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  • Town Center Emerges from Vision to Reality

    Roger Galatas Interests

    Today, some 47,000 jobs are located in The Woodlands with most located in Town Center or its adjacent neighbor, the Research Forest. All made possible in part by George Mitchell’s vision, a sketch on the back of an envelope, a lot of hard work by dedicated professionals, significant corporate commitments and support of community residents. With a team like that, the future looks bright!”

  • Houston Advanced Research Center ready to build new Woodlands campus

    Houston Chronicle

    The Houston Advanced Research Center was founded by George P. Mitchell, the mastermind behind the development of The Woodlands, in 1982. Since rebranding itself as a sustainability-focused research center in 2001, HARC has worked on the science and energy of clean energy, air and water, renewable resources and other "green" research.

  • ExxonMobil’s New Campus: Giving Houston a Second Energy Corridor

    Urban Land Institute

    The Woodlands, with its significant supply of Class A office space—including two office towers totaling 1.4 million square feet (130,000 sq m) for the headquarters of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation—had become a desirable locale for corporate headquarters or the regional offices of major companies.

  • Oil bust softens hotel market in The Woodlands

    Houston Chronicle

    As money from oil and gas bookings has receded, corporate meetings in the finance, technology and medical sectors of The Woodlands economy have stepped in to fill the gaps.

  • Medical corridor grows along I-45

    Community Impact Newspaper

    Aside from offering residents in The Woodlands area better access to medical care, the newly constructed and renovated hospitals are expected to promote job growth, an increase in tourism and an overall increase in revenue as sales tax is raised from more visitors to the area.

  • Township invests in Greenway trail, parking

    The Woodlands Villager

    At its last meeting of the year, The Woodlands Township Board of Directors authorized a grant of $25,000 to the Bayou Land Conservancy for the Spring Creek Greenway and $72,000 to hire PGAL for a preliminary analysis of the planned transportation center and parking garage.

  • Apartments on the rise in The Woodlands area

    Community Impact Newspaper

    “New developments raise rent in the whole area and occupancy is going to be lower at new properties,” Apartment Data Services President Bruce McClenny said. “The Woodlands is generally a well-maintained area and a great spot, and that’s why people are going to keep coming to the area.”

  • The Education Building Block

    Roger Galatas Interests

    The Woodlands concept embraced the full range of educational objectives. Much effort went into fostering a system that would include high quality public schools, private schools and institutions of higher education.

  • The Woodlands reduces carbon footprint

    The Woodlands Villager

    In just three years, The Woodlands has successfully reduced its carbon footprint by 84,000 metric tons and increased the amount recycled by 197 tons thanks to the community’s effort and Waste Management.

  • Gone Fishing…

    The Woodlands Villager

    In the past three years, the township has stocked 30 ponds per year with bass, catfish and carp. It also contracts with a lake and pond company to ensure that each body of water is healthy and provides a quality habitat for fish.

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