BUSINESS BRIEFS Winter 2016

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INSIDE THIS VOLUME 9, NUMBER 3 WINTER 2016 – 2 0 1 7 ISSUE:

Business 1 Assistance Programs President’s Letter Bob Mitchell Storm Surge 3 Protection The Bay Area Houston Economic Part- portant role that NASA Initiative nership is successful due to its many and plays in both our economy and our leader-

diversified partnerships. Our greatest as- ship position on the world stage. Our Citi- Marketing 4 set, however, is our members. zens for Space Exploration / Texas will be Throughout 2016, these members vol- part of a much larger delegation visiting Public 5 unteered an unknown number of hours in Capitol Hill again in May. Relations support of this organization. They helped These committees and BAHEP’s other & Media us to stage a truly incredible 40th Anni- committees — the Aerospace Advisory Communications versary Celebration. We received input Committee, Small Business Committee, from over 400 individuals in the develop- International Maritime Advisory Commit- Special 6 ment of our 2017-2021 Strategic Plan, and tee, Education & Workforce Development Initiatives we are so grateful to those who served on Committee, Health Care Committee, the Strategic Planning Committee. Space Center Volunteers, Team NASA, Bay Area 7 As we get settled into the new year, we the Quasar Award Banquet Committee, Houston are making preparations to travel to Aus- and Ellington Field Task Force — are the Advanced tin to present our legislative agenda to the engines that drive the BAHEP machine. Technology 85th Legislature. BAHEP’s Political Pro- Their efforts to make Bay Area Houston a Consortium tocol Committee has spent months work- wonderful place to live, work and play are ing on the agenda, which addresses issues truly appreciated. Space 9 that are so important to this region. Alliance We’re also gearing up to travel to Technology Washington, D.C., in February to meet Outreach with freshmen congressional representa- Bob Mitchell Program tives to help educate them about the im- President

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agenda will be presented to the governor, Our Partners 12 Business Assistance Programs lieutenant governor and key committee members during scheduled meetings at

the State Capitol on Feb. 28 – March 1, BAHEP Hosts State Legislators 2017. Feedback from the legislators’ re- at Meeting to Review view has been incorporated into the legis- 85th Legislative Agenda lative policy papers in preparation for the BAHEP and its Political Protocol Com- trip to Austin. BAHEP, along with the mittee hosted eight local state legislators Clear Lake Area Chamber of Commerce for a review of the 85th Legislative and the League City Regional Chamber of Agenda on Oct. 26, 2016. The legislative Commerce, will jointly present the policy P A G E 2

papers to the legislature. Leg- Space Subcommittee, which has legislative islators participating in the jurisdiction and congressional oversight review were: authority over all matters relating to U.S. Sen. Larry Taylor (Dist. 11) national space policy, including NASA and Sen. Sylvia Garcia (Dist. 6) space commercialization. Rep. Greg Bonnen, M.D. (Dist. 24) Congressman Babin covered a lot of Rep. Wayne Faircloth (Dist. ground in his insightful, informative 23) speech. In part he stated, “Politics always Rep. Ana Hernandez (Dist. plays a role in space policy. Protecting 143) NASA human spaceflight budgets and ex- Rep. Dennis Paul (Dist. 129) ploration budgets are my top priorities. Rep. Gilbert Peña (Dist. 144) NASA needs to stick to its primary purpose Rep. Ed Thompson (Dist. 29) of human spaceflight and exploration, or it will continue to suffer unnecessary set- The legislative topics are provided below. backs.” The complete legislative agenda is available upon request. He spoke of the ongoing testing of the  Education and Workforce Orion crew module and the SLS launch Development system saying, “These are truly exciting  Texas Maritime Industry Jobs times for us, which is why it is critical that Initiative NASA’s human spaceflight programs be  Ellington Field Task Force Initiative THE funding priority within NASA.” The  State Franchise Tax congressman also supports keeping the  Healthcare Initiative International Space Station, ISS, flying for  Storm Surge Protection as long as possible saying, “It’s important  Texas Spaceport Trust Fund for Congress to fully fund this program.”  Texas Aerospace Scholars & Space Alliance Technology Rep. Babin spoke of the Texas Space Con- Outreach Program gressional Caucus, which he established and co-chairs along with Rep. John Culber- Congressman Babin Speaks son. The caucus’s principal aim is to bring on Deep Space Exploration focus to the Johnson Space Center pro- Congressman Brian Babin, D.D.S. (TX- grams that are essential to the center. He 36) spoke on “The Reality of Deep Space said, “I believe that a strong JSC leads to a Exploration – Leadership, Policy, Plan- stronger human spaceflight program and a ning, Resources and Partnerships” at the more robust overall space industry.” Oct. 26, 2016, general membership meeting of the Bay Area BAHEP Participates in Trade and Houston Economic Economic Roundtable Partnership held at with Congressman Randy Weber Lakewood Yacht Club BAHEP President Bob Mitchell and other in Seabrook, Texas. business leaders from around the region More than 125 elected met with Congressman Randy Weber (TX officials, business lead- Dist. 14) on Sept. 19, 2016, for a roundta- ers and educators at- ble discussion of issues involving trade and tended the event. the economy and how they affect the Bay Area Houston region. The roundtable was Elected to Congress in hosted by the League City Regional Cham- 2014, Rep. Babin is ber of Commerce. chairman of the House

