Gene Green, D-Houston, said he supports the “reasonable” expansion of condensate exports. But ending the crude export ban is a more complicated issue because so many of the Houston region’s refiners, manufacturers and chemical producers rely on affordable American resources to make their products. Even with the ban in place, U.S. crude exports recently reached their highest level in 15 years, according to a federal analysis. Most of the exports went to Canada. The increase in crude exports is largely the result of rising U.S. production, which has reached nearly 9 million barrels per day and growing. Green said there is the potential for a “slippery slope.” “Let’s see if the (export) market is there without driving crude oil prices up for our refineries,” Green said. “We want to export more, but we also want to keep those downstream jobs down here.”

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Janiece Longoria, chair, Port of Houston Authority Q&

BY NORA OLABI

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The chair of the Port of Houston Authority, like her fellow commissioners, is an appointed, unpaid volunteer. Janiece Longoria, who is a commercial litigator and partner at a Houston-based law firm, oversees everything from the day-to-day operations to the funding and regulatory standards of the port. But most important, she guides it with a vision. Since her appointment to the position by the Harris County Commissioners Court and Houston City Council, she has worked on several initiatives. Arguably, the most important in the works are the recent dredge projects at the Houston Ship Channel in preparation for the expected opening of the Panama Canal expansion in early-2016. Rather than seek federal funding for the 5-foot deepening of the Bayport and Barbours Cut container terminals, she has pushed to pull the $80 million from the Port of Houston Authorities revenues, allowing the ship channel to be ready in time for the completion of the Panama Canal expansion rather than the possible 15 years it would have taken to cut through the federal red tape. Longoria started her professional career as a commercial litigator before joining POHA has a commissioner in 2002. Her institutional knowledge of the port coupled

A Day in the Life of a Houston Ship Channel pilot

The Houston pilots reign supreme on the Houston Ship Channel. Vessels can’t come across the sand bar in Galveston Bay to enter the channel, nor can they leave or even travel between docks in the ship channel without one of the 100 men and women from the Houston Pilots. They work every day — rain or shine — guiding ships through the busy, 52-mile channel to ensure all goods are delivered safely. On an average day, a group of about half a dozen pilots are out on the ship channel maneuvering, on average, 60 vessels. All of the pilots have captain’s licenses and have worked for years before joining the Houston Pilots, which requires an additional threeyear, intensive deputy training program. All vessels in the channel are required to be turned over to a certified pilot to navigate because of their local knowledge and experience. This year, the Houston Pilots is

with her position lends her a unique vantage point and a glimpse into its future. What drew you to the port? Public service has been a very important part of my professional life, and I’ve always had some element of public service in what I do. It has now become the case that public service is taking the majority of my time.

How do you balance your duties to your law practice and chairman of POHA? I don’t have time to practice law anymore because this position requires practically full-time devotion. When I was a commissioner, it was easier to balance my law practice. But as chairman, it is very time consuming. So, my partners have been generous with me at the ﬁrm in allowing me to discharge my public service. They certainly recognize the importance of the Port of Houston Authority to the region from the standpoint of its economic impact. How has your background as a commercial litigator helped you in your position at the Port Authority? I would say that all of my life experience has really helped me be an eﬀective person in this role. Certainly, the ability to analyze complex situations and look for solutions for not only the Port of Houston Authority but the diverse stakeholders is a skill set that has served me well.

What’s the Port of Houston Authority’s greatest challenge moving forward, considering the Panama Canal expansion? The biggest challenge continues to be maintenance of the ship channel at its authorized width and depth because of continual silting. It needs to be dredged continuously. The only other piece that we continuously work on is trying to ﬁgure out how to get a larger share of the federal maintenance tax. People are surprised to learn that the uses of our channel contribute $100 million to the harbor maintenance tax in something called the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, but it’s not held in trust for Harbor Maintenance. It’s reappropriated by Congress for maintenance, waterway projects and other general purposes unrelated to harbors and waterways.

How do you expect to keep up with the pace of commerce? Our industry partners have advised us that their exports in the short term in two to three years are expected to double or triple out of the Port of Houston Authority. The staﬀ and commission are doing everything in its power to assure that it’s ready not only for the increased exports in the short term, but what we anticipate to come in increased imports with the expansion of the Panama Canal. And we will be ready.

“Our industry partners have advised us that their exports in the short term in two to three years are expected to double or triple out of the Port of Houston Authority.”

JANIECE LONGORIA, chair, Port of Houston Authority

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Title: Managing partner at Ogden, Gibson Broocks, Longoria & Hall LLP, independent director at CenterPoint Energy Age: 61 Hometown: Pharr, Texas Education: J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law Initiatives started: Dredge Task Force, Citizens Advisory Council and Business Advisory Council Ongoing projects: Dredging of Bayport and Barbours Cut terminals, due for completion in the summer

12:08 P.M. WELCOME, BERMUDA

celebrating its 90th anniversary with the ship channel’s centennial, and the Houston Business Journal set sail for a day with them to see what keeps goods flowing, the ship channel ticking and the Houston economy running day in and day out.

We approached the Stena Penguin, which raises a Bermuda flag, to pick up two pilots who have completed a job. Typically, only one pilot is needed, but the huge oil tanker requires two pilots to properly guide it.

8:45 A.M. SET SAIL

12:25 P.M. PREPARE TO BOARD

Arrive at the Houston Pilots’ headquarters a couple miles from the banks of the Buffalo Bayou past Beltway 8 and right off Highway 225 in Deer Park, Texas.

8:50 A.M. NO ROOM FOR ERROR

Whenever a captain puts in a call to the Houston Pilot headquarters as his or her vessel sits at the sand bar near Galveston, the dispatchers send out a pilot to guide it into the channel and to the appropriate dock. There are about 150 public and private terminals up and down the channel.

11:15 A.M. HOME ON THE SEA

Living on a pilot boat and sleeping on the water takes some adjustment, but the pilots try to bring the comforts of home with them. There are small bunkers, a kitchen, a flatscreen TV and, most important, a full pantry to feed the busy pilots during their shifts. Presiding Officer of the Houston Pilots Capt. Mike Morris and Capt. Holly Cooper, one of only four female pilots, talk shop about the Houston Ship Channel and their jobs as local navigators. The margin of error for a pilot navigating the channel is just one millimeter.

9:55 A.M. ALWAYS ON CALL

The pilot dispatch center is at work 24/7/365 to maintain the flow of goods.

Captain John Vassar descends the floating stairs on the side of the ship and makes his way down the rope ladder on the Stena Penguin Hamilton. Captain Mike Pizzitola soon follows Vassar. Both have been pilots, before and after joining the Houston Pilots, for several decades.

1:13 P.M. LAND HO’

11:35 A.M. ALL ABOARD

Cooper, along with a pilot boat driver and a deck hand, are ready to set sail to retrieve two of her peers who are out on the water guiding an oil tanker.

Cooper and company make it back to the dock after a full day on the turbulent waves.

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ble by rail, truck and pipe. Shale oil has significantly brought down the energy costs of U.S. manufacturing and bolstered petrochemical companies on the ship channel, which use crude, natural gas and coal to create plastic and other chemicals. Much of the plastic is stored as pellets and shipped to product manufacturers. Petrochemical companies also create ﬁbers, surface coatings, resins, aromatics and a slew of other products that are used in almost every sector of the economy, including construction, retail, medical and agriculture. These products are shipped and sold all over the world, many times in shipping containers. Increased petrochemical activity on the coast has created a need for facilities and waterways that can handle the output from petrochemical manufacturing. Traditionally, the U.S.’s relationship with the Panama Canal has been one of exportation, with total U.S. exports to Panama in 2012 at $9.9 billion, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce. But at the Port of Houston, expected increases in imports via the Panama Canal is spurring activity at both Bayport and Barbours Cut. The Port of Houston Authority, the governmental entity which owns and operates the public facilities along the ship channel, is ramping up trade with China in the container industry with a new all-water service connecting Asia and

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Houston via the Panama Canal. The service, called The Gulf of Mexico Express launched by Shanghai-based COSCO Container Lines America Inc., is the ﬁrst direct container line from China to call the Port of Houston in nearly ten years. The port will be the only U.S. port of call on the Gulf of Mexico Express service. Nearly one-quarter of all containerized cargo at the port has been imported from China. Expansion of docks and container yards and larger cranes are expected to be complete by early next year to handle increased capacity. The Bayport container terminal is only 50 percent built out, and the facility is expected to be completed in 2020.

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boom in Central and West Texas. So rail has been a critical infrastructure to transport crude to refineries on the Gulf Coast. Charlie Jenkins, managing director of channel development and environmental affairs, sits on the board of the Port Terminal Rail Association and has seen a shift in rail logistics in the past few years. “There has been an enormous shift in rail traffic and logistics. Now, all of a sudden, we have crude oil coming by train. We didn’t have any crude oil a couple years ago. Recent years, we’ve had a bunch of coal. Go back 10, we didn’t have any,” Jenkins said. “So how the cargo is moving has changed dramatically where it had stayed stable for a long time. And the rail companies are businesses, and they’re investing in their assert for productive business.” Union Pacific and BNSF Railway are the two main rail operators at the port. Antici-

pated capital investments by the operators through the Port Terminal Rail Association include building a second track on both sides of the ship channel — allowing for two trains to come and go simultaneously — and for double tracks along Highway 225 from Barbours Cut to Beltway 8 near Pasadena. Expansion of the rail lines isn’t just limited to the ship channel. Over the next few years, the Gulf Coast Rail District estimates about $123 million for two rail expansion and improvement projects will be underway in the city, Executive Director Maureen Crocker said. “We are a destination for the rail lines. It’s because of the port and the petrochemical industry; those were the reasons that they came here,” Crocker said. “Now, they’ve stayed, and a lot of companies come here and try to locate in areas around property that is rail-serviced.” POHA projected a total of $35 billion in capital and maintenance investments from both the public and private sectors along the channel between 2012 and 2015. “The Houston Ship Channel is what has caused Houston to become the fourth largest city in the nation, to be the primary exporting metropolitan region in the nation,” Longoria said. “I think it’s really important to pause and consider how important this asset is and that we continue to work in partnership to assure that the second century of the Port of Houston is as remarkable as what we have seen in the ﬁrst.”

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The Houston Business Journal’s sixth annual class of 40 Under 40 honorees is revealed. We mean it when we say the winners represent the best and brightest young professionals in Houston. This year HBJ received a record-breaking number of nominations — more than 700 — and more than 400 applications for the 40 Under 40 honorees. Almost every application we received impressed and inspired us, not to mention the countless letters of recommendation submitted on behalf of the applicants. The honorees have started their own companies, as well as successful charities, and are setting the bar high for young professionals across the nation with their job creation and impact on society. We are excited to introduce you to them in the following pages. When crafting this award publication, we carefully planned the look and feel of our photo shoot at Hotel Icon to reﬂect the caliber of leaders honored on these pages. It wouldn’t be right to call these men and women up-and-comers because they are already leading their ﬁelds. This publication honors their dignity and prestige, and we thank them for making the time to participate in the photo shoot. The breadth and depth of outstanding applicants made narrowing down the list to 40 challenging, so we created an Honorable Mention category, honoring those applicants who were not quite “40” material, but worth introducing to our readers. Keep an eye on these folks as they continue to excel. The panel of judges for this year included HBJ editors, as well as Scott Frankel, vice president of Frankel Building Group and a 40 Under 40 alum, and John Allen, former senior vice president of law at Halliburton Co. (NYSE: HAL). Thank you to our judges for helping narrow down the slate. Thank you to the many employers, mentors and sponsors who wrote letters of recommendation on behalf of this excellent group. And thank you to the 40 who are working tirelessly to make Houston a great place to live and work.

