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www.jdfields.com 281.558.7199 X4 | Sunday, June 23, 2013 | Houston Chronicle | HoustonChronicle.com and chron.com xxx the houston ChroniCle 100 The energy boom spreads its wealth Rankings show real estate and retail sectors are cashing in as the area’s economy thrives By Jeannie Kever University of Houston’s came in at No. 3, evidence Bauer College of Busi- of the surging real estate Houstonians may ness. “The energy boom market. look back on 2012 as the is helping us all, but the Other industries also year things returned to rate of increase is slowing are showing signs of life. normal. down.” Retail companies This being business- This year’s list is more Francesca’s Holdings and centric Houston, that expansive, too. Stage Stores finished in means the economy con- Last year, the highest the top 30 this year. tinued to grow. But if the ranking for a non-energy That could signal a companies in the Houston company was No. 27. return of retail. Michael Chronicle 100 — a rank- Energy-related companies Glazer, president and ing of the city’s top-per- claimed nine of the top 10 CEO of Stage Stores, forming public companies spots on this year’s list, which ranked No. 26, said — are any guide, growth which is based on 2012 having many of its stores had begun to slow after performance, and 15 of the in economically strong the red hot days of 2011. top 20. Texas helped the com- “One sign of a recov- Ye t Stewart Informa- pany’s bottom line. ery is we’re not going to tion Services, which pro- But Glazer, a longtime grow as fast,” said Latha vides title insurance and Stage board member Ramchand, dean of the other real estate services, who took over as top executive in April 2012, also credited new senior management with fueling “excitement” in merchan- dising and marketing. Ramchand said retail’s strong performance may spring partly from lower numbers during and right after the recession. “Start from a small base, and revenue growth looks really good,” she said. Jesse B. Thompson III, business economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, said some of that growth also comes back to energy. “People in energy Melissa Phillip / Houston Chronicle are making money, and Employees at National Oilwell Varco in Houston work on a blowout preventer. they spend it,” he said. The company came in at No. 16 on the Houston Chronicle 100 list. “They’re buying more cars. They’re buying companies on this year’s companies. Top-ranked 100, prepared for the more retail services. ... list weren’t the tradi- Quanta Services provides newspaper by S&P Capi- Yo u peel the onion back tional exploration and infrastructure for tal IQ, ranks Houston’s Karen Warren / Houston Chronicle far enough, and a lot of production companies electric power, renewable top public companies, Tanishea Molina gives Brenda Hay a makeover at that money flows back to of the past, but refining, energy, natural gas and using a score based on the Meyerland Plaza Palais Royal. Its parent, Stage energy extraction.” petrochemical, service pipeline companies. four measures of financial Stores, is No. 26 on the Houston Chronicle 100 list. Most of the top energy and transmission The Houston Chronicle Mix continues on X74 xxx Houston Chronicle | HoustonChronicle.com and chron.com | Sunday, June 23, 2013 | X5

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THE HOUSTON CHRONICLE 100 Publicly traded companies in the Houston area are ranked using four performance criteria for 2012. The score is based on the average of the rankings for these criteria: total revenue, annual growth in earnings per share, annual revenue growth and one-year total return.

Earnings per Earnings per 2012 revenues share growth Revenue growth Total return 2012 revenues share growth Revenue growth Total return Rank Company Score (millions) Rank 2012 Rank 2012 Rank 2012 Rank Rank Company Score (millions) Rank 2012 Rank 2012 Rank 2012 Rank 1 Quanta Services 22.00 $5,920.3 27 142.9% 16 41.2% 10 26.7%35 51 Dril-Quip 54.75 $733.0 77 24.6% 52 21.9% 30 11.0%60 2 CVR Energy 23.75 8,567.3 18 9.9 71 70.4 4 160.5 2 52 Service Corporation International 55.75 2,410.5 51 14.8 67 4.1 79 32.6 26 3 Stewart Information Services Corp. 25.75 1,906.1 56 3,741.7 1 16.6 42 126.0 4 53 Calpine Corp. 56.25 5,478.0 31 207.7 9 -19.4 126 11.0 59 4 Genesis Energy 26.25 4,070.1 36 64.0 30 31.7 16 35.2 23 54 Enterprise Products Partners 57.00 42,583.1 4 13.9 68 -3.9 102 13.4 54 5 Kinder Morgan Inc. 27.75 9,973.0 16 114.8 20 25.6 23 14.1 52 55 C&J Energy Services 57.00 1,111.5 66 5.6 76 46.5 6 2.4 80 6 Plains Exploration & Production Co.32.00 2,565.3 46 61.1 31 30.6 18 27.8 33 56 Atwood Oceanics 57.50 847.8 74 -2.3 82 24.1 25 15.1 49 7 DXP Enterprises 32.00 1,097.1 67 61.1 32 35.9 14 52.4 15 57 Halliburton Co. 57.75 28,503.0 7 -14.7 92 14.8 49 1.7 83 8 Cameron International Corp. 34.75 8,502.1 19 44.5 40 22.2 29 14.8 51 58 Targa Resources Corp. 58.00 5,885.7 28 23.0 56 -15.9 124 34.2 24 9 Powell Industries 35.50 713.7 78 652.5 3 19.9 36 32.8 25 59 Marathon Oil Corp. 59.00 15,688.0 11 -6.7 86 7.0 70 7.2 69 10 Noble Energy 35.50 4,037.0 37 132.5 19 25.7 21 8.9 65 60 ConocoPhillips 61.25 57,967.0 1 15.0 64 -9.7 118 9.8 62 11 Francesca’s Holdings Corp. 36.25 296.4 100 101.9 22 45.2 7 49.9 16 61 Evolution Petroleum Corp. 61.50 19.4 128 77.8 23 41.2 9 1.0 86 12 Group 1 Automotive 37.50 7,476.1 22 20.7 59 23.0 26 21.0 43 62 FMC Technologies 61.50 6,151.4 26 8.5 72 20.6 33 -18.0 115 13 Crown Castle International Corp. 38.25 2,432.7 50 23.1 55 19.7 37 61.1 11 63 Mattress Firm Holding Corp. 61.75 1,012.7 70 -15.7 94 42.9 8 5.8 75 14 Huntsman Corp. 39.00 11,187.0 15 51.5 38 -0.3 93 63.5 10 64 Luby’s 62.25 350.2 96 44.4 41 -0.7 95 48.3 17 15 Geospace Technologies Corp. 39.75 226.1 106 57.1 33 30.6 17 129.8 3 65 Carrizo Oil & Gas 62.75 368.2 95 56.1 35 82.1 3 -20.6 118 16 National Oilwell Varco 39.75 20,041.0 9 24.0 53 36.7 12 1.2 85 66 McDermott International 63.75 3,641.6 38 34.4 46 5.7 75 -4.3 96 17 Oceaneering International 40.50 2,782.6 43 23.1 54 26.9 19 18.2 46 67 MetroCorp Bancshares 64.00 71.5 122 106.7 21 -4.3 104 73.1 9 18 CB&I 40.50 5,485.2 30 20.4 60 20.5 34 23.2 38 68 Waste Management 64.50 13,649.0 12 -13.7 91 2.0 87 7.6 68 19 HCC Insurance Holdings 42.00 2,525.8 47 66.5 29 6.4 71 37.9 21 69 Oiltanking Partners 65.25 135.5 114 -1.3 81 15.4 46 41.4 20 20 Kinder Morgan Energy Partners 42.50 8,642.0 17 568.6 4 9.5 61 -0.4 88 70 Vertex Energy 65.75 134.6 115 -35.9 107 22.6 28 54.1 13 21 Oasis Petroleum 42.50 686.7 79 93.0 25 107.8 2 9.3 64 71 Tetra Technologies 67.25 880.8 71 300.0 5 4.2 77 -18.7 116 22 Camden Property Trust 43.50 759.7 76 1,005.9 2 18.5 39 11.2 57 72 PAA Natural Gas Storage 67.75 387.7 91 16.5 63 13.0 54 9.5 63 23 NRG Energy 43.75 8,422.0 20 201.3 10 -7.2 114 28.0 31 73 Kirby Corp. 68.00 2,112.7 54 12.0 69 14.2 50 -6.0 99 24 Dresser-Rand Group 44.00 2,736.4 44 52.6 37 18.4 40 12.5 55 74 Prosperity Bancshares 69.50 495.4 88 7.3 73 15.8 44 6.0 73 25 Plains All American Pipeline 44.00 37,797.0 6 -1.6 83 10.3 59 29.5 28 75 Waste Connections 70.00 1,661.6 57 -9.7 87 10.4 58 3.2 78 26 Stage Stores 44.50 1,645.8 58 29.3 48 8.9 64 81.8 8 76 US Physical Therapy 70.50 252.1 102 -13.7 90 6.4 72 44.0 18 27 Insperity 45.75 2,158.8 53 34.5 45 9.2 63 35.6 22 77 Men’s Wearhouse 71.00 2,488.3 48 10.9 70 4.4 76 -1.7 90 28 Westlake Chemical Corp. 46.00 3,571.0 39 48.6 39 -1.3 100 108.9 6 78 El Paso Pipeline Partners 71.00 1,515.0 59 5.9 75 -1.0 97 13.5 53 29 LyondellBasell Industries 46.00 45,352.0 2 14.8 66 -5.9 109 91.4 7 79 BMC Software 71.00 2,197.5 52 -19.2 99 1.3 89 20.9 44 30 Comfort Systems USA 47.00 1,331.2 61 139.8 17 9.4 62 15.7 48 80 Tesco Corp. 71.25 553.1 85 84.1 26 7.8 68 -9.9 106 31 Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. 48.00 1,204.5 64 6.9 74 22.9 27 31.3 27 81 Nabors Industries 72.25 6,989.6 24 -29.9 105 15.3 47 -16.7 113 32 Adams Resources & Energy 49.25 3,381.0 40 17.7 61 11.0 56 22.6 40 82 Energy XXI 72.50 1,268.7 63 9.1 77 8.7 66 1.6 84 33 Schlumberger 49.25 42,149.0 5 17.0 62 14.0 51 3.0 79 83 Baker Hughes 72.50 21,361.0 8 -25.2 103 7.7 69 -14.9 110 34 Flotek Industries 49.50 312.8 98 73.2 27 20.9 32 22.5 41 84 QR Energy 72.75 372.0 94 255.9 7 3.1 86 -9.1 104 35 Oil States International 49.50 4,413.1 34 38.2 44 26.8 20 -6.3 100 85 Boardwalk Pipeline Partners 72.75 1,185.0 65 25.7 51 3.7 81 -2.6 94 36 Main Street Capital Corp. 49.50 90.5 121 27.9 50 36.7 13 53.5 14 86 PROS Holdings 72.75 117.8 117 -26.1 104 21.9 31 22.9 39 37 EOG Resources 50.50 11,448.8 14 -48.5 113 19.3 38 23.4 37 87 Diamond Offshore Drilling 73.25 2,986.5 42 -25.1 102 -10.1 120 29.4 29 38 Rosetta Resources 51.00 613.5 83 57.6 34 37.5 11 4.2 76 88 Buckeye Partners 73.75 4,357.2 35 93.3 24 -8.5 117 -23.1 119 39 Superior Energy Services 51.25 4,568.1 33 28.9 49 132.6 1 -27.1 122 89 Whitestone REIT 74.25 46.8 126 -100.0 126 32.4 15 28.5 30 40 Team 51.25 686.5 80 16.2 58 20.5 35 27.9 32 90 Patterson-UTI Energy 75.00 2,723.4 45 -4.9 84 6.1 73 -5.6 98 41 Cyberonics 51.50 243.6 103 39.7 43 14.9 48 56.8 12 91 Spectra Energy Partners 76.00 236.8 104 3.7 78 15.5 45 3.9 77 42 Carriage Services 51.75 204.1 109 73.0 28 8.8 65 114.6 5 92 American Electric Technologies 77.25 54.1 124 133.3 18 4.1 78 -0.7 89 43 Bristow Group 52.25 1,475.2 60 30.3 47 14.0 52 15.1 50 93 Natural Resource Partners 77.50 379.1 93 294.0 6 0.4 91 -24.3 120 44 Benchmark Electronics 52.50 2,468.2 49 14.9 65 9.5 60 23.4 36 94 PrimeEnergy Corp. 78.00 120.8 116 224.6 8 -4.9 106 1.8 82 45 Exterran Partners 52.75 387.5 92 55.6 36 25.7 22 10.3 61 95 American National Insurance Co. 78.00 2,987.1 41 -0.4 80 -1.2 98 -2.3 93 46 RigNet 53.75 161.7 111 22.8 57 47.8 5 22.0 42 96 Cardtronics 79.00 780.4 75 -39.2 110 25.0 24 -12.3 107 47 Weingarten Realty Investors 54.00 508.0 87 173.5 13 3.4 82 27.7 34 97 Western Gas Partners 79.00 849.4 73 -48.8 114 3.2 84 20.2 45 48 ION Geophysical Corp. 54.00 526.3 86 160.0 15 15.8 43 6.2 72 98 Parker Drilling Co. 79.75 678.0 81 172.1 14 -1.3 99 -35.8 125 49 Sysco Corp. 54.50 43,433.9 3 -6.7 85 5.9 74 11.9 56 99 Apache Corp. 80.75 16,947.0 10 -57.1 115 0.8 90 -12.7 108 50 Anadarko Petroleum Corp. 54.75 13,307.0 13 189.1 11 -4.1 103 -2.2 92 100 Key Energy Services 81.00 1,960.1 55 -11.8 88 13.4 53 -55.1 128

Note: To be considered for the Chronicle 100, a company must have had 2012 revenue exceeding $5 million and 2011 revenue exceeding $2.5 million. It must have shown a profit in 2012 based on its diluted net income per share before extraordinary items, and it must have been trading for all of 2012. The company’s stock price must have been above $1 as of March 31, 2013. Note: Plains Exploration & Production Co. (No. 6) was acquired by Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold on May 31, 2013. Source: S&P Capital IQ xxx Houston Chronicle | HoustonChronicle.com and chron.com | Sunday, June 23, 2013 | X7 company of the year Quanta makes a name by staying ahead of the game In a constantly changing energy world, giving customers solutions early is key

By Zain Shauk is its rapid expansion, leader in oil and gas pipe- O’Neil said. Quanta has line building, O’Neil said. In an energy landscape ballooned to more than “We had zero presence undergoing rapid chang- 20,000 employees from in the shales two years es, Quanta Services has 12,000 in about two years, ago,” he said. Now, he tried to predict the future. he said. added, “close to 20 per- The Houston-based The employee ranks cent of our revenues are builder of energy trans- expanded as Quanta generated from shale mission systems and followed a strategy of work specifically. So it’s pipelines has paid close preparing to take on new been a huge growth driver attention to changing work faster and more ef- for us.” regulations, renewable ficiently than competitors, energy projects and the O’Neil said. Looking ahead pays off trends that led to the After noticing regula- Though Quanta’s posi- shale boom. tions across the United tioning for growing pipe- That has helped States that called for more line demand is expected Quanta become an early renewable power genera- to pay off big, shale was mover, one that was as tion, for instance, Quanta not the main source of its ready to link cities with built up the capabilities growth in 2012. newly constructed wind to traverse forests and Quanta’s efforts to turbines as it was to con- quickly install equipment build major electri- nect prolific shale plays in an environmentally cal transmission lines, with refineries, CEO Jim safe way, he said. The including its role in a O’Neil said. same capability to an- massive effort to connect The approach has ush- ticipate industry develop- 85 megawatts of wind ered in an era of surging ments has given Quanta power in Texas, were key Gary Fountain earnings and growth for a head start on replacing for the company, said CEO Jim O’Neil: “We’re trying to stay two to three years ahead of our customers.” Quanta, which tops this aging transmission lines John Rogers, an analyst year’s Houston Chron- and building pipelines for for investment firm D.A. to see market trends or afford (not) to because we Some have involved icle 100 list of the area’s shale plays. Davidson & Co. prospects early and posi- could see what was going helicopters working to best-performing public “Really, we’re trying Quanta’s operating tion themselves to take to happen in ’11, ’12 and move and install power companies. Last year, it to stay two to three years income from its electric advantage of that rather ’13,” O’Neil said. “A nd it lines and towers while not ranked 76th. ahead of our customers, power business jumped than just chasing the next played out that way. So we disrupting fragile envi- to have solutions for our 54 percent in 2012, to hot market.” had a competitive advan- ronments, O’Neil said. Multiple fronts customers before they get $521 million. Quanta’s forward- tage because we did have “It’s extremely chal- Quanta led with strong there,” O’Neil said. “This goes back a looking approach led it to the skilled people.” lenging, but that’s what results in several catego- Quanta had no signifi- decade or more,” Rogers invest more in its skilled differentiates us from ries, including revenue cant pipeline construction said. “They’ve built that laborers, who make up Big and complex everyone else because growth of 41 percent, to business before 2009, company to work on the the bulk of its workforce. Another key to the we have a track record of $5.9 billion. Its earnings when it projected grow- transmission market and It did so during the eco- company’s growth has reliably performing those per share jumped 143 per- ing pipeline demand from take advantage of growth nomic downturn, when been its ability to quickly jobs,” he said. cent, to $1.36. shale plays and decided in that market. ... With other companies were not build large-scale projects Another indicator of to acquire Houston-based so many contractors, the spending on such efforts. that are often complicated [email protected] the company’s growth Price Gregory Services, a successful ones are able “We knew we couldn’t and extremely difficult. twitter.com/zainshauk X8 | Sunday, June 23, 2013 | Houston Chronicle | HoustonChronicle.com and chron.com xxx top public companies

No. 2 | CVR Energy no other public company that could have offered you such direct and Efficiency concentrated exposure to those two business lines. Carl Icahn is no dummy.” puts earnings The company, which has more than 1,100 employees, including 70 in overdrive at its Sugar Land headquarters, took its refining division public in January. By Emily Pickrell on last year’s list. It offered investors a new CVR Energy began form of master limited Refiner and fertilizer modestly in 2004, when CVR Energy partnership that offers producer CVR Energy a private equity group CVR invested more than $700 million to modernize its Coffeyville, Kan., plant. variable distributions and ranked No. 2 on the bought a bankrupt refin- The improvements raised its production to 115,000 barrels a day from 95,000. has distributed more than Chronicle’s list of top pub- ery in Coffeyville, Kan., $1 billion to shareholders lic companies, a poster and an accompanying value,” CEO Jack Lipinski in Wynnewood, Okla., were just shy of $30 a since the year’s start. child for the handsome fertilizer business. said. “It was something which it bought in 2010. barrel in 2012, contributed “If you go back and returns that 2012 brought CVR’s strategy has we did by doing our job The investment has paid to a strong year, earning look at Wynnewood and to refiners willing to centered on efficiency as well as we could. What off in spades, catching CVR $378.6 million on net Coffeyville, these are invest in plant improve- upgrades for the refinery, we do well is we take the eye of Carl Icahn, sales of $8.6 billion. refineries that had check- ments and assertively and it invested more than refineries, we figure out who increased his stock “CVR Energy benefit- ered pasts,” Lipinski said. use creative corporate $700 million to modern- what they need, we put ownership to 82 percent ted from peak economic “Today Coffeyville is structures. ize it and meet new safety the resources against of CVR’s shares with a cycles for both of its arguably one of the best Revenue growth of rules. The improvements them, and we improve the $2 billion purchase in businesses: fertilizer of its size in the U.S., and 70.4 percent to $8.6 billion increased production to throughput yield and the 2012 and is now the chair- production and refin- Wynnewood has come an and total shareholder 115,000 a day, from 95,000 cost structure.” man of its board. Record ing,” said Hinds Howard, awful long way.” return of 161 percent barrels a day in 2005. CVR has used the same margins between the chief investment officer helped move the “Our goal has always investment strategy price of crude and refined for Guzman Investment [email protected] company up from No. 5 been to grow shareholder for a second refinery products in 2012, which Strategies. “There is really twitter.com/EmilyPickrell

No. 3 | Stewart Information Services Corp.