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BAHEP Supports the Galveston County of the nation’s only export credit agency have been urg- Transportation Summit ing congressional lawmakers to restore the bank’s full The inaugural Galveston County Transportation Summit, lending powers during the lame-duck session. Business organized by Bix Rathburn, Ph.D., director of Economic leaders have been making one last push to convince Con- Development, Galveston County, was held on Sept. 1, gress to pass a provision that would temporarily lower a 2016. This event brought together more than 600 atten- quorum requirement so the agency can approve loans of dees to hear updates on a full array of highway, transpor- more than $10 million. The bank now has only two con- tation and construction activities that are currently under- firmed board members, which means that one more is way in Galveston County and the region. BAHEP spon- needed to approve larger transactions that are in the pipe- sored this event by purchasing a table and hosted State line. Senator Larry Taylor, U.S. Congressman Randy Weber, Kemah Mayor Carl Joiner, Seabrook Mayor Glenn Royal Storm Surge Protection Initiative and other guests.

Bob Mitchell Testifies at Public Hearing Seabrook Economic Development Summit on Coastal Barrier System Addresses Highway 146 Expansion Project BAHEP President Bob Mitchell was invited to testify BAHEP President Bob Mitchell, Membership Director before the Texas Legislature’s Joint Interim Committee Harriet Lukee and Marketing Manager Barbara Cutsinger to Study a Coastal Barrier System, co-chaired by Sen. attended the Seabrook Economic Summit held at the new Larry Taylor and Rep. Joe Deshotel, on Oct. 5, 2016. Tookie’s Seafood on Nov. 2, 2016. While over 50 economic development professionals, elected officials and Mitchell told the committee that BAHEP believes that the other community leaders enjoyed a delicious lunch, coastal spine alternative is the best available storm surge Mayor Glenn Royal gave an update on the City of Sea- protection system for the Houston Ship Channel, Galves- brook’s new developments and new branding initiatives. ton Bay and surrounding region. He said that storm surge Seabrook’s Economic Development Director Paul protection is so important to BAHEP that the organiza- Chavez and City Manager Gayle Cook followed Mayor tion has been working on the issue since Hurricane Ike Royal with interesting information on available commer- devastated portions of the region in 2008. Mitchell cited cial real estate, business incentives and Seabrook’s State the many initiatives undertaken by BAHEP to help facili- Highway 146 expansion project. Included in the presenta- tate the construction of a coastal spine. tion by Chavez and Cook was a Geographic Information

System (GIS) schematic depicting the SH 146 expansion. Testimony was also provided by Texas A&M University

at Galveston, Rice University, East Harris County Manu- BAHEP Hosts 2017 Legislative Tour Planning facturers Association, the General Land Office, Galves- Meeting ton Bay Foundation, Dannenbaum Engineering and the BAHEP’s Jimmy Spence and Harriet Lukee met with Gulf Coast Community Protection and Recovery District. Jackie King of Sen. Larry Taylor’s office, Fay Picard of

Rep. Greg Bonnen’s office, as well as Kathryn McLaurin BAHEP Works with Congressional Staffers of the NASA JSC Legislative Affairs Office on Nov. 3, on Future Funding for the Coastal Spine 2016, to begin planning for the 2017 legislative tour of BAHEP President Bob Mitchell hosted a meeting with Bay Area Houston region, which will take place on staff members from the offices of Congressmen Pete Ol- March 9-11, 2017. This legislative tour will give BAHEP son, Brian Babin and Randy Weber to discuss future leg- the opportunity to familiarize Texas lawmakers with im- islation for funding the construction of the coastal spine portant initiatives that BAHEP supports in the region, protection system. such as a fully-funded NASA budget and construction of a coastal spine for storm surge protection. BAHEP Speaks on Storm Surge Protection