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40 UNDER 40 REDA HICKS Partner, Diamond McCarthy LLP

DAVID RUSH Senior managing director, FTI Consulting

BRIAN WHITE Co-founder and CEO, Urgent Care for Kids

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David Rush

39, Senior managing director FTI Consulting

hen companies are tanking and desperately need help, many times, a corporate finance and restructuring firm will jump in. That’s where David Rush comes in. Rush, a senior managing director at Houston-based FTI Consulting Inc., has been in the business of restructuring companies for over a decade. He analyzed exit strategies for Enron during its crisis. He was there as interim CFO when Irving, Texas-based Hostess Brands, which bakes Twinkies, HoHos and Wonder Bread, suffered from a nationwide employee strike and when it filed for bankruptcy. He’s a go-to guy for companies in crisis mode. “Motivating company and client employees can be especially challenging in distressed, crisis, or bankruptcy

situations. Retaining the top employees at troubled organizations can be even more challenging,” Rush said. “However, I typically try to identify the right motivations, provide employees with more responsibilities and potentially promote employees into new, more difficult roles.” “David has excelled throughout his professional career in taking on the most distressed companies imaginable and distinguishing himself as an innovator in driving the maximization of stakeholder value,” said John Medlin, senior managing director of FTI Consulting. Currently, expanding FTI Consulting’s Houston presence and securing more C-suite and executive level positions are Rush’s professional priorities.

Education: Bachelor’s from University of Houston, MBA from Rice University Boards & Affiliations: Houston chapter of Turnaround Management Association, American Bankruptcy Institute, Association of Corporate Growth

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Reda Hicks 33, Partner Diamond McCarthy LLP Education: Bachelor’s from University of Texas at Austin, J.D. from University of California, MBA from Marylhurst University

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eda Hicks has two jobs — partner at Diamond McCarthy LLP and the government relations director at Military Spouse JD Network. Diamond McCarthy LLP, based in Houston, specializes in commercial litigation. Military Spouse JD Network is a network of military spouses who are lawyers and provide pro bono legal services to veterans and military families. “I am constantly impressed by her ability to juggle the needs of young family, a demanding career in law and

her commitments to Leadership Houston, Military Spouse JD Network and other nonprofits — at all times never compromising on the excellence she brings to every commitment,” said Sanjay Ramabhadran, board chair of Leadership Houston, an organization Hicks is also involved with. At 33, she already has a unique career — particularly as a military spouse, since frequent moves can inhibit development of traditional career paths. Hicks lives in Houston with her 4-year-old son, while her husband is stationed in Fort Riley, Kansas. Among her volunteer activities,

Hicks was part of project called #KeepYourPromise, which was a group of 16 military families who rallied to repeal budget cuts to military retirement benefits in the 2013 Budget Act. “Through a coordinated social media, lobbying and education effort, we were able to have the cuts repealed 60 days later. The change of heart we saw among the legislators … made me really believe that our voices matter.”

Boards & Affiliations: Military Spouse JD Network, Keep Your Promise Alliance

Brian White 32, Co-founder and CEO Urgent Care for Kids Education: Bachelor’s from University of Texas at Austin Boards & Affiliations: Community service through Urgen Care for Kids, such as a discounted flu shot drive

rian White had no venture capital, no physician experience and no business experience in the medical field before founding Urgent Care for Kids LLC in 2011. “I entered an industry where I had little to no experience, and in under three years, my company has grown to be the largest pediatric urgent care company in the state of Texas,” White said. In three years, the urgent care pediatrics company has grown into a 200-person operation across Texas. Through grassroots marketing campaigns, White was able to grow the business in Houston. The company, which has nine locations, moved its headquarters to Houston. The move presented White with a major challenge because he had to compete with big names like Texas Children’s Hospital and Memorial Hermann Children’s Hospital. “Under Brian’s leadership, Urgent Care for Kids has become the largest pediatric operator in Texas. … It is my belief that Brian has only scratched the surface of what he can do with this company,” said W. L. Hutchison, partner at HealthCap Partners.

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President, Buks Tool Co.

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ERICA TULLIS Founder and executive director, The Breast Cancer Charities of America

President and partner, PulmonaryRx

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38, President Angler Construction LLC

homas “Torrey” Hawkins took a risk in 2009 when he decided to start his own construction company. Hawkins saw an opportunity as he watched his competitors let customer service and quality workmanship begin to slip during the economic downturn. He felt he could pick up a few projects and provide a cost-effective solution through low overhead for his clients. Hawkins is now the president of Angler Construction LLC. He has grown his company from one employee to 16, which pushed him into more of an active leadership role. “You can tell Torrey’s leadership is reflective in what the employees at Angler Construction ‘do and say.’ There is an unwillingness to settle for anything less than 100% customer satisfaction and quality workmanship,” Martin L. McFarland, partner with Weeks Robinson Properties. Hawkins uses his position to

Education: Bachelor’s from University of Alabama Boards & Affiliations: Chapelwood Methodist Church, Entrepreneur Organization

ensure that the company stays on track finishing 100 percent of each job to the client’s satisfaction, while also growing. “My focus is on growing Angler Construction to a $40 million revenue construction company in two years … by continuing to gain market share in the industrial ground up and corporate interior markets while making an entry into the retail construction market,” Hawkins said.

29, President Buks Tool Co.

anielle Buks, the president of Buks Tool Company Inc., took over the family business after her father’s sudden death. While still reeling from the loss of her father, Buks assumed control of BTCI, a machine shop specializing in precision machining, welding and fabrication services. Since she took over as president, Buks has focused on making the business a leader in its industry in Houston. “It was quickly apparent that Danielle’s youth belied her judgment and businesss savvy. Danielle worked intimately with all the professionals necessary to accomplish her vision for her business, directing and interacting with all aspects of the projects with professionalism and passion,” said Karen Maston, partner at Benson Maston PLLC. During the time of transition, Buks explained in her application that, although she was still in mourning, the company hit every single deadline and did not lose any of its clients. “Our employees rallied and pushed through the tragedy to deliver and exceed not only our clients’ expectations, but mine as well. By taking the tougher route, I not only earned

Education: Bachelor’s from Yeshiva University Boards & Affiliations: Robert M. Beren Academy, Northwest Houston Chamber of Commerce

their respect, but motivated by example,” she said. Buks tackled the leadership role in a predominantly male industry, focusing her attention on making the business a leader in its industry in Houston. Recently, she relocated the business to a new location five times the size of its previous space, which the company had occupied since 1978. In making the decision to move, Buks focused on the future buying more land that was necessary in order to provide the option to double the size of the company one day.

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40, Associate Professor of Cardiothoracic surgery University of Texas Medical

magine being one of the youngest professionals in your field and performing the first heart surgery with a patient who is partially awake. That is exactly what Tom Nguyen, an assistant professor of cardiothoracic surgery at the University of Texas Medical School, did when he and his team used a new technology that allows physicians to replace diseased valves through small incisions in the groin instead of cracking open the chest and stopping the heart, which is the traditional approach when a patient has a heart valve problem. The procedure is known as a transcatheter aortic valve replacement with an Edwards Sapien transcatheter valve. At 40, Nguyen has made remarkable professional progress. “In a field in which training alone occupies people until close to 40 years old, Tom has not only completed his training, mastering an exceedingly complex field, but gone far beyond,” said Elizabeth Stephens, the Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery at Columbia University. He has already published two books, served as the president of Thoracic Surgery Residents

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Education: Bachelor’s from Rice University, Master’s from Univeristy of Texas School of Public Health, M.D. from Johns Hopkins University Boards & Affiliations: Working in medicine in third-world countries

Association and the youngest academic heart surgeon in the Texas Medical Center. He is also co-director of the structural heart program at Memorial Hermann hospital and associate residency program director for MD Anderson. “I’m a lot of things, of course … but I’ve spent 19 years since high school graduation committed to the goal of becoming the absolute best heart surgeon I can be,” Nguyen said. Equally as important to him as performing a successful operation is making sure that medicine is understandable to his patients. To further this cause, he was awarded a grant to create an interactive webbased cartoon video to explain the complexities of their medical situation.

31, President and partner PulmonaryRx

ith a career that has gone from the White House to starting his own health care company, Jay Zeidman has done more than most of his 31-year-old peers. Zeidman is no stranger to tackling challenges head-on, from being the first Jewish student body president at Texas Christian University to starting his own business. Zeidman’s company, PulmonaryRx — a respiratory services company — began with three people and has grown to 31 employees across four cities. Prior to starting his own company, Zeidman was a staff assistant and liaison to the Jewish community for the George W. Bush administration. In this role, he communicated the administration’s policies to the Jewish and business communities. He later served as a senior adviser to the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission until the end of the administration in 2008. Zeidman said he believes in being involved in the community and being passionate about everything in life, whether it is his career or an important cause. “Apathy is a common trait in my generation, and I hope to change

Education: Bachelor’s from Texas Christian University, MBA from Rice University Boards & Affiliations: Maverick PAC, Texas Department of State Health Services, Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital, TCU National Alumni Association

that by engaging them my peers and motivating them to get involved in causes we are all passionate about,” Zeidman said. Zeidman is a member of the Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital Board and a founding member of the Heroes in Health Program of the Memorial Hermann Foundation. “He is a prominent advocate for our work in the community, demonstrating an enthusiasm and energy that is contagious. His personal support is a given, and he is able to motivate others by his generous example,” said Dan Wolterman, president & CEO of Memorial Hermann Health System.

Erica Tullis

31, Founder and executive director The Breast Cancer Charities of America

he medical cost of cancer treatments can put a heavy burden on families, but one woman is trying to change that. Erica Tullis is the CEO of Breast Cancer Charities of America, which she founded in 2009 at the age of 26. Five years later, the company she started from scratch has landed her on the Houston Business Journal’s 2014 40 Under 40. The BCCA has a variety of services, including its Help Now Fund for families going through breast cancer needing immediate assistance with rent and utilities. But more important to Tullis’ mission is radically changing how cancer is addressed in the American medical community. “I am dedicated to the prevention of breast cancer. The current medical model focuses on early detection followed by very aggressive treatment,” Tullis wrote in her application. “My No. 1 professional goal is to drive breast cancer prevention into the American culture. I see myself as a leader of that cause.” Though breast cancer can develop in men, women are at a higher risk — one in eight U.S. women, or 12 percent, will develop the condition at

Wesley Lotz

Education: Bachelor’s from Chapman University Boards & Affiliations: North Harris/South Montgomery County Junior League, Cancer Recovery Foundation International

some time, according to the National Cancer Institute. So Tullis works with people of all ages, from elementaryage children to college-age students, to increase awareness about breast cancer prevention. Tullis reported that last year, the company had revenue of more than $22 million. Her greatest challenge in furthering her mission, she said, has been twofold: being young and a woman. “Age and gender bias is real. But I’ve always seen it as an opportunity to prove myself and overcome the challenge. That attitude has never let me down.”

36, Partner Fulkerson Lotz LLP

esley Lotz not only has a successful law career, he also gives much of his time to be of service to the community. Lotz, 36, is a partner at Fulkerson Lotz LLP, which he co-founded in 2010 when he was 32. His law experience spans jury trials, bench trials and an arbitration involving over $100 million. In addition to his regular clients at his law firm, he uses his expertise to handle pro bono or reduced-fee cases for people in need. “A few recent examples include helping an 80-year-old geologist recover unpaid royalties in a bankruptcy case, handling a divorce appeal for a mother of two and representing a friend whose home was being foreclosed,” Lotz said. “Lawyers, like ball players or actors or physicians, seem to come with a ‘tool’ set. One lawyer might be a fantastic analyst, another great in front of juries and the third able to develop strong client relationships. Wes is one of those rare lawyers who can do it all,” said Thomas Fulkerson, partner at Fulkerson Lotz LLP. Lotz is actively involved in more than 13 different organizations,

Education: Bachelor’s from Wake Forest University, J.D. from Baylor Law School Boards & Affiliations: Second Baptist Church, Houston Young Lawyers Association

including West Houston Assistance Ministries, Goodwill, Larkin Community Center, Bellaire Gardens Nursing Home, St. John’s Bread of Life, Angels of Light and the Houston Urban Debate League. Professionally, Lotz hopes to expand his law practice, mentor new associates at the firm and, eventually, become a judge.