“Houston has been a Title insurance giant rockets up the list strong, dynamic environment,” Morris said. “We are seeing that now more By Louis B. Parks No. 83 on last year’s list. pany shed more than half than ever, with growth in Stewart had the highest its independent agents to Houston and Texas far Matthew Morris, CEO growth in earnings per reduce its risk profile and outpacing the rest of Stewart Information share among companies ensure a more consistent of the country. There Services since late 2011, is in the top 100. It recorded customer experience. is an entrepreneurial the fourth generation of $1.9 billion in revenue last “We are seeing the spirit.” his family to lead the com- year, up 16.6 percent from revised structure increase The U.S. economy, pany since its 1893 found- 2011. our profitability while regulations and inter- ing by Maco Stewart in Total shareholder re- the market recovers,” he est rates could all create Galveston. turn was 126 percent, the said. “Our profitability headwinds for the title Stewart, which pro- fourth-best performance was actually higher last industry, Morris said, vides title insurance and on the list. year than it was (before but he expects a revital- related services in the Stewart has 6,000 J. Patric Schneider the downturn) when our ized interest in housing, U.S. and internationally, employees, with about Stewart Information Services CEO Matthew Morris revenues were 30 percent increasing transaction ranks No. 3 on this year’s 1,500 in Houston. The talks with escrow officer Claudia Huerta. more.” volumes and increasing Chronicle 100 list of the majority of its revenue Another highlight from home prices. area’s top-performing is domestic, but it has a in Latin America. ing operations around 2012 was being named public companies in 2012. large presence in Canada Morris sees multiple customer channels, and one of America’s Most Louis B. Parks is a freelance It was a rebound year for and is active throughout keys to Stewart’s 2012 suc- aligning management by Trustworthy Companies reporter. Stewart, which ranked Europe, in Australia and cess, including refocus- those channels. The com- by Forbes magazine. [email protected] xxx Houston Chronicle | HoustonChronicle.com and chron.com | Sunday, June 23, 2013 | X9

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No. 4 | Genesis Energy

Strategy on moving oil A 55,000- barrel storage tank is among begets wave of prosperity Genesis En- ergy’s assets. Genesis has By Jayme Fraser Strong growth in total pipelines. He also cited 966 employ- return helped move the expansions in its use of ees, including Genesis Energy’s list limited partnership to No. rail cars to transport 502 in Texas of announced growth 4 on this year’s Chronicle crude along lines primar- and 376 in projects total more than 100 list of the area’s top- ily in Gulf Coast states, the Houston twice what the midstream performing public com- but also reaching into area. energy company was panies, up from No. 22. Wyoming and Missouri. worth six years ago. In 2012, total return was The year’s biggest J. Patric Schneider “We were a less than 35 percent, nearly three move came in early 2012 $200 million enterprise,” times higher than the when Genesis purchased ing operations there with It’s not the first time what we’re good at, but CEO Grant Sims said of previous year. Revenue $205.9 million of owner- Texas coast refineries. Sims has overseen a Gulf I’m proud of the way we the year he joined Gen- grew by a third, and earn- ship interests in the Gulf “We seized on the expansion. As CEO of stepped up and seized esis, which focuses solely ings per share increased of Mexico from Marathon opportunity to be an Leviathan Gas Pipeline opportunities as they on crude. “Today, we’re at 64 percent. Oil Corp. and then an- early mover in what we Partners in the 1990s, he presented themselves,” about $5.5 billion, and we Sims said the rise in its nounced a partnership perceived to be a dramatic helped construct deep- Sims said. have well over $500 mil- ranking reflects decisions with Enterprise Products turn in the level of activity water pipelines there. lion in announced growth to strengthen its core of Partners to build a 149- in the Gulf of Mexico,” “The macro backdrop [email protected] projects.” Texas City terminals and mile oil pipeline connect- Sims said. is very favorable for twitter.com/JaymeKFraser

No. 5 | Kinder Morgan Inc. Double-edged approach to growth delivers results

By Tanya Rutledge the company’s portfolio. trading publicly in Febru- projections and now “That transaction ary 2011 after the largest expects to declare divi- Last year’s acquisition added a lot of assets to the private equity-backed U.S. dends of $1.60 per share, of El Paso Corp. made Kinder Morgan family,” initial public offering ever. up from $1.57 per share. Kinder Morgan Inc. the Kean said. “It gave us a The IPO issued nearly Kinder Morgan Partners largest midstream com- network that covers so 110 million shares and now expects to declare pany and the third-largest many supply points and raised $3.3 billion. cash distributions of $5.33 energy company in North destination points. It gives While acquisition activ- per unit, up from $5.28. America, based on enter- us lots of opportunities.” ity will continue — Kinder Kinder Morgan owns prise value. The company But Kinder Morgan Morgan Energy Partners an interest in or operates also boosted performance also maintained an ag- closed on the $5 billion 75,000 miles of pipelines by focusing on investing gressive investment and purchase of Copano En- and 180 terminals. in existing assets and expansion program for Todd Spoth ergy last month — Kean Kinder Morgan Inc. growing the underlying existing assets and put Kinder Morgan employees prepare to inspect hold- said the company has owns the general part- base business. attention on expanding ing containers in Galena Park. $13.6 billion earmarked ner interests of Kinder The $38 billion El Paso the base business with for investments in its Morgan Energy Partners deal, which closed in new capacity contracts, increased because our the Chronicle 100 list of existing network over the and El Paso Pipeline Part- May 2012, was a signifi- fueled by the boom in customers want to hold top-performing public next five years. ners, along with limited cant piece of the growth shale plays. that capacity as a result,” companies. Because of Internally, the company partner interests in KMP, puzzle for Kinder Mor- “While we are not in Kean said. its new status as a public will continue to operate Kinder Morgan Manage- gan, said Steve Kean, the business of producing Kinder Morgan company in 2011, it was frugally as a means to ment and EPB. president and chief or using natural gas — recorded $9.97 billion in not on the list last year. strengthen the bottom operating officer. The deal our job is to get it where it revenue last year, up After being taken and top lines, he said. Tanya Rutledge is added 44,000 miles of needs to be — the demand 25.6 percent from the year private in 2006, Kinder Kinder Morgan re- a freelance writer. natural gas pipelines to for fixed-fee capacity has prior. It ranks No. 5 on Morgan once again began cently increased its 2013 [email protected] xxx Houston Chronicle | HoustonChronicle.com and chron.com | Sunday, June 23, 2013 | X11 top public companies

No. 6 | Plains Exploration & Production McMoRan now that it has gobbled up Plains Exploration & Produc- Being where the action is tion as part of an effort to diversify its operations. The deal, part of a sends earnings soaring complicated transaction valued at $9.7 billion, called for the combined By Harry R. Weber The 11-year-old compa- may be able to accelerate company to be based in ny was acquired by global growth activity,” he said. Phoenix, and to maintain Operations in key oil mining giant Freeport- Plains Exploration & offices in Houston and and gas plays across the McMoRan Copper & Gold Production has 1,100 em- New Orleans. U.S. propelled Plains on May 31, creating a ployees, including work- The deal also called Exploration & Produc- massive natural resource ers absorbed by the com- for Freeport-McMoRan tion Co. to strong revenue company with significant pany following its deal to to buy McMoRan Explo- and earnings per share mineral assets, oil and acquire some of British Plains Exploration & Production Co. ration, an independent growth last year. gas interests and growing oil giant BP’s deep-water A Plains Exploration & Production worker retrieves company, for $2.2 billion A 30.6 percent increase production capability. Gulf of Mexico assets. data from an Inglewood field well in Los Angeles. in cash, net of the in annual revenue to Morningstar analyst About 400 of its employ- 36 percent combined $2.57 billion and a Mark Hanson said Plains ees work at its Houston the Rocky Mountains, the $205.3 million, or $1.44 a stake Freeport-McMoRan 61 percent rise in earn- Exploration & Production headquarters. Eagle Ford Shale in South share, for the prior year. and Plains Exploration ings per share also helped has a solid Gulf of Mexico The independent oil Texas, the Haynesville The company’s proved owned in McMoRan Ex- move the company to position and has demon- and gas company, which Shale in Louisiana, and reserves rose 7 percent in ploration as of when the No. 6 on the Chronicle strated success there in acquires, develops, ex- the Gulf of Mexico. 2012 to 440.4 million bar- deal was announced. 100 list of top-performing the past. plores and produces oil Last year, net income rels of oil equivalent. public companies. Last “Combined with and gas properties, has rose to $306.4 million, or Those numbers could [email protected] year, it ranked No. 34. Freeport-McMoRan, it operations in California, $2.32 a share, from bode well for Freeport- twitter.com/HarryRWeber EXPLORE MORE

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No. 7 | DXP Enterprises Oil-fueled expansion pumps up DXP’s growth

By Jayme Fraser 40 percent of its business. following the play, but we DXP employs 2,300 have a lot of growth still to DXP Enterprises hopes full-time workers in the do plugging in some holes to continually increase its U.S., including 600 in in the map.” North American footprint Houston and 500 more The company has start- as an industrial distribu- elsewhere in Texas. ed that expansion already, DXP Enterprises tor serving customers’ Another 700 work in Can- increasing the number of DXP Enterprises’ fabrication shop in Houston includes about 3,000 pump skids. downstream, midstream ada, where the company U.S. service centers to 128 and upstream needs. focused much of its recent from 123 and, for the first while earnings per share ble the size of the com- company maintains its Although the company growth to accommodate time, entering Canada to increased 61.1 percent. pany every four years,” quality of service. provides technical and higher production from operate 25 centers. The total return in 2012, he said. “Of course, the “We’re having fun over transportation services the Alberta oil sands. Little credits the expan- 52.4 percent, was 1.5 times economy throws us a here,” he said. “Our goal for a variety of industries, “We have full cover- sion for DXP’s jump up higher than 2011. curveball every once in is to continue providing from bicycle manufactur- age of Canada to the west the Chronicle 100 rank- The plan at DXP is to a while. But since 1986 services that help our ing and food services to coast and east coast,” said ings of top-performing grow 10 percent or- we have doubled our size customers make more mining and utilities, CEO Little, also DXP’s presi- public companies to No. 7, ganically and 10 percent every five years.” money.” David Little said DXP’s dent and board chairman. from No. 37 a year ago. through acquisitions Little noted, however, main interest is in oil and “Marcellus, Bakken, Ea- Revenue grew 35.9 per- every year, Little said. that increasing operations [email protected] gas, which accounts for gle Ford, Alberta. We’re cent, to $1.1 billion in 2012, “If we do that, we dou- is successful only if the twitter.com/JaymeKFraser

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No. 8 | Cameron International Corp. investing in segments across its business. Orders in its drilling and Depth of product line surface-systems businesses have been strong, especially for deep-water helps foster growth blowout preventers. Ellis said a joint venture Cameron is involved By Harry R. Weber gas industry. About 4,200 wells and are designed to in with oil field ser- of its employees work in lock in place to prevent a vices giant Schlumberger Cameron International Houston. spill in the case of explo- should further boost the Corp. saw a record num- Revenue of $8.5 billion sion or other well-control Cameron International Corp. company’s profile. ber of orders and revenue for 2012, up from $7 bil- event. Workers operate Cameron flow control equipment. “The combination of growth across key seg- lion for 2011, and earn- A Cameron blowout Cameron’s flow control division markets surface and Cameron’s experience in ments last year. The surge ings of $750.5 million, preventer was used with subsea chokes, safety systems and other devices. designing, building and in business drove a or $3.02 a share, helped BP’s undersea Macondo installing highly engi- 22 percent jump in sales vault Cameron to No. 8 well that blew out in the and drilling equipment. said Cameron benefits neered equipment with and a 45 percent rise in on the Chronicle 100 list Gulf of Mexico in 2010. “The company’s from strong brand Schlumberger’s reservoir earnings per share. of top-performing public Despite that episode, strength in well-control reputation, a diversified knowledge and well-com- The Houston-based companies. Last year, it the company’s business equipment, a key area product offering and good pletions expertise is very company, with 27,000 em- was No. 87. has remained brisk, and following Macondo, is re- cash generation. compelling,” Ellis said. ployees in more than 100 Among other things, Cameron was cleared of ally helping out with the Cameron is focused “... We’re quite interested countries worldwide and it is a leading maker of gross negligence claims in drilling-equipment side on meeting growing to see how things play out business roots dating to blowout preventers, a federal civil trial in New of things,” Morningstar demand for equipment there.” 1833, provides flow-equip- which are massive steel Orleans. analyst Stephen Ellis said. and systems to be used in ment products, systems contraptions that sit at the Analysts say Cameron’s Tudor, Pickering, Holt unconventional drill- [email protected] and services to the oil and wellhead of exploratory strengths are in subsea & Co. analyst Jeff Tillery ing techniques, and it is twitter.com/HarryRWeber

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No. 9 | Powell Industries especially Alberta, Powell acquired a small Cana- dian company in 2009 in Equipment order to be closer to the action of the customers it serves. Powell Canada manufacturer has offices in numer- ous locations, including Calgary and Vancouver, enjoys a surge and is building a facility in Edmonton. Powell has worked to By Louis B. Parks Total shareholder return maintain strong relation- was 32.8 percent. Earn- ships with established Powell Industries, ings per share were up industry leaders. Because which ranks No. 9 on this 652.5 percent. all of its customers even- year’s Houston Chron- Powell’s business is tually need to do major icle 100 list of the area’s driven primarily by its infrastructure work, the top-performing public customers’ infrastructure company is confident companies, started in capital investment, and in the future, whatever Houston in 1947 and has thus tends to be cyclical; Nick de la Torre / Houston Chronicle yearly fluctuations may prospered by maintaining when capital investment Powell Industries prepares custom power control rooms at its local factory. A occur, King said. a narrow focus on made- is high in these client large portion of its business is building products for the electrical industry. Right now, prospects to-order equipment for a industries, Powell’s busi- are especially promising. wide range of companies ness is brisk. electrical industry. Powell headquarters and its total employees are in the “We think the oil and in electrical and other “We manufacture solu- builds equipment and in- largest manufacturing Houston area. gas business will continue power-related industries. tions for the handling of tegrates complete systems facilities in Houston, Michael Lucas is presi- to be pretty good for the For 2012, the company critical processes,” com- to distribute, monitor and to be close to the local dent and chief operating next couple of years,” he took in $713.7 million in pany spokesman Gary control electrical energy petrochemical complex. officer. said. revenue, up 20 percent King said. for these facilities. Between 1,600 and 1,700 With so much oil and over the previous year. Most of that is in the The company has its of its approximately 3,000 gas activity in Canada, [email protected]

No. 10 | Noble Energy Openness to innovation can pay off handsomely

By Monica Rhor ranked No. 78. including the offshore will more than triple in The company, which Tamar natural gas field, the next five years. A few years ago, driven has 2,190 employees which holds a reserve of Davidson points to by the company mantra of worldwide, showed 10 trillion cubic feet of those operations as an ex- innovation and creativity, strong earnings-per-share natural gas. In late May, ample of Noble’s culture Noble Energy launched growth of 133 percent over Noble announced another of innovation. a major exploration and the previous year. It also discovery 20 miles north- “Niobrara in the DJ expansion program. That had more than $4 billion east of Tamar that may Basin had been developed strategy paid off with in revenue last year, up hold up to 2 trillion cubic for decades in the more major offshore discoveries 26 percent. feet of natural gas. traditional manner, but in Israel and West Africa Charles Davidson, Add to that discoverour leaders discovered and a booming operation Noble’s chairman and ies in Equatorial Guinea, that the field could be in Colorado. CEO, attributed the com- the start of operations in developed using new It also boosted the oil pany’s performance to its Noble Energy the deep-water Gulf of technology,” he said. “A nd and natural gas explo- continued emphasis on Helix Well Containment Group tested a capping Mexico and a productive we’ve seen record produc- ration and production exploration, use of un- stack last month at a Noble Energy offshore site. onshore operation using tion and record perfor- company to No. 10 on this conventional onshore horizontal drilling in Col- mance.” year’s Houston Chronicle drilling and openness to making sure the organiza- about what’s possible.” orado’s Denver-Julesburg 100 list of the area’s top- trying new technology. tion is completely open to Noble’s exploration Basin. Davidson has pre- Monica Rhor is a freelance performing public com- “It’s all about tapping possibilities,” Davidson program led to piv- dicted Noble’s oil produc- writer. panies. Last year, Noble the creativity and also said. “It’s really thinking otal discoveries in Israel, tion in the Colorado basin [email protected] X16 | Sunday, June 23, 2013 | Houston Chronicle | HoustonChronicle.com and chron.com xxx revenue Money-generating machines Energy companies sit at the top, though growth has throttled back this year

By Emily Pickrell

Refineries, pipelines and petrochemical companies ranked among the all-stars of 2012 among public companies. The energy sector accounted for 18 of the top 20 revenue generators in Houston, with ConocoPhillips still bringing in nearly $58 billion in revenue, even after the spinoff of its refining division. “The list is dominated by energy and energy services companies,” said Patrick Jankowski, vice president of research for the Greater Houston Partnership. “Four out of five publicly traded companies are in the energy game, which has been true of Houston for the last 20 years. This has been an energy town for the last 100 years, and it probably will be for the next 100 years.”

