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  • Local Job Market Continues to Heat Up

    Houston Chronicle
    The job market in The Woodlands and Montgomery County continues to heat up, fueled by the ongoing expansion of some of its largest employers, and just as the busy holiday hiring season arrives.

  • Woodlands trolley system expanding

    Houston Chronicle
    Now in what's called Phase II, the trolley system is expanding into a new phase that would include increasing the route to 4.8 miles, extending service to Hughes Landing and adding five new stops. With the township in the process of hiring additional drivers, LaRue said on Thursday the expanded route is expected to be in service around the end of this year, or the beginning of next year.

  • Montgomery County seeks federal funds for flood mitigation study, projects

    Community Impact Newspaper
    County commissioners voted to send a request to U.S. Rep. Kevin Brady, R-The Woodlands, for federal funding for the flood mitigation study and necessary projects. According to a statement, a proposal by engineering firm Huitt-Zollars estimates the study could cost $1.25 million in addition to $95.5 million for flood mitigation projects. However, Doyal said actual costs could exceed the initial estimate.

  • Some suburbs work with nature. Why can't the rest of the city?

    Houston Chronicle
    This principle — work with, not against, a site's natural condition — was first promulgated in The Woodlands in the 1970s and continues to hold sway in developments surrounding Houston.

  • Grogan, Cochran families help shape history of the county

    Houston Chronicle
    Developer George Mitchell bought the land and in 1974 the master-planned community of The Woodlands opened on what was once an expansive sawmill operation. Early villages in The Woodlands, like Grogan's Mill and Cochran's Crossing pay homage to the expansive sawmill operation that once existed there.

  • BREAKING: Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Hospital rebrands as medical center

    Community Impact Newspaper
    Memorial Hermann has been serving The Woodlands community for more than three decades and has expanded to fit the needs of the growing community. The name change is meant to reflect the advancement in medicine and services now available in Montgomery County and surrounding areas, said Elita Fielder, Memorial Hermann senior media relations representative, in a release.

  • What’s In a Woodlands Street Name?

    Houstonia
    Before it was dedicated in 1974, The Woodlands was little more than a swampy thicket off the highway—a twinkle in George Mitchell’s eye. And while a squad of planners and developers began to tame his woodland beast, a marketing agency began to sell a vision that did not yet exist.

  • George’s Coffee Club keeping George Mitchell’s legacy alive

    Woodlands Online
    “In my judgment, and of many others, the single most important factor in the success of The Woodlands was its founding developer George Mitchell,” said Galatas. “His vision, tenacity, compassion, charitable nature, concern for the environment and willingness to take financial risk all combined to define the George Mitchell I knew and had the great opportunity to work with for some 20 years.”

  • Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital opens emergency care center

    Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital opens emergency care center
    At the new emergency care center, patients will be able to receive the same high quality, personalized emergency care that they receive at any other Houston Methodist hospital,” Knight said. “We have a dedicated CT scanner, full X-ray capability and ultrasound, as well as access to top-notch consultants in The Woodlands area.

  • Storm debris removal: What residents in The Woodlands need to know

    Woodlands Online
    Information and guidelines for storm debris removal.

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