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40 UNDER 40 ALEX WEBB Special projects manager, Harris County Right-of-Way Division

MOLLY VOORHEES President, Becks Prime

SEHBA ALI Superintendent and CEO, KIPP Houston Public Schools

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Molly Voorhees

39, President Becks Prime

t the ripe age of 10, Molly Voorhees launched her career with the gourmet burger restaurant Becks Prime by taste testing milkshake recipes for her father, COO Mike Knapp. Twenty years and a Stanford MBA later, Voorhees is president of the restaurant chain, mother of two and involved in local nonprofit work. Voorhees oversees the company’s 13 restaurants, seven of which have opened over the past seven years. She has done everything from site selection to construction management to menu design. Though the company, which has been around for almost 30 years, has seen great growth, it went through two closures this summer. “Failures happen; it’s what comes after

the failure that determines whether the experience was ultimately a positive or negative one,” Voorhees said. Besides being president of Becks Prime, she is the chapter chair of the educational nonprofit Breakthrough Houston, which works with disadvantaged middle schoolers, high schoolers and college-age students. “Molly joined our advisory council ready to contribute in any way she could, despite her busy schedule with Becks Prime … . Molly was quickly promoted to advisory council chair, a role she served in for three years. … She introduces us to new advisory council members on a consistent basis, an important contribution toward our future as an educational organization,” said Kathy Heinzerling, executive director of Breakthrough Houston.

Education: Bachelor’s from Middlebury College, MBA from Stanford Boards & Affiliations: Breakthrough Houston, Heartgift Houston, St. John’s School Board of Trustees

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Alex Webb

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33, Special projects manager Harris County Right-of-Way Division

fter almost a year with a private appraisal firm, Alex Webb made the jump to civil servant. Now, he negotiates with pipeline companies on behalf of Harris County and brings in hundreds of thousands of dollars. Webb works with the Harris County Right-of-Way Division and focuses on negotiating pipeline compensation for easements within county parks, which means when a pipeline crosses over a public park, it must pay a fee. Webb’s previous experience and negotiating prowess helps. Last year, he brought about $800,000 to the county, Director Tina Williams wrote in her support of Webb’s 40 Under 40 application. “The most rewarding part of my career has been finding a place where I fit professionally and can excel, where I can innovate and really take control of my position to make constructive changes,” Webb said. Webb served on the Memorial Park Conservancy and, with his grant writing experience, helped raise $4 million to construct the Living Bridge, a pedestrian walkway that connects the north and south sides of the park

Education: Bachelor’s from Trinity University, Master of real estate from Texas A&M Boards & Affiliations: Memorial Park Conservancy, East Downtown Redevolpment Authority, Houston-Galveston Citizen’s Environmental Coalition

and provides safe passage across Memorial Drive. “I have been pleased to see him grow as a young professional, from intern to highly functioning, innovative employee. I have kept track of my interns, and Alex is among the best. Alex took his current position 2 1/2 years ago and has shown creativity and motivation,” said Arthur Storey, executive director of Harris County Public Infrastructure Department.

Sehba Ali

38, Superintendent and CEO KIPP Houston Public Schools

ehba Ali was in the career office during her senior year of college with plans of teaching for a couple years before pursuing a doctorate in psychology; then she saw a brochure for Teach for America, and her whole life changed. Ali found herself drawn into the mission statement on the brochure, which was centered around providing equal educational opportunities for children everywhere. She decided to apply to the program, while still planning to only teach for a couple years. “In my first month of teaching at McReynolds Middle School, I realized that my low-income students were just as smart and just as talented as the kids attending Lanier Middle School a few miles away. The only difference — my students lacked opportunity,” Ali said. This experienced changed her plans for the future, as she felt called to stay in the field of education and devote her time to creating opportunity for a solid education for her lowincome students. Ali spent a few years teaching in Houston before pursuing a master’s in public policy at Stanford. She then founded her own school, KIPP Heartwood Academy in San Jose,

Education: Bachelor’s from University of California, Master’s from Stanford Boards & Affiliations: KIPP Foundation, Legacy Community Health

California. Ali later served as chief academic officer of KIPP Bay Area Schools and is now the superintendent of KIPP Houston Public Schools. “Professionally, I have one specific purpose, and that is to open the door to more opportunities for lowincome kids through our influence on traditional public school education,” said Ali. Ali said she believes in a hands-on approach to her job, noting that she loves sitting in the classrooms with the students, attending celebrations and tutoring them. Professionally, her goals remain the same as they were in the beginning — to provide more opportunities to as many low-income children as possible.

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40 UNDER 40 LISA POUNDS

ARPAN GUPTA

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President, Carnegie Homes and Construction

TOMMY GOLCZYNSKI Owner and managing partner, Assured Flow Solutions LLC

LEIGH-ANN RUSSELL VP performance, Global Wells Organization, BP

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Leigh-Ann Russell

39, VP performance Global Wells Organization, BP

eigh-Ann Russell wears many hats as the vice president of performance for British Petroleum PLC. From key stakeholders to drilling engineers to the upstream executive team, very little is out of Russell’s reach. Russell manages both multibillion dollar budgets and people across the globe, and she does it all in a field that is traditionally dominated by men. “The results that Leigh-Ann helped us to achieve over this past year are a testimony of her ability to perform with excellence, be a role model of exemplar behavior and inspire a one-team feeling with all those she touches,” said Gary Jones, vice president of Global Wells Organization for BP Exploration Operating Company Ltd. Russell was the first female keynote

speaker at the annual The Next Wave program — a day-long forum for young professionals — during the 2014 Offshore Technology Conference, where she shared her story with over 500 people. She also mentors young professionals, in particular, female engineers at BP. “Mentoring is an extremely rewarding part of my career. … Working with young female engineers and inspiring them to pursue their passions without letting any barriers — actual or perceived — stand in their way is one of my passions,” Russell said. Russell’s advice to young professionals is to keep an open mind.

Education: Bachelor’s Engineering, Aberdeen University Boards & Affiliations: Offshore Technology Conference, Society of Petroleum Engineers, Awty International School

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Arpan Gupta

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38, President Carnegie Homes and Construction

fter a decade in the medical profession, in 2009, amid the real estate crash, Arpan Gupta left his resident internal medicine position at the Baylor College of Medicine to become a home developer. “I figured worst comes to worst, I would return to practicing medicine should my calculated risk backfire,” Gupta said. To get started, Gupta needed a loan at a time when lending to home builders, especially an inexperienced one, was seen as too risky by many banks. “Ultimately, the bankers said they were giving the loan due to their faith in my leadership, because all other signs about the industry led them to believe it was not a good risk at the time,” Gupta said. Gupta’s business isn’t a typical homebuilding venture. Carnegie Homes & Construction focuses on high-quality, luxury townhomes in hot parts of town. The company recently completed a 12,000-square-foot, $8 million home in River Oaks that was designed by architect Robert Dame. “His philosophy of building a great home meant setting a bar that

Clara Hough

Education: Bachelor’s from Rice University, M.D. from Baylor College of Medicine Boards & Affiliations: Houston Food Bank, St. Phillips Lutheran Church, Hindu Worship Society, West Houston Medical Center, Legacy Clinic for AIDS patients, Covenant House for homeless teens

provided for the amenities as part of the home … . Arpan’s standards are so high, in fact, that even financial loss did not stop him from accommodating the community and showing respect for his residents,” said Patricia Joiner, president and CEO of Knudson LP. But to get to the $8 million home, he needed to convince lenders in 2009, when he started off with just two townhome projects, to loan him the initial capital. To reduce risk for the banks, every development was 50 percent sold with a large down payment, Gupta said.

38, CEO and founder Green Plate Foods

isa Pounds is the founder and CEO of Green Plate Foods and a single mother, and she is trying to make Houston a healthier city by providing all-natural, clean food products that taste great and are affordable. Pounds’ business is built around helping people understand the importance of healthy eating and how they can make nutritious food they actually want to eat — Green Plate Foods makes, develops and sells four core product lines of healthy foods: cookies, muffins, nubblers (two-bite dried fruit bars) and frozen meat products. When she began the company in 2010, she chose not to take a paycheck for the first three years and put everything back into the business. Now, her company has grown, selling to very large companies like Memorial Hermann Health System, headquartered in Houston; San Antonio’s H-E-B Grocery Co.; Whole Foods Market Inc., based out of Austin; and to places like My Fit Foods, Freshii and Salad Extravaganza. “I have seen firsthand how Green Plate Foods has successfully executed their strategy in a very competitive marketplace,” said Craig Cordola, CEO

Tommy Golczynski

34, Owner and president Over the Top Linen LLC

lara Hough, owner and president of Over the Top Linen LLC, a company that designs and produces specialty table linens and chair covers, wants the world to see Houston as a top market for décor trends. Hough opened her full-service linen rental company in 2005. She believes in working hard to get what you want in business and life. “I learned at a very young age that nothing would be handed to me on a gold platter. I am a firm believer that anyone can achieve their dreams as long as they are willing to work hard for them,” Hough said. Hough quickly made a name for herself and is well respected in her profession. Her designs have been featured in various state-wide wedding magazines and have won awards at wedding showcase events. “Clara’s experience in catering allowed her to understand the big picture of the event and not just the singular element of the tablecloth. Other managers at the Houstonian have worked with Over the Top as well, and they were added to our preferred vendor list and remain there today,” said Lisa Hopkins Barry, director of catering and conferences for The Houstonian Hotel Club & Spa. She gives back to the community in

Lisa Pounds

Education: Bachelor’s from University of Houston Boards & Affiliations: National Association for Catering and Events, Wish Upon a Wedding

big ways. She supports many charities, including Ronald McDonald House, the Houston Food Bank and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. She also established the Christopher and Clara Hough Annual Scholarship at the University of Houston’s Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management. Her first job after college taught her several valuable lessons about handling customers and about herself. “While working endlessly, seeing no financial reward and facing endless belittlement, I learned the importance of finding happiness in the smiles of my customers and clients. … When I left that company, and what I thought was the worst experience ever, I learned that I had value and that what I did made a difference in the lives around me,” she said.

Education: Bachelor’s from University of Texas at Austin Boards & Affiliations: Recipe for Success, Bellaire Young Mothers, Dress for Success, Houston Culinary Guild

of Memorial Hermann Texas Medical Center. Pounds said she feels one of the most important things she can do is instill confidence in her employees. One way she does this is by mentoring her younger employees, helping them gain the confidence to take on new responsibilities.