17 percent growth Public companies listed in the Chronicle’s top 100 list increased their Todd Spoth revenue by an average of Halliburton employee Natalie Pascarella conducts an experiment. Energy dominates the area’s revenue generation. 17 percent last year, said Latha Ramchand, dean of “If you go back and prices are rising. make in drilling. hit in Houston (in the Low overhead costs led the C.T. Bauer College of look at the 1990s, we had “Prices are now level- 1980s), we had a collapse to the creation of about Business at the University oil prices that were $20, ing off. That is when we Business climate in real estate prices, but 400 businesses each of Houston. She said that and the economy still are going to return to our Food distributor Sysco that bust also created the month in Houston during was a slower growth rate grew — it’s just that the normal rate of growth.” Corp. and waste disposal forces of our own heal- this time, which helped than the 30 percent aver- economy grows faster Jankowski also and recycling company ing,” said Barton Smith, increase the non-energy age among the top 100 in when the prices are expects that any rise in Waste Management professor emeritus of sector to make up about 2011. high,” said Jankowski, natural gas prices will remained among the top economics at UH. “Com- half of Houston’s econom- This lower growth rate explaining that the Hous- lead to healthier cash 20 companies, indicative panies were able to buy ic base — a huge increase correlates with relatively ton economy generates positions for some of the of the favorable business office space at a third of its from about 20 per- stable West Texas Inter- about 60,000 jobs a year exploration companies, climate that continues to replacement value. That cent in the early 1980s. mediate oil prices, which when oil and gas prices which will in turn in- make Houston a desirable was very attractive to “Many of these compa- have hovered around $95, are stable, and about crease the capital invest- headquarters location. firms considering coming nies were not just another Jankowski said. 90,000 jobs a year when ments these companies “When the energy bust to Houston.” Low continues on X18 xxx Houston Chronicle | HoustonChronicle.com and chron.com | Sunday, June 23, 2013 | X17 X18 | Sunday, June 23, 2013 | Houston Chronicle | HoustonChronicle.com and chron.com xxx revenue Low overhead helped increase non-energy sector

Low from page X16 pipeline infrastructure al- expect to see one of the two Midwest refineries, prices, which averaged prices are on the verge lowed midstream compa- three largest pipeline boosted revenue to about $2.75 per million of creating a renewed Mexican restaurant,” nies like Kinder Morgan operators take over the $8.6 billion, from $5 bil- British thermal units for growth in downstream Smith said. “They are and Plains All Ameri- top spot in the next few lion in 2011, benefiting 2012, and accounted for energy we haven’t seen in producing goods and ser- can Pipeline to further years.” from both increased effi- a nearly 60 percent drop a long time,” Smith said. vices for export outside of expand their networks, ciencies and the relatively in profits for oil and gas “Companies are build- the region and are part of resulting in additional Larger margins cheap price of West Texas companies, according to ing billion-dollar plants our economic base.” revenue. Refineries benefited Intermediate crude. an Ernst & Yo ung study. to produce polyethylene “These pipeline from domestic inland The low natural gas for plastics. Natural gas Pipeline growth companies are building crude oil prices that Two sides to low prices prices, however, are also is the main input for that Excess supply of and buying midstream continued to be lower Independent explora- driving a historic boom in process, and it will help unconventional oil in assets at a torrid pace, than international prices, tion and production com- the petrochemicals busi- reinforce Houston as new plays helped both and they aren’t going to resulting in larger refin- panies like Anadarko Pe- ness, which will benefit the center for the energy pipeline companies and slow down,” said Hinds ing profit margins in troleum Corp. and EOG the Port of Houston and industry as a whole.” refiners, which benefited Howard, chief investment 2012. For example, CVR Resources benefited from generate hundreds of new from stable oil prices. The officer with Guzman In- Energy, a Sugar Land- stable oil prices but took jobs, Smith said. [email protected] growth in the demand for vestment Strategies. “I based company that owns a hit from low natural gas “Low natural gas twitter.com/EmilyPickrell

LARGEST COMPANIES Houston-area public companies ranked by 2012 revenue:

2012 revenue Percent change 2012 revenue Percent change 2012 revenue Percent change Rank Company (millions) from 2011 Rank Company (millions) from 2011 Rank Company (millions) from 2011 1 ConocoPhillips $57,967.0 -9.7 35 Buckeye Partners $4,357.2 -8.5 69 Dynegy $1,293.0 -3.0 2 LyondellBasell Industries 45,352.0 -5.9 36 Genesis Energy 4,070.1 31.7 70 Energy XXI 1,268.7 8.7 3 Sysco Corp. 43,433.9 5.9 37 Noble Energy 4,037.0 25.7 71 NCI Building Systems 1,208.0 19.2 4 Enterprise Products Partners 42,583.1 -3.9 38 McDermott International 3,641.6 5.7 72 Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. 1,204.5 22.9 5 Schlumberger 42,149.0 14.0 39 Westlake Chemical Corp. 3,571.0 -1.3 73 Boardwalk Pipeline Partners 1,185.0 3.7 6 Plains All American Pipeline 37,797.0 10.3 40 Adams Resources & Energy 3,381.0 11.0 74 Ultra Petroleum Corp. 1,113.9 -15.3 7 Halliburton Co. 28,503.0 14.8 41 American National Insurance Co. 2,987.1 -1.2 75 C&J Energy Services 1,111.5 46.5 8 Baker Hughes 21,361.0 7.7 42 Diamond Offshore Drilling 2,986.5 -10.1 76 DXP Enterprises 1,097.1 35.9 9 National Oilwell Varco 20,041.0 36.7 43 Exterran Holdings 2,803.6 6.6 77 Consolidated Graphics 1,047.8 -0.5 10 Apache Corp. 16,947.0 0.8 44 Oceaneering International 2,782.6 26.9 78 Newpark Resources 1,038.0 8.3 11 Marathon Oil Corp. 15,688.0 7.0 45 Dresser-Rand Group 2,736.4 18.4 79 Mattress Firm Holding Corp. 1,012.7 42.9 12 Waste Management 13,649.0 2.0 46 Patterson-UTI Energy 2,723.4 6.1 80 Eagle Rock Energy Partners 984.0 -7.2 13 Anadarko Petroleum Corp. 13,307.0 -4.1 47 Southwestern Energy Co. 2,715.0 -8.1 81 Tetra Technologies 880.8 4.2 14 EOG Resources 11,448.8 19.3 48 Newfield Exploration Co. 2,567.0 3.9 82 W&T Offshore 874.5 -9.9 15 Huntsman Corp. 11,187.0 -0.3 49 Plains Exploration & Production Co.* 2,565.3 30.6 83 Quanex Building Products Corp. 853.1 0.4 16 Kinder Morgan Inc. 9,973.0 25.6 50 HCC Insurance Holdings 2,525.8 6.4 84 Western Gas Partners 849.4 3.2 17 Kinder Morgan Energy Partners 8,642.0 9.5 51 Men’s Wearhouse 2,488.3 4.4 85 Atwood Oceanics 847.8 24.1 18 CVR Energy 8,567.3 70.4 52 Benchmark Electronics 2,468.2 9.5 86 Helix Energy Solutions Group 846.1 20.5 19 Cameron International Corp. 8,502.1 22.2 53 Crown Castle International Corp. 2,432.7 19.7 87 Cardtronics 780.4 25.0 20 NRG Energy 8,422.0 -7.2 54 Service Corporation International 2,410.5 4.1 88 Camden Property Trust 759.7 18.5 21 KBR 7,770.0 -14.6 55 BMC Software 2,197.5 1.3 89 Dril-Quip 733.0 21.9 22 Group 1 Automotive 7,476.1 23.0 56 Insperity 2,158.8 9.2 90 Powell Industries 713.7 19.9 23 CenterPoint Energy 7,452.0 -11.8 57 Kirby Corp. 2,112.7 14.2 91 Hercules Offshore 709.8 8.3 24 Nabors Industries 6,989.6 15.3 58 Willbros Group 2,004.2 38.2 92 Oasis Petroleum 686.7 107.8 25 Enbridge Energy Partners 6,706.1 -26.4 59 Key Energy Services 1,960.1 13.4 93 Team 686.5 20.5 26 FMC Technologies 6,151.4 20.6 60 Stewart Information Services Corp. 1,906.1 16.6 94 Parker Drilling Co. 678.0 -1.3 27 Quanta Services 5,920.3 41.2 61 Linn Energy 1,774.2 9.4 95 Carbo Ceramics 645.5 3.2 28 Targa Resources Corp. 5,885.7 -15.9 62 Waste Connections 1,661.6 10.4 96 Sterling Construction Co. 630.5 25.8 29 Targa Resources Partners 5,883.6 -15.8 63 Stage Stores 1,645.8 8.9 97 Rosetta Resources 613.5 37.5 30 CB&I 5,485.2 20.5 64 El Paso Pipeline Partners 1,515.0 -1.0 98 Swift Energy Co. 554.2 -8.0 31 Calpine Corp. 5,478.0 -19.4 65 Bristow Group 1,475.2 14.0 99 Tesco Corp. 553.1 7.8 32 Spectra Energy Corp. 5,075.0 -5.2 66 Kraton Performance Polymers 1,423.1 -1.0 100 ION Geophysical Corp. 526.3 15.8 33 Superior Energy Services 4,568.1 132.6 67 Copano Energy* 1,417.7 5.4 * Recently acquired. 34 Oil States International 4,413.1 26.8 68 Comfort Systems USA 1,331.2 9.4 Source: S&P Capital IQ xxx Houston Chronicle | HoustonChronicle.com and chron.com | Sunday, June 23, 2013 | X19 CON SULT ING

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Health care and retail are M.D. Anderson gets patient referrals from all at top of area’s job numbers; over the state and the nation for its sophisticated United Airlines also a leader treatment, so it’s considered part of Houston’s By L.M. Sixel the new campus, is sched- base economy, said Bill uled to open in 2015. Gilmer, director at the If you ask most folks, Memorial Hermann Institute for Regional Houston is an oil and gas also announced it would Forecasting at the Univer- town. But when it comes break ground next year sity of Houston. to which companies have on a six-story tower at its It also keeps money the most employees, hospital in Katy. here at home because if health care and retail have Memorial Hermann’s M.D. Anderson were not energy beat. CEO and president, Dan in Houston, area residents The biggest companies Wolterman, credits the with difficult-to-treat can- in Houston, as measured mathematics of popula- cers would likely travel to by the number of em- tion growth. For every Baltimore for treatment ployees, are health care 1,000 new residents, a at Johns Hopkins Univer- institutions; consumer- certain number will need sity or to the Mayo Clinic service providers, includ- medical services. in Rochester, Minn., for ing grocery stores and “A nything outside of Melissa Phillip / Houston Chronicle treatment. UTMB Health restaurants; and United Beltway 8 is just explod- Chef Johnny Hernandez has a new restaurant at Bush Intercontinental Airport’s — No. 11 on the list of the Airlines. Only four ing,” said Wolterman, Terminal B. United Airlines uses the terminal for United Express regional flights. largest employers — is companies in the top 15 who is looking to the area also part of the base are energy companies, ac- between Beltway 8 and main campus. economy because of all cording to the Chronicle’s the Grand Parkway for M.D. Anderson has the treatment it provides survey of biggest employ- the bulk of the hospital’s also expanded its spe- to the prison system in ers. growth. At the same time, cialty cancer care — such Texas, Gilmer said. Topping that voluntary there is growing demand as head, neck and breast But grocers are strictly list is Memorial Hermann inside Loop 610 in areas — at its suburban clinics local. No one is going to Health System with such as the Heights, Mid- as well as running the drive in from Dallas to 21,000 employees. (Wal- town and Uptown. cancer program at Harris shop at H-E-B or Kroger. Mart Stores has been the Wolterman also credits County Health System’s He said United Airlines biggest in previous years, its efforts to build a stron- Lyndon B. Johnson Gen- is part of Houston’s base but the giant retailer no ger brand and improve eral Hospital. economy because it sells longer provides employ- the hospital’s reputation Patients want to see to the entire world. ment data for individual among potential patients their medical specialists United, Houston’s cities.) which, in turn, has fueled and surgeons at one time fourth-largest employer, Some of Memorial the need for more employ- and in one place, Burke this spring showed off Hermann’s growth stems ees. said. That way they can renovations at Bush from its expansion into The University of Texas meet for conferences and Intercontinental Airport’s suburban areas. In April, M.D. Anderson Cancer get their treatment plans. Terminal B, which the it announced plans to Center is No. 2 on the list While hospitals and airline uses for its United build a campus in Pear- with 19,486 employees. other medical providers Express regional flights. land that will include Tom Burke, execu- Karen Warren / Houston Chronicle aren’t typically consid- The $97 million invest- adult and pediatric pri- tive vice president and Sandra Salgado arranges the play area in a new pe- ered base industries ment features larger pas- mary care, sports medi- physician-in-chief for diatric inpatient unit. The University of Texas M.D. because they tend to focus senger lounges and more cine and other specialists M.D. Anderson, credits Anderson Cancer Center has 19,486 employees. on treating local residents space devoted to food, and a 24-hour emergency its growing network of rather than generating beverage and retail. The room. partnerships with provid- Land and Clear Lake. the Texas Medical Center money from outside the first 15 gates are already in The “convenient care ers such as St. Luke’s and Patients in those when they need routine metro area, that’s not the use, with 15 more to open center” is scheduled to Christus to provide out- suburban neighborhoods lab work and chemo- case with some of the spe- by year’s end. open later this year, while patient cancer care in four can stay close to home therapy treatments, while cialty health care centers a 64-bed hospital, the key suburban areas: Katy, and avoid the parking they remain patients affiliated with the Texas [email protected] eventual centerpiece of The Woodlands, Sugar and traffic problems at of M.D. Anderson’s Medical Center. twitter.com/lmsixel xxx Houston Chronicle | HoustonChronicle.com and chron.com | Sunday, June 23, 2013 | X21 X22 | Sunday, June 23, 2013 | Houston Chronicle | HoustonChronicle.com and chron.com xxx top employers

GREATER HOUSTON’S TOP EMPLOYERS In determining the top local employers, we included full- and part-time employees at public and private companies and medical institutions in the Houston region. The numbers are the latest available and include employees in Harris and nine other counties. In a tie, the company with more employees companywide is listed first.

2013 Companywide 2013 Companywide Rank Company Headquarters employees employment Rank Company Headquarters employees employment

1 Memorial Hermann Health System Houston 21,000 21,000 51 Tenet Healthcare Corp. Dallas 3,026 59,000 2 University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Ctr Houston 19,486 19,728 52 Bank of America Charlotte, N.C. 3,000 263,000 3 H-E-B San Antonio 18,887 76,000 53 Southwest Airlines Dallas 2,866 46,000 4 United Airlines Chicago 16,315 85,000 54 Luby’s Fuddruckers Restaurants Houston 2,820 8,936 5 McDonald’s Corp. Oak Brook, Ill. 16,300 1,800,000 55 Kindred Hospitals Louisville, Ky. 2,800 78,000 6 Kroger Co. Cincinnati 14,866 339,000 56 Phillips 66 Houston 2,674 13,500 7 The Methodist Hospital System Houston 14,826 14,826 57 Brinker International Dallas 2,608 55,607 8 Exxon Mobil Corp. Irving 13,700 76,900 58 WorleyParsons Sydney 2,545 40,800 9 National Oilwell Varco Houston 12,036 60,518 59 Comcast Philadelphia 2,500 100,000 10 Shell Oil Co. Houston 11,389 94,000 60 NRG Energy Princeton and Houston 2,485 8,792 11 University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston 10,832 11,500 61 Aon London 2,445 65,000 12 HCA Nashville 9,960 199,000 62 Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. The Woodlands 2,424 4,700 13 Landry’s Houston 9,759 51,512 63 Sysco Corp. Houston 2,333 47,000 14 Texas Children’s Hospital Houston 8,984 8,984 64 Union Pacific Railroad Omaha, Neb. 2,301 46,000 15 Schlumberger Houston, Paris, The Hague 8,400 120,000 65 Fluor Corp. Irving 2,200 43,000 16 Baker Hughes Houston 7,940 59,127 66 Anadarko Petroleum Corp. The Woodlands 2,135 5,306 17 Halliburton Houston, Dubai 7,787 72,000 67 O’Reilly Auto Parts Springfield, Mo. 2,116 53,773 18 JPMorgan Chase New York 7,500 260,000 68 Waste Management Houston 2,114 43,590 19 Harris Health System Houston 7,419 7,419 69 Group 1 Automotive Houston 2,103 8,728 20 BP America Houston 7,297 85,900 70 Tenaris Luxembourg 2,000 27,500 21 Home Depot Atlanta 7,098 300,000 71 Goodman Global Group Osaka, Japan 2,000 NA 22 Chevron Corp. San Ramon, Calif. 6,920 57,000 72 Lewis Food Town South Houston 2,000 2,000 23 St. Luke’s Episcopal Health System Houston 6,811 6,811 73 Gulf States Toyota Houston 1,930 2,000 24 Baylor College of Medicine Houston 6,674 6,674 74 Nabors Hamilton, Bermuda 1,921 27,961 25 Walgreens Deerfield, Ill. 6,444 240,000 75 Amegy Bank Houston 1,916 2,118 26 Grocers Supply Co. Houston 6,355 10,068 76 Occidental Petroleum Los Angeles 1,849 40,000 27 Subway Milford, Conn. 6,100 340,000 77 Hess Corp. New York 1,800 14,000 28 Dow Chemical Co. Midland, Mich. 6,052 14,402 78 Stage Stores Houston 1,771 14,100 29 Wood Group Aberdeen, Houston 5,918 43,000 79 BHP Billiton Petroleum Houston 1,750 1,800 30 Wells Fargo San Francisco 5,833 270,000 80 Enterprise Products Co. Houston 1,704 6,577 31 Aramark Philadelphia 5,650 259,000 81 Deloitte New York 1,639 46,278 32 Jacobs Group Pasadena, Calif. 5,622 63,374 82 Service Corporation International Houston 1,600 20,539 33 Target Corp. Minneapolis 5,600 361,000 83 Gerland Corp. Houston 1,600 1,600 34 General Electric Fairfield, Conn. 5,119 305,000 84 Whole Foods Market Austin 1,531 71,000 35 CenterPoint Energy Houston 5,017 8,720 85 Toshiba International Corp. Houston 1,500 2,000 36 Academy Sports + Outdoors Houston 5,000 21,000 86 American National Insurance Co. Galveston 1,492 4,368 37 Whataburger San Antonio 4,750 24,300 87 Invesco Atlanta 1,452 6,064 38 KBR Houston 4,734 28,639 88 Marathon Oil Corp. Houston 1,452 3,460 39 S&B Engineers and Constructors and affiliates Houston 4,395 5,369 89 Stewart Title Guaranty Co. Houston 1,371 5,705 40 UPS Atlanta 4,230 392,672 90 Air Liquide USA Houston 1,352 50,000 41 Cameron International Corp. Houston 4,200 27,000 91 Apache Corp. Houston 1,345 5,973 42 LyondellBasell Rotterdam, Netherlands; Houston 4,000 13,500 92 AutoNation Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 1,342 21,014 43 Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center Washington, D.C. 3,980 3,980 93 BBVA Compass Birmingham 1,334 11,232 44 Weatherford International Geneva, Switzerland 3,762 60,000 94 Christus Health Irving 1,300 30,000 45 FedEx Memphis 3,300 300,000 95 Nalco Champion, an Ecolab company Sugar Land 1,300 6,700 46 FMC Technologies Houston 3,142 18,400 96 Tellepsen Houston 1,200 1,200 47 CB&I The Hague, The Woodlands 3,100 50,000 97 Ernst & Young New York 1,175 167,000 48 ConocoPhillips Houston 3,100 17,100 98 Accenture none 1,100 261,000 49 Randalls Food Markets Pleasanton, Calif. 3,045 171,000 99 Huntsman Corp. The Woodlands 1,074 12,176 50 Kinder Morgan Houston 3,035 11,000 100 Emerson Process Management Bloomington, Minn. 1,036 36,437

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HOUSTON-AREA GROCERS Here is a sampling of major grocers in Houston ranked by the number of locations. In a tie, grocers are listed alphabetically.

