OPPORTUNITY HOUSTON:MID PLAN REPORT 2011
AUSTIN I BRAZORIA I CHAMBERS I FORT BEND I GALVESTON I HARRIS I LIBERTY I MONTGOMERY I SAN JACINTO I WALLER
TARGETED INDUSTRY CLUSTERS
ENERGY & PETROCHEMICALBIO & NANOTECHNOLOGY
AVIATION & AEROSPACEDISTRIBUTION & LOGISTICS
ADVANCED MANUFACTURINGHEADQUARTERS
TIMELINEOFSUCCESSTIMELINEOFSUCCESSTIMELINEDEC’05
GHP 10 YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN APPROVED
OCT’06
CAMPAIGN FOR OPPORTUNITY HOUSTON LAUNCHES FUND RAISING GOAL OF
$40 MILLION
GHP LAUNCHES NEW OPPORTUNITY HOUSTON LOGO/BRAND
’07
OPPORTUNITY HOUSTON IS AN AGGRESSIVE FIVE-YEAR MARKETING AND LEAD GENERATION PROGRAM THAT WILL HELP GROW JOBS BY 600,000, INCREASE CAPITAL INVESTMENT BY $60 BILLION, AND EXPAND FOREIGN TRADE BY $120 BILLION FOR THE GREATER HOUSTON AREA BY 2015.
JUL~NOV’07
OH PROGRAMMING COMMENCES WITH OUTBOUND & INBOUND RECRUITMENT ACTIVITIES
FIRST SUSPECTS COLLECTED
OPPORTUNITY HOUSTON 1ST ISSUE
ON NANOTECHNOLOGYFEATURES JOHN HOFMEISTER
NOV’07
OH PASSES $30 MILLION MARK & GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM
G.I.S. RFP FINALIZED
JAN’08
MCKINSEY STUDY COMPLETED CALLS FOR ADDITIONAL STAFFING RESOURCES FOR OH
NEW SENIOR OH STAFF JOINED GHP
’08
LAUNCH OF OH MARKETING CAMPAIGN
“WHERE’S YOUR HOUSTON OFFICE?”
AUG’08
JAN’09
GHP LAUNCHES ENHANCED WEBSITE WITH CONTENT FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT , INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
ESTABLISHMENT OF FOREIGN MARKET
REP OFFICE IN BRAZIL ENHANCES HOUSTON’S GLOBAL POSITION
MAR’09
GHP BREAKS JOBS RECORDRETAINING OR CREATING MORE THAN 19,000 JOBS
DEC’09
JAN’10
OFFICIALLY LAUNCH WORLD BANK PRIVATE SECTOR LIAISON OFFICE IN HOUSTON
HOUSTON DELEGATION SUPPORTED BY OH ATTENDS
SHANGHAIWORLD EXPO
JUN, AUG’10
GHP BREAKS RECORDRETAINING OR CREATING MORE THAN 23,500 JOBS
GROUND BREAKING OF NEW MULTI-MEDIA WAR ROOM
DEC’10
LAUNCH OF NEW MOBILE WEBSITE WITH CONTENT FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
LAUNCH
BUSINESS CHAMPIONSCAMPAIGN AND HOSTS HOUSTON FAM TOUR FOR SITE CONSULTANTS DURING NCAA FINAL FOUR & SHELL HOUSTON OPEN
MAR’11
APR’11
JULY’11
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GEOGRAPHIC TARGETS - INTERNATIONAL Between 2007 & 2010, The Greater Houston Partnership, with support from Opportunity Houston, led and participated in 35 outbound business development missions to 22 countries and hosted 260 inbound missions from 56 countries, which resulted in 22 international entities.
OH OPENS A DOMESTIC REPRESENTATIVE
OFFICE IN CHICAGO TO CAPTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LEADS FROM THE MIDWEST
*Source: Based on “Paths to Prosperity” Study by The Perryman Group - May 2006
PROGRESS TOWARD 2015 GHP JOBS GOAL
PROGRESS TOWARD 2015 GHP CAPITAL INVESTMENT GOAL
*Sources: Greater Houston Partnership Economic Development Division and the 2005-2015 Strategic Plan
2005
JOBS CREATED JAN ‘06 - DEC ’10
20152005
2015
CAPITAL INVESTMENT JAN ‘06 - DEC ’10
69%
20%80%
31%99,924 net new jobs created
or retained by GHP
$940,000 neededto reach GHP strategic plan
goal of $4.64 billion
$3.7 billion in capital investment attributed to GHP efforts
43,458 jobs needed to reachGHP strategic plan goal
of 143,382
2005
JOBS CREATED JAN ‘06 - DEC ’10
20152005
2015
CAPITAL INVESTMENT JAN ‘06 - DEC ’10
69%
20%80%
31%99,924 net new jobs created
or retained by GHP
$940,000 neededto reach GHP strategic plan
goal of $4.64 billion
$3.7 billion in capital investment attributed to GHP efforts
43,458 jobs needed to reachGHP strategic plan goal
of 143,382
MID-PLAN JOBS & INVESTMENT UPDATE AT THE END OF 2010, THE PROGRAM REACHED 56.7 PERCENT (81,256) OF GHP’S 10-YR INTERNAL JOBS GOAL (143,000). AND WHILE THE NATION’S JOB RECOVERY SLOWLY WORKS ITS WAY OUT OF THE RECESSION, OPPORTUNITY HOUSTON HAS BOLSTERED THE HOUSTON REGION’S ABILITY TO REMAIN STRONG AND PROSPEROUS IN COMPARISON TO OTHER MAJOR U.S. METROS.
To learn more about the award winning economic development and lead generation program, Opportunity HoustonSM, contact Craig Richard, Chief Economic Development Officer @ 713-844-3612 or [email protected]