BAHEP Executive Director for Special Initiatives Dan BAHEP Participates in Export-Import Bank Seal participated in Council Member Dave Martin’s local Conference Call on Reauthorization of Full Town Hall meeting on Oct. 13, 2016, at Space Center Lending Power Houston. Council Member Martin hosted approximately BAHEP Marketing Manager C.A. Shields participated in 70 community members at the Town Hall meeting. a conference call on Nov. 17, 2016, arranged by the Na- tional Association of Manufacturers regarding preserving Seal was invited to update the audience on the Gulf Coast the Export-Import Bank of the United States. Supporters Community Protection and Recovery District’s P A G E 4

(GCCPRD) overall strategy to keep the Singapore Economic Development storm surge out of the Houston Ship Chan- Board Visits BAHEP nel and Galveston Bay by using a coastal BAHEP President Bob Mitchell met with spine, often referred to as the “Ike Dike.” representatives from the Singapore Eco- nomic Development Board (EDB) on Oct. For the Central Region of this study, which 31, 2016, to discuss possible opportunities includes Chambers, Harris and Galveston between regional companies and Singa- counties, the GCCPRD has recommended pore companies. The EDB is Singapore’s the High Island to San Luis Pass Coastal lead government agency for planning and Spine. According to the study, the coastal executing strategies towards shaping the spine provides a region-wide reduction in future of Singapore’s business and econ- storm surge that extends from the Gulf of omy. Mexico to Houston, providing enhanced protection for communities located along BAHEP Helps Facilitate the shoreline of Galveston Bay and indus- Symposium, Synergies between try located along the Houston Ship Chan- Two Chemical Hubs: Belgium & nel. Texas BAHEP attended and helped to organize a Marketing symposium, Synergies between Two Chemical Hubs: Belgium & Texas, held BAHEP’s 2016 Broker/Developer at the George R. Brown Convention Cen- Reception is Huge Success ter, on Dec. 9, 2016. ESSENSCIA, the The Broker/Developer Reception, held on Belgian Federation for Chemistry and Nov. 2, 2016, showcased BAHEP’s mu- Life Sciences industries, and EHCMA, nicipal members’ opportunities to brokers the East Harris County Manufacturers and developers. The event also highlighted Association, provided representatives to commercial activities within the Bay Area discuss the chemical clusters in each re- Houston region. BAHEP had representa- gion. tives from more than 50 commercial real estate and related companies. Municipal Dow Chemical’s Monty Hines, chairman members participating were City of Dick- of EHCMA, and EHCMA Executive Di- inson, City of El Lago, City of La Porte, rector Craig Beskid kicked off the meet- City of League City, City of Morgan’s ing by welcoming the foreign delegation Point, City of Pasadena, City of Seabrook, and giving an overview of EHCMA and City of Taylor Lake Village and City of the regional chemical industry. Webster. Yves Verschueren then followed by cov- BAHEP Helps Port Houston with ering the chemical clustering in Ghent, Cold Storage Facilities Projects Antwerp, and Belgium’s interior indus- BAHEP Marketing Managers Jimmy trial areas. Wim Dillen and Daan Schalck Spence and C.A. Shields met with Jordan both covered the extension and modern Frisby of Port Houston to discuss Foreign port facilities of Belgium. Trade Zone projects on which Port Hous- ton is working in conjunction with BA- A panel discussion featuring Belgian and HEP, as well as Port Houston’s desire to U.S. chemical companies focused on open bring more refrigerated storage to the collaboration and innovation practices. Houston area. BAHEP is looking for avail- This was then followed by a visit from able property in the area for potential sites Her Royal Highness Princess Astrid of for cold storage facilities and identifying Belgium. This symposium was part of the obstacles to placing such facilities. Belgian Economic Mission to Texas re- ported by BayTech on page 7.

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Government of South Korea Delegation Tours manager, gave an outstanding report on the Houston Bay Area Houston Spaceport. Machuca showcased the plans and develop- Members of the Korean Trade-Investment Promotion ment opportunities for commercial space ventures. A Agency (KOTRA) and the Board of Audit and Inspection goal is to develop an innovation/incubator center that will of the Republic of Korea (BAI) visited Bay Area Houston promote development in the space and aviation sectors. on Dec. 13, 2016, to learn about the region and tour the Machuca’s Spaceport presentation was followed by city Houston Ship Channel and Bayport Industrial District. and county reports.