Store Locations Typical size Stores that opened or will open in 2013 Top local executive Headquarters Employees Kroger 107 61,000 square feet for traditional; Kingwood Marketplace at U.S. 59 North at Bill Breetz, president, Cincinnati (regional 14,866 123,000 for Marketplace model Northpark (third quarter) Kroger, Southwest office in Shenandoah) H-E-B 85 80,000 for H-E-B (76 stores); 55,000 for Joe V’s Smart 3875 W. Davis, Conroe (opened May 8) Scott McClelland San Antonio 18,887 Shop (6 stores); 55,000 and 97,000 for the Mi Tienda stores; 65,000 for Central Market on Westheimer Wal-Mart 57 182,000 square feet NA not disclosed Bentonville, Ark. NA Randalls Food Markets 35 NA NA Paul McTavish Pleasanton, Calif. 3,045 Target 35 135,000 for general merchandise stores (22 stores); not disclosed Quendrida Whitmore Minneapolis 5,600 186,000 for SuperTargets (13 stores) Fiesta Mart 32 46,000 square feet 13833 U.S. 59, Sugar Land (June or July); Louis Katopodis Houston 4,200 210 E. Davis, Conroe Sam’s Club 19 132,000 square feet 6614 Gulf Freeway, La Marque (open) not disclosed Bentonville, Ark. NA Lewis Food Town 16 60,000 square feet not disclosed Ross Lewis South Houston 2,000 Gerland Corp.* (Food 16 42,500 square feet not disclosed Kevin P. Doris Houston 1,600 Town and Food Fair) Sellers Bros. 12 25,000 to 50,000 square feet NA NA Houston NA Aldi 11 17,000 square feet 15 total (11 already open) Scott Huska Batavia, Ill. 250 Wal-Mart 8 38,000 square feet NA NA Bentonville, Ark. NA Neighborhood Market Whole Foods Market 7 35,000 square feet 6601 S. Fry Road, Katy (opened Jan. 30) Mark Dixon Austin 1,531 Costco Wholesale** 3 148,000 square feet University at U.S. 59 in Sugar Land (mid July) Richard Webb Issaquah, Wash. 750 Trader Joe’s 3 13,500 square feet NA NA Monrovia, Calif. NA Sprouts Farmers Market 2 25,000 to 28,000 square feet 7055 Texas 6 North, Copperfield (July 17); NA Phoenix 550 11940 Westheimer (coming soon) Source: Houston Chronicle survey; Wulfe & Co. *Recently acquired by Grocers Supply Co. **Costco plans to open a store at Grand Parkway at Interstate 10 by March. X26 | Sunday, June 23, 2013 | Houston Chronicle | HoustonChronicle.com and chron.com xxx Groceries / market value

MARKET VALUE Largest public companies in Houston based on market value as of March 31, 2013:

2012 revenue Revenue 2012 revenue Revenue H-E-B’s Lee Rank Company (millions) growth Rank Company (millions) growth Jefferson 1 Schlumberger $ 99,473.1 6.7% 51 Kirby Corp. $4,345.7 18.5% helps Brit- 2 ConocoPhillips 73,323.0 -25.0 52 HCC Insurance Holdings 4,242.0 30.7 tany Thibo- 3 Enterprise Products Partners 54,189.4 21.8 53 Superior Energy Services 4,090.3 92.9 deaux and 4 Anadarko Petroleum Corp. 43,768.7 12.1 54 Spectra Energy Partners 4,076.7 32.5 Jackie Greer 5 Kinder Morgan Inc. 40,059.7 46.6 55 Genesis Energy 3,915.6 77.0 to their car at 6 Halliburton Co. 37,540.9 22.8 56 Weingarten Realty Investors 3,833.5 20.0 the grocery 7 LyondellBasell Industries 36,405.5 46.5 57 Oasis Petroleum 3,552.0 24.6 store at 28550 8 EOG Resources 34,787.9 16.4 58 Service Corporation International 3,530.8 40.6 U.S. 290 in 9 Kinder Morgan Energy Partners 33,501.0 20.3 59 Dril-Quip 3,528.2 35.1 the Cypress 10 Apache Corp. 30,219.0 -21.7 60 Patterson-UTI Energy 3,478.6 29.1 area. 11 National Oilwell Varco 30,205.2 -10.3 61 Atwood Oceanics 3,448.3 17.9 12 Marathon Oil Corp. 23,840.0 6.8 62 Copano Energy 3,199.7 35.1 Craig H. Hartley 13 Noble Energy 20,769.5 19.4 63 Ultra Petroleum Corp. 3,073.9 -10.9 14 Sysco Corp. 20,586.9 18.1 64 Newfield Exploration Co. 3,033.7 -35.1 Kroger, H-E-B lead 15 Spectra Energy Corp. 20,541.0 0.0 65 Targa Resources Corp. 2,874.4 49.2 16 Baker Hughes 20,466.8 11.7 66 Prosperity Bancshares 2,675.0 24.5 17 Crown Castle International Corp. 20,416.0 34.6 67 TC PipeLines 2,592.9 7.9 18 Plains All American Pipeline 18,936.8 55.4 68 McDermott International 2,592.2 -13.9 in number of stores 19 Waste Management 18,202.1 13.1 69 Rosetta Resources 2,501.0 -1.7 20 Cameron International Corp. 16,084.6 24.0 70 Natural Resource Partners 2,481.1 -2.5 Kroger from page X25 last several years,” said low prices,” Garza Rob- 21 Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. 14,199.8 118.4 71 Helix Energy Solutions Group 2,419.9 28.8 Cyndy Garza Roberts, erts said. 22 Southwestern Energy Co. 13,079.6 22.5 72 Dynegy 2,399.0 two new stores and two H-E-B’s director of public Wal-Mart Stores has 23 FMC Technologies 12,895.9 7.6 73 Bristow Group 2,376.6 39.6 fuel centers, remodeled 16 affairs for Houston. recently initiated efforts 24 CenterPoint Energy 10,254.9 22.1 74 American National Insurance Co. 2,331.3 19.9 locations and expanded In 2012, H-E-B opened to offer quality fresh 25 Diamond Offshore Drilling 9,671.1 4.2 75 EV Energy Partners 2,309.5 -12.8 two existing fuel-center two new stores, at Fair- produce, such as hav- 26 El Paso Pipeline Partners 9,464.5 31.9 76 Energy XXI 2,160.1 -20.8 sites. field Market and at Jones ing “produce experts in 27 Calpine Corp. 9,415.2 13.6 77 Carbo Ceramics 2,103.1 -13.7 This year, the grocer and West roads, and the the fields with growers 28 Enbridge Energy Partners 9,139.4 3.8 78 Halcon Resources Corp. 2,011.0 716.9 is scheduled to open one sixth Joe V’s Smart Shop which, combined with 29 Linn Energy 8,904.5 31.6 79 Oiltanking Partners 2,004.6 67.8 new store (at Kingwood on West Bellfort. This our distribution centers 30 NRG Energy 8,545.9 139.7 80 CVR Partners 1,827.4 -4.9 Marketplace) and four year, a second large- and trucking systems, 31 Cheniere Energy Partners 8,435.6 138.0 81 Exterran Holdings 1,752.7 106.8 fuel centers, and remodel format H-E-B opened in has decreased the days 32 Oceaneering International 7,166.2 23.1 82 Men’s Wearhouse 1,700.8 -14.6 18 locations. Conroe. needed to get produce 33 Boardwalk Pipeline Partners 6,758.9 28.6 83 Vanguard Natural Resources 1,681.0 24.9 Kroger is focusing Seven years ago, from growers to stores,” 34 BMC Software 6,611.3 -0.2 84 PAA Natural Gas Storage 1,521.7 12.6 on convenience, value, H-E-B introduced the Mi company spokeswoman 35 Westlake Chemical Corp. 6,255.4 45.1 85 Eagle Rock Energy Partners 1,420.7 12.6 ethnicity, personalization Tienda concept in Hous- Danit Marquardt 36 Cheniere Energy 6,255.1 222.4 86 Geospace Technologies Corp. 1,387.6 107.4 and age/health-wellness, ton, catering to Latino said. 37 Western Gas Partners 6,217.9 49.5 87 Group 1 Automotive 1,365.2 7.0 Breetz said. customers. And three Houston also has seven 38 Plains Exploration & Production Co. 6,122.0 9.9 88 Cyberonics 1,296.5 23.3 Kroger recently intro- years ago, H-E-B debuted Whole Foods Markets 39 Quanta Services 6,092.7 38.7 89 Francesca’s Holdings Corp. 1,260.2 -8.4 duced new private brands in Houston the Joe V’s specializing in natural 40 Buckeye Partners 6,014.8 5.4 90 Cardtronics 1,225.8 6.1 Simple Truth and Simple Smart Shop, focused on and organic foods. 41 CB&I 6,013.5 42.7 91 Key Energy Services 1,220.6 -47.6 Truth Organic. Simple low prices. Whole Foods Market, 42 Camden Property Trust 5,998.2 21.9 92 C&J Energy Services 1,216.7 31.8 Truth items are free from All of its stores offer which has been in the 43 KBR 4,734.5 -10.1 93 Hercules Offshore 1,177.0 80.5 101 artificial ingredients Primo Picks, items sold area since 1982, did not 44 Nabors Industries 4,710.3 -6.4 94 Mattress Firm Holding Corp. 1,166.4 -8.9 and preservatives. exclusively at H-E-B, Gar- add any local locations in 45 Dresser-Rand Group 4,666.2 33.5 95 Crestwood Midstream Partners 1,152.7 2.1 Kroger’s Fuel Rewards za Roberts said, and the 2012 but opened a store in 46 Targa Resources Partners 4,606.4 31.1 96 Exterran Partners 1,110.4 38.1 program continues to company recently began Katy earlier this year. 47 CVR Energy 4,482.2 93.0 97 Main Street Capital Corp. 1,110.0 68.7 be popular, Breetz said. offering Whataburger’s Among the area’s 48 Oil States International 4,461.5 11.4 98 W&T Offshore 1,068.6 -31.8 He added that Kroger ketchups, mustard and smaller independent 49 Huntsman Corp. 4,429.5 34.1 99 ION Geophysical Corp. 1,064.8 6.2 caters to neighborhood Whatafries potato chips. grocery chains are Lewis 50 Waste Connections 4,426.2 22.7 100 GulfMark Offshore 1,048.3 -14.3 demographics by offering “H-E-B is deeply com- Food Town and Sellers Notes: different formats. mitted to our Texas roots Bros. 38 Plains Exploration & Production Co. was acquired by Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold on May 31, 2013. “H-E-B has experi- and serving Houston 62 Copano Energy was acquired by Kinder Morgan Energy Partners on May 1, 2013. enced rapid growth in the customers with fresh, [email protected] Houston market over the high-quality products at twitter.com/davkap Source: S&P Capital IQ xxx Houston Chronicle | HoustonChronicle.com and chron.com | Sunday, June 23, 2013 | X27

NOV’s strategic focus allows for continued growth

Aleading technology and equipment provider can be difficult when that cycle starts to go down,” development of deepwater production in the Gulf of for the upstream oil and gas industry,National said Pete Miller,NOV chairman and CEO. “NOV Mexico with its technologies, NOV will benefit from Oilwell Varco(NYSE: NOV) still has plenty of room has continued to be successful because of our full- transferring the technologies to international markets. to expand its operations and presence. cycle strategy that we use to combat the dips in the market.” “Continued deepwater development, application of At the forefront of this growth is the continued horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturestimulation development of unconventional and deepwater Based in Houston, NOV has 62,000 employees in to conventional prospects and unconventional shale oil and gas reserves in the United States, and morethan 1,200 manufacturing, sales and service technologies will provide the basis for futuregrowth the expansion into international markets. With centers in 62 countries. The company has a$30 overseas, whereNOV is exceptionally well-positioned ahistory of innovation that improves the cost- billion market cap and earned arecord$20 billion in to capitalize on these opportunities,” Williams said. effectiveness, efficiency,safety,and environmental revenue in 2012, a37percent increase compared to impact of oil and gas operations worldwide, NOV 2011. NOV is now the ninth largest Houston-based In addition, NOV is proud to call the Bayou City home, is committed to partnering with customers to company by revenue. which offers opportunity for growth, education and develop technologies that overcome challenges in strong partnerships. In the greater Houston area, the developing higher-risk and higher-cost reserves. Building significant value through mergers and company operates 88 facilities and employs 14,650 acquisitions with astrategy focused on creating people, offering avariety of career opportunities in NOV also benefits from astrategic focus that sustained long-term value, NOV,inthe last 18 administration, engineering, finance, sales/marketing, encompasses the entirelife cycle of awell, including months, has spent nearly $5 billion in acquisitions. manufacturing and more. drilling, completion and production. These included Wilson, which expanded NOV’s existing distribution business, offering oilfield The company has gone to great lengths to attract “The oil and gas industry is very cyclical, and if supply chain services, and Robbins &Myers, which and develop the next generation of talent that will you’reonly involved in one part of the cycle, it complemented NOV’sbusiness across multiple lead NOV into the future, and in 2004, launched the segments. Next Generation Program to train and develop high- potential university graduates for futurepositions. “The acquisition of Robbins &M& Myersyers strengthened With morethan 400 program graduates, past recruits our position in ana numberumber of key technologies: represent 120 universities worldwide. progressive cavity pumps, flow line equipment, artificial lifts and downhole drilling motors, The company also has collaborated with universities to to name afa fewew,” said Clay WiWilliams,lliams, NOV create development programs for NOV professionals in President and COO. critical disciplines. Partnerships include an engineering and product commercialization program with The NOV also invests in internal capacity University of Texas, asales leadership program with expansion, domestically and abroad. Purdue University,and manufacturing and finance Local facilities include premier leadership programs with Rice University.Inaddition research and development centers to these programs, NOV manages several technical like the one for NOV’sPs Prreessurssure colleges, which train employees and customers alike to Control Group, which is a repair and operate the company’sdrilling equipment. leading provider of blowout In the past five years, morethan 20,000 customers preventers that arece criticalritical to have participated in these NOV training programs. maintaining safety during drilling operations. At the As an active community leader committed to giving 41,000-square-foot R&D back to Houston, NOV recently partnered with the lab, NOV has the capability Houston Astros and the Astros In Action Foundation to test blowout preventers in the Community Leaders Program to renovate and in multiple environments build baseball and softball fields in disadvantaged and operating scenarios, neighborhoods throughout the city.The company also exceeding industry is active in United WayofGreater Houston, raising requirements for testing morethan $2 million for the Houston area in 2012. and certifying the equipment. Three corevalues contribute to NOV’svibrant company culture: accountability,integrity and fun. These three Aiding the North American values ensureNOV will continue to grow and support shale rerevolutionvolution and the the success of its local and worldwide customers. X28 | Sunday, June 23, 2013 | Houston Chronicle | HoustonChronicle.com and chron.com xxx communities

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By Nancy Sarnoff down lot development. Now that demand has The frenzied pace of ramped up, supply is home sales has Houston- constrained. area builders eager to feed “We are hearing stories the demand. from builders giving Builders are expected salespeople allocations of to start construction what they can sell,” said on as many as 28,000 David Jarvis, regional homes this year. That’s director of Metrostudy’s up 19 percent over 2012, Houston market. “That’s according to Metrostudy, the opposite of a quota.” which compiled a list of Jarvis said it could the most active builders take years for supply and for the Chronicle 100. demand to come back into A shortage of lots in balance. desirable communities Builders are facing is keeping builders from higher costs, too, as con- putting up more homes. struction rebounds across “That’s been our the country. biggest challenge,” said “The demand for labor J. Patric Schneider photos Gary Tesch, president of is tremendous; construc- Workers put in a driveway at a Village Builders house in the Woodforest community in Montgomery. McGuyer Homebuilders, tion and material costs which builds under the are going up,” Tesch said. closed on 15,203 homes struction means consum- with three-car garages are flexible designs,” Plantation, Coventry and Despite the challenges, last year, according to the ers have more designs and lots of amenities. said James Miller, the Carmel names. “When builders are feeling grate- Metrostudy data. That’s and floor plans to choose McGuyer is offering company’s Houston the markets got tough, the ful to be in Houston. up 17 percent over the pre- from. more technological ame- region president. “Hous- banks weren’t lending to This area’s strength- vious year. Jarvis said builders nities, as well as multi- ton is such a diverse city the developers for future ening economy and low Lennar/Village Build- are creating more “life- generational floor plans from a lifestyle stand- development, so we’re mortgage rates have ers had the biggest market stage housing,” like patio with two master bed- point.” feeling the pinch.” boosted home sales across share in 2012, with 1,938 homes for empty nesters. rooms on the first floor. Indeed, the recent town. closings. He calls the newest “What we try to incor- [email protected] housing downturn shut The top 20 builders The resurgence of con- models “very stylish” porate in all our brands twitter.com/nsarnoff

Most active builders The 20 biggest home builders in the Houston area ranked by 2012 closings.

