Houston
Houston is a very cool city that has a lot to offer. I will also post some updates about development occurring in the city from time to time.
Here is a nice article that outlines some really cool features!
There are 26 Fortune 500 companies headquartered in Houston, fewer than New York's 72 but well ahead of Dallas's 19 and Washington D.C.'s 20. Many are in the city's "energy corridor," the home of the oil and gas industry.
They include Conoco Phillips, Marathon Oil, Sysco, Apache, Halliburton, and many more.It hosts the world's largest concentration of healthcare organizations, with scientists working hard to beat cancer.
Read more: Houston Best City In America - Business Insider
The Texas Medical Center is the largest single employer in Houston, and the largest medical center in the world, with 21 hospitals, eight academic and research institutions, and 50 total related organizations, all not-for-profit.
The complex is larger than downtown Dallas.
Institutions include the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, one of the world's premier cancer treatment and research hospitals, which is spending billions in an aggressive push to cure five types of cancer.
Houston's port is the largest in terms of international tonnage handled, and third in terms of trade value. That means a great deal of international business and trade.
That means even more jobs.
It's also exceptionally business friendly, and is the only major U.S. city without zoning laws.
That port itself, along with Houston's strength in the energy sector and proximity to Latin America, enticed more than 100 foreign-owned companies to either expand, start new businesses, or relocate to Houston between 2008 and 2010.A paycheck goes farther in Houston than any other major metropolitan area.
Living well isn't just about high pay. It's about how much everything costs. You can't beat Houston here.
When you adjust for cost of living, Houston has the highest pay in the country at $73,418, ahead of places like the San Jose area, which has high wages but extremely high costs.
Houston recently passed New York to become the most ethnically and racially diverse city in the U.S.
According to Census data, Houston is the most racially and ethnically diverse large metropolitan area in the U.S. Some 400,000 foreign-born residents moved to the city between 2000 and 2010.
The Anglo population in Houston is 39.7%, compared to 48.9% in New York, there are nearly as many Latinos as Anglos, and there's a large and rapidly growing Asian population.The New York Times calls it "one of the country's most exciting places to eat."
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The publication gave glowing reviews to innovative Houston restaurants Oxheart and Underbelly. Its chief food critic, Pete Wells, wrote that Houston is becoming "one of the country's most exciting places to eat."
There's also an outpost of Uchi, one of America's most lauded sushi restaurants, and much more.Housing is more affordable here. Houston didn't experience a housing bubble the way the rest of the country did.
Houston's got more parks than any other top-10 metropolitan area.
Though it's known for its association with the oil industry, Houston has lots and lots of parks and green space — 50,632 acres in total. That puts it third in the U.S. behind only San Diego and Dallas in acreage per capita.
The city's been investing a large amount in building out this space, particularly building out the space surrounding the Buffalo Bayou, Houston's main waterway.The combination of the University of Houston and Rice University means there are a bunch of smart people around.
It's not quite the college town that Boston is, but Houston's higher education system is nothing to sniff at. The University of Houston has some 39,000 students and was elevated to Tier One status as a research university by the Carnegie Foundation in 2011.
Rice University is one of the country's best undergraduate schools, ranked 18th nationally, with particularly strong programs in applied sciences.The city is filled with unique, world-class museums and cultural landmarks, like the Rothko Chapel.
Houston's Museum of Fine Arts is among the largest museums in the U.S., and one of the best collections of American decorative art and furniture in the house of a former trustee, along with 14 acres of former gardens.
Mark Rothko spent three years creating the works of art that inhabit The Rothko Chapel, which he also helped design.
There are 19 total museums in a 1.5 mile radius that make up the Houston Museum District.There is more here: Houston Best City In America - Business InsiderHouston has one of the largest rodeos in the world.
The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, held annually in Reliant Stadium, is one of the biggest in the country, attracting over 2.4 million visitors in 2014.
The annual event features over 20,000 livestock exhibits; every fried food under the sun, from fried Oreos to deep-fried Nutella; and nightly concerts featuring country music heavyweights such as Brad Paisley and the Zac Brown Band.
Here's another cool article about the city's small businesses: Coolest Small Businesses Houston - Business Insider
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