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Interactive Expos Give Students Real World View of Career Paths, Help Break Down Stereotypes

11/15/19
Elba Rivera wanted to attend a recent Lift & Move USA interactive career expo so she could learn how cranes work. The Spring High School junior with an interest in engineering knew how to make…
Education

Collaborating Across Sectors to Improve Individual Lives and the Workforce

11/5/19
Peter Beard, the Greater Houston Partnership’s senior vice president for Regional Workforce Development, leads the Partnership’s UpSkill Houston initiative. Beard recently hosted a roundtable of…
Workforce Development

FlightSafety Intl. to Build State-of-the-Art Facility at Houston Spaceport

10/28/19
Aviation training company FlightSafety International (FSI), announced this month it will build a state-of-the-art learning center at the Houston Spaceport at Ellington Airport. The 30-year land lease…
Economic Development

Good Companies Do Not Stand Against the Tide of Change

10/7/19
Workforce development partnerships, programs, and initiatives were in the spotlight as a delegation of Harvard University professors and administrators visited Houston to explore real-world examples…
Education

Working Together to Crack the Code on the Future of Work

9/30/19
Peter Beard, the Greater Houston Partnership’s senior vice president for Regional Workforce Development, leads the Partnership’s UpSkill Houston initiative. Beard recently hosted a roundtable of…
Education

TX Education Commissioner Addresses Student Outcomes, Lauds School Finance Reform at Inaugural Education Event

9/17/19
Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath laid out the challenges for public education in the state and how Texas is addressing them during his keynote address at the Partnership’s Inaugural State of…
Executive Partners