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Houston developer sued after blind employee fired on first day
The EEOC alleges the company terminated the employee because of their disability.
coveringkaty.com
City adds 3.43 acres to Katy Court Planned Development District for commercial purposes
CITY OF KATY, Texas — The Katy City Council on Monday approved adding 3.43 acres to the Katy Court Planned Development District for commercial development, although the developer has not determined what businesses will eventually occupy the property. The property is near the intersection of Katy Hockley Cut-Off Road...
freightwaves.com
Kodiak taps IKEA to launch driverless freight on I-45
Kodiak AI will haul IKEA freight with no one in the cab later this year, the autonomous trucking company said Tuesday. IKEA Supply is the launch shipper for Kodiak’s driverless long-haul service, which starts on a 219-mile stretch of Interstate 45 in Texas. The driver-out leg runs primarily between...
POLLSTAR
Fort Bend Epicenter Names Ernesto ‘Chuly’ Diaz As Exclusive Booking Agent & Talent Buyer
The Ford Bend Epicenter, an 8,600-seat arena in Rosenberg, Texas, recently named longtime Houston concert promoter Ernest “Chuly” Diaz as its exclusive booking agent and talent buyer. Diaz was brought on to help the venue build out its live entertainment business. He’s worked in the Lone Star State...
coveringkaty.com
Katy weighs digital sign rules as American Furniture Warehouse says local store underperforms
CITY OF KATY, Texas (Covering Katy News) — American Furniture Warehouse wants to bring the large digital signs it uses at its other Houston-area stores to its Katy location, but doing so would require the city to change a sign ordinance that has been in place since 2008. And Katy city leaders aren't convinced they want to do that.
hoodline.com
Magnolia Transmission-Line Issue; Separate Outage Hits 37,000 in Tomball-Cypress
A transmission-line issue near Magnolia disrupted power Tuesday evening, prompting CenterPoint Energy crews to respond and county leadership to press for a firm restoration timeline. KPRC Click2Houston reported a transmission-line issue near Magnolia. KHOU 11 reported that CenterPoint crews responded immediately to an equipment issue at an area substation; by...
Chron.com
My Neighborhood News
Whole Foods Market Is Coming to Cypress as Dunham Pointe’s Long-Awaited Grocery Anchor Is Finally Revealed
After months of speculation surrounding the mysterious “national organic grocer” planned for Dunham Pointe, Cypress residents finally have an answer: Whole Foods Market will anchor the growing retail and restaurant district at Highway 290 and Mason Road.
Realty Today
Eli Lilly’s $6.5 Billion Texas Plant Will Make a Pill Millions of Americans Are Already Asking About
Eli Lilly broke ground Monday on a $6.5 billion manufacturing facility in Houston's Generation Park, a project Texas Gov. Greg Abbott called the largest active pharmaceutical ingredient investment in state history. The 600-plus jobs it's expected to create matter to the Houston area directly. But the more immediate relevance for readers everywhere may be what the plant will actually produce: Foundayo, Lilly's newly approved oral GLP-1 pill, along with other small-molecule medicines and advanced therapeutics.
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Whole Foods to Anchor New Cypress Development
HOUSTON – (Realty News Report) – Trademark Property Co. will break ground on Dunham Pointe, a 202,000-SF retail and restaurant district anchored by Whole Foods Market in Cypress. The Fort Worth-based real estate company and its partner MetLife Investment Management have secured financing for Dunham Pointe and set...
coveringkaty.com
New water deal helps Fulshear avoid $40 million project, with more savings identified
FULSHEAR, Texas (Covering Katy News) — Fulshear will avoid about $40 million in planned water plant improvements after securing a new source of surface water, part of a broader effort city officials say has cut roughly $90 million from planned water and wastewater projects. City Council on Sept. 15...