HOUSTON: Open for Business

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HOUSTON Open for Business

• Houston Highlights

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Houstons Strategic Location
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Houston Area Profile

• Houston, with 5.2 million residents, is the
  sixth-most populous metro area in the U.S. Its
  2006 10-county metro area Gross Area Product
  (GAP) exceeded 360.6 billion.

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Houston Area Profile

• Founded in 1836
• City of Houston Population 2.01 Million
• Fourth-most populous U.S. city
• Largest city in southern U.S. and Texas
• Houston Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)
  Population 5.28 Million
• Sixth-most populous among U.S. MSAs

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Houston Area Profile

• MSA Area 10,062 Square Miles (26,060 km2)
• Gross Area Product - 360.6 Billion (2006)
• 30th largest world economy
• Larger than GAP of Austria, Sweden, Switzerland
  or Hong Kong
• Jobs 2.4 Million in MSA (10 county region)
• More jobs than Colorado, Kentucky, Alabama or
  South Carolina

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External Drivers of Houstons Economy

• U.S. Economy
• Energy Prices
• Value of the Dollar

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Houston PMSA Economic Base Employment
Source Institute for Regional Forecasting,
University of Houston, July 2006
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Houston-Area Industry Mix

• Aerospace
• Health Care/Biotechnology
• Electronics and Technology
• Engineering and Construction
• Chemicals
• Energy
• Information Technology

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Industry Shares of Job Change
Source Texas Workforce Commission, August 2006
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Aerospace

• Houston is home to NASAs Johnson Space Center
• 17,400 employees (3,200 civil, 14,200 contract)
• Major contractors Boeing, Lockheed Martin,
  SPACEHAB, Raytheon, United Space Alliance
• Space Center Houston draws 870,000 visitors
  annually

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Health Care

• Texas Medical Center - the worlds largest 26
  million sq. ft., 1000 acres
• 45 institutions, including 13 hospitals
• 8.2 billion capital investment
• 5 medical schools, 4 nursing schools, 2 pharmacy
  schools, one dental, 22,000 students
• 2.5 billion in research grants (01-05)
• 65,000 employees in 2005
• 5.2 million patient visits in 2005

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Electronics and Technology

• Seven Houston area companies made the 2005
  Technology Fast 500, a list of the nations
  fastest-growing technology companies compiled by
  Deloitte.
• Major employers include HP/Compaq, Suntron Corp.,
  BMC Software, Texas Instruments, Bindview and
  Universal Computer Systems.
• More than 300 software development companies and
  49,000 software professionals.

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Engineering

• Houston has nearly 45,000 engineers and
  architects of all disciplines, the most numerous
  being aerospace, civil, chemical,
  electrical/electronic and petroleum.
• In all, there are some 2,500 engineering and
  architectural firms in Houston.

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Chemicals

• Houston-Gulf Coast region has nearly 40 of the
  nation's base petrochemicals manufacturing
  capacity.
• 400 chemical plants and petroleum refineries
• 11,600 employees engaged in refining activities
  and 37,300 engaged in chemicals processing

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Energy Capital of the World

• Domestic and international center for every
  aspect of the oil gas industry
• Nearly 3,600 energy-related companies
• 30.2 of U.S. jobs in OG extraction
• 13.7 of U.S. jobs in support activities for
  mining services
• 10.4 of U.S. jobs in agricultural, construction
  and mining machinery manufacturing

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Houston Companies
Houston is a major corporate center. Numerous
Fortune 500 companies, multinationals and
domestic concerns maintain operations here.

• Anadarko Petroleum
• Apache
• Baker Hughes
• Burlington Resources
• CenterPoint Energy
• ConocoPhillips
• Continental Airlines
• Dynegy
• El Paso
• Enbridge Energy Partners
• Enterprise Products
• Frontier Oil

• Group 1 Automotive
• Halliburton
• Kinder Morgan Energy
• Lyondell Chemical
• Marathon Oil
• National Oilwell Varco
• Plains All American Pipeline
• Reliant Energy
• Smith International
• Sysco
• TEPPCO Partners
• Waste Management

Source Fortune, April 17, 2006
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Target Industry Clusters

• Energy Traditional and Alternative
• Electronics/computers/software
• Biomedical/biotechnology
• Telecommunications
• Plastics
• Metals
• General manufacturing

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HOUSTON Open for Business

• International Houston

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International Business

• Houston has
• 58 of Texas companies with overseas offices
• 46 of all foreign firms with Texas operations
• 21 foreign banks from 10 nations
• 3,000 international firms
• more than 770 foreign-owned firms
• 900 freight forwarders

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International Business

• Houston has
• 86 foreign consulates
• 41 foreign trade and commercial offices
• 23 international chambers of commerce and trade
  associatons
• 16 sister-city relationships Australia (1), Asia
  (4), Europe (7), Africa (1) and Americas (2) and
  Abu Dhabi, UAE

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International Representation

• Consular Corps by City

SOURCES Houston International Protocol Alliance,
2006 and Foreign Consular Offices in the United
States, U.S. Dept. of State, 2006
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Houstons Strategic Location
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Houstons Ground Transportation

• Houston has more than 1,100 long-distance
  non-local truck lines operating in the area.

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Houston Airport System

• The Houston Airport System is the sixth-largest
  in the world.

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Houston Airport System

• Ranks 7th nationally in passenger volume
• Ranks 8th in international passenger volume
• 11th among U.S. International Cargo Gateways
• Nonstop and direct passenger air service to 75
  international destinations.
• Nonstop service to 120 U.S. Markets

Source Houston Airport System, 2006 (Figures
Reflect 2005)
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2005 International Passengers by Region
Source Houston Airport System 2006
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Houstons 2006 Air Cargo Trade with the World

• Trade by Region
• Europe 50.9
• Asia and Pacific Rim 15.6
• Middle East 14.7
• Latin America 8.6
• Africa 6.8
• North America 3.2
• 2006 air cargo trade with Italy
• 5.5 million kilograms

Source U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the
Census, 2006 (Figures reflect 2005 kg) Note
Latin America includes South and Central America
and the Caribbean
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Port of Houston Authority

• The Port of Houston is the tenth largest port in
  the world.

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Port of Houston Authority

• The Port of Houston is a 25-mile (40-kilometer)
  complex of diversified public and private
  facilities.
• In terms of tonnage, the Port of Houston is the
  worlds tenth largest port.
• In 2006, it ranked first in value of exports,
  third in value of imports, and third in value of
  total foreign trade.
• In 2006, 7,550 ships called at the Port of
  Houston, moving an estimated 200 million short
  tons of cargo.
• Total value of foreign trade through the Port in
  2006 was 102.9 billion.

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Houstons 2006 Seaborne Trade with the World

• Trade by Region
• Europe 31.6
• Latin America 21.7
• Asia and Pacific Rim 14.5
• North America 13.0
• Africa 12.3
• Middle East 6.6
• 2006 seaborne trade with Italy
• 3.3 billion

Source U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the
Census, 2006 (Figures reflect 2005 in value)
Note Latin America includes South and Central
America and the Caribbean
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HOUSTON Open for Business

• The Greater Houston Partnership