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Governing Magazine: Mayor Parker calls reducing energy use and carbon emissions “good economics.” The numbers support her. Fri, 09/02/2011
Local businesses will get as much as a 5 percent advantage in competing for a piece of the $4 billion that city government spends annually. Thu, 09/01/2011
New numbers out: Houston moves up in largest population metro rankings Wed, 08/31/2011
Houston Job Watch: Mayor Parker says local jobs market is outpacing other major Texas cities... Thu, 08/25/2011
The Houston-area economy is adding jobs faster than the other major metro areas in Texas, according to data released Friday by the Texas Workforce Commission. Sat, 08/20/2011
CBS Houston profiles Parker's initiative to create Houston jobs and support local businesses. Tue, 08/09/2011
Local economic experts tell the Chronicle that we're getting close to recovering all the jobs in Houston and surrounding area that were lost during the downturn... Mon, 08/08/2011
The Chronicle comes out in support of city's proposal to refurbish Terminal B. Fri, 08/05/2011
KUHF FM- "Parker Unveils Local Hiring Preference for City Spending" Fri, 07/29/2011
Houston Press- "City To Implement Plan Favoring Local Vendors And Businesses" Fri, 07/29/2011
ABC 13- "Mayor announces plan to award more city contracts to local businesses" Fri, 07/29/2011
Houston Business Journal- "Houston proposes preferential hiring for local businesses" Fri, 07/29/2011
Houston Chronicle- "Parker readies ordinance to boost city bids" Fri, 07/29/2011
Houston Style Magazine- "Local Businesses Get a Helping Hand from Mayor" Thu, 07/28/2011
Houston’s “clean” or “green” economy is ranked 9th among the nation’s 100 largest metropolitan areas, according to a new report from the Brookings Institution Metropolitan Policy Program. Mon, 07/25/2011
Good news for our green economy: Walgreens said that installations for electric vehicle charging stations are underway in 60 stores Houston, Dallas/Fort Worth and Chicago. Fri, 07/22/2011
In a column on Forbes.com this week, urban development scholar Joel Kotkin lists the Bayou City as the No. 5 boom town in the nation. Tue, 07/19/2011
Powered by gains in oil and natural gas and manufacturing and a recent uptick in heavy construction, the Houston metro area has regained nearly 70 percent of the private-sector jobs it lost during the Great Recession, a local analyst says. Wed, 07/13/2011
Our Gulf Coast region has long been derided for its humid climate, conservative political traditions and vulnerability to natural disasters. Yet despite these factors, it's is destined to emerge as the most economically vibrant of our three coasts. Mon, 07/04/2011
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