The group was interested in an overview of the region, BAHEP’s Mitchell Addresses Houston Chemical including core industries and economic generators. The Association Monthly Meeting tour began at the BAHEP office where Marketing Man- BAHEP President Bob Mitchell gave an update on re- ager C.A. Shields gave the group a summary of BA- gional issues, including the storm surge protection initia- HEP’s industry clusters, demographics, infrastructure, tive, transportation mobility and workforce development, and overview of recent capital investments. to the Houston Chemical Association (HCA) during its Oct. 6, 2016, meeting. The HCA meetings, held at the The visiting delegation was interested in low-cost natural Doubletree Hotel in downtown Houston, are hosted by gas as both an energy source and as feedstock for poten- the association monthly to promote the education of its tial chemical projects. The delegation was impressed by members and the public by gathering and distributing Port Houston’s facilities in Bayport and Barbours Cut, as information of general interest within the field of chemi- well as the surrounding resources on which local indus- cal manufacture and distribution. tries have come to rely. Public Relations & Media BAHEP Markets Region at ICSC Texas Communications Deal Making Conference BAHEP exhibited at the International Council of Shop- ping Centers (ICSC) Deal Making Conference in Dallas MyBayAreaRadio Show Features BAHEP Special on Oct. 6-7, 2016. ICSC is the premier annual event for Initiatives, including Port Houston retail marketing. BAHEP, represented by Marketing BAHEP is a regular guest on MyBayAreaRadio.com, a Manager Barbara Cutsinger, shared the exhibit booth BAHEP member, during its weekly Economic Spotlight with member municipalities. Municipal representatives segment. MyBayAreaRadio.com is focused on the Gal- were Angela Forbes, City of Dickinson; Wendy Ellis, veston/Bay Area Houston region and has a varied set of City of Kemah; Scott Livingston, City of League City; programs each day. BAHEP President Bob Mitchell and and Karen Coglianese, City of Webster. staff members were guests during five Economic Spot- light segments during October, November and December. The ICSC Conference attracted more than 4,000 atten- Please visit the website at: MyBayAreaRadio.com. dees and 250 exhibitors. Booth visitors included local brokers and developers. This annual event is a great op- Bob Mitchell Quoted in Houston Chronicle portunity for owners, developers, retailers, brokers, lend- Article, The New Space Race ers, municipalities, property asset managers and product A Houston Chronicle article on Nov. 15, 2016, included and service providers to gather under one roof to exhibit, an interview with Bob Mitchell, president of the Bay make deals and form successful business partnerships. Area Houston Economic Partnership. Mitchell said that Boeing, Sierra Nevada, SpaceX and other big players BAHEP Hosts Prospect Review Meeting created opportunities for smaller companies to enter the BAHEP marketing staff members conducted a Prospect space business, but in Houston, he stated, the creation of Review meeting on Nov. 30, 2016, to review new pro- commercial space companies was largely driven by a jects, as well as give updates on older projects, with city, need to test experiments on the space station. He said the county and BAHEP member representatives. Upcoming region has 47 space-related aerospace companies em- marketing opportunities and trends were also discussed. ploying from five to 1,700 people. Included in the discussions were the 36 projects in Bay Area Houston. KTRH Radio Broadcasts Live Interview with Bob Mitchell on Future of NASA Following the review of BAHEP’s projects, Arturo Ma- BAHEP President Bob Mitchell was interviewed by chuca, Ellington Airport and Houston Spaceport general KTRH radio on Nov. 16, 2016. Mitchell provided com- P A G E 6

ments on the future of NASA as activities four times per year. Current and the nation moves towards a new archival issues are available for viewing in president and administration. the News Room section of the website. The BAHEP Twitter feed provides up-to- Regional Print Media date news on BAHEP and the region. Read Features BAHEP BAHEP’s tweets at www.twitter.com/ Numerous publications, including bahep. the Houston Chronicle, Bay Area Citizen, Pasadena Citizen, The BAHEP Facebook page at http:// Friendswood Journal, Pearland www.facebook.com/BayAreaHoustonEcon Journal and the Galveston County Daily has updates on recent activities of interest News, publish Bay Area Houston’s Busi- to the Bay Area Houston community. ness to Business update monthly as well as BAHEP news releases. Additionally, BAHEP also provides updates on Bay Area Bay Area Houston Magazine publishes happenings with the professional network- articles on BAHEP initiatives. Story top- ing site. LinkedIn: http:// ics include economic development news, www.linkedin.com/company/bay-area- the Space Alliance Technology Outreach houston-economic-partnership Program, and other information rele- vant to the region’s business com- The BAHEP YouTube channel: http:// munity. Copies of the most recent www.youtube.com/user/BayAreaHouston issues of the Business to Business provides video from General Membership page can be found on BAHEP’s Meetings and interviews on special topics. website at: http://www.bayareahouston.com/ Regional Online Media Features content/News_Events_and_Reports/ BAHEP business_to_business Guidry News Service publishes BAHEP news releases on events and services in BAHEP Utilizes E-News Bay Area Houston and frequently covers Publications BAHEP events. Guidry News Service is The e-newsletter, The Business Develop- based in midtown Houston with offices in ment Update, produced by BAHEP four Beaumont and Galveston. times a year, is available online and distrib- uted to more than 2,500 commercial bro- Special Initiatives kers, developers, and site consultants. The Business Development Update includes Preserve NASA Funding Levels information regarding commercial, office, industrial, residential, retail and infrastruc- BAHEP Hosts NASA Headquarters ture development in Bay Area Legislative Affairs Official Houston. Current and archival BAHEP Aerospace Marketing Manager issues can be found on BA- Jimmy Spence hosted Rebecca Lee, the HEP’s website at: newly-appointed NASA deputy associate http:// administrator for Legislative Affairs, at www.BayAreaHouston.com/ BAHEP’s Aerospace Advisory Committee default/index.cfm/news-room/ (AAC) meeting on Nov. 3, 2017. New to business-development-update NASA, Lee has been touring NASA centers to familiarize herself with the agency. BAHEP’s Business Briefs is After briefing her about BAHEP and the posted on the organization’s AAC, members of the AAC offered opin- website. This newsletter pro- ions regarding the operations of the space vides brief summaries of major BAHEP program.

