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Greentown Labs Opens its Houston Incubator on Earth Day
Houston s first-ever climate tech incubator hosts its outdoor, hybrid Grand Opening event and ribbon cutting ceremony featuring Houston Mayor Turner and other regional energy leaders
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SOMERVILLE, Mass. and HOUSTON, April 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Exactly one year after releasing its first-ever Climate Action Plan, today the City of Houston is ushering in a new chapter for the energy transition with the official opening of
Greentown Labs Houston, the city s first-ever climatetech startup incubator. At a celebratory event alongside Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, the Greater Houston Partnership, and energy leaders from around the region, Greentown Houston today will open its incubator facility, introduce its 30 inaugural startup member companies, and announce the newest additions to its growing network of partners, including
Houston goes lights out across the city to help fine feathered friends
Houston goes lights out across the city to help fine feathered friends Migrating birds need Houstonians help.
Photo by Berri Moffett Environmentally minded locals, take note: birds need your help. Millions of our winged friends will migrate through the Bayou City and the Gulf Coast in the coming weeks, prompting “
Lights Out Nights,” which run now through May 7 by order of Mayor Sylvester Turner. As the name implies, Lights Out Nights aims to help traveling birds by encouraging Houstonians to switch off non-essential exterior lights from 11 am to 6 pm nightly during peak migration season. As most North American birds travel at night, the lights can disorient them and cause fatal collisions with buildings.
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$11M in disaster recovery funds will be used to build affordable apartment community in Houston Heights
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HOUSTON – The city of Houston announced Monday that $11 million in federal disaster recovery funds will be allocated to build an affordable apartment community in the Heights area.
The city and Community Development Department will provide the new construction of Dian Street Villas, a mixed-income community of 108 rental homes. The funds were approved by Houston City County and Mayor Sylvester Turner.
According to a release, the development will offer low- to moderate-income families the opportunity to live near job centers and community amenities while adding affordable home options in the Houston Heights and replacing homes lost during Hurricane Harvey.