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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; we ve already seen so many layoffs in the oil and gas industry,” Jankowski said. “We re not going to see a significant uptick in hiring. If there s 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 harder.” Comparatively, several white-collar sectors have recovered completely from the pandemic, including finance and insurance; utilities; and professional, scientific and technical services, Jankowski said. However, data for Harris County showed nail salons, barbershops, mechanics, hotels, and the arts, entertainment and recreation industry have not yet reached 50% recovery from the pandemic. ....
Greentown Labs gains support in guiding Houston to cleaner future FacebookTwitterEmail 1of3 Greentown Labs CEO Emily Reichert (left) gives Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner a tour of the Greentown Labs Houston, the local branch of the Massachusetts-based clean-energy incubator, that will be in the renovated old Fiesta grocery store in Midtown Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021, in Houston.Steve Gonzales, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less 2of3 A sign in Greentown Labs Houston gives highlights of construction that is underway Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021, in Houston.Steve Gonzales, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less 3of3 As Houston, the world’s longtime energy capital, tries to maintain its crown during the transition from fossil fuels to cleaner energy, Greentown Labs is offering an increasingly stronger push. ....
2021 could be the year it all comes together for Houston tech FacebookTwitterEmail 1of6 Construction continues on Ion, the former Midtown Sears store being repurposed as a startup hub, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020, in Houston. Business and city leaders hope the building will help transform the section of Midtown into an Innovation Corridor. Jon Shapley, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less 2of6 Fiesta Mart, 4200 San Jacinto St., and Midtown Sears, 4201 Main St.,, are shown Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2017. Sears announced today that it will close the iconic store in midtown, the first in the city to be fully air-conditioned and to have each floor connected by elevator. The properties are owned by Rice. ( Melissa Phillip / Houston Chronicle )Melissa Phillip, Staff / Houston ChronicleShow MoreShow Less ....