HOUSTON—The region has experienced notable growth during the last several years due to a resurgence in energy, petrochemicals, manufacturing, life sciences and construction. Healthcare, oil and gas, utilities and port/maritime are also critical sectors.
However, leaders from across the business community have identified one of the region's most pressing issues as finding qualified workers for good jobs that are vital to the success of these industries. And as the local economy continues to expand and diversify, job creation will continue to outpace the supply of highly qualified, skilled talent coming out of both state and national universities.
The Greater Houston Partnership's talent attraction initiative draws on elements of the city's image campaign, Houston: The City With No Limits, and creates tools and resources that enable the business community to better sell the Houston region to professional talent. And, a recruiter toolkit has content that is relevant to prospective employees who are willing to relocate to Houston, GlobeSt.com learns.
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Lisa Brown
Lisa Brown is an editor for the south and west regions of GlobeSt.com. She has 25-plus years of real estate experience, with a regional PR role at Grubb & Ellis and a national communications position at MMI. Brown also spent 10 years as executive director at NAIOP San Francisco Bay Area chapter, where she led the organization to achieving its first national award honors and recognition on Capitol Hill. She has written extensively on commercial real estate topics and edited numerous pieces on the subject.