39, Owner and managing partner Assured Flow Solutions LLC

ommy Golczynski took his engineering and management experience overseeing global engineering services across nine global locations and founded Assured Flow Solutions LLC in 2012. Golczynski resigned from Houston-based energy industry asset management software and consulting company Multiphase Solutions Kenny Inc., but it wasn’t without a price. He left bound by a noncompete agreement that was in effect for two years. “Starting a business is a scary endeavor, from the decision to leave and face this challenge to the actual ‘now what’ and how to overcome it once you decide to make a go of it,” Golczynski said. “To do all of this with a noncompete hanging over your head that restricts access to people, the very heart of what you do, is akin to walking into a fight with no weapons.” His industry reputation served him well, and this year, Assured Flow Solutions opened its second office in Denver and has 20 employees. As a single father of two and an entrepreneur, work-life balance is something he continues to work on. “With his excitement for problemsolving and making things happen, he has been an outstanding mentor for students in our senior design course,

Education: B.S. in chemical Engineering from University of Michigan Boards & Affiliations: Society for Petroleum Engineers, Stuff the Sleigh, little league baseball coach for Katy Pony Baseball

and his feedback was very important in developing our new petroleum and gas exploration concentration. We are lucky to have him as one of the youngest members of our alumni board,” said Susan Montgomery, G. Brymer Williams collegiate lecturer for the chemical engineering undergraduate program advisor at the University of Michigan. “What I have found again is that hard work, honest communication with everyone involved — co-workers, clients, employees and children — is invaluable in terms of buying you that occasional break to focus on what really matters,” Golczynski said.

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40 UNDER 40 ROBERT HALPIN VIce president finance, Crestwood Midstream Partners LP

RYAN SITTON President and CEO, PinnacleAIS

BRANDON HOUSTON Senior vice president, Trammell Crow Co.

CRAIG STONE Senior counsel, intellectual property and trademarks, Phillips 66 Co.

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Craig Stone

Ryan Sitton

36, Senior counsel Phillips 66 Co.

raig Stone believes the best way he can lead is by example. He said he feels investing the right amount of time in people, working to build a relationship and fostering trust and good communication will ultimately lead to a successful relationship, whether in business or in life. Stone went in-house in July 2011 at ConocoPhillips after about eight years in the private sector. Stone was part of the complex deal that spun off Phillips 66 (NYSE: PSX) from ConocoPhillips in 2012. Stone specializes in the intellectual property sector, particularly in the areas of trademark law and brand management. “In my three decades with Phillips 66 and its predecessor companies, I have rarely met an individual with the unique combination of skills and character that Craig Stone posseses. Craig’s professional reputation at Phillips 66 is built on his solid legal counsel in all aspects of trademark law and related areas of intellectual property, privacy and enforcement,” said Jennifer Garcia, supervisor of corporate

Education: Bachelor’s from University of Texas at Austin, J.D. from Baylor University Boards & Affiliations: Texas Accountants and Lawyers for the Arts

subsidiaries and board support for Phillips 66. He also believes in serving the community. Stone helps second graders develop reading skills through United Way’s Reading Together program. He also mentors university-level students in the Target Your Future program through the University of Texas at Austin McCombs School of Business. “I am passionate about leading by example and demonstrate this through my volunteer work, mentorships in the community and workplace and through my approach to the practice of law by focusing on collaboration and teamwork,” Stone said.

39, President and CEO PinnacleAIS

yan Sitton, the founding CEO of PinnacleAIS, is taking a step into Texas politics. Sitton, a mechanical engineer by training, is the Republican nominee for the three-person Texas Railroad Commission, which regulates the state’s oil, gas, mining and pipeline industries. “Politically, I want to help the state of Texas and the United States articulate more effective policies on energy development. This is truly a unique time in history in which the United States has the opportunity to re-assert itself as the most prominent force in energy production and energy markets,” Sitton said. “Ryan is a member of the Mechanical Engineering Advisory Council, and, in that capacity, has provided mentorship and funding for senior design projects for the last three consecutive years. Ryan is an incredibly dynamic speaker and often comes to College Station to

Education: Bachelor’s from Texas A&M Boards & Affiliations: Associated Republicans of Texas, Pasadena Independent School District, Junior Achievement

speak to classrooms of undergraduate engineering students …, offering advice about choosing a career path,” said Bowen Loftin, chancellor of University of Missouri, former president of Texas A&M University, 2010 to 2014.

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Robert Halpin

Crestwood Midstream Partners LP

obert Halpin is vice president of finance for Crestwood Midstream Parters LP, “Robert is one of Crestwood’s most talented executives and financial leaders whose strategic thinking and execution skills are helping drive Crestwood’s growth in the fast-paced midstream sector of America’s energy industry,” said Robert Phillips, chairman, President and CEO Crestwood Midstream Partners LLP. Halpin hopes to become the CEO of an energy company one day either by moving up through the ranks of an existing public company or through founding a company of his own. He previously worked at Lehman Brothers as an investment banking analyst and at First Reserve as a private equity associate. Beyond his position at Crestwood, Halpin, along with a group of friends and fraternity brothers from college, formed Pearl Street Group, a mission/ ministry group that works with Hope

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37, Senior vice president Trammell Crow Co.

randon Houston is the senior vice president of Trammell Crow Company. Houston is no stranger to jumping into major, complicated projects. When he joined Trammell Crow in 2012, he was asked to step into a complicated transaction and negotiate an expansion lease for a $130 million office development. Houston’s professional goal is to be a senior leader within a national real estate development and investment firm, where he would develop large, complicated mixed-use projects combining office, retail, hospitality and residential space. “I have worked directly with Brandon on a commercial office project totaling almost 1.2 million square feet. Few people ever have the opportunity to work on a large project of this magnitude, and to have such a significant responsibility on such a large job at Brandon’s age must be nearly unique. More important though is how he has conducted himself to the benefit of everyone associated with the project,” Sanford W. Criner, executive vice president at CBRE. Houston’s passion for real estate extends into other areas of his life. “Earlier this year, I was asked by the University of Houston to teach

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Education: Bachelor’s from Texas A&M, MBA from Rice University Boards & Affiliations: American Hope, Yellowstone Academy, Rice University Jones Graduate School alumni association, NAIOP, HLSR

real estate development in the MBA program. Having been asked to teach future real estate development professionals/leaders is the most rewarding part of my young career,” Houston said. He is actively involved in the NAIOP Houston Chapter. He was asked by the NAIOP board to start the Developing Leader organization. In 2008, he founded the Houston Chapter Developing Leader program, which now includes 150 active members.

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MATT MARCUS CLINTON PHILLIPS Founder and CEO, 2nd.MD

Executive chef and founder, 8th Wonder Brewery and Eatsie Boys

JASON JIMENEZ President, Jason Jimenez Insurance Agency and Redstone Business Holdings LLC

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39, CEO and CFO Cordúa Restaurants Inc.

uan Carlos Deshon, CEO and CFO of Cordúa Restaurants Inc., spent his childhood moving between Mexico, Miami, Houston, Guatemala and Canada after his family fled wartorn Nicaragua. “It all molded me to be driven and adaptable, because that’s the world we live in. The real world is hard, and I don’t forget that my dad had to pack my mother, brother and me in an airplane because they were going to take over our house, and he had to leave by car and crossed the border an hour before the Sandinista took over,” Deshon said. Deshon joined Cordúa Restaurants in April 2010, when he and his family became co-owners of the company. He started as COO and CFO, working with owner Michael Cordúa and his son, David Cordúa, to move the company through the recession and to a place where it is winning market share with a double-digit bottom line. “Over the last four years, Juan has

Education: University of Western Ontario Boards & Affiliations: Casa de Esperanza, Fabretto Children’s Foundation

excelled in his role as COO and CFO to the point that we recently named him CEO of the company. He has installed a framework of systems to ensure that our company maintains its core values and economic strength as it expands, helping bring us to a level of operational excellence that has us poised to expand with even more restaurants in Houston and beyond,” said Michael Cordúa, founder and chairman of the board, Cordúa Restaurants.

39, Founder and CEO 2nd.MD

hen Clinton Phillips was a child of a single mother, growing up poor in South Africa, he watched “Dallas” on TV with her and dreamed of big opportunities he would pursue one day. Phillips is the founder and CEO of 2nd.MD. At 39, he already founded another business, Aspen Back & Body, which he sold for seven figures in 2009. 2nd.MD came about after his daughter suffered a stroke and Phillips and his wife experienced first hand what it was like to attempt to find the top medical care for their child. 2nd. MD offers second opinions to people via phone or video without the waiting time a traditional appointment would involve. The company now counts major companies, such as Moody International Cos., as clients. “I admire and respect Clint for a number of reasons including: his integrity and his passionate dedication to improving the delivery of health

Education: Bachelor’s from University of Johannesburg Boards & Affiliations: World Vision, Prepared Places, Smile Train

care, improving the access to health care and pursuing innovative ideas,” said State Rep. Dwayne Bohac, District 138. Phillips also believes in giving back in big ways. “One of our proudest accomplishments is having supported 20 orphans in Tanzania and Kenya for the last five years through World Vision and I’m pleased to have encouraged many friends to join in and do the same,” Phillips said.

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31, Executive chef and founder 8th Wonder Brewery and Eatsie Boys

att Marcus and his two partners started with a food truck, but now they own and run a brewery and a café in addition to that. Marcus is the executive chef and founder of 8th Wonder Brewery and Eatsie Boys. In addition to expanding his business beyond the food truck, his beer and homemade ice cream can be found in approximately 70 different Houston restaurants. Marcus is very much involved in his business’ day-to-day operations, still cooking and washing dishes in addition to running the restaurant, which is where he always wanted to be. “I joined the hospitality industry because I love to serve, and every day I get to make people’s day by providing deliciousness,” Marcus said. He also said the most rewarding part of his job is seeing the way his food and his beer make people smile. Marcus’ Eatsie Boys food trucks recently ranked No. 48 on The Daily Meal’s list of “101 Best Food Trucks in America 2014.” His 8th Wonder Brewery recently doubled in size, leasing the second half of its warehouse at 2202

Education: Bachelor’s in hospitality management and associate’s in culinary arts from Culinary Institute of America in New York Boards & Affiliations: Wounded Warriors Project

Dallas, which added 5,000 square feet of space. The brewery also added three large fermentation tanks. He also believes in using his company to give back to important causes. “The food truck and brewery have hosted and catered countless charities and events. Most recently, we catered a poker tournament for the Wounded Warrior Project,” said Marcus.

Jason Jimenez

37, President Jason Jimenez Insurance Agency and Redstone Business Holdings LLC

t 37, Jason Jimenez is the president of not one, but two companies — Jason Jimenez Insurance Agency Inc. and Redstone Business Holdings LLC. Jimenez began his insurance agency in 1999. As a secondgeneration insurance entrepreneur, he already knew building a successful company of this nature would take hard work. “I grew up in a family that understood the value of working hard. Showing up was not enough. Because I learned to work hard, I embraced the concept of sweat equity in accomplishing career and life objectives,” he said. He also believes in contributing to the community in a big way. Jimenez is heavily involved in three organizations — Fanatical Change Foundation, which assists families with the financial impact of a tragedy; International Resource Group, an organization supporting business endeavors both domestically and internationally, which Jimenez founded; and Youth Aid, an

Education: Bachelor’s from University of Houston Downtown Boards & Affiliations: Fanatical Change Foundation

antibullying organization for children, teens, parents, educators and concerned citizens in Texas. “I am proud to have Jason Jimenez as one of our volunteers. He has tirelessly helped raise thousands of dollars through our major fundraising events and could always be relied upon for assistance with event organization and obtaining in-kind contributions,” said Steven Kaufman, co-founder and president of Fanatical Change Foundation.

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40 UNDER 40 MICHAEL LOWE CEO, OrthoAccel Technologies Inc.