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Lee assured the group that she looks forward to working Texas Aerospace and Aviation Advisory with it going forward and to the report following the Citi- Committee Works on Strategic Plan zens for Space Exploration trip in May 2017 to meet with BAHEP President Bob Mitchell, a member of the Gover- members of Congress to explain the importance of nor’s Aerospace and Aviation Advisory Committee, trav- NASA to the nation’s economy and national security. eled to Austin on Oct. 18, 2016, to participate in the com- BAHEP has been working for years to develop and main- mittee’s fourth meeting of 2016. The committee is fo- tain relationships with aerospace industry leaders, law cused on developing a long-range strategic plan for the makers, and NASA to ensure that Johnson Space Center State of Texas. remains healthy for the good of the regional economy. BAHEP Participates in NASA JSC Super Bowl BAHEP Sponsors Breakfast Meeting at 2016 Working Group SpaceCom Conference BAHEP Marketing Manager Jimmy Spence attended the BAHEP staff members attended the Space Commerce NASA JSC Super Bowl working group meetings on Oct. Conference and Exposition (SpaceCom) on Nov. 15-17, 14 and 28, 2016. The purpose of these meetings is to 2016, to network with other attendees and develop pro- identify and take advantage of opportunities Super Bowl ject leads. The purpose of SpaceCom is to bring together LI has to offer NASA and the Johnson Space Center. BA- multiple market segments that currently use or benefit HEP has been invited to participate in the working group from the use of space applications. During the confer- to provide marketing insights to the Super Bowl events. ence, Spence met with several companies interested in Bay Area Houston and being in proximity to NASA JSC. Bay Area Houston Advanced Technology Consortium (BayTech) The BAHEP Aerospace Advisory Committee sponsored a breakfast meeting on the third day of the conference What is BayTech? and used the opportunity to promote the annual Citizens BayTech was formed by BAHEP and has built a network for Space Exploration trip to Washington, D.C., to con- of partners across multiple industries and academia, cre- ference attendees. BAHEP has been involved with Space- ating a resource pool which will be drawn on as collabo- Com since its inception and was excited to see a second rations are identified and research funding is pursued. successful year of the event. BayTech’s goals are to 1) acquire public and private research and technology development funding for the Bay Congressional Representatives and Area Area Houston region; 2) secure customers for, and pro- Mayors Tour Boeing Astronaut Trainers at JSC vide simplified access to, NASA JSC’s capabilities and On Sept. 28, 2016, BAHEP’s Jimmy Spence toured the facilities through its Space Act Agreement; and 3) pursue new Boeing CST-100 Starliner Crew Part-Task Trainers partnerships to support technology development. at the Jake Garn Training Facility at Johnson Space Cen- ter. BayTech Partners with Belgian Trade Commission Office In attendance were Mayor Mark Denman, Nassau Bay; BayTech has partnered with the Belgian Trade Commis- Mayor Jon Keeney, Taylor Lake Village; and representa- sion office in Houston in the planning activities for the tives from the offices of Sen. Ted Cruz, Rep. Brian Belgian Economic Mission to Texas. This is a Belgian Babin, Rep. Randy Weber, Rep. Pete Olsen, Rep. John trade delegation of 240 participants led by Her Royal Culberson and the office of Houston Mayor Sylvester Highness Princess Astrid of Belgium. Turner. This delegation visited Austin, San Antonio, College Sta- The installation of the Part-Task Trainers marks the first tion, and Houston. The delegation spent two days in step in creating the training facilities for the Boeing Star- Houston on Dec. 8–9, 2016. BayTech attended a recep- liner and a major milestone in the development of tion hosted by His Excellency Dirk Wouters, Ambassa- NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. BAHEP supports dor of the Kingdom of Belgium to the United States of the Commercial Crew Program as part of NASA’s Jour- America, on Dec. 8, 2016. ney to Mars and has been working to keep competencies, such as astronaut training, at NASA JSC. BayTech has led the effort since last spring, along with the Belgian Trade Commission, for HRH Princess Astrid P A G E 8