2012 Market 2012 Market Rank Builder closings share Rank Builder closings share 1 Lennar/Village Builders 1,938 8.9% 11 Meritage Homes 630 2.9% 2 Perry Homes 1,468 6.8% 12 Highland Homes 596 2.7% 3 K. Hovnanian/Brighton/Parkwood/Four Seasons 1,163 5.4% 13 Legend/Princeton Classic Homes 594 2.7% 4 Long Lake 1,154 5.3% 14 Beazer 527 2.4% 5 D.R. Horton 1,012 4.7% 15 Taylor Morrison Homes 472 2.2% 6 Pulte Group/Centex/Del Webb 864 4.0% 16 Trendmaker Homes 443 2.0% 7 KB Home 718 3.3% 17 LGI Homes 432 2.0% 8 MHI/Coventry/Plantation/Pioneer 695 3.2% 18 Westin Homes 402 1.9% 9 Ryland Homes 646 3.0% 19 CastleRock 402 1.9% 10 David Weekley Homes 645 3.0% 20 Chesmar Homes 402 1.9% Woodforest is among the Houston-area communities Houston market total: 21,713 where Lennar is building. Source: Metrostudy xxx Houston Chronicle | HoustonChronicle.com and chron.com | Sunday, June 23, 2013 | X31 X32 | Sunday, June 23, 2013 | Houston Chronicle | HoustonChronicle.com and chron.com xxx real estate Those who endured reap the rewards Realtors having a year that’s ‘crazy good’

By Nancy Sarnoff for homes in desirable also reflected both sides of neighborhoods. the sale, sometimes called Real estate agents who “Unfortunately, with the “double count meth- stuck it out during the this kind of market, you od,” according to Real downturn are being re- have very disappointed Trends, a Colorado-based warded in today’s scorch- buyers when you have real estate consulting firm Brett Coomer / Houston Chronicle ing hot housing market. eight people trying to buy that compiled the data. Kendra Lee, left, a real estate agent with Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate “The year is just one house,” said Steve This is the first year the Gary Greene, shows Jackie Thornton a home in Kingwood. crazy good,” said Mark Barnes, president and Chronicle has included a Woodroof, a partner chief operating officer residential realty list. than they did transaction ergy Corridor and in Katy cent from a year earlier, with Better Homes and of the Houston region of Coldwell Banker sides, as the homes they has seen big gains. according to Ken Brand, Gardens Real Estate Gary Coldwell Banker United, United’s sales volume list and sell have higher One of the top firms on sales manager at The Greene. “We’re running Realtors. amounted to more than average prices. the list was Re/Max The Woodlands office of Bet- ahead of our best year The real estate broker- $2 billion last year on The high end of the Woodlands and Spring. ter Homes and Gardens ever, 2007.” age ranked No. 1 in both 7,644 sides where they market has been strong That area has been ex- Real Estate Gary Greene. The Houston market transactions sides and represented either a buyer as the Houston-area job periencing tremendous There were only 33 for has been improving for dollar volume in a list of or seller. market has strengthened growth as Exxon Mobil sale priced at less than the last couple of years, leading residential realty Only five companies and employers create Corp. and other large $200,000. but the supply of hous- firms for the Chronicle handled more than $1 bil- more high-paying jobs. companies expand there. Realty managers say ing has become especially 100. Agents were given lion in sales volume. The energy and medi- Inventory around their firms are growing tight in recent months. credit for each side of a Firms such as John cal industries in particu- that area has diminished as more people enter the Shrinking inventory transaction they repre- Daugherty, Realtors, Mar- lar have boosted the area considerably. At the end industry. combined with growing sented, whether it was tha Turner Properties and real estate market. of May, there were 414 demand has led to rising listing or selling a prop- Greenwood King ranked Housing on the west properties for sale in The [email protected] prices and bidding wars erty. The dollar volume higher in sales volumes side of town near the En- Woodlands, down 38 per- twitter.com/nsarnoff

Top residenTial real esTaTe firms The top residential real estate brokerage firms in the Houston market based on the number of closed transaction sides in 2012. When counting transactions sides, both the listing and the selling side of a sale is counted. The sales volume figure also counts both sides of the deal.

Sides 2012 Volume 2012 Sides 2012 Volume 2012 Company rank sides rank volume Company rank sides rank volume Coldwell Banker United, Realtors 1 7,644 1 $2,018,964,000 Re/Max Fine Properties 18 1,238 14 $292,315,001 Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Gary Greene 2 7,088 2 $1,727,793,924 Re/Max Grand 19 1,230 15 $282,293,206 Re/Max The Woodlands and Spring 3 3,265 6 $896,907,544 Keller Williams Realty - Northeast/Professionals/The Woodlands 20 1,230 21 $222,257,395 Martha Turner Properties 4 3,033 3 $1,598,902,635 Re/Max Northwest, Realtors 21 1,062 25 $176,287,745 Keller Williams Signature 5 2,787 10 $616,610,166 Re/Max Southwest 22 1,046 20 $247,619,577 Heritage Texas Properties 6 2,605 7 $871,083,021 Re/Max Vintage 23 979 26 $175,282,667 Keller Williams Realty 7 2,427 8 $675,215,514 Re/Max Top Realty 24 954 27 $163,272,786 Re/Max Space Center-Clear Lake 8 2,036 11 $371,716,472 Re/Max Legends 25 931 24 $192,967,787 Prudential Anderson Properties 9 2,022 17 $272,125,270 Re/Max Westside, Realtors 26 856 22 $218,354,871 Keller Williams Realty - Willis Management 10 1,873 9 $616,699,825 Re/Max Cinco Ranch 27 802 23 $201,743,030 Greenwood King 11 1,707 4 $1,123,446,337 Re/Max Integrity 28 792 28 $157,060,722 Keller Williams Premier Realty 12 1,501 13 $298,443,969 Keller Williams Realty Greater Northwest 29 757 30 $125,214,052 John Daugherty Realtors 13 1,446 5 $1,000,168,226 Keller Williams Clear Lake/Nasa 30 715 29 $132,448,419 Re/Max Realty Center 14 1,393 18 $268,329,064 Keller Williams Pearland 31 662 31 $120,690,426 Keller Williams Realty Conroe/Lake Conroe/Huntsville 15 1,333 19 $253,275,941 Re/Max 1st Source 32 607 34 $79,205,239 Re/Max Professional Group 16 1,310 16 $274,473,073 Re/Max 360 33 598 32 $102,606,319 Keller Williams Memorial 17 1,300 12 $362,856,889 Keller Williams Realty Houston Professionals 34 558 33 $98,036,527

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Houston, TX (HOUA51441) xxx Houston Chronicle | HoustonChronicle.com and chron.com | Sunday, June 23, 2013 | X37 health care Fighting infections, two hands at a time Hospitals step up efforts to cut deaths, medical costs Mohamed Ghandour, By Monica Rhor ist Hospital. “Our only director of goal is zero infection, and environmen- They are the latest we’ve been working hard tal services at weapons in an age-old over many years to reach the Method- battle: motion-sensor that. We’re closer now ist Hospital, detectors, electronic ID than any time in the past right, and badges, germ-killing to zero hospital-acquired his assistant robots, antimicrobial infection.” manager, Da- materials and “secret vid Sosa, set shoppers” who monitor Reminders all over up a Tru-D hospital staff on the sly. Control measures at machine that All are part of grow- Methodist include the uses ultra- ing efforts by hospitals placement of 4,000 Purell violet emis- and health care chains hand sanitizer dispensers sions to ster- in Houston and across in key locations to signs ilize hospital the country to prevent reminding staff to wash rooms. hospital-acquired infec- hands before and after pa- tions and to increase tient contact. The hospital Johnny Hanson hand-washing, the most is also scrutinizing the photos / Houston basic, most effective form best methods for cleaning, Chronicle of prevention. examining such factors as The push has been how long surfaces should tional protective barrier. operating suites. 170 years that hand-wash- who observe and record spurred by the rise of dry and using ultraviolet Then there’s Tru-D “Our job within these ing is crucial to prevent the hospital staff’s hand drug-resistant superbugs lights to track bacteria — a room decontamina- walls is to do everything infection, but it was hard hygiene routine before and the rising costs of invisible to the naked eye, tion system that disinfects in our power to treat to enforce hand hygiene,” and after patient contact. hospital-acquired infec- Schwartz said. surfaces using ultraviolet infections that come to he said. Staff members have to be tions. The U.S. Centers Methodist also uses emissions. The robot-like us, and to make sure that observed washing hands for Disease Control and bandages and medical machine can tackle we don’t transmit them Tracking behavior for at least 15 seconds Prevention estimates lines with built-in anti- large areas such as from one patient to other In 2009, Memorial in the sink or using an that such infections lead septic to provide an addi- patient rooms and or from the staff to the Hermann was chosen as alcohol gel for the same to about 100,000 patient patients,” Schwartz said. one of 18 health care orga- amount of time, on the deaths a year and increase nizations to be part of the way into a patient room or medical costs by about Enforcement not easy Center for Transforming on the way out. If they fail $30 billion annually. Hand hygiene, the Health Care, an initiative any of the steps, they are As an added motiva- most effective infection to develop methods to marked as noncompliant, tion, under new federal prevention strategy, has solve longstanding health Shabot said. rules, Medicare would traditionally been one of care problems. Eight of At Memorial Hermann, not pay for preventable the hardest to enforce. the members cited hand the “secret shoppers” are infections caught in the Doctors, nurses, and hygiene as the No. 1 issue. hospital employees who hospital. other staff often neglected Their solution centered may work in the dietary, But at the core, hospital to wash hands before on a better monitoring maintenance or service officials say, the preven- or after patient contact system. In the past, hospi- departments. tion measures are driven because they were in a tals often used nurses car- At Methodist, which by a desire to do what’s hurry or carrying medical rying clipboards to record also uses “secret shop- best for the patient. charts or other equip- hand-washing by staff. pers,” the monitors “Infection control is a ment, said Dr. Michael But that method proved are hired by an outside key element to ensuring Shabot, chief medical of- faulty, showing a mislead- company and are the safety of patients,” ficer of the Memorial Her- ingly high rate. rotated regularly. In said Roberta Levy Roberta Levy Schwartz of the Methodist Hospital: man Healthcare System. The new method called both cases, other staff- Schwartz, executive vice “Our only goal is zero infection, and we’ve been “Medicine has known for “secret shoppers” — ers do not know who the president of the Method- working hard over many years to reach that.” very definitely for 160 to undercover monitors Hospitals continues on X39 X38 | Sunday, June 23, 2013 | Houston Chronicle | HoustonChronicle.com and chron.com xxx Houston, Texas THEY DON’T GO FOR STATUS QUO!

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Licensed Operating Top Annual Licensed Operating Top Annual Hospital system and locations beds beds executive admissions Employees Hospital system and locations beds beds executive admissions Employees Memorial Hermann Health System 3,342* 2,831 Dan Wolterman 131,002 21,000 Kindred Spring 85 Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center 804 Kindred Northwest 84 Memorial Hermann Southwest 594 Kindred East 83 Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center 426 Kindred Tomball 75 Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital 346 Kindred Bay Area 74 Memorial Hermann Southeast 274 Kindred Heights 68 Memorial Hermann Northeast 255 Kindred Town and Country 66 Memorial Hermann The Woodlands 252 Kindred North 62 Memorial Hermann Northwest 260 Kindred Clear Lake Rehabilitation Hospital 60 Memorial Hermann Katy 142 Kindred Northeast Rehabilitation Hospital 46 Memorial Hermann Sugar Land 79 Kindred Midtown 40 *Total for acute care hospitals Kindred Baytown 37 Selected non-acute care facilities: Kindred Victoria 23 Prevention and Recovery Center 180 TIRR Memorial Hermann 119 Tenet Healthcare System 1,055 NA Trevor Fettor 29,737 3,026 Katy Rehab Hospital 35 Park Plaza Hospital 444 Houston Northwest Medical Center 430 HCA Houston 2,549 2,207 Maura Walsh 107,511 9,960 Cypress Fairbanks Medical Center 181 Clear Lake Regional Medical Center, Mainland Medical Center 751 Harris Health System 963 802 David S Lopez 35,343 7,419 Bayshore Medical Center, Ben Taub General Hospital 586 East Houston Regional Medical Center 476 Lyndon B Johnson General Hospital 328 The Woman’s Hospital of Texas 397 Quentin Mease Community Hospital 49 Conroe Regional Medical Center 322 West Houston Medical Center 276 St. Joseph Medical Center 792 NA Patrick J Mathews NA NA Kingwood Medical Center 278 St Joseph Medical Center 744 Texas Orthopedic Hospital 49 St Joseph Medical Center in the Heights 48

The Methodist Hospital System 2,139 1,633 Marc L Boom 137,603 14,826 Texas Children’s Hospital 658 658 Mark A Wallace 25,966 8,984 The Methodist Hospital 1,119 Texas Children’s Hospital 495 San Jacinto Methodist Hospital 392 Texas Children’s Pavilion for Women 115 Methodist Willowbrook Hospital 251 Texas Children’s Hospital West Campus 48 Methodist Sugar Land Hospital 243 Methodist West Houston Hospital 134 The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Ctr 631 631 Ronald DePinho 26,726 19,486

St. Luke’s Health System 1,301 NA David J Fine 49,711 6,811 Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Ctr 609 578 Adam C Walmus 15,339 3,980 St Luke’s Hospital - Texas Medical Center 850 St Luke’s Woodlands Hospital 154 Univ. of Texas Medical Branch Health System 411 411 Donna K Sollenberger 26,545 10,832 St Luke’s Hospital at The Vintage 106 John Sealy Hospital, Galveston 339 St Luke’s Sugar Land Hospital 100 Hospital Galveston (correctional facility) 72 St Luke’s Patients Medical Center (Pasadena) 61 Tomball Regional Medical Center 358 NA Bud Wethington NA NA St Luke’s Lakeside Hospital - The Woodlands 30 Christus Health 280 239 Ellen Jones 10,420 1,300 Kindred Hospitals 1,128 1,128 David Cross 11,000 2,800 Christus St John Hospital 178 Kindred Clear Lake 110 Christus St Catherine Hospital 102 Kindred Houston Medical Center 110 Kindred Sugar Land 105 Sources: Houston Chronicle survey, Texas Department of State Health Services X40 | Sunday, June 23, 2013 | Houston Chronicle | HoustonChronicle.com and chron.com xxx xxx Houston Chronicle | HoustonChronicle.com and chron.com | Sunday, June 23, 2013 | X41 ffeeeeddiinngg tthhee tteexxaass ssppiirriitt We’reproud to supportthe Houston community!

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By Erin Mulvaney private companies are not Jankowski, vice president required to disclose finan- of research at the Greater Most of Houston’s top cial information, repre- Houston Partnership. private companies grew sents a diverse group of “When you look at most last year. thriving businesses that of them, their revenues The Chronicle’s list of have established them- have gone up. They the largest privately held selves as a vibrant part of are benefiting from the companies headquartered the city’s economic core in general prosperity of the in the Houston area in- many industries — from Houston economy.” cludes 93 companies with energy and transportation Only a third of the list annual revenues of at to entertainment, con- is made up of energy and least $70 million in 2012. struction and consumer energy-related services. The majority of them saw services. Some of the companies revenues rise last year. “No one sector domi- generate enough revenue The list, though some- nates the list of com- that they, if publicly what limited because panies,” said Patrick traded, would make the Fortune 500 list.

A perennial leader Gulf States Toyota topped the list for the fourth time in the history of the survey, and for the second consecutive year since the economic downturn. The auto distributor ranked No. 1 in 2012, 2006 and 2005. Other companies that made gains and ranked in the top 10 were Grocers Supply Co., S&B Engineers and Construc- Michael Paulsen / Houston Chronicle tors, Landry’s and Acad- Charlie Chanaratsopon, CEO of the Charming Charlie accessory chain, has seen emy Sports + Outdoors. his company grow to more than 250 stores across 32 states. “The companies are fairly substantial, with transportation and home- doing well since the end construction manage- economic weight and building — the diversity of 2011. More than two- ment and contracting power,” Jankowski said. of the list reflects Hous- thirds of the companies services for commercial “Houston is often criti- ton’s economy.” have been around for and industrial projects, Yancey-Hausman Commercial Real Estate cized that we are just oil, more than 15 years, and was founded in 1909 and Glazier Foods Co., a distribution company, is “kind but you look at the list Long histories many are a longtime pres- is the oldest company of staying the course, nothing dramatically differ- — consumer services, Jankowski said private ence in the community. on the list. In more than ent,” said its president, John Miller. software, restaurants, businesses have been Tellepsen, which provides Many continues on X46 xxx Houston Chronicle | HoustonChronicle.com and chron.com | Sunday, June 23, 2013 | X43