JOSHUA NEWCOMER Attorney, McKool Smith PC

ARIEL SZTERN President, TISA Software LLC

VICTORIA BRYANT President, Ambassadors Caregivers

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Joshua Newcomer

39, President TISA Software LLC

t 39, Ariel Sztern already has 20 years of experience, including coming to the U.S. and starting his business over from scratch. Sztern began his career in 1995 and, after two years working for Lear Corp., he was named IT manager when he was just 20 years old. Sztern’s company, TISA Software LLC, specializes in creating custom mobile and Web applications for the oil and gas industry. TISA opened its first U.S. location in Katy in November 2011. “Ariel and his team honored Greater Houston Partnership by acting as ambassadors in many of the GHP events, giving always the best. As the president of TISA Software, he’s always involved in every step, making sure everything goes in the right way, providing ethics, respect and responsibility,” said Javier Jativa, director, Americas, Greater Houston Partnership. He believes it is very important to

Education: Universidad de Palermo Boards & Affiliations: Texas Argentine Chamber of Commerce

give back to the community. Sztern has been able to use his technological talents to create BeenMissing, which is a suite of apps used by the Harris County Sheriff’s Office to assist in missing person cases. Sztern also created an internal program at his business called Social Development, which is used to donate 10 percent of the company’s contracts in software services to nonprofit organizations in the name of its customers.

35, Attorney McKool Smith PC

rom the first time he chaired a jury trial, Joshua Newcomer’s passion to be a trial lawyer soared. Now, Newcomer, 35, is an attorney at the commercial litigation firm McKool Smith PC, defending high-profile clients like Houston-based Apache Corp.; San Ramon, California-based Chevron Corp.; and even the government of Antigua and Barbuda. “Quite simply, Mr. Newcomer is the best young lawyer with whom I have ever worked, and if I expand the universe to include middle-aged lawyers and even old lawyers like me, I would rate Mr. Newcomer among the top three,” said Tom Bayko, principal at McKool Smith. But Newcomer doesn’t just litigate for those who can pay top dollar. He takes pride in his pro bono legal work for Freedom Now, a nonprofit that works to free prisoners of conscience, meaning those incarcerated for their beliefs, sexual orientation, ethnicity, color, national origin and more. Recently, he

Education: Bachelor’s from University of Pennsylvania, J.D. from Temple University Boards & Affiliations: Artadia Houston Council, Menil Contemporaries, Freedom Now

successfully freed two prisoners from Belarus through his work with the United Nations. “The most rewarding part of my career is my pro bono work with Freedom Now,” Newcomer said.

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39, President Ambassadors Caregivers

ictoria Ai Linh Bryant knows a thing or two about pressing forward against the odds. Bryant explained that she comes from a long line of caregivers, which is what inspired her to start her own business in 2003. Ambassadors Caregivers is a nonprofit aimed at promoting wellness and independence for seniors. She went on her first medical missionary trip to Vietnam in 1997 as a student after receiving permission from the State Board of Pharmacy to complete an externship outside of the country. In 2011, Bryant was named the first female president of the Vietnamese American Chamber of Commerce of Houston. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Under her leadership, the chamber has grown both in membership and program content. It is now widely viewed as a go-to organization on issues affecting the Vietnamese community,â&#x20AC;? said Gordon Quan, co-chairman of FosterQuan LLP. The success of her business and the encouragement sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s seen it provide families is something she

Education: Doctor of Pharmacy from University of Houston Boards & Affiliations: Voice to the Nations Foundation, Vietnamese American Chamber of Commerce

wants to see continue in the future. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My professional goals are to continue to invest in business real estate so that through my success, I can set an example, to find new ways to make this world a better place to volunteer and lead organizations, and to have fun doing it,â&#x20AC;? Bryant said.

40, CEO OrthoAccel Technologies Inc.

ichael Lowe, CEO of OrthoAccel Technologies Inc., has been working diligently to get in front of the adult braces market by offering a reenvisioned orthodontics experience. This year, he completed a new equityfinancing campaign totaling $5 million. Combined with a $4 million debt facility secured in the fourth quarter of last year, the privately held company has $9 million to continue its growth. Loweâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s track record of successfully raising venture capital and the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s continued growth has landed him on the 2014 Houston Business Journalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 40 under 40. Recently, the company launched its AcceleDent system, a product designed to decrease the time a person needs to wear orthodontic braces. One of its products is the AcceleDent Aura, which resembles a retainer that pulses, helping teeth shift quicker into place, thus reducing the time spent wearing braces. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have known Mike since 2007, and his drive, professionalism, leadership skills and business aptitude have enabled OrthoAccel to become a leader in the industry. The company is a shining example of how Houston can become

Education: Bachelorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s from Louisiana State University, MBA from Rice University Boards & Affiliations: Girl Scouts, Innovation Norway, Genesys Works home to the most promising technology startups in the life sciences and health care industries, as a result of his strong management skills,â&#x20AC;? said Brad Burke, managing director of Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship. Although he has learned invaluable professional lessons, like work-life balance and effectively focusing, he has discovered a couple things about himself, too. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I learned that it is difficult to focus when you serve two masters. â&#x20AC;Ś And most importantly, I learned that making a lot of money should never be at the top of the list of reasons you do anything,â&#x20AC;? Lowe said.

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40 UNDER 40 AIMEE WOODALL President, The Black Sheep Agency

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37, President The Black Sheep Agency

tarting your own business is a gamble under even the best economic circumstances. But Aimee Woodall started her business — a public relations agency called The Black Sheep Agency — in 2009 amid the economic chaos of the recession. Woodall did not shy away from risk then, and she does not shy away from it now. This year she took a risk when she began to shift her successful agency to one that covers a very specific market. “Aimee is so passionate about creating and fostering change in her community ... she was able to recently transition Black Sheep to serving exclusively nonprofits, social enterprises and for-profit companies with corporate social responsibility programs at the forefront of their brand

— something never before done in Houston,” said Laura Spanjian, director of sustainability for the city of Houston, Office of the Mayor. The decision to transition her agency into specifically serving these types of companies speaks to Woodall’s commitment to serving the community. This year she has volunteered in some capacity with 19 organizations, including Theatre Under the Stars, The Houston Food Bank, Dress for Success and Houston Area Women’s Center. Woodall is also investing in a 5,000-square-foot building to start a nonprofit and social enterprise accelerator in the Heights. It will be aimed at those who are working for civic good and need space, resources and mentorship to grow.

Education: Bachelor’s from University of Texas at Austin Boards & Affiliations: Houston Interactive Marketing Association, Tuts, Houston TEDx Conference, Houston Arts Alliance

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Ruby Powers

37, CEO Xcution

ane Henry is not the typical CEO. She’ll get down in the dirt in her orange Converse to help her employees out. “I am not a CEO who kicks her heels up. I am a CEO who pounds the pavement, crawls through weeds and opens my calendar for the whole organization to see and book time with me if they need to,” Henry said. A former project manager at Enron, Henry leads the charge at Xcution, which is a consulting company specializing in implementing change. “It is rare that someone has both strong intellect and high emotional intelligence. Jane has that. It is uncommon that I meet business owners being reliably responsive with effective communications. … Jane does that,” said William Mack, owner of Vistage International, W.G. Mack Consulting LLC. Xcution has been one of the fastestgrowing companies in Houston, landing on the Houston Business Journal’s Fast 100 in 2011, 2013 and 2014. This year, the company was ranked No. 10 with revenue growth of

Education: Bachelor’s from University of Arkansas Boards & Affiliations: Women’s Business Enterprise Alliance

over 300 percent. Henry is shooting for more rapid growth and hopes to expand from two to 50 employees. However, she won’t sacrifice quality as her company grows. Hiring is an eight-stage interview and six-month onboarding process at Xcution. “I have learned that no matter the demand of our clients, we must follow our processes to ensure better quality delivery in the long haul,” Henry said.

33, Founder and managing attorney Law Office of Ruby L. Powers PC

t a time when small and large businesses alike were closing their doors due to the recession, Ruby Powers, a fresh law school graduate, was unfazed by the economic chaos around her. In 2009, she went to work for herself and founded an immigration law firm, just a year after receiving her JD. Over the next five years, her mother passed away, she had two children, moved to Dubai and back with her husband and passed a board exam to officially be certified in immigration and nationality law. “Even with an 11-hour difference between my Houston and Dubai locations, a toddler and a second baby on the way, I was able to manage my firm, growing it from one part-time assistant to four full-time employees, kept current clients happy and gained many more,” Powers said. To continue to grow her practice, Powers leveraged technology and learned how to operate her business remotely during her 14-month stay in Dubai between 2012 and 2013. “I have had the pleasure of knowing Ruby for several years now and am

Education: Bachelor’s from University of Texas at Austin, J.D. from University of North Carolina Boards & Affiliations: Catholic Charities Immigration Services, YMCA Immigration Legal Services

impressed by how quickly she has established her firm. … Ruby has a calm demeanor with a wealth of knowledge to help her clients with even the most complex circumstances,” said Velia Rosas, owner of Law Office of Velia Rosasa PLLC. Powers is also involved in the Houston legal community, doing pro bono work and giving speeches on things like immigration law, marketing for small practices and using technology to manage work. She hopes to build her practice up to a self-sustaining level so that she can pursue other interests, including a possible political career.

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40 UNDER 40 CHAD MICHAEL Managing director of investment banking, Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co.

CELINA JOACHIM Partner, Baker & McKenzie LLP

CHARLES LUSK Founder and CEO, Onsite Dental Solutions

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37, Managing director, investment banking

Celina Joachim

Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co.

fter almost a decade as a vice president of energy investment banking at JPMorgan Securities Inc., Chad Michael made a jump and traded his cushy job for a chance to grow a startup from the ground up. Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co., a financial services firm aimed at the energy industry, deals with three lines of business: investment banking; asset management; and securities research, sales and trading. The company was founded in 2007, just a year before the recession. Michael, 37, joined the company on Day One as the managing director of investment banking. “We were growing a new company in the teeth of the 2008 financial crisis. In order to attract the talented individuals we needed, we relied on communicating the clear long-term vision of the company and illustrating how each new hire could make a direct impact,” Michael said. “We were fortunate to persuade a fantastic team to join us along the way.” Now, the company has grown from a

Education: Bachelor’s from Rice University Boards & Affiliations: West University Elementary School, Alexis De Tocqueville Society of the United Way

small group of people operating out of a personal residence to an approximately 175-person operation in downtown. Michael directly oversees 15 people. “Of the dozens of investment bankers and advisors that I have personally worked with, Chad stands out as the most thoughtful and insightful of an impressive group,” said Russell Porter, president and CEO of Gastar Exploration Inc.

39, Partner Baker & McKenzie LLP

eing the first person in her family to graduate from college was a challenge at every step, but Celina Joachim has moved far beyond those days. She is now a partner at Baker & McKenzie LLP as a labor and employment law practitioner. “I’ve worked with many fine lawyers, but few can match Celina’s commitment to the community and our clients. Celina has served in multiple roles in our Houston office, while also building a robust employment law practice,” Richard Hammett, partner Baker & McKenzie LLP. In fact, Joachim serves on the firm’s pro bono committee and has also become involved with other organizations that offer pro bono legal services to the community, namely the Tahirih Justice Center. While at the Tahirih Justice Center, Joachim worked on immigration cases for victims of sex-based abuse, seeking asylum for women and children.

Education: Bachelor’s from University of Texas at Austin, J.D. from University of Houston Boards & Affiliations: Baker McKenzie’s Pro Bono Committee, Tahirih Justice Center

Between her work at Baker & McKenzie and her pro bono work in the community, she still finds time for her husband and two kids. As a working mother, work-life balance is critical. “Early on in my career, I had a tendency to want to get involved in what felt like a billion extracurricular activities … I have learned that it is better to prioritize your time, commit to fewer things but more fully commit,” Joachim said.