and a group of Belgian ministers and featured a speaker from the FBI discuss- business leaders to tour NASA Johnson ing current trends and threats in cyberse- Space Center. Following that tour, Bay- curity, as well as strategies for protecting Tech attended a ceremony at Katoen an organization’s systems and informa- Natie for the inauguration of the Katoen tion. This workshop was attended by 50 Natie Chambers Logistics Terminal in people representing 34 organizations. Baytown. The ceremony was attended by HRH Princess Astrid. The workshop conducted on Nov. 8 was held at the Courtyard by Marriott NASA BayTech Executes Clear Lake and featured a speaker from Agreements with NASA JSC The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas – Facility Support Houston Branch discussing issues that are BayTech executed agreements val- plaguing business owners, such as corpo- ued at approximately $100,000 rate account takeovers, credit card fraud, through November 2016, utilizing, ransomware, and other trending cyber through its Space Act Agreement attacks and how to protect an organiza- (SAA), the NASA Johnson Space tion. This workshop was attended by 24 Center (JSC) Receiving, Inspection, people representing 19 organizations. and Test Facility (RITF). BayTech conducted a two-part cybersecu- BayTech continues to work with JSC Engi- rity tabletop exercise (TTX) designed to neering to offer access to engineering ser- foster collaboration and communication vices to the University of Houston Subsea among the various stakeholders in the Bay Institute and other commercial customers. Area Houston region, as part of a coordi- nated response to the various types of real BayTech Continues Activities to -world cyber threats, and to provide re- Provide Cybersecurity Training sources and start participants on the path BayTech continued in its 2016 Wagner- of developing a cyber incident response Peyser grant activities providing cyberse- plan for their organizations. curity training, cybersecurity awareness workshops and tabletop exercises. The cy- The TTX was attended by representatives bersecurity training through the University from the cities of League City, Seabrook, of Houston, University of Houston-Clear Kemah, La Porte, and Houston, the Uni- Lake, and San Jacinto College was com- versity of Houston (UH), UH Victoria, pleted in September 2016. Galveston County, the U.S. Coast Guard, the FBI, MEI Technologies, and Commu- A total of 22 participants successfully com- nity Strategies. This TTX is the logical pleted the 320-hour training program. Bay- follow-on to the two previously conducted Tech, along with its partner TTXs from past Wagner-Peyser grants on Workforce Solutions, has Dec. 4, 2014, and Nov. 6, 2015, and lever- been engaged in placing the ages the findings and recommendations participants in industry. To from those TTXs. date, five have been placed. BayTech Awarded Grant to Provide BayTech conducted four Fiber Optic Technician Training for cybersecurity awareness Military Veterans workshops during 2016 on BayTech was awarded a Wagner-Peyser April 22, July 8, Sept. 22, grant through the Texas Governor’s Of- and Nov. 18. The workshop fice to provide fiber optic technical train- conducted on Sept. 22 took ing to unemployed military veterans, fol- place at Galveston Community College and lowed by placement into the fiber optic