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TOP PRIVATE COMPANIES / 1-50 The biggest privately held companies headquartered in the Houston area based on 2012 revenue. In a tie, the company with more total employees is listed first. The list is limited because private companies are not required to disclose financial information. Revenue Total Houston area Year Rank Company Business (in millions) employees employees founded Top executive 1 Gulf States Toyota Independent Toyota and Scion distributor serving 154 dealer locations $6,945 2,000 1,930 1969 T. Dan Friedkin, in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma and Texas Martin E. Collins 2 Tauber Oil Co. Independent marketer of petroleum, petrochemical intermediates, petrochemicals, 5,100 132 86 1953 David W. Tauber, natural gas liquids and natural gas products Richard E. Tauber 3 Vinmar International Marketing, distribution, project development, petrochemicals 4,500 441 121 1978 Hemant Goradia 4 Nexeo Solutions Connecting producers and customers of chemicals, plastics, composites and environmental services 4,014 2,300 212 2011 David Bradley 5 Academy Sports + Outdoors Sporting goods, outdoors and lifestyle retailer with 161 stores in 13 states 3,500 21,000 5,000 1938 Rodney Faldyn 6 Grocers Supply Co. Wholesale supplier to retail grocers and owner of Fiesta Mart 3,400 10,068 6,355 1923 Max Levit 7 Landry’s Dining, hospitality, entertainment and gaming 2,300 51,512 9,759 1980 Tilman J. Fertitta 8 Sun Coast Resources Distributor of wholesale fuels, lubricants and chemical marketer in Texas and Louisiana, 1,944 1,665 668 1985 Kathy Lehne plus filtration, fleet fueling, crude/condensate hauling and hydraulic fracturing site services 9 S&B Engineers and Constructors and affiliates Engineering, procurement, construction company 1,600 5,369 4,395 1967 William A. Brookshire, James G. Slaughter 10 Rockwater Energy Solutions Fluids management services and environmental solutions 1,300 3,000 940 2011 Larry O’Donnell III 11 EnerVest Onshore oil and gas acquisition, development and production 1,253 866 275 1992 John B. Walker 12 Frank’s International Oil field services 1,100 4,100 350 1981 Keith Mosing 13 Universal Weather and Aviation International flight planning and flight support services provider for business aviation 1,091 1,700 640 1959 Greg Evans 14 The Attachmate Group Enterprise software company, with principal holdings Attachmate, NetIQ, Novell and SUSE 1,000 4,000 300 1981 Jeff Hawn 15 Citation Oil & Gas Corp. Oil and gas producer 946 521 200 1981 Curtis Harrell 16 Silver Eagle Distributors Distributor of Anheuser-Busch and Grupo Modelo products and other beverages 937 1,300 863 1961 John L. Nau III 17 FleetPride Retailer of truck and trailer parts from more than 250 branches 900 2,900 72 1999 Kevin A. Peters 18 David Weekley Homes Homebuilder in more than 16 cities across the nation 861 918 351 1976 David Weekley 19 PfP Technology Oil field chemicals for fracturing 808 130 40 2000 Asoke Deysarkar 20 J.B. Poindexter & Co. Diversified group of manufacturing companies in the transportation and industrial products sectors 800 4,000 18 1983 John Poindexter 21 Valerus Integrated gas processing solutions 725 1,500 350 2002 Pete Lane 22 Triple-S Steel Holdings Steel distributor and service center 680 750 300 1960 Gary Stein 23 Glazier Foods Co. Food service distributor servicing restaurants, schools, hospitals, hotels, country clubs 680 530 365 1936 James J. Spring III, in Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Arkansas and New Mexico John H. Miller 24 Victory Packaging North American packaging distributor 625 1,195 93 1976 Benjamin Samuels 25 Amerisource Funding Working capital financing and outsourced management services to small and middle market companies 596 61 53 1984 Jason M. Floyd, D. Michael Monk 26 Swift Worldwide Resources Oil and gas manpower provider with more than 3,000 contract consultants in over 35 countries 570 372 85 1984 Tobias Read 27 Strike Pipeline products, construction, maintenance and repair; flow measurement systems 545 2,700 500 2003 Steve Pate 28 G&A Partners Human resources and administrative services provider, professional employer organization 538 156 108 1995 Tony Grijalva 29 Leslie Doggett Industries 18 John Deere construction and forestry dealerships and 8 Toyota industrial equipment dealerships 517 776 249 1993 Leslie Doggett 30 McGuyer Homebuilders Homebuilder in five major Texas markets under the Plantation Homes, Coventry Homes, 510 337 213 1988 Frank McGuyer Carmel Builders, Pioneer Homes and Wilshire Homes brands 31 Benchmark Hospitality International Management and marketing of resorts, conference centers and hotels 505 5,973 67 1980 Burt Cabañas 32 Perry Homes Homebuilder 485 299 281 1967 Gerald Noteboom 33 Williams Brothers Construction Co. Highway and bridge construction 484 1,810 979 1955 James D. Pitcock Jr. 34 Black Stone Minerals Co. Oil and gas fee mineral and royalty owner with 18 million gross acres across the U.S. 482 110 110 1998 Thomas L. Carter Jr. 35 Crane Worldwide Logistics Third-party logistics and freight forwarder 473 896 225 2008 John Magee 36 N.F. Smith & Associates Independent distributor of electronic components 465 390 212 1984 Marcus Barnhill, Matthew Hartzell 37 Energy Alloys Global provider of oil field metals and services 457 520 239 1995 Dave Warren 38 Lewis Food Town Grocery stores 450 2,000 2,000 1994 Ross Lewis 39 Express Energy Services Oil field service company with 12 service lines in more than 30 locations across the U.S. 417 1,898 155 2000 Darron Anderson 40 SpawGlass Construction Corp. General contractor; construction manager 406 472 145 1953 Joel Stone 41 Satterfield & Pontikes Construction General contractor with projects throughout the United States 393 350 127 1989 George A. Pontikes Jr. 42 Charming Charlie Accessories retailer with more than 250 stores across 32 states 370 5,127 650 2004 Charlie Chanaratsopon 43 Trimac Transportation Bulk transportation, logistics and related transportation services 331 1,598 227 1945 Jeff McCaig 44 Tellepsen General contractor 312 1,200 1,200 1909 Howard T. Tellepsen Jr. 45 Black Elk Energy Oil and gas 304 161 125 2007 John Hoffman 46 JD Fields & Co. Wholesale distributor of steel pipe and piling products 304 34 19 1985 Jerry Fields, Jay Fields, Pat Burk 47 Employer Flexible Human resources, staffing and recruiting 302 115 108 2003 Chris Dollins, Michael Hopkins, Michael Greathouse 48 AXON Energy Products Designs and manufactures pressure control, well intervention, tubular, drilling and 300 820 375 2009 Gary Stratulate down-hole products; rig concept and design services 49 Ranger Steel Steel plate distributor 300 29 26 1958 Ron Whitley 50 Gerland Corp. Grocer operating six Food Fair and 10 Food Town stores 295 1,600 1,600 1961 Kevin Doris xxx Houston Chronicle | HoustonChronicle.com and chron.com | Sunday, June 23, 2013 | X45 private companies

TOP PRIVATE COMPANIES / 51-93

Revenue Total Houston area Year Rank Company Business (in millions) employees employees founded Top executive

51 The Plaza Group Marketing services for the petrochemical industry $288 20 15 1994 Randy Velarde 52 TNT Crane & Rigging Crane lifting services for industrial, maintenance and construction projects 270 1,040 291 1985 Mike Appling Jr. with 15 locations in Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Georgia 53 Strategic Materials Source, recycle and sell glass, plastic and related by-products 255 1,176 60 1989 Curt Bucey 54 Aquinas Cos. Manages operating companies primarily focused on construction management; 253 330 215 1950 Leo Linbeck III real estate development; and life science preventure technology development 55 Cenergy International Services Global workforce solutions to the oil and gas industry 248 315 62 1996 June Ressler 56 His Company (Hisco) Electronics and industrial supplies distributor and fabricator; 248 389 118 1971 Bob Dill specialized warehousing and logistics services 57 The Infinity Group Industrial construction, maintenance, civil, electrical and instrumentation 246 2,444 585 2003 Harold Monical Jr. 58 Stoller Group Plant nutrition and yield enhancement 230 590 42 1970 Jerry H. Stoller 59 E.E. Reed Construction Commercial construction, general contractor 228 235 102 1976 Gene Reed 60 Houston Distributing Co. Wholesale malt beverage distributor 222 392 355 1968 Joe O. “Bo” Huggins III 61 Triten Corp. Engineering and construction of hydrocarbon processing plants 221 240 220 1946 John Scott Arnoldy 62 Lockwood International Valve and valve automation distributor 215 356 275 1977 Mike Lockwood 63 UniversalPegasus International Project, engineering and construction management for the energy industry 205 1,200 700 2008 Phil Luna 64 HPI Gas and steam turbine control systems, mechanical field services, 205 84 61 2002 Hal Pontez engineering and construction of power plants 65 ACT Pipe & Supply Distributor and fabricator of pipe, valves, fittings, serving the underground/waterworks, 204 360 150 1976 Harry Kirk, fire protection and commercial plumbing industries Andrew Zizinia 66 Wholesome Sweeteners Organic and fair trade sweeteners 200 41 37 2001 Nigel Willerton, Pauline McKee, Jeff Seidel 67 Gulf Interstate Engineering Project management, engineering and design, procurement and material and 200 1,100 400 1953 Doug Evans construction management for oil and gas production, transportation and storage 68 Tana Exploration Co. Oil and gas exploration and production 192 64 35 2002 Kevin D. Talley 69 Gulf Rice Milling Rice milling, packaging and distribution 188 242 161 1988 Patrick J. Casserly, Christian Brenckmann 70 New Tech Global Ventures Upstream oil and gas consulting, engineering services and oilfield solutions 182 54 22 1998 Larry Cress 71 ICON Information Consultants Human capital solutions, consulting, payroll services, project management 160 2,500 665 1998 Pamela O’Rourke 72 Redi Carpet Multi-family housing flooring contractor 157 281 71 1981 Greg Waleke 73 TAM International Independent oilfield services company that provides inflatable packers, swellable 150 430 275 1968 L. Bentley Sanford packers and downhole products and services 74 OTC Global Holdings International commodities broker serving more than 225 institutional clients 143 263 142 2007 E. Javier Loya 75 Faust Distributing Co. Wholesale beer distributor 140 230 200 1957 Don Faust 76 MEI Technologies Technology services and development support 136 663 287 1992 Edelmiro Muñiz 77 The Lewis Group Owns and operates Jack in the Box restaurants and Shell fuel stations in Houston area 131 560 560 2003 Sherman Lewis III 78 McCoy Workplace Solutions Products and services for commercial, health care, higher education interiors. 130 330 240 1972 Stan Bunting 79 CompleteRx Pharmacy management services to hospitals nationwide 127 494 138 1998 Terry Andrus 80 Accent Wire Baling wire and wire tier solutions 121 118 82 1986 Bill Sims 81 Gallery Furniture Furniture and electronics retail 115 215 215 1981 Jim McIngvale 82 Schulte Building Systems Manufacturer of pre-engineered steel buildings and steel building components 114 405 303 2005 Fred Koetting 83 Jones Industrial Holdings Millwright and field machining for refining, petrochemical and power generation 113 564 264 1998 Bradley T. Jones 84 Newmark Homes Houston Homebuilder 112 73 73 2009 Mike Moody 85 John L. Wortham & Son Insurance brokerage 111 510 275 1915 Richard M. Blades 86 Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co. Integrated energy investment and merchant bank 108 150 126 2007 Bobby Tudor 87 NCS Energy Services Global provider of coiled tubing and multi-stage fracturing technology 100 125 25 2007 Robert Nipper 88 Century A/C Supply Wholesale distributor of heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment 97 160 120 1973 Dennis Bearden, Rick Luket 89 Blinds.com Online custom window covering store selling shades, blinds, shutters and more 89 150 150 1996 Jay Steinfeld 90 Retail Concepts (Sun & Ski) Specialty retail 89 873 239 1980 Frank Stanley, Steve Rath 91 Barrios Technology Engineering, operations and related technology services in support of the aerospace 87 513 504 1980 Sandy Johnson community and the oil and gas industry 92 UTEC Survey Offshore survey company providing offshore positioning, construction support, 73 275 70 2006 Martin O’Carroll geophysical surveys, dimensional control and geotechnical services 93 Alpheus Communications Telecommunications company providing fiber-optic networking and data 70 120 90 2001 Scott Widham center services to businesses and other telecom providers

Footnotes: 7 Landry’s revenue is pro-forma for 2012 acquisitions. 52 TNT Crane & Rigging’s revenue is pro-forma for 2012 acquisitions. 31 Revenue for Benchmark Hospitality International reflects combined revenue of all properties managed. 55 Employee figure for Cenergy International Services does not include an additional 875 independent contractors. 50 Gerland Corp. was recently acquired by Grocers Supply Co.

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100 years, the company helped build Houston’s landscape, including the Miller Outdoor Theatre; the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; St. Luke’s Hos- pital; and the renovation of Lakewood Church. Williams Brothers Construction, started in 1955, also has been an in- tegral part of how the city developed, with a hand in major transportation projects in the city. “This many around for such a long time is heart- ening,” Jankowski said. “It reflects the strength and shows they are still able to compete with large public companies.” The state added 326,100 jobs from April 2012 to April 2013, the Texas Workforce Commission has reported.

Construction’s climb An important story for Houston’s economy appears to be the growing construction and homebuilding industries. Such business stalled several years ago with the economic slowdown. But now the Workforce Commission reports that construction has Thomas B. Shea been the state’s fastest- Domestic and craft beers are displayed at a trade show at Faust Distributing Co., one of the area’s largest beer distributors. growing major industry, with a 7.1 percent annual Dallas area this year. Another testimony a combined $1.3 billion in with approximately 5,000 founder Charlie Chanar- growth rate statewide. Companies related to to growth in Houston revenue. employees. The chain last atsopon said. “With that Likewise, homebuilding grocers and consumer industries is an increase year had $370 million in said, we’ve seen changes and construction compa- services made an impact in revenue for the major Charming Charlie revenue. in consumer behavior nies made gains on the on the list. beer distribution centers New to the list this “Our broad assort- and sales strongly cor- Chronicle list. “We haven’t expe- based in Houston. year is fashion accessory ment and affordable price related to things within John Miller, president rienced any ill effects Houston’s three retailer Charming Charlie points (we like to call our control — our product of Glazier Foods Co., related to the economy,” largest beer distribu- at No. 42. The company them everyday indul- assortment and in-store which made its debut on Miller said. “We are just tion companies — Silver opened its first store on gences) allow us to thrive experience.” the list last year, said the kind of staying the course, Eagle Distributors, Faust Harwin in 2004 and has regardless of the macro- distribution company nothing dramatically dif- Distributing and Houston grown to more than 250 economic environment [email protected] opened a facility in the ferent.” Distributing — brought in stores across 32 states or uncertainty,” CEO and twitter.com/erinmulvaney xxx Houston Chronicle | HoustonChronicle.com and chron.com | Sunday, June 23, 2013 | X47 no. 1 private company Automaker’s recovery from tsunami helps Gulf States Toyota go extra mile

President above the 8 percent national average. of a leading “It’s been remark- able” given what the distributor brand went through, he said. “Customer loyalty gives credit remained steadfast” and helped Toyota regain its to customers’ place at the top. Gulf States Toyota was steadfast No. 1 on last year’s list with $5 billion in revenue. brand loyalty Founded in 1969, Gulf States Toyota distributes By David Kaplan Toyota and Scion vehicles, parts and accessories to Toyota faced a huge dealers in Texas, Louisi- challenge in the wake of ana, Oklahoma, Arkansas the 2011 earthquake and and Mississippi. tsunami in Japan that Collins said he is bull- caused a major short- ish on 2013, given Toyota’s age of its vehicles for an retooling of six vehicles extended period. — Avalon, Rav4, Corolla, The popular auto Tundra, Highlander and brand has bounced back 4Runner — that represent with strong sales and sev- half of retail volume. eral restyled models. “To have that much The resurgence has product mix go through been good for Houston- major freshening adds to based Gulf States Toyota, our reasons to be optimis- one of the nation’s largest tic,” he said. distributors of Toyota Avalon and Rav4 sales vehicles and parts. It are up substantially this Gary Fountain generated $6.9 billion in year over last, he noted. Marty Collins, Gulf States Toyota president, says that “last year was a terrific year, rebounding off the tsu- revenue in 2012, mak- Some models, including nami and interruption in product.” Gulf States distributes to dealers in Texas and four other states. ing it No. 1 on this year’s the Rav4, are being sold Chronicle list of the Hous- almost as soon as Gulf and trucks. Gulf States partner and just continue their business, and they 2,000 employees, and all ton area’s largest private States delivers them to the Toyota can provide the to grow their business as help us, too. They’re great but 70 work in the Hous- companies. dealer, Collins said. service more competitive- Toyota grows, and this partners on both fronts.” ton area. It has a process- “Last year was a terrific One of the ways the ly and it saves car buyers year they’ve been outpac- Collins also cited Dan ing center near Bush year, rebounding off the company aims to stand money having it done ing us,” said Kevin Hig- Friedkin, chairman and Intercontinental Airport tsunami and interrup- out as a distributor is there, he said, and many gins, corporate manager CEO of Gulf States Toyo- and a 16-acre facility in tion in product,” said by seeking ways to add other distributors do not for private distributors ta, for providing “us with west Houston. Marty Collins, Gulf States value for customers and provide such a service. and public dealer groups incredible resources.” The company was president. dealers, the company’s Gulf States also goes at Toyota Motor Sales. The company recently founded by chairman In 2012, he said, “we senior vice president, Jeff the extra mile handling all “They have senior invested in new computer emeritus Thomas Fried- were up 28 percent, year Parent, previously told Texas state inspections on people working with systems and software, he kin. His son Dan Friedkin over year, for new Toyotas the Chronicle. its vehicles, saving deal- dealers in the field, people said, and created an ana- has been at the helm for sold at our 154 dealer- At Gulf States’ vehicle ers time and money, and who know their craft, lytics department “that 16 years. ships. ... And this year, processing center, for ex- helping save customers and that’s why dealers is helping us make better we’re up 14 percent.” ample, employees install money, too. rate them so highly. They and faster decisions.” [email protected] That, Collins said, is window tinting on cars “They’ve been a great help the dealers with Gulf States Toyota has twitter.com/davkap X48 | Sunday, June 23, 2013 | Houston Chronicle | HoustonChronicle.com and chron.com xxx top private companies

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OIL STATES is aleadingprovider of engineeredsolutions and productstothe Oil Service Industry. Additionally, we serve defense, No. 2 | Tauber Oil Co. construction, power transfer and general industrial markets. $4.4 billion a year ear- Company gains lier, and moved up from IN HOUSTON, WE ARE SEEKING: the No. 3 position on the Chronicle list. Experienced Design Senior Staff Engineer via rail venture The Taubers run the company that was Engineers Senior Designers founded by their father, •Design Engineer II Designers and acquisitions O.J. Tauber Sr., in 1953. David Tauber said part •Design Engineer III Quality Engineer of Tauber Oil’s success is •Senior Project Engineer Cost Estimator By Tanya Rutledge TransOil’s 17-truck fleet its strong stable of assets to 27. and the ability of each EntryLevel Design Project Coordinator Acquisitions and a In September, area of business to con- Engineers Senior Buyer joint venture helped Tau- Tauber Oil purchased tribute to the bottom line. ber Oil Co., an indepen- a majority stake in Bir- “It’s a group effort of dent marketer of petro- mingham, Ala.-based all the different markets As aleading provider of engineered solutions and products to the leum and petrochemical Interconn Resources, a we’re in,” he said. “A nd oil service industry, we offer these industryleading benefits to all products, rise a notch to natural gas marketing we are in a position now regular,full-time employees: immediate Medical, Dental and Vision No. 2 on the Chronicle company. where we are really well coverage, immediate 401(k) participation with companymatching list of Houston’s biggest The company also add- situated with our assets.” funds, annual incentive plan, twoweeks vacation in first year and private companies in ed 750 rail cars through a With the addition of paid sicktime after 6months, paid holidays, as well as company 2012. deal with a joint venture TransOil and Interconn paid Lifeand Accident Insurance. Applicants must be able to pass Tauber Oil acquired partner that allowed it last year, Tauber Oil now apre-employment drug/physical test and background check. majority stakes in two to start moving crude oil has 132 employees, 86 in marketing companies, from Canada to the Gulf Houston. Last year, the while a deal with a joint of Mexico. company had a total of 86 venture partner also Tauber Oil moved employees. helped the company ramp 194,000 barrels per day Richard Tauber said up business. last year, compared with that number could Relocation MayApply! Taking majority inter- 151,000 barrels per day in continue to increase as est in Abilene-based 2011. the company seeks more Visit us foracomplete listing of open positions. TransOil Marketing in “A ll cylinders were acquisitions. January 2012 provided a kicking,” said Richard “We are still out look- www.oilstatescareers.com springboard for Tauber Tauber, co-principal with ing for assets that fit in or e-mail your resume to: Oil to expand its crude- his brother, David. with our company,” he marketing business. Since Tauber Oil’s said. [email protected] the acquisition, Tauber revenue increased to eoe Oil has expanded $5.1 billion in 2012 from [email protected] xxx Houston Chronicle | HoustonChronicle.com and chron.com | Sunday, June 23, 2013 | X49 top private companies