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Charles Lusk

Onsite Dental Solutions

harles Lusk left his job at Goldman, Sachs & Co. to found a business in an industry that hadn’t existed before: turnkey dental suites for major corporate campuses. Lusk did his homework and saw a need, so he rolled up his sleeves and got busy creating what is now called Onsite Dental Solutions. Though at 35 he’s a husband and a father of two kids, he took on significant financial risk to start the business. He went without a paycheck and benefits to see his vision of “creating value” come to life. “While in school, the most coveted jobs were those defined by the ability to add value to an existing value-producing entity,” Lusk said. “However, I was driven by the ability to put my hands in the clay and create something that had never been done before.” Almost three years later, the company has contracts on both the East and West coasts. As a founder of a startup, Lusk

2014 40 UNDER 40 HONORABLE MENTIONS The overwhelming number of impressive finalists for Houston Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 Class of 2014 prompted the Houston Business Journal to create a new award category — Honorable Mention. This category, which represents the top 25 percent of the over 400 applications submitted, highlights the talented individuals who, while they did not make the 40 Under 40 class this year, left a lasting impression on the judges.

35, Founder and CEO

Education: Bachelor’s from University of North Carolina, J.D. from University of North Carolina, MBA from Rice University Boards & Affiliations: The Center for Persons with Mental Disabilities, As Our Own, Redeemed Girl, Bayou City Fellowship went through challenges, especially trying to navigate uncharted territory. He made two mistakes early on: hiring too quickly and not hiring to fit. “I realize now how important it is to recruit talent that aligns with the nature and stage of your company. … Today I press in on what makes someone tick beyond showing up to work,” Lusk said. Today, Onsite Dental Solutions has grown to 32 employees.

R Richard Anthony Baker, assistant vice chancellor and assistant vice president for Equal Opportunity Services, University of Houston System R Leo Bobadilla, COO, HISD R Krista Bourne, President of the Houston/Gulf Coast region, Verizon Wireless R Lauren Brown, tax managing director, KPMG LLC R Stacey Burke, attorney and owner, Stacey E. Burke PC R Swetanshu Chaudhari, plastic surgeon, SunCoast Plastic Surgery PLCC, Divinity R Lauren Levicki Courville, vice president, Dress for Success Houston R Collin Cox, partner, Yetter Coleman LLP R Saqib Dhanani, CEO and founding partner, Paradigm Partners R Jonathan Dison, managing partner of OilCM Consulting, and co-founder and CEO of BenchWatch R Jeff Dobbs, partner, Mayer Brown LLP R Eric Donaldson, president, Hot Shot Delivery Inc. R Jennifer Martinez Emerson, global supportability manager, Shell Oil Co. R Josephine Firat, owner of UZO Umbrellas, and program director of Houston Community College Young Entrepreneurs Academy

Omar Afra

R Emma Flack, organizational change management lead, Mergers & Acquisitions, Halliburton

36, Publisher

R David V. Flores, president and CEO, Flores Capital

Free Press Houston

f there’s one person who has changed the game for Houston’s music scene in recent memory, it is Omar Afra. Afra is the owner of the local, monthly arts publication, Free Press Houston, but he is also the founder and co-organizer of the popular, Free Press Summer Fest, which has brought bands like Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, The Flaming Lips, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis and the Postal Service to Houston. Though Afra has a full plate and a track record of success, he still faces challenges like other small businesses. “The biggest challenge I’ve faced … is under-capitalization. There seems to be an endless supply of cool ideas and talented people. I am lucky enough to have multiple businesses to subsidize new projects,” Afra said. The 36-year-old immigrated to Houston from Beirut, Lebanon, when he was 2. Watching his father, an engineer, go through the oil bust in the ’80s pushed him and his two siblings to have a fiery, entrepreneurial spirit, he said. Though both the festival and the newspaper keep him busy, Afra still

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Education: Bachelor’s from University of Houston Boards & Affiliations: Houston Palestine Film Festival, Greater Houston Entertainment Coalition, Young Texans with Cancer

R Danny Gavin, vice president and director of marketing, Brian Gavin Diamonds R Gregory Griffin, director of marketing and business development, Hughes Watters Askanase LLP R Sarah Nicole Groen, vice president of strategic marketing, MicroSeismic Inc. R Luis Guerra, district manager, Wells Fargo & Co. R E. Anna Ha, partner, Sidley Austin LLP R John Hannigan, co-founder, Innovate LLC

finds time to operate the historic live music venue Fitzgerald’s in the Heights. He also opened Lowbrow, a restaurant in Montrose, last fall with a menu by consulting chef Matt Marcus (see page 15) of the Eatsie Boys. Recenty, Afra sold his majority ownership of his restaurant, Lowbrow, to Gary Mosley, the man behind Creek Group bars and restaurants. “My current inner narrative is to not spread myself thin like the Roman Empire but, rather, be a mobile and nimble plundering force like the Mongols,” Afra said.

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Boxer Property Management Corp. R Kathryn Karam, president, Law office of Kathryn N. Karam PC R Michael Keegan, vice president, NAI Houston R Shishir Khetan, managing director, Stout Risius Ross Inc. R Shannon Kinney, senior counsel — SEC and assistant corporate secretary, ConocoPhillips R Ryan Knape, director, Scotiabank R Ryan Leach, executive director of the Downtown Redevelopment Authority, and general counsel for Central Houston Inc. R Steve Leeper, president, Matchstick R John Leggett, founder and CEO of On Point Custom Homes, and managing partner of Frontier Title R Twila Lindblade, executive director, Galveston County Food Bank R Ernesto Lopez, counseling services program director, Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston R Will S. Matthews, economic development manager, Neighborhood Centers Inc. R Ryan McGrath, partner and COO, Asset Plus Companies R Recie Medlock, vice president of operations, Petrus Group R Regan Miller, managing director, Wortham LLC R Stephen Morgan, vice president — Business Development, TransTex Hunter LLC (subsidiary of Magnum Hunter Resources Corp.) R Greg Nelson, senior vice president, Bank of America Merrill Lynch R Tom Nguyen, executive vice president of land and general counsel, Pintail Oil and Gas LLC R Ashley Northrup, president and COO, QED Energy Associates R Alfred Park, vice president, Goldman Sachs and Co. R Cody Peterson, of counsel, Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz PC R Jirmar Proctor, founder and president, Escutcheon Entertainment LLC dba Houston Margarita Festival and Humble Margarita Festival R Mike Raymond, founder, Reserve 101 R Jeff Reichman, founder and principal, January Advisors R Joshua Sanders, policy director, Hall Attorneys R Shreela Sharma, associate professor, University of Texas School of Public Health R Lona Shipp, marketing manager, The Howard Hughes Corp. R Jeremy W. Stovall, vice president, Brookstone LP R Tristen Sutton, State Farm Agency owner, Tristen Sutton State Farm Agency

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R Deepak Thadhani, president and CEO, Cram Crew

R Regay Hildreth, founder and CEO, RMH Marketing & Media LLC

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R Shane Hildreth, vice president, Southwest Regional Sales, IMG College

R Zameer Upadhya, co-founder and managing director, Concert Wealth Management and My Harvest Field Insurance Advisors

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R Brooke Vallaire, founder and fashion designer, Vallaire’s R Molly Waits, director of air service development, Houston Airport System R Cameron Waldner, CEO, Volunteer Houston R Robert Whitman, CEO, Forward Science Technologies LLC R Chris Williams, chef and owner, Licille’s and Scrappy Browns R Charles Willis, president and co-founder, Pinot’s Palette R Jonathan Zadok, principal, Zadok Jewelers R Jason Zepp, division vice president, Waste Connections of Texas LLC

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40 UNDER 40 CHRISTOPHER MCCORD Managing director and co-owner, Healthcare Growth Partners

JASON KAMINSKY ANGELA STURM

CEO & Founder, WorthIt.co

Facial plastic surgeon, Facial Plastic Surgery Associates

BRANDON HAYES CEO, DrillChem Drilling Solutions LLC

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Brandon Hayes

Jason Kaminsky

31, CEO DrillChem

Don’t be fooled by the suit. Brandon Hayes is just as comfortable working in the dirt. Hayes is the CEO of DrillChem Drilling Solutions LLC, where he spent his youth toiling outdoors and in the warehouse during the summer as a high schooler. After studying chemical engineering, he launched his professional career at the company. He was named CEO in 2011, before his 30th birthday. “I’ve never asked someone to do a job that I haven’t done, and I’ve done every single job there is to do at DrillChem,” Hayes said. “Brandon has always been an effective leader, with the ability to focus on the bigger picture while staying connected to the details. He sees the potential and value in everyone around him and works with their strengths to help them succeed,” said John Buck, president of Emerus Holdings Inc., a fellow member of the C12 Group. But authority brings responsibility, and Hayes has faced challenges guiding the company as a young CEO. The company

Education: Bachelor’s from University of Louisiana Lafayette Boards & Affiliations: C12 Group, American Association of Drilling Engineers, American Petroleum Institute, Society of Petroleum Engineers decided to divest a product line that was successful and even hand it off to a competitor because customers were dictating the service offering, distracting the company from its core competencies. “I realized how important it truly is to decide what your company does well and hold all opportunities to that caliber,” Hayes said. “If it doesn’t fit within the business model, it’s most likely not the best fit for the company.” Conroe-based DrillChem was founded in 2000 and offers oilfield service consulting.

33, CEO and Founder WorthIt.co

or years, Jason Kaminsky worked with companies like Merrill Lynch and Ascendant Advisors to advise wealthy families on how to manage their finances and save money. But two years ago, he had a vision of helping everyday people save money, and today, that idea is called WorthIt.Co. The company and app helps consumers scour the Internet for the best prices for goods. “One of the very first people to use WorthIt.co emailed me to let me know that they had just saved over $1,500 on a new TV. … My vision has always been about our members saving money. At that moment, my vision was now a reality; it was tangible as opposed to just as idea,” Kaminsky said. Now, Kaminsky, 33, is looking to grow his employee base to continue the company’s growth. He recently hired Chris MacNaughton as CTO and will be looking for other hires to take the company international. Kaminsky didn’t have a strong technical background before he started his company. But that didn’t stop him. He reached out to leaders in Houston’s startup community for

Education: Bachelor’s from University of Texas at Austin Boards & Affiliations: AOK Foundation, CancerForward, The Alzheimer’s Association, Trees for Houston

advice. Now, WorthIt.co serves over 25,000 online shoppers, Kaminsky said. In 2014, he was named one of Houston’s entrepreneurs to watch by Houston Business Journal. “I have worked with Jason over the last several years as he has taken the grain of an idea and built a consumer Web and mobile business here in Houston from scratch. Most people say Houston is not the market for that and that he could only do that in Silicon Valley or Austin. Jason has proven them wrong by building WorthIt,” said Travis Crabtree, member of Gray Reed & McGraw PC.

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Chris McCord

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36, Managing director and co-owner

Angela Sturm

Healthcare Growth Partners

hen Christopher McCord graduated from business school, he had a choice to make: Accept the offer of a stable job that was waiting for him, or strike out and start his own business. McCord decided to take the risk and, with a Chicago-based partner, started an investment bank — Healthcare Growth Partners — which they have grown to over $7 million in revenue. They have closed 60 transactions representing over $1 billion in value. McCord explained that the U.S. spends more on health care per capita but endures some of the worst rates of chronic disease in the world. He attributes this to a lack of ability to measure certain information, such as the cost and quality of care. However, McCord aims to change that. “I want to put Houston at the forefront of health informatics by introducing the financial capital and strategic resources that are required toward that end. I intend to continue advising and investing health informatics businesses …, cultivating an ecosystem that aims to solve the structural dysfunction of health care with a focus on Houston-based opportunities,” McCord said.