BUSINESS BRIEFS VOLUME 9, NUMBER 3 P A G E 9 cable industry, in 2017. This grant began Dec. 1, 2016. from North Carolina to North Texas, expressed interest in receiving technical assistance after it completes the move Space Alliance Technology to Texas. TMAC’s Metroplex Regional Center in Dallas, Outreach Program (SATOP) Texas, shared its exhibit booth with SATOP, providing the opportunity to promote its services not only to the What is SATOP? exhibitors but also the tradeshow attendees. The Space Alliance Technology Outreach Program (SATOP) is a State of Texas funded program that helps Membership small businesses faced with technical challenges by providing up to 40 hours of FREE technical assistance for BAHEP Members qualified requests. This is accomplished by utilizing the Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership owes much of vast engineering expertise of NASA and participating its success to the active participation of its members. Fol- Alliance Partners (NASA contractors, subcontractors or lowing is a current list of our members: colleges). 3coast Acadian Ambulance Service SATOP is designed to speed the transfer of the U.S. Advantage BMW Mini of Clear Lake Space Program’s knowledge and technology to the pri- The Aerospace Corporation AeroSys, LLC vate sector, to provide economic benefits to the commu- AEXA Aerospace, LLC nity, and to raise public awareness of the Space Program. Airbus DS Space Systems, Inc. For more information, visit SATOP’s website at Al-Razaq Computing Services www.spacetechsolutions.com. All Points Logistics, LLC Allegiance Bank Texas SATOP’s Marketing Reaches Small Businesses The AM Agency Seeking Technical Assistance Amegy Bank of Texas The SATOP team has been hard at work promoting the American Acryl program at tradeshows, expos and other community AMOCO Federal Credit Union events. The numbers speak for themselves: 10 small busi- Anadarko Industries, LLC Aquifer Group, LLC nesses have requested technical assistance and seven Archer Group with RE/MAX small businesses have currently qualified for the pro- ARES Aerospace and Technology Services gram. Armand Bayou Nature Center AT&T This quarter the Texas businesses entering the SATOP Ayrshire Corporation program represent various industries. Typical industries Barlow Jones, L.L.P. include oil and gas, medical supplies and equipment, and Barrios Technology recreational. However, small businesses in unique indus- Bastion Technologies, Inc. tries, such as wastewater treatment, aviation, fashion, Bay Area Commercial Real Estate Network maritime and more, have connected with SATOP seeking Bay Area Houston Magazine Bay Area Houston Transportation Partnership expertise that is otherwise not readily available to the (BAYTRAN) public sector. The following highlight summarizes a re- Bay Area Regional Medical Center cent marketing activity. Bay Area Surgicare Center Bay Area Turning Point, Inc. SATOP Exhibits at 2016 AmCon Design & Bay Oaks Country Club Contract Manufacturing Expo Baybrook Mall/General Growth Properties, Inc. On Oct. 4-5, 2016, SATOP Director Bob Payne exhibited Bayshore Medical Center at the 2016 AmCon Design & Contract Manufacturing Branch Banking & Trust Company (BB&T) Expo in Dallas, Texas. The Expo had a wide range of Big League Dreams manufacturers exhibiting their products and services, in- The Boeing Company Booz Allen Hamilton cluding assembly, fabrication, electronics design and Bowers and Sadler, LLP manufacturing, machining, prototyping and forming. Brewer Construction Services Capital Bank - Pasadena Payne identified 13 manufacturers that indicated a strong Clear Creek Independent School District interest in receiving SATOP’s technical assistance. One CDS Community Development Strategies additional company, which is in the process of relocating CenterPoint Energy P A G E 10

Chemical Process and Production, Inc. Galveston County Chris Reed Consulting (CRC) Galveston County Daily News Cimarron Galveston County Economic Alliance City of Clear Lake Shores Galveston Economic Development Partnership City of Dickinson GB Tech, Inc. City of El Lago GeoControl Systems, Inc. City of Houston Greater Houston Convention & Visitors Bureau City of Houston, Houston Airport System Greater Houston Partnership City of Kemah Green Bank City of Kemah/KCDC Greer, Herz & Adams, LLP City of La Porte Gregg & Gregg, P.C. City of League City Griffin Communications Group City of Morgan’s Point Griffin Partners, Inc. City of Nassau Bay Guardian Anesthesia Services, PLLC City of Pasadena Guidry News Service City of Seabrook Gulf Coast Educators Federal Credit Union City of Taylor Lake Village Gulf Coast Limestone, Inc. City of Webster Gulf Coast Waste Disposal Authority CLC Properties Gulf Coast Yacht Brokers Association Clear Lake Area Chamber of Commerce Ham, Langston & Brezina, LLP Clear Lake Flowers & Gifts Harris County Clear Lake Regional Medical Center Hilton Houston NASA Clear Lake Coastal Solutions Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Houston Coldwell Banker United Realtors Space Center College of the Mainland HomeTown Bank, N. A. Colliers International Houston Area Safety Council Communities In Schools - Bay Area, Inc. Houston Association of Realtors Community Strategies The Houston Chronicle / Hearst Media Services Courtyard By Marriot Houston Houston Community Newspapers & Media NASA/Nassau Bay Group Coventry Development Corporation-Houston Houston Methodist St. John Hospital Crowder Funeral Homes Houston Pediatric Specialty Group, LLC CSRA, Inc. HPP Corp Ruby Cubley Icon Bank of Texas, N. A. Curran Investment Group of ImageNet Consulting Wells Fargo Advisors Intuitive Machines, LLC CYFOR Technologies, LLC IP Investments, LLP dba Global ICS Cypress Bay Subdivision/Marina Bay J&P Technologies Village Shopping Center J. A. Billipp Company DB Consulting Group Jacobs Dean & Draper Insurance Agency, LP Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Del Papa Distributing Company JES Tech Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health John Manlove Marketing & Communications Dickinson Independent School District Joiner Partnership, Inc. Draker-Cody, Inc. JSC Federal Credit Union DRDA, PLLC Kaneka North America LLC Economic Alliance Houston Port Region KBRwyle EduSafe Systems, Inc. Keller Williams Realty Clear Lake Encore Business Consulting Kemah Boardwalk Express Employment Professionals Kuraray America, Inc. The Eye Clinic of Texas La Porte Independent School District Fast Signs - Clear Lake Lakewood Yacht Club Faust Distributing Company, Inc. Langan Engineering & Environmental Services Friendswood Chamber of Commerce The Law Office of Phil Griffis Friendswood Independent School District League City Regional Chamber of Commerce Frost Bank Leidos