No. 3 | Vinmar International “Given all the condi- tions, I think last year was very much a success,” Go- Volatile year challenges radia said. “Not just from a revenue perspective, but in the way we managed petrochemical supplier risk.” Vinmar has 441 employees globally, with 121 By Tanya Rutledge from No. 2 a year earlier. flat as a success. of them based in Houston. Vinmar, which moved “Europe continued to Both numbers are up a bit Unstable world mar- to Houston from New have economic issues, and over 2011. kets and price volatility in Yo rk in 1985, supplies pet- even the U.S. had a rela- Vinmar has a presence the petrochemical indus- rochemical and polymer tively slow growth rate, in 33 countries and does try presented challenges materials to companies although it’s improving,” business in 100 countries, for Vinmar International that make consumer Goradia said. “China, Karen Warren / Houston Chronicle but Goradia said the last year, but the com- products worldwide. The which is a large market Vinmar International CEO Hemant Goradia says of company is focusing close pany’s quick reaction to company buys large vol- for us, was going through 2012: “It was about minimizing our risk.” to home for the next big those factors kept revenue umes of petrochemicals a government transition wave of activity, specifi- largely intact. from producers and re- and a lot of uncertain- some of the challenges by ing relationships with cally in shale plays. Vinmar logged packages them for resale. ties. And with the price focusing on expanding local distributors and “We are putting togeth- $4.5 billion in revenue last CEO Hemant Goradia, volatility in a lot of the its presence into more importing more er an effort to participate year, down slightly from whose brother founded products we handle, we countries in Africa, where products. in new projects in the U.S. $4.8 billion in 2011. Vin- the company in 1978, said were very conservative he sees significant growth Vinmar also reduced to benefit from the shale mar ranked No. 3 on the given all the challenges last year. It was about potential, as well as in its spot trading activity gas phenomenon,” he Chronicle’s list of the larg- facing Vinmar in 2012, minimizing our risk.” Latin America. for products that were ex- said. est private companies in he views the ability to Goradia said the As for the U.S., he said periencing extreme price the Houston area, down keep revenue relatively company helped mitigate the focus was on increas- volatility. [email protected] X50 | Sunday, June 23, 2013 | Houston Chronicle | HoustonChronicle.com and chron.com xxx top private companies

No. 4 | Nexeo Solutions recordable rate — which is the injury and illness rate that is used to evalu- Chemicals reseller makes ate a company’s safety measures — by 60 percent. progress as independent Bradley credits that milestone to investments in the company’s By Tanya Rutledge its Houston-area staff into progress as a stand-alone facilities, as well as the nearly 107,000 square feet company,” he said. “We implementation of a Nexeo Solutions spent this month. are now fully operational behavioral-based obser- 2011 finding its footing as Nexeo, created in on our own.” vational safety program a stand-alone company. March 2011 out of an The transition required that required response Last year was all about arm of Kentucky-based Nexeo to add 527 employ- Nexeo Solutions from employees. gaining traction. specialty chemical giant ees to its roster over the Ed Winner is a driver for Nexeo Solutions, a reseller “We spent the dollars Nexeo, a reseller of Ashland, had been oper- last two years and estab- of chemicals, plastics and composites. and the resources to make chemicals, plastics and ating out of three build- lish a senior management it better,” he said. composites, is putting the ings in The Woodlands. team. company’s ability to exit can have all our capabili- Nexeo brought in finishing touches on its The company also has Those additions several service agree- ties in Houston,” Bradley $4.014 billion during the transition to an indepen- a distribution center in brought the total employ- ments with Ashland that said. fiscal year that ended dent entity this summer south Houston. ee count to 2,300 people, allowed the transition One of the company’s Sept. 30. It ranks No. 4 on as it prepares to move into David Bradley, presi- 212 of whom are in the of accounts payable and first goals was to reduce the Chronicle’s list of big- permanent headquarters dent and CEO of Nexeo, Houston area. That’s up other corporate functions, its Occupational Safety gest private companies, in The Woodlands. The said the headquarters from 179 Houston-area worth about $30 million, & Health Administration same as last year. company leased five floors move is representative of employees last year. to Houston. recordable rate by 50 per- in 3 Waterway Square its independent status. Those numbers grew “Now that we are free cent. During 2012, Nexeo Place and will consolidate “We’ve made great in part because of the of those agreements, we succeeded in reducing its [email protected] We are part of the Chron 100. You Could Seewhatworking forEnbridge be too. candofor your career. From delivering energy to millions of people across North Americatodelivering rewarding careers to the people whoworkhere, Enbridgeisacompany that caresabout whatwedo.

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No. 5 | Academy Sports + Outdoors sales in an election year. However, sales within that department have con- Store openings pick up, tinued to trend upward this year, Faldyn said. “It’s a surge like we’ve extending retailer’s reach never seen before,” he said. Spurred by innovation By Tanya Rutledge deeper into fledgling mar- entrance into e-commerce, from some of the premi- kets such as Tennessee which has helped it reach um brands, the footwear With an assist from and Missouri. Academy a new pool of customers. segment also proved a a fledgling e-commerce also relocated three older “It’s a relatively new standout last year, logging division and a record year stores into newer spaces. online channel that’s big revenue gains. for store openings, Acad- “2012 was a record- growing nicely, and Karen Warren / Houston Chronicle Faldyn said the 2011 emy Sports + Outdoors is setting year in terms of we are expanding and Adam Ysaguirre helps customer Gricelda Sanchez acquisition of Academy — on a major scoring drive. new store openings, in investing in that,” Faldyn pick out boots at the 9734 Katy Freeway location. which now has 161 stores The sporting goods light of so many retail- said. “We like to consider in 13 states — by private retailer opened 16 new ers not opening any new e-commerce as another Chronicle’s list of largest ing goods store, putting equity firm Kohlberg stores last year, up from stores or even shut- store, and right now private companies, up emphasis on outdoor Kravis Roberts & Co. has 12 additions in 2011. That ting down stores,” said it’s our fastest-growing from No. 6 last year. furniture, cooking gear not had a major effect was a record for the com- Rodney Faldyn, Academy store.” Katy-based Academy, and other family-lifestyle on operations, with the pany, which was founded president and CEO. “The These drivers helped which has more than products. investment firm allowing in 1938 as a tire shop. focus was on organic boost Academy’s 2012 21,000 employees, includ- Leading the way in the company to stay the The store openings growth.” revenue to $3.5 billion, ing 5,000 in the Hous- growth last year was the course and make deci- took Academy into new Last month also up from $3 billion in 2011. ton area, has also been field and stream/fire- sions locally. territories such as North marked the two-year an- That put the company working to position itself arms department, which Carolina and Kansas and niversary of Academy’s in the No. 5 spot on the as more than a sport- typically sees an uptick in [email protected]

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No. 6 | Grocers Supply Co. a loyal following in the Midwest and other parts Wholesaler finds of the country,” D’Arezzo said. Grocers Supply is nourishment also preparing to offer a private label brand of Latino products such as in the nonedible canned jalapeño peppers, tostadas and queso called By Tanya Rutledge tomers say yes,” he said. Las Lomas. The company “More than half of our this year announced it is Pots and pans were volume is now buying all acquiring Gerland Corp., flying off the shelves last their general merchandise which operates 16 stores year, turning up the heat from us, which exceeded under the Food Town and on Grocers Supply Co.’s our initial forecasts.” Food Fair names. overall performance. With a strong charge The company is also The Houston-based from general merchandise making major strides in wholesale supplier for in- sales, Grocers Supply, opportunistic growth dependent grocery stores which also owns the markets such as Okla- in Texas and Oklahoma 60-store Fiesta Mart homa and Dallas, where introduced a new noned- chain, logged $3.4 billion it purchased 130 acres for ible general merchandise in revenue last year, up construction of a ware- category in early 2012, from $3.2 billion in 2011. house and distribution which included items It ranked No. 6 on the facility that will rival the such as kitchen gadgets, Chronicle’s list of biggest size of Grocers Supply’s pots and pans, pet toys private companies, down largest Houston facility, and school supplies. from No. 5 last year. on Holcombe. Construc- The rollout surpassed Later this year, Grocers tion begins later this Grocers Supply’s projec- Supply will offer a private year. tions after being em- label health and beauty “We send 70 trucks a braced by more than half brand called Top Care. day to Dallas,” D’Arezzo of its 800 customers and Items will include lotions, said. “The business there providing a boost to over- cosmetics, shampoos and has grown to the point all revenue performance, over-the-counter medica- where it makes sense to said the chief operating tions. The brand will de- have a large facility there. officer, Dave D’Arezzo. but in the South through And the area north of “When we come out Grocers Supply. Dallas is very fertile.” with a new item, it’s “We are joining in on important that our cus- a brand that already has [email protected] xxx Houston Chronicle | HoustonChronicle.com and chron.com | Sunday, June 23, 2013 | X53 top private companies

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of Galveston’s Pleasure Acquisitions, Pier. The boardwalk amusement-park complex includes Texas’ first internal growth Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. restaurant. The project called for a multimillion- at top of menu dollar redevelopment of a historic Galveston pier. By Tanya Rutledge $150 million renovation Landry’s generated of the former Trump Ma- $2.3 billion in revenue last While Landry’s contin- rina Hotel and Casino and year, up from $1.8 billion ued its acquisitive streak its conversion into the in 2011. The company with the purchase of two Golden Nugget Atlantic came in at No. 7 on the large upscale chains last City, as well as the acqui- Chronicle’s list of biggest year, Landry’s owner sition of the Isle Casino private companies, up Tilman Fertitta said same- Hotel in Biloxi, Miss., in from No. 8 last year. store sales were also a March. The new projects bright spot in 2012. Landry’s has spent the boosted Landry’s em- “There will always be last year converting that ployee count from 46,700 acquisitions in the mix, property into The Golden in 2012 to 51,512 in 2013. but we had very posi- Nugget Biloxi, with its Nearly 9,800 are in the tive same-store sales last grand opening this year. Houston area. year,” Fertitta said. “Or- On the restaurant Landry’s owns more ganic growth is important side, Landry’s enjoyed its than 50 restaurant con- to us, too.” first full year as owner of cepts and 500 restaurants Landry’s same-store McCormick & Schmick’s nationwide, including Freeport-McMoRan Copper &Gold Inc. provides resourcestofuel global growth. sales increased 3 percent Seafood Restaurants after Landry’s Seafood, Vic & between 2011 and 2012. a hard-fought $132 million Anthony’s Steakhouse, With the acquisitions of Plains Exploration &Production Company and McMoRan Exploration “We have 15 to 20 units deal that closed in Janu- Rainforest Café and the Co., FCX’sdiverse portfolio of minerals assets nowincludes high-quality oil and gas resourcesin the United States. Matched with bright prospects forsuccess in the global minerals industry, this in every big metropolitan ary 2012. One month later, Downtown Aquarium. expanded scope of operations provides exciting newopportunities forprofitablegrowth to benefit area,” Fertitta said, “and Landry’s closed on the Earlier this year, shareholders, employees and communities. FCXispleased to announceits newsubsidiary as some of the big metros acquisition of Morton’s Landry’s acquired the Freeport-McMoRan Oil &Gas. came back, that was good The Steakhouse chain for 10-store Mastro’s chain of for us, too.” $117 million. upscale steak and seafood Other highlights A major revenue- restaurants. included the April 2012 booster closer to home completion of the was the May 2012 opening [email protected] X54 | Sunday, June 23, 2013 | Houston Chronicle | HoustonChronicle.com and chron.com xxx top private companies

No. 8 | Sun Coast Resources from 1,244 a year earlier. In all, 668 of those employees are in Houston. Big steps help wholesaler Revenue was $1.94 billion last year, up from $1.6 billion in 2011. Sun Coast ranked No. 8 on the increase its foothold Chronicle’s list of the biggest private companies, By Tanya Rutledge lic fracturing, acquired adding ConocoPhillips’ up from No. 9 last year. Ada Resources, a refined brand to its portfolio, in The company was Steering longtime fuel marketer founded in addition to the Chevron founded by President and customers away from 1947 by Bud Adams. Ada and Total brands. CEO Kathy Lehne, then the competition can be was a subsidiary of Ad- Sun Coast also bought 23, in 1985. difficult in a deep-rooted ams Resources & Energy. Louisiana-based St. Jerry Baker As mergers and acqui- industry like wholesale “Their customer base Martins Oil & Gas, which Derrick Harris is a safety employee for Sun Coast sitions continue at a brisk fuel and chemical sales. had been around for quite had strong accounts in Resources, a wholesaler of fuels and lubricants. pace in the energy indus- Sometimes, buying the some time, so having a that state and Texas. Sun try, Kyle Lehne, who is competition itself can be competitor take away Coast is relocating St. Coast a new physical Martins and another married to Kathy Lehne, the answer. that business was not Martins’ leased facility in presence in existing mar- company called H&W said Sun Coast has also Such was the case last likely,” said Kyle Lehne, Denham Springs, La., to kets that Lehne said are Petroleum, it also gained grown by re-marketing year when Sun Coast vice president of sales and a new, larger one in Baton ripe for expansion. locations in Old Ocean itself to customers in the Resources, a wholesaler marketing for Sun Coast. Rouge that will come on- Sun Coast also steered and Lufkin. Meanwhile, wake of acquisitions. of fuels, lubricants and “This really increased our line this fall. St. Martins a good deal of organic Sun Coast’s truck fleet “It’s important that chemicals that also offers lubricant foothold.” also operated a facility in growth last year, open- increased by 275 units last they allow us to grow filtration, fleet fueling, The purchase of Ada St. Martinsville, La., that ing offices in Laredo and year, topping 750 trucks. with them,” he said. crude handling, conden- also took Sun Coast into is now run by Sun Coast. Midland. Through the Sun Coast’s employee sate hauling and hydrau- new branding territory, The facilities give Sun acquisitions of Ada, St. count has grown to 1,665 [email protected]

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No. 9 | S&B Engineers and Constructors “For a number of years, S&B has been one of the leaders on the Gulf Midstream produces Coast in doing complete EPC projects, so as more clients have migrated this steady flow from shale direction, it’s naturally been good for us,” Akin said. By Tanya Rutledge refining and chemicals some of the largest such Although S&B’s mid- sectors. But midstream plants to come online so stream projects have been Soon after S&B Engi- work has been a bright far, with 15 projects in the shining star in recent neers and Constructors spot in recent years. various stages of planning years, related chemicals created an emphasis on “A few years ago, we and construction. projects are also gain- midstream activity with decided to put a major With strong fraction- ing traction, including the design and construc- emphasis on the mid- ation-plant work, S&B work on Chevron Phillips tion of fractionation stream sector, espe- pulled in revenue of Chemical Co.’s 1-hexene plants several years ago, cially in the design of frac $1.6 billion last year, up S&B Engineers and Constructors plant in Baytown. the shale boom took hold, plants,” Rich Akin, senior from $864 million in 2011. S&B Engineers and Constructors works in the mid- S&B is constructing a creating a recipe for major vice president of business The company ranks No. 9 stream, refining and chemicals sectors. modularization facility growth that has catapult- development for S&B, on the Chronicle 100 list in Baytown to replace its ed the company to new said in an email. “With of biggest private compa- pany’s nine offices and in turnkey EPC (engineer- current 14,000-square- levels. the advent of production nies, up six spots. the field. Nearly 4,400 of ing, procurement and foot facility, which sits on S&B, which was from shale, this has be- S&B’s employee count the employees are in the construction) provider, a half-acre. founded as a two-person come a huge business.” jumped from 3,866 last Houston area. rather than having one The 54-acre project is company in 1967, handles Akin said the company, year to 5,369, and Akin Another factor contrib- contractor perform scheduled for completion engineering, procure- a limited partnership with said it is expected to uting to growth, accord- engineering and procure- next spring. ment and construction of more than 100 partners, continue to climb this ing to Akin, was S&B’s ment and then another for projects in the midstream, has landed contracts for year, both in the com- early transition into a construction. [email protected]

No. 10 | Rockwater Energy Solutions their customers are here. Fresh idea to recycle water from fracturing Houston, he added, also has excellent air access to distant customer loca- By Louis B. Parks ated by uniting compa- tions and is a great place nies working in different to live and raise a family. In its first full year, segments of the oil field Rockwater reports Rockwater Energy Solu- fluids industry; the first it has about 3,000 em- tions ranked No. 10 on four were Benchmark, ployees, with 940 in the the Chronicle 100 list of Reef — both almost 35 greater Houston area. the area’s biggest private years old — Red Oak and O’Donnell cited hav- companies. EnerMAX. Several more ing great people as a key Aiming to handle a companies have been to the company’s rapid wide range of oil field flu- added since, all toward success, along with being id needs, from increasing Rockwater’s goal of being able to build a company production to reducing a one-stop fluid service culture from the ground environmental footprint, supplier. up. the company saw its 2012 “Our customers come “I firmly believe it revenue reach $1.3 billion. to us looking for a better makes a difference when “We founded Rockwa- way to manage the water Rockwater Energy Solutions people are excited about ter in June of 2011 to pio- chemicals needed in the Rockwater’s Steven Volas optimizes flow rate in a pipeline near Canonsburg, Pa. what we are doing,” he neer the concept of a com- oil field,” O’Donnell said. said. plete life cycle solution for “We handle the water tives, drawing it back and even handle the logistics companies was from O’Donnell said he ex- water management,” said required for hydraulic then recycling it for reuse. to get additives for the Houston, but O’Donnell, pects continued growth, Larry O’Donnell, CEO, fracturing from start to Recycling water used for hydraulic fracturing fluid a native Houstonian, says with more acquisitions. president and chairman. finish: moving it, storing hydraulic fracturing is out to the well site.” this is the right place to The company was cre- it, providing the addi- a major focus for us. We Only one of the original be because so many of [email protected] X56 | Sunday, June 23, 2013 | Houston Chronicle | HoustonChronicle.com and chron.com xxx banking As customers go mobile, so do banks With half of Americans using smartphones, institutions find opportunities to offer services

