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After taking an unprecedented pounding during the pandemic, the Houston area economy appears to be on its way to a full recovery.

As the Astros begin their third World Series in five seasons, at least one estimate suggests as many as 10,000 out-of-town baseball fans, from both teams, will visit Houston for the series.

Indicators say the American business is really picking up, and The Greater Houston Partnership's Patrick Jankowski says things are looking up in Houston as well.

Editorial: At 50 years old, Rothko Chapel still mystifies and reveals Houston FacebookTwitterEmail Interior of the Rothko Chapel with new skylight. The chapel reopened after a 18-month renovation in Oct. 2020. It celebrated its 50th anniversary in February 2021. Photo courtesy of the Rothko Chapel.Paul Hester, Photographer When you first enter the Rothko Chapel, the 14 nearly black paintings hung in the octagonal room are mystifying. It’s dark, quiet and somber. What is the point? What kind o...

Although the price for a barrel of oil returned to $50.43 in January, Jankowski said the energy industry is unlikely to fill positions that were lost in the layoffs. “The damage has already been done; weve already seen so many layoffs in the oil and gas industry,” Jankowski said. “Were not going to see a significant uptick in hiring. If theres demand for more oil, the industry is going to handle it just by taking their existing workforce and giving them overtime or pushing a little bit ha...

Italian 3D printing firm establishes US headquarters in Houston By Katherine Feser, Staff writer Roboze, a 3D printing company serving the aerospace, energy and manufacturing industries, opened a U.S. headquarters in Houston to capitalize on the region’s pool of engineering talent and central location. The company, based in Bari in southern Italy, set up shop in a new building at 7934 Breen Road in northwest Houston. “We want to really focus now on the U.S. market and have H...

by Bloomberg |Wednesday, February 03, 2021 Houston ended last year with a 24% office-vacancy rate, the highest of any major US city, according to Jones Lang LaSalle Inc. (Bloomberg) -- For all the talk of workers fleeing pricey coastal cities such as New York and San Francisco, one of the most troubled spots in the U.S. commercial real estate market is deep in the heart of Texas. Houston ended last year with a 24% office-vacancy rate, the highest of any major U.S. city, according to Jones La...

By iHeartMedias Corey Olson Jan 29, 2021 Nearly one year after the pandemic began, the Houston economy continues to recover, but there are still headwinds on the horizon. Texas was among the states with the largest decline in new jobless claims last week, and Houstons most recent numbers continue to show job growth. "We have recouped more than 200,000 jobs that were lost during the pandemic, but that still leaves us around 130,000 short," says Patrick Jankowski, Senior Vice President of Rese...