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Houston energy execs sound off on hiring challenges
"We have an aging workforce in the chemical business."
International law firm starts move into 609 Main
“We’ve been undergoing steady growth in the last three years, and we expect that to continue.”
Photos: Noteworthy Houston home of late Tootsies founder for sale
The home of Mickey Rosmarin, founder of Tootsies, is for sale.
The Houston Chronicle reports that Katherine Warren of Martha Turner Sotheby's International Realty is listing the house for $4.75 million. It is at 1318 North Blvd. near Rice University. Click through the slideshow for photos of the property.
The home is more than 8,500 square feet, and its lot is more than 40,000 square feet, according to the Chronicle and HAR.com, which does not currently list the house for sale. There are four bedrooms…
M.D. Anderson UTHealth grad school gets $10.5M donation
The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Houston has received a $10.5 million gift, which the school describes as transformative.
Molecular endocrinologist John Kopchick and his wife, Charlene, of Athens, Ohio, made the donation, which was announced June 23. John Kopchick received his Ph.D. at the M.D. Anderson UTHealth graduate school in 1980 and received the Rosalie B. Hite Fellowship during his time attending the school.
The graduate…
Sears reportedly adds 2 Houston-area stores to closure list
Sears Holdings Corp. (Nasdaq: SHLD) plans to close another 20 stores nationwide, which reportedly include two Houston locations.
According to Business Insider and USA Today, Sears’ Baybrook Mall location and its store at 9570 Southwest Freeway, formerly the Westwood Mall, are on the list of closures announced June 22. No other Texas store was on the list.
The stores' liquidation sales will begin by June 30, and they're expected to close by mid-September, USA Today reports.
The aggregate annual…
6 questions with Rice University's first female dean who's retiring after 31 years
"When I became dean, there were few women in the upper administration. My male colleagues were very supportive. I never felt ostracized."
Boomers are pumping up prices — and rents — for vacation homes. Here's where Galveston ranks nationwide
There are opportunities to be had for people looking to invest in a vacation home — especially for those looking to rent the place out when they’re not using it.
But investors should move sooner rather than later, analysts say. Between the booming stock market and the nation's shortage in housing inventory, demand for vacation homes is expected to increase. Click through the slideshow to see the most expensive vacation spots in the country, based on average rental rate.
Galveston's vacation…