By Jayme Fraser That trend mirrors the increasing use of feature- Mobile banking is rich smartphones. rapidly shifting some Half of Americans now customers’ expectations use smartphones, and just of the total banking ex- 12 percent report having perience, digital strategy no cellphone, according to executives in the industry a 2012 survey by the Pew say. Internet & American Life “Mobile is the fastest- Project. growing channel in the Marc Warshawsky, company’s history,” said senior vice president of Armin Ajami, vice presi- mobile solutions, noted dent for mobile products Bank of America has seen management at Wells growth rates among active Fargo. “It’s far surpassed users of mobile services One Frost online.” rise more than 30 percent Bank execu- The ratio of Americans per year — a rate reported tive says as using mobile banking, by most of the companies mobile usage from downloadable apps interviewed. keeps grow- to texting services, grew “A nd the engagement ing, branches from one-fifth in 2010 to levels of active users are may shift to one-quarter in 2011 and to 2½ times higher than putting more one-third in 2012, accord- customers who don’t use emphasis ing to Javelin Strategy and mobile,” he said. on financial Research. Bank execu- Ravi Acharya, senior advice and tives say that in addi- vice president in charge learning. tion to new users, more of consumer digital people are using multiple banking for Chase, said Eric Kayne services. Mobile continues on X59

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Deposits in Share of Deposits in Share of Houston market Market share parent deposits Houston market Market share parent deposits Rank Institution Branches (millions) (percent) (percent) Rank Institution Branches (millions) (percent) (percent) 1 JPMorgan Chase & Co. 229 $56,446.0 37.89 6.80 16 Green Bancorp 9 $944.4 0.63 73.35 2 Wells Fargo & Co. 204 $18,243.1 12.25 2.12 17 Patriot Bancshares 6 $865.2 0.58 84.34 3 Bank of America Corp. 116 $12,218.1 8.20 1.24 18 MetroCorp Bancshares 11 $854.8 0.57 64.97 4 BBVA Compass 79 $9,968.4 6.69 20.73 19 CBFH 16 $827.8 0.56 47.31 5 Zions Bancorp. 81 $8,615.7 5.78 20.71 20 Citigroup 12 $813.2 0.55 0.21 6 Capital One Financial Corp. 54 $3,689.6 2.48 1.98 21 Industry Bancshares 4 $777.0 0.52 43.31 7 Comerica 58 $3,578.6 2.40 7.39 22 Hancock Holding Co. 14 $730.0 0.49 4.99 8 Prosperity Bancshares 54 $3,428.7 2.30 28.02 23 BOH Holdings 6 $681.2 0.46 100.00 9 Cullen/Frost Bankers 29 $3,069.4 2.06 17.76 24 Texas Independent Bancshares 21 $659.6 0.44 96.53 10 Woodforest Financial Group 106 $2,302.8 1.55 78.19 25 Allegiance Bancshares 8 $625.5 0.42 100.00 11 BOK Financial Corp. 15 $1,686.1 1.13 9.25 26 Northern Trust Corp. 2 $608.9 0.41 1.74 12 Regions Financial Corp. 28 $1,476.0 0.99 1.55 27 Post Oak Bancshares 6 $532.5 0.36 99.30 13 Cadence Bancorp 13 $1,406.8 0.94 33.53 28 International Bancshares Corp. 21 $490.9 0.33 5.97 14 Moody Bancshares 27 $1,162.9 0.78 99.30 29 AFNB Holdings 5 $471.7 0.32 65.88 15 Texas Capital Bancshares 2 $1,038.9 0.70 16.59 30 Tradition Bancshares 7 $426.5 0.29 100.00 This list of 75 top banks continues on page 58. xxx Houston Chronicle | HoustonChronicle.com and chron.com | Sunday, June 23, 2013 | X57

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Top banks This list of 75 top banks began on page 56. Deposits in Share of Deposits in Share of Houston market Market share parent deposits Houston market Market share parent deposits Rank Institution Branches (millions) (percent) (percent) Rank Institution Branches (millions) (percent) (percent) 31 Farmers & Merchants Bancshares 7 $420.4 0.28 92.32 56 Independence Bank 3 $184.3 0.12 100.00 32 Trustmark Corp. 16 $411.8 0.28 4.26 57 MC Bancshares 2 $178.9 0.12 100.00 33 Central Bancshares 4 $402.1 0.27 100.00 58 First Community Bancshares 59 $177.0 0.12 16.16 34 Golden Bank 4 $393.8 0.26 82.92 59 Citizens State Bank 1 $163.5 0.11 100.00 35 Texas Gulf Bancshares 9 $373.2 0.25 100.00 60 SWNB Bancorp 2 $161.6 0.11 57.02 36 First National Bank Group 7 $364.6 0.24 14.98 61 Plains Acquisition Corp. 3 $155.2 0.10 80.41 37 Icon Capital Corp. 6 $360.9 0.24 100.00 62 State Bank of Texas 2 $153.5 0.10 100.00 38 Integrity Bancshares 1 $329.5 0.22 100.00 63 Third Coast Bancshares 2 $136.3 0.09 67.73 39 Iberiabank Corp. 6 $321.2 0.22 3.35 64 Mercantil Servicios Financieros 2 $125.5 0.08 2.31 40 First Bank 6 $273.4 0.18 96.80 65 Diboll State Bancshares 3 $123.4 0.08 16.66 41 Wallis Bancshares 8 $267.5 0.18 93.17 66 FSB Bancshares 3 $120.4 0.08 100.00 42 ST Financial Group 8 $267.4 0.18 67.64 67 Security State Bank 3 $116.5 0.08 100.00 43 Texas Citizens Bank 6 $263.2 0.18 100.00 68 Westbound Bank 3 $110.2 0.07 100.00 44 First Liberty National Bancshares 2 $249.8 0.17 100.00 69 Chasewood Bank 2 $106.2 0.07 100.00 45 Bank of River Oaks 3 $246.1 0.17 100.00 70 Lone Star Bank 2 $96.4 0.06 100.00 46 Capital Bancorp 6 $242.6 0.16 100.00 71 First Citizens BancShares 2 $90.3 0.06 0.52 47 Coastal Bancshares 3 $236.1 0.16 100.00 72 First Victoria National Bank 9 $89.6 0.06 4.54 48 Houston City Bancshares 6 $231.5 0.16 100.00 73 Mainland Bank 2 $80.8 0.05 100.00 49 TCB Holding Co. 3 $212.4 0.14 100.00 74 Texas Advantage Community Bank 2 $76.2 0.05 100.00 50 JLL Associates G.P. FCH 11 $211.9 0.14 41.27 75 Austin County Bancshares 1 $71.4 0.05 100.00 51 Central Bancorp 3 $203.9 0.14 11.82 52 Bancshares Inc. 4 $202.2 0.14 70.94 Total for all institutions in market 1,532 $148,981.7 53 Austin Colony 2 $193.0 0.13 100.00 Note: Non-retail branches are not included. Ranking is based on June 30, 2012 market share. Data is adjusted for openings/ 54 NewFirst Financial Group 4 $191.9 0.13 46.68 closings and completed/announced mergers and acquisitions as of April 24, 2013. 55 Preferred Bancshares 5 $187.3 0.13 100.00 Source: SNL Financial

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Houston companies continue to turn to the master limited partnership structure to raise Isaac funds in the stock market Woodard and reward investors of Susser with regular distribu- Petroleum tions. offloads fuel A number of master at a Stripes limited partnerships, convenience known as MLPs, have store in completed initial public Houston. offerings since the begin- Susser ning of 2012, among them Petroleum CVR Refining, Susser Partners Petroleum Partners, began trading Hi-Crush Partners and on the stock Western Gas Equity Part- market in ners. Investors own units September rather than shares, mak- after it was ing them limited partners spun off from in the company. Susser Hold- The format has been ings Corp. gaining in popularity since 2010, according to Susser Petroleum market intelligence firm Partners Ipreo. Because the entities don’t pay taxes at the yields depressed as they tives,” Matt Kulakovskyi, higher IPO valuations income Susser Petroleum quarterly distributions, partnership level, they’re are, investors turn to an analyst in capital mar- and incentivizes capital gets from leasing certain and that’s on top of the able to pass on more of MLPs, which on average kets analytics at Ipreo, raising for MLP issuers.” stores back to Susser hefty increase in its unit the earnings to investors. pay a dividend yield of explained in an email. Houston-based Holdings, is less volatile price since its initial offer “With corporate bond over 6 percent, as alterna- “This, in turn, leads to companies accounted for than the retail side of date. 43 percent of all the capi- the convenience store “It does complicate tal raised in initial public business, which is tied to your tax return a little offerings by U.S. master commodity prices. bit,” Sullivan said. “If limited partnerships in “It was undervalued you own shares, unless 2012, according to Ipreo. being part of Susser Hold- you’re getting dividends, One newcomer, Susser ings,” said Mary Sullivan, typically you have a gain Petroleum Partners, be- chief financial officer of when you sell the stock, gan trading in September. Susser Petroleum Part- and that may be the only The business was carved ners and Susser Holdings, time you have to report out of Corpus Christi- which owns a 15.1 per- anything. With the MLP, based Susser Holdings cent stake in the master you’re going to be getting Corp. as the portion that limited partnership. “By distributions. Yo u get a transports fuel from re- putting it into this MLP K-1. What you pay tax on finers to Stripes and other structure, we’ve been able is your share of the part- branded convenience to unlock that value. The nership’s taxable income.” stores in Texas, Okla- second thing it allows The energy sec- Karen Warren / Houston Chronicle homa and Louisiana. The us to do is raise capital tor drove much of the Ray Blanchette is CEO of Ignite Restaurant Group, which made its stock market fuel-distribution busi- through the MLP.” demand for capital, Ipreo debut last year. It raised $80.8 million in its initial public offering. ness, in addition to rental The company pays out Most continues on X61 xxx Houston Chronicle | HoustonChronicle.com and chron.com | Sunday, June 23, 2013 | X61 InItIal publIc offerIngs

WELCOME TO WALL STREET Most Houston IPOs Here are highlights of Houston-area companies that had initial public offerings of shares on major exchanges or were spun off from other companies from Jan. 1, 2012, through May 31, 2013. were related to energy IPOs Market 5/31/ Percent Offer value 2013 change from Offer Offer amount Company Ticker (millions) price offer price date price (millions) Most from page X60 public offerings in the last May 2012. Although the AmREIT AMRE $321.5 $19.88 42.0 07/26/2012 $14.00 $51.1 year and half were tied to Ignite name may not be CVR Refining CVRR 4,481.1 30.36 21.4 01/16/2013 25.00 600.0 reported. Contributing energy, other industries familiar, its restaurants Forum Energy Technologies FET 2,733.2 29.69 48.5 04/11/2012 20.00 378.9 were rebounding energy were represented. probably are: Joe’s Crab GSE Holdings GSE 128.9 6.39 -29.0 02/09/2012 9.00 63.0 prices, an aging energy AmREIT began trading Shack, Romano’s Hi-Crush Partners HCLP 613.9 22.50 32.4 08/15/2012 17.00 191.3 infrastructure and ad- on the New Yo rk Stock Macaroni Grill and Ignite Restaurant Group IRG 469.2 18.30 30.7 05/10/2012 14.00 80.8 vancements in shale gas Exchange in July and Brick House Tavern Linn Co. LNCO 1,262.6 36.30 -0.6 10/11/2012 36.50 1,104.1 extraction technologies. used the funds raised to + Tap restaurants. The Midstates Petroleum Co. MPO 448.3 6.83 -47.5 04/19/2012 13.00 312.0 pay debt and fund real- company employs more MRC Global MRC 2,886.9 28.39 35.2 04/11/2012 21.00 477.3 Energy’s share estate acquisitions. than 800 people in the PetroLogistics PDH 1,876.6 13.50 -20.6 05/03/2012 17.00 595.0 Energy companies ac- The company owns Houston area and 21,600 Susser Petroleum Partners SUSP 631.0 28.84 40.7 09/20/2012 20.50 194.8 counted for 20 percent of and operates 31 proper- companywide. Western Gas Equity Partners WGP 8,191.1 37.42 70.1 12/06/2012 22.00 378.0 the proceeds raised in all ties, mostly anchored by The biggest Houston- initial public offerings in grocers and drugstores, in company to begin trading SPINOFFS the U.S. in 2011 and again Houston, Austin, Dallas, its shares last year was Market value 5/31/2013 in 2012, excluding Face- San Antonio and Atlanta. Phillips 66. It was created Company Ticker (millions) price Details book’s $16 billion offering, by a spinoff from Conoco- Era Group ERA 518.4 25.76 Spun off from Seacor Holdings on Jan. 31, 2013 Ipreo reported. That’s up Restaurants Phillips in May 2012. Phillips 66 PSX 41,222.3 66.57 Spun off from ConocoPhillips on May 1, 2012 almost fivefold from 2008. Another company, While most of the area Ignite Restaurant Group, [email protected] Source: S&P Capital IQ companies that did initial made its market debut in twitter.com/kfeser

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REVENUE GROWTH Houston-area public companies ranked by percentage growth in revenue from 2011 to 2012: 2012 revenue Revenue 2012 revenue Revenue Rank Company (millions) growth Rank Company (millions) growth 1 Endeavour International Corp. $219.1 264.5% 26 Oil States International 4,413.1 26.8% 2 Sanchez Energy Corp. 43.2 197.3 27 Nevada Gold & Casinos 66.0 26.6 3 Halcon Resources Corp. 247.9 139.1 28 Sterling Construction Co. 630.5 25.8 4 Superior Energy Services 4,568.1 132.6 29 Noble Energy 4,037.0 25.7 5 Magnum Hunter Resources Corp. 273.3 112.2 30 Exterran Partners 387.5 25.7 6 Oasis Petroleum 686.7 107.8 31 Kinder Morgan Inc. 9,973.0 25.6 7 Lucas Energy 8.1 87.9 32 Cardtronics 780.4 25.0 8 Carrizo Oil & Gas 368.2 82.1 33 Gastar Exploration 49.9 24.1 9 CVR Energy 8,567.3 70.4 34 Atwood Oceanics 847.8 24.1 10 RigNet 161.7 47.8 35 Group 1 Automotive 7,476.1 23.0 11 C&J Energy Services 1,111.5 46.5 36 Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. 1,204.5 22.9 12 Francesca’s Holdings Corp. 296.4 45.2 37 Vertex Energy 134.6 22.6 13 Mattress Firm Holding Corp. 1,012.7 42.9 38 Cameron International Corp. 8,502.1 22.2 14 Evolution Petroleum Corp. 19.4 41.2 39 Dril-Quip 733.0 21.9 15 Quanta Services 5,920.3 41.2 40 PROS Holdings 117.8 21.9 16 Willbros Group 2,004.2 38.2 41 Flotek Industries 312.8 20.9 17 Rosetta Resources 613.5 37.5 42 FMC Technologies 6,151.4 20.6 18 National Oilwell Varco 20,041.0 36.7 43 CB&I 5,485.2 20.5 19 Main Street Capital Corp. 90.5 36.7 44 Helix Energy Solutions Group 846.1 20.5 20 DXP Enterprises 1,097.1 35.9 45 Team 686.5 20.5 21 Whitestone REIT 46.8 32.4 46 Powell Industries 713.7 19.9 22 Genesis Energy 4,070.1 31.7 47 Crown Castle International Corp. 2,432.7 19.7 23 Geospace Technologies Corp. 226.1 30.6 48 EOG Resources 11,448.8 19.3 24 Plains Exploration & Production Co.* 2,565.3 30.6 49 NCI Building Systems 1,208.0 19.2 Quanta Services 25 Oceaneering International 2,782.6 26.9 50 Camden Property Trust 759.7 18.5 Quanta Services linemen construct a 500-kilovolt Source: S&P Capital IQ *Recently acquired transmission line.

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By David Kaplan

Houston-area auto dealers had a stellar 2012. They saw record increases in year-over-year retail sales of 28.5 percent, and finished the year with the highest December sales ever, said Steve McDowell, owner of InfoNation, publisher of Texas AutoFacts Report, which tracks new-vehicle sales in the 10-county Houston region. “It was a fantastic year Brett Coomer / Houston Chronicle to be in the car business Fred Haas of Fred Haas Toyota/Scion World has reason to smile. The dealership garnered the area’s highest number of sales last year. in the Greater Houston area,” said Wyatt Wain- No. 3, after being Number wright, president of the 1 last year. LARGEST AUTO DEALERS Houston Auto Dealers Collectively, local deal- Here are the top 25 auto dealers in the Houston area based on new vehicles sold to retail customers during 2012. Association. ers had a strong year. Total sales also include fleet sales. Dealers had plenty of The average retail price 2012 Percent 2012 2012 Percent 2012 inventory and low-cost of a vehicle at the end of retail change total retail change total financing for consumers the year was $34,100, also Rank Dealer sales from 2011 sales Rank Dealer sales from 2011 sales who continued to act on a record, said McDowell, 1 Fred Haas Toyota/Scion World 6,151 55% 6,567 15 Westside Lexus 2,693 31% 2,968 their pent-up demand, the InfoNation owner. 2 Sterling McCall Toyota-Scion 5,302 35% 5,629 16 Russell & Smith Honda 2,672 45% 2,681 3 Lone Star Chevrolet 4,593 13% 5,057 17 Mac Haik Chevrolet 2,626 19% 2,793 Wainwright said. Also significant, he 4 Joe Myers Toyota-Scion 4,287 37% 4,391 18 Mike Calvert Toyota-Scion 2,574 36% 2,729 said, is that on average The busiest was Fred 5 AutoNation Ford - Katy 4,225 52% 4,685 19 Tomball Ford 2,534 52% 2,536 Haas Toyota/Scion local dealers finished 2012 6 Planet Ford/Lincoln - Spring 4,088 37% 4,201 20 Sterling McCall Lexus 2,529 40% 2,718 World, which ranks first with higher retail sales 7 AutoNation Chrysler/Jeep/Dodge 3,821 55% 4,187 21 Don McGill Toyota/Scion-Katy 2,491 52% 2,588 on the Chronicle’s list of per store compared with 8 Mac Haik Ford 3,748 41% 4,107 22 Allen Samuels Chry/Jeep/Dodge-Katy 2,473 49% 2,483 dealerships with the high- the previous year. 9 Gillman Honda-Houston South 3,622 30% 3,626 23 Momentum BMW Mini 2,451 23% 2,477 est sales. It ranked No. 2 One reason for the high 10 Beck & Masten North-Buick/GMC 3,573 8% 3,594 24 Fred Haas Toyota/Scion Country 2,434 48% 2,930 on last year’s list. number of sales per store 11 Munday Chevrolet 3,448 4% 3,454 25 Don McGill Toyota-Scion 2,374 55% 2,513 Sterling McCall Toyota- is that there are fewer 12 AutoNation Toyota/Scion-Gulf Freeway 3,168 71% 3,177 Note: Retail