Education: Bachelor’s from Vanderbilt University, MBA from Northwestern University Boards & Affiliations: UT Health School of Biomedical Informatics board of advisors, UT Health Development Board

McCord is also the youngest board member on the University of Texas Health Development Board. “Chris has served with distinction on the advisory council of The UT Health School of Biomedical Informatics for five years ... . He has helped our new dean and development director rebuild SBMI after a challenging transitional period in the school’s evolution,” said Giuseppe Colasurdo, president of the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

34, Facial plastic surgeon Facial Plastic Surgery Associates

acial plastic surgery has somewhat of a stigma in mainstream American culture. But Houston surgeon Angela Sturm is looking to change that. “I grew up in a farming family in West Texas, where plastic surgery was something that was whispered about, and not in a positive way,” Sturm said. Sturm works with a variety of clients at Facial Plastic Surgery Associates, but one group in particular is victims of domestic violence. She has worked with The Face Foundation for two years, providing surgical care to low-income survivors — adults and children — of domestic violence who need restorative or reconstructive facial plastic surgery. “The most rewarding part of my career is witnessing the transformation of a person’s selfconfidence,” Sturm said. “Through facial rejuvenation procedures, like changing a person’s nose or giving them back their beautiful jaw line, I help boost their confidence and empower them to achieve their own personal goals, which reflects their inner beauty as well.” Sturm was chief of staff of the Houston Hospital for Specialized Surgery between 2012 and 2013.

Education: Bachelor’s from Texas A&M University, M.D. from Baylor College of Medicine Boards & Affiliations: Leadership Houston, D-tag Tattoo Removal Program, Trees of Hope, My Legacy, Aid to Victims of Domestic Abuse, The Face Foundation, Citizens for Animal Protection, HLSR

“Dr. Sturm was one of our most outstanding fellows. Because of the skill, compassion and determination I saw in her, I had no hesitation in asking her to join the practice,” said Russell Kridel, clinical professor and director at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

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he words “Texas Wide Open for Business” can be heard reverberating throughout the state as Texas continues to attract more businesses from other parts of the country and the world. Whether relocating their corporate headquarters or expanding into the Texas market, the Lone Star State has much to oﬀer. In looking at the four largest Texas regions — Houston, Dallas, San Antonio and Austin — each has its own unique features and economic drivers, while all share common threads that make Texas appealing for businesses. Some of the key drivers are: business friendly environment, quality of life, availability of a skilled talent pool, low cost of living, low tax burden, the absence of a state income tax, a strong diverse economy, and a central location with easy international access.

HOUSTON

There is a simple answer for why businesses are moving to Texas, said Andy Icken, chief development oﬃcer of the city of Houston. “We have rightfully gained a reputation for the regulatory environment we have as business friendly, and the workforce here is capable of taking on the various kinds of job-training issues. In Houston, we’ve had an increased emphasis on the quality of life.” Companies are aggressively focused on retaining and attracting a highly skilled workforce, he said, and are looking for locations that recognize the importance of qualify of life in a business environment. Icken works closely with Bob Harvey, president and CEO of Greater Houston Partnership, on business recruitment eﬀorts in Houston. One of the biggest attractions of com-

panies to Houston is its skilled labor. Harvey said the workforce runs includes all types of professionals, including a very high concentration of engineers, second only to Silicon Valley in terms of per capita engineers. Other attraction and retention factors include having a strong ﬁnancial depth, great job market and an economy that is almost recession-proof. Houston, as well as Dallas and San Antonio, also boast a comparatively low cost of living. In fact, Houston has the third-lowest cost of living among the nation’s 20 most populous metropolitan areas, according

to The Council for Community and Economic Research Cost of Living Index for the second quarter of 2014. Houston’s housing costs are 34 percent below the average. Harvey said Houston continues to enhance its position as the Energy Capital of the World, which continues to attract oil and gas companies. “Increasingly, the phrase ‘Energy Capital of the World’ is taking on a pretty speciﬁc meaning, which is that this is the place where global energy decisions, global energy activity, technology and dealmaking happens.”

DALLAS

Meanwhile, Dallas’ attraction has a lot to do with the city’s geographic centrality and its international airport, which is an important asset for the region, said Karl Zavitkovsky, director of Dallas Economic Development. Like Houston, Zavitkovsky said the business-friendly environment, low cost of living, median home prices and lower tax burdens are all important factors in the Dallas area. With no corporate income tax and no individual income tax, Texas has one of the lowest tax burdens in the country.

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AUSTIN This is important for both attraction and retention. “We will look at retention the same way as we’ll look at new business recruitment and do a cost benefit analysis, and if it makes sense, we offer incentives for them to stay as long as we feel like it’s going to be financial productive for us to do that,” he said. The Dallas region has attracted a lot of service-related companies, technology companies, financial services and health care companies, he said, adding that growth has been consistent for several decades. “Over the last 50 years, we’ve been adding 1 million people about every 10 years, and that’s been consistent, and we’ve also had very consistent job growth over that time.”

SAN ANTONIO

“When you look at what corporate America is interested in right now, it is operating from lower cost areas where they have a positive business climate and close proximity to growing markets.” That’s Mario Hernandez’s take. The president of the San Antonio Economic Development Foundation also noted that the city’s proximity to Mexico is very valuable to companies, because it allows them to serve U.S. markets, as well as markets to the south. Like Houston, San Antonio is also seeing growth in

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Site Selection magazine named Texas the winner of its Governor’s Cup award for announcing the most new and expanded corporate facilities in 2013. Texas also won the Governor’s Cup in 2004, 2005, 2010 and 2012. “States are the laboratories of innovation, and Texas continues to be a beacon of opportunity for job creators and entrepreneurs,” Gov. Rick Perry said at the time of the announcement in March. “Over the past 12 years, we’ve built a strong foundation for the future of this state with our low taxes, smart regulation, fair courts and skilled workers. Companies nationally and internationally know that Texas works, and is the best place to live, work, raise a family and own a business.” Site Selection Editor-in-Chief Mark Arend says the states that appear at the top of the ranking have location attributes that are most in demand by corporate site selectors. “Areas compete aggressively for capital investment, and Texas’ latest ﬁrst-place Governor’s Cup ﬁnish is evidence of a highly successful economic development strategy,” Arend said. Last year, the magazine ranked Texas No. 1 as the most competitive state, partly due to its businessfriendly tax climate. Here are the states in the running for Site Selection’s Governor’s Cup. A qualifying project had to have capital investment of at least $1 million, create 50 or more jobs or have 20,000 square feet or more of new construction.

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 5 the oil and gas industry, which Hernandez attributes to the Eagle Ford Shale formation just to the south of the city. San Antonio is also seeing a lot of growth on the renewable energy side. “It’s very hard to ﬁnd a solar manufacturing operation being built right now in the U.S., and we have one right here that’s attracted other companies in the supply chain for renewable energy,” he said. Technology is another notable growth industry for San Antonio, with the construction of data centers and within the niche industry of information security. “We have over 80 companies that specialize in information security, which is obviously a key concern for corporate America. That is one of our strengths here, because this has long been the home of information security for the military,” said Hernandez.

AUSTIN

In Austin, quality of life is also an important attraction, and having an environment that promotes creativity, the arts and technology, all of which tend to attract a younger group of people, is what this city does best. There are also collaborative partnerships between Austin’s Economic Development Department, the governor’s oﬃce and the city’s ﬁve chambers of commerce, said Kevin Johns, director of economic growth and redevelopment

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services. They work together on company recruitment efforts into the area. “The way to keep businesses here is to do a full court press to make sure that they’re happy with the environment, with the taxes, with the permitting, with the culture and with the arts and small businesses that support them,” said Johns. He added that the governor’s office has contributed close to $170 million into the Austin economy and into the recruitment and retention of some of the key companies there. Austin appreciates small business, he added, and offers a family business loan

program that provides a 1.5 percent loan to family businesses to help them prosper. “Our strategy as a department is to continue to create transformative opportunities for the companies and to strengthen our existing collaborative partnerships with the chambers of commerce and our diﬀerent partners and, by doing that, to maximize the societal impact that we have by taking the economy and all the good things that are happening here and making sure that it’s invested in infrastructure, parks and in art and culture so that the companies and people want to come here without an incentive.”

Texas No. 1 in location desirability for job seekers Texas ranks No. 1 in location desirability for job seekers and is also the top destination in the U.S. for oil and mining jobrelated searches, a recent report shows. Location desirability rankings are based on the total number of external job searchers. The more external searches a state has, the higher it appears in the desirability rankings. Rankings are based on a normalized scale with Texas equal to 100. The Lone Star State also had the highest total number of searchers from outside the state. Data gathered by Indeed.com’s research institute shows that people in California, Florida, Illinois, New York and Louisiana are all actively looking for jobs in Texas, with people in California and New York searching the most.

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WHETHER UP, DOWN OR IN BETWEEN By Thomas Tunstall

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All the recent oil and gas activity in Texas beneﬁts residents in ways other states can only imagine. While the more obvious impacts may be the direct production of oil and gas, the economic impact to Texas (and corresponding job impact) extends much farther. MOVING UPSTREAM In 2012, UTSA’s Institute for Economic Development estimated that $22 billion in economic output came from drilling and completion alone in the Eagle Ford, supporting more than 46,000 full-time jobs. Not surprisingly, as an oil-and-gas state, Texas maintains a large supply of workers familiar with drilling and extraction operations. The economic impacts of upstream activities are invariably associated with where the oil and gas is located, whether they be in Texas, Pennsylvania or Saudi Arabia. But part of this beneﬁt relies on

the assumption that the local workforce in any given area has the requisite skill sets. Otherwise workers have to be imported, at least for a period of time. In fact, this is exactly what is happening in parts of the Eagle Ford. Even now, there is so much activity that the existing South Texas workforce simply cannot supply all of industry’s needs. However that situation is steadily changing for the better. From the University of Texas at San Antonio and Alamo Colleges to Coastal Bend College, Victoria College, Texas A&M International University and many others, two- and four-year colleges across South Texas are developing programs to train new workers. RUNNING MIDSTREAM Midstream activity, which includes essentially all of the transportation and storage mechanisms, is one way the economic impact to Texas is amplified, regardless of where production takes place. This includes not only pipelines, but rail and truck transport as well. Midstream also includes storage facilities. In Cushing, Oklahoma, for example, there is still inadequate pipeline capacity to move all of the oil coming from the Bakken field in North Dakota to refineries

along the Gulf Coast. Fortunately, Cushing has extensive storage facilities which are now brimming with North Dakota oil — at least until it can be moved out. The Port of Corpus Christi also has substantial storage facilities, which are used to hold Eagle Ford and Permian oil until either the Gulf refineries are ready to process it, or until it can be shipped by barge to Houston or other places where refineries have available capacity. In the Eagle Ford, midstream development produced about $2.4 billion in economic output supporting nearly 17,000 full-time jobs in 2012. GOING DOWNSTREAM Texas has some of the most comprehensive refining capabilities in the world. The U.S., for example, now exports more refined products than it has since 1949 — in large measure because of the significant recent production here. And because of the availability of lowcost natural gas and extensive port facilities, locations along the Gulf Coast such as Corpus Christi and Houston are seeing many large-scale projects either underway or in the planning stages. Reports suggest that along the coast (stretching into Louisiana), nearly $100

billion in new projects are slated — a direct result of the resurgence in energy activity associated with unconventional extraction techniques. So, Texas benefits not only from recent discoveries in South and West Texas, but also from the Barnett in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, the Haynesville in East Texas and Northern Louisiana, and the Bakken in North Dakota, literally anywhere in the U.S. and beyond. If the Keystone XL pipeline receives approval, Texas will benefit from that oil production also, since many of the refineries along the Gulf Coast have been designed to accommodate the heavier crude from Canada. In short, Texas benefits economically from all aspects of oil and gas production. From upstream exploration and production activities, to midstream storage and transport, to refining, processing and manufacturing opportunities, the impact reaches across the state. Thomas Tunstall, Ph.D., is research director for the University of Texas at San Antonio’s Institute for Economic Development.