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Lexus of Clear Lake Signature Flight Support Lillibridge Healthcare Services, Inc. South Shore Harbour Resort & Conference Center Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company Southwest Airlines Company Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc. Space Center Houston Logical Innovations, Inc. Space City Films, Inc. Lone Star Flight Museum SSCI Environmental & Consulting Services Lubrizol Steele Media Services LYC Concours Corporation Stinger Ghaffarian Technologies Marsh Darcy Partners, Inc. SUEZ Treatment Solutions Inc. MaximGroup Summit Management Group McCormick Stevenson Corporation TASC, an Engility Company MD Anderson Regional Care in the Bay Area Techway Services, Inc. MDA US Systems, LLC Teledyne Brown Engineering MDT Financial Advisors, LLC Terracon Consultants, Inc. Meador Staffing Services, Inc. Texan Bank Medistar Corporation Texas A&M University at Galveston MEI Technologies, Inc. Texas Chiropractic College Memorial Hermann Southeast Hospital Texas Citizens Bank Merrill Lynch Texas First Bank Mills Shirley L.L.P. Thrivent Financial Minuteman Press - Bay Area Tommy’s Restaurant Oyster Bar Mobile Studio Technologies, LLC Trustmark National Bank, Texas Moody National Bank Twenty Twenty Properties, Inc. Mori Associates TXU Energy MRI Technologies UHCL Center - Economic Development & Research MyBayArea United Airlines My FlooringAMERICA United Equities, Inc. NASA Alumni League — JCS Chapter United Space Alliance NASA Johnson Space Center Universities Space Research Association - USRA National Space Biomedical Research Institute University of Houston-Clear Lake Nestle Waters N.A. UTC Aerospace Systems Norman Frede Chevrolet UTMB Health Oceaneering Space Systems, Inc. Vesco Business Products One Stop Tents & Events Voyager at Space Center Orbital ATK Welcome Group, LLC PAE West Oak Development, Ltd. Pasadena Independent School District Whitley Penn Pasadena Texas Chamber of Commerce Wendell Wilson & Dr. Pat Potter Wilson Paul Engineering, Inc. Wings Over Houston Air Show Payne’s Plants Workforce Solutions Pearland Economic Development Corporation YMCA of Greater Houston Perry’s Restaurant Group PM Realty Group Port Houston PrimeLending — A PlainsCapital Company Raytheon Intelligence, Information and Services Read King Commercial Real Estate Regions Bank RE/MAX Space Center Residence Inn by Marriott The Rothe Companies: Houston Operations S&K Global Solutions Sage Commercial Group, LLC SAIC San Jacinto College District Savills Studly, Inc. Shelmark Engineering, LLC SHI Government Solutions Sierra Nevada Corporation The Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership, or BAHEP, is a member-driven organization that provides the leadership to stimulate regional economic development and employment. Utilizing a collabora- 18045 Saturn Lane tive committee structure, we engage more than 265 Houston, Texas 77058 investor companies, business professionals, local gov- P.O. Box 58724 Houston, Texas 77258-8724 ernments, and educational institutions, in southeast Texas, to bring about prosperity and a high quality of Phone: 832.536.3255 life for the 800,000 people who live and work in the Fax: 832.536.3258 region. Our members include business partners en- Web: www.bayareahouston.com compassing 13 cities, Galveston and Harris counties, E-mail: [email protected] the Houston Airport System and Port Houston. Facebook: BayAreaHoustonEcon Twitter: @BAHEP

Clear Lake Shores Dickinson El Lago Houston Kemah La Porte League City Morgan’s Point Nassau Bay Pasadena Seabrook Taylor Lake Village Webster

Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership sincerely thanks Harris County, Galveston County, Port Houston, and the Houston Airport System without whose continued support BAHEP’s work on behalf of the region would not be possible.