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Downtown Houston #3724 at www.BusinessFacilities.com 28 AUGUST 2008 Land-Baytown Metropolitan Statistical Area gained 912,694 residents between the 2000 census and July 1, 2007, an increase of 19.4%, according to population estimates released by the U.S. Bureau of the Census. That gain puts the total population of the 10-county region at 5,628,101 people, making it the sixth most populated metropolitan area in the United States. If the Houston MSA was a state, it would rank 19th based on population, having surpassed both Wisconsin and Maryland in the past year. This means you can guarantee that Houston has a solid, available workforce. With more than 2.7 million workers in the Houston metro area, the region has an ample supply of workers to meet any employer’s needs—now and in the future. And that’s not going to change any time soon since Houston is the academic center of the Southwest. More than 300,000 students in the region were enrolled in more than 60 degreegranting colleges, universities, institutes, and technical schools in the fall of 2007. The Texas Medical Center, Rice University, University of St. Thomas, Texas Southern University, Houston Baptist University, The University of Houston, and Houston Community College are just a few of the region’s major institutions of higher learning. And eager college graduates mean a skilled pool of potential employees. The Greater Houston Partnership traces its roots to Houston’s original chamber of commerce, founded in 1840. The Partnership was formed in 1989, as a merger of the Houston Chamber of Commerce, the Houston Economic Development Council, and the Houston World Trade Center. Its principal objective is to build regional economic prosperity. Opportunity Houston is a part of the Greater Houston Partnership’s 10-year strategic plan which aims to create 600,000 net regional jobs, attract $60 billion in capital investment, and increase foreign trading by $120 billion for the greater Houston area. Opportunity Houston targets five major economic sectors identified by The Perryman Group as critical to Houston’s future prosperity: aviation and aerospace, energy and petrochemical, medical and biotechnology, information technology, and nanotechnology. City Hall in Houston, TX A S P E C I A L A D V E RT I S I N G S E C T I O N O F B U S I N E S S FA C I L I T I E S PHOTO CREDIT: GREATER HOUSTON PARTNERSHIP http://www.CEDMidlothian.org http://www.CEDMidlothian.org http://www.BusinessFacilities.com

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