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Where the greatest numbers of African American womenowned firms.

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The two states seeing the fastest growth in the number of African American women-owned firms are Georgia with 430% and Texas up 376%.

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HOUSTON, DALLAS AMONG TOP FOR HIGH NET-WORTH INDIVIDUALS The numbers of uber wealthy are growing quickly in Houston and Dallas, which ranked among the top 12 U.S. metros for number of high-net-worth individuals. HNWIs are defined as those with at least $1 million in assets outside of their primary residence, collectibles, consumables and consumer durables. Houston saw 18 percent growth in number of highnet-worth individuals (HNWIs) between 2012 and 2013, ranking second among the 12 largest metropolitan statistical areas. Dallas ranked No. 1 with 20 percent, and the U.S. average was 16.6 percent. As of 2013, 131,000 individuals in the Houston MSA had investable assets of $1 million dollars or more, excluding real estate holdings, and Dallas had 113,000 such individuals. Similarly, Houston ranked No. 2 for one-year growth in HNWI investable wealth, which increased by 21.7 percent to $496 billion, behind Dallasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 23.8 percent growth to $457 billion. Houston and Dallas also were among the four fastest-growing cities in both metrics for the five year period between 2008 and 2013, the report said. San Jose, California, and Washington, D.C., were the other two. SOURCE: WORLD WEALTH REPORT 2014, BY CAPGEMINI AND RBC WEALTH MANAGEMENT

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The number of billionaires living in Houston, ranking it No. 6 among U.S. cities

The number of billionaires living in Dallas, ranking it No. 5 among U.S. cities.

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PROGRAMS RANK AMONG TOP IN U.S. — AGAIN The Princeton Review and Entrepreneur magazine named ﬁve Houston schools among the top graduate and undergraduate entrepreneurship programs nationwide. The Cyvia and Melvyn Wolﬀ Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Houston C.T. Bauer College of Business took the No. 2 spot among undergraduate programs, and Rice University’s Jones Graduate School of Business has the No. 4 graduate entrepreneurship program. This is the eighth year that UH made the list, ranking No. 1 three times, No. 2 four times and No. 3 once during that time. This is also the sixth consecutive year that Rice ranked in the top 10, and it has held the No. 4 position for three years in a row. The Princeton Review surveyed more than 2,000 U.S. undergraduate and graduate programs and compiled the list for Entrepreneur magazine. SOURCE: WWW.BIZJOURNALS.COM

TOP GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS: Among the 25 graduate programs and 25 undergraduate programs listed, Texas schools ranked:

The Cyvia and Melvyn Wolff Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Houston C.T. Bauer College of Business — No. 2 undergraduate Baylor University, Waco — No. 3 undergraduate Texas Christian University, Fort Worth — No. 20 undergraduate Rice University’s Jones Graduate School of Business — No. 4 graduate The University of Texas at Austin — No. 8 graduate

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For the sixth straight year, the architecture program at the University of Texas at San Antonio ranks No. 1 in the nation for awarding degrees to Hispanic students. According to Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education’s annual Top 100 Colleges for Hispanics, UTSA is tops for architecture graduates and among the best in the country for mathematics, criminal justice, psychology and communication degrees. Overall, UTSA ranks No. 7 in the nation for the number of undergraduate and graduate degrees awarded to Hispanic students. This year, the university awarded 2,330 undergraduate and graduate degrees to Hispanic students representing 43 percent of the total graduating class. Each year, the Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education surveys the Top 100 predominantly Hispanic-serving four-year colleges and universities in the United States and Puerto Rico. It obtains the information for its rankings from the U.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics. Other UT System schools ranked among the top 100 are the University of Texas at El Paso (No. 4), the University of Texas-Pan American (No. 5), the University of Texas at Brownsville (No. 9) and the University of Texas at Austin (No. 13).

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BUSINESS CLIMATE Texas ranked as the state with the best business climate — for the sixth time in a row — on Development Counsellors International’s “Winning Strategies in Economic Development Marketing” survey. Site selection consultants who participated also ranked the Texas Governor’s Oﬃce of Economic Development the No. 2 “best in class” state-level economic development agency and the Greater Houston Partnership the No. 4 “best in class” regional economic development organization.

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DALLAS: By the numbers As of 2014, Dallas’s population is 1,207,202 people. Since 2000, it has had a population growth of 1.19%. The median home cost in Dallas is $201,700. Home appreciation the last year has been 11.1%.

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Compared to the rest of the country, Dallas’s cost of living is 6.30% higher than the U.S. average.

Dallas public schools spend $9,756 per student. (U.S. average is $12,435). There are about 15.6 students per teacher in Dallas. The unemployment rate in Dallas is 5.10% (U.S. avgerage is 6.30%). Recent job growth is Positive. Dallas jobs have increased by 3.43%.

SOURCE: WWW.BESTPLACES.NET

JUST THE FACTS Median resident age: Household Size Est. Household Income Median Home Price Homes Owned Home Appreciation Households Married Population Single Population College Education Commute Time

UNEMPLOYMENT 31.8 years 2.6 $58,431 $201,700 38.9% 11.1% 21.8% 43.8% 56.2% 33.4% 25 mins.

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BEST PLACE TO LIVE IN THE U.S. 1. McKinney, Texas Population: 140,864

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Census Region: South Houston

Median Family Income: $96,143 Median Home Price: $217,879 Average Property Taxes: $5,142 Projected Job Growth: 13.1% SOURCE: MONEY MAGAZINE

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HOUSTON: By the numbers As of 2014, Houston’s population is 2,107,449 people. Since 2000, it has had a population growth of 0.99%.

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The median home cost in Houston is $182,700. Home appreciation the last year has been 11.1%. Compared to the rest of the country, Houston’s cost of living is 1.80% lower than the U.S. average.

Houston public schools spend $10,596 per student. (U.S. average is $12,435). There are about 15.8 students per teacher in Houston. The unemployment rate in Houston is 4.70% (U.S. average is 6.30%). Recent job growth is Positive. Houston jobs have increased by 2.96%.

SOURCE: WWW.BESTPLACES.NET

JUST THE FACTS Median resident age Household Size Est. Household Income Median Home Price Homes Owned Home Appreciation Family Households Married Population Single Population College Education Commute Time

UNEMPLOYMENT 32.3 years 2.6 $58,952 $182,700 39.4% 11.1% 61.5% 45.9% 54.0% 29.6% 26 mins.

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The value of goods the Houston MSA shipped to other countries last year, the most of any city. Nearly one-third of these goods were refined petroleum and coal products.

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SAN ANTONIO: By the numbers As of 2014, San Antonio’s population is 1,335,287 people. Since 2000, it has had a population growth of 11.06%.

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The median home cost in San Antonio is $154,300. Home appreciation the last year has been 6.80%. Compared to the rest of the country, San Antonio’s cost of living is 7.70% lower than the U.S. average.

San Antonio public schools spend $10,488 per student. (U.S. average is $12,435) There are about 15.1 students per teacher in San Antonio. The unemployment rate in San Antonio is 4.30% (U.S. average is 6.30%). Recent job growth is Positive. San Antonio jobs have increased by 2.21%.

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JUST THE FACTS Median resident age: Household Size Est. Household Income Median Home Price Homes Owned Home Appreciation Family Households Married Population Single Population College Education Commute Time

UNEMPLOYMENT 32.7 years 2.7 $50,075 $154,300 51.2% 6.80% 66.3% 47.2% 52.8% 26.5% 23 mins.

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What are some of the notable business opportunities in your area? The Greater San Marcos region is the economic center of the Austin-San Antonio corridor, in large part thanks to our talent-development engines, available properties, affordability, and high quality of life. Texas State University is the fifth-largest public university in the state with an enrollment of more than 37,000 students. The Gary Job Corps Center, the nation’s largest center of its kind, offers extensive training in skilled and technical trades to address the needs of business employers. We have a strong infrastructure with close proximity to two international airports and our own regional airport, numerous international seaports, major east/ west interstates and the State Highway 130 toll road, which provide optimal logistical connectivity to our region’s key industries. Lastly, San Marcos is one of the most affordable cities in the nation and has a rich culture of its own in addition to its proximity to Austin and San Antonio.

What do you consider to be the greatest challenge to your growing city’s economy? When a region experiences growth, the key to success is properly managing that growth in a smart, sustainable, thoughtful manner. It is critical to protect the environment and resources that make a region so attractive in the first place. How has your city differentiated itself from the rest of the region? The diverse and talented workforce fed by Texas State University, Gary Job Corp, and San Marcos Academy differentiates San Marcos as the economic center of the corridor. Our regional airport and easy-access to East and West Texas makes San Marcos ideal for doing business. These attributes combined with our high quality of life have helped to identify San Marcos as the innovation and economic leader of the region. What has been the most notable economic event in your area recently? Since the beginning of the 2013 fiscal year

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on Oct. 1, 2012, the Greater San Marcos region has seen more than 550 new job announcements. In June 2014, the Greater San Marcos Partnership announced that Fashion Glass & Mirror LLC — a leader in fine craftsmanship of glass and mirrors for Texas — is expanding operations with a new manufacturing facility in Lockhart, Texas, creating 100 jobs for the area. The

Fashion Glass Central Texas location will be the anchor facility of the Centerpoint at Lockhart development at State Highway 142 and SH 130 providing superior transportation opportunities for the company.

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AUSTIN: By the numbers Austin public schools spend $11,995 per student. (U.S. average is $12,435). There are about 14.7 students per teacher in Austin.

As of 2014, Austin’s population is 799,939 people. Since 2000, it has had a population growth of 14.49%.

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The median home cost in Austin is $229,700. Home appreciation the last year has been 12.60%.

The unemployment rate in Austin is 3.50 % (U.S. average is 6.30%). Recent job growth is Positive. Austin jobs have increased by 2.82%.

Compared to the rest of the country, Austin’s cost of living is 6.50% higher than the U.S. average.

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UNEMPLOYMENT 31.1 years 2.4 $58,932 $229,700 41.4% 12.6% 51.9% 42.5% 57.5% 40.5% 23 mins.

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The University of Texas at Austin was named the 39th best university in the world and the 28th best university in the United States by the 2014 Academic Ranking of World Universities published by Shanghai’s Jiao Tong University’s Center for World-Class Universities. This marked the third time UT has been ranked by an international higher-education publication this year. UT was previously ranked No. 29 by Jeddah, Saudi Arabia-based Center for World University Rankings and No. 27 by United Kingdom-based Times Higher Education. The Center for World-Class Universities’ ranking noted UT’s reputation as a top science and technology school in particular, with the school earning the No. 5 ranking for its engineering pro-

grams, the No. 6 ranking for its computer science program, and high marks for its social science, chemistry, mathematics, business and natural science programs. UT was not the only Texas school to crack the Center for World-Class Universities’ ranking. Other Lone Star State universities earning a ranking included University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas at No. 46, Rice University in Houston at No. 82, and Texas A&M University in College Station at No. 98. The center ranked the universities by a number of criteria, including quality of education and faculty, research output, and per capita academic performance of an institution.

UT AMONG TOP SCHOOLS FOR HISPANIC STUDENTS The following programs ranked among the best in the nation for Hispanic students:

No. 1 No. 3 No. 5 No. 6 No. 8

Architecture: 63 Mathematics: 25 Criminal justice: 137 Psychology: 163 Communication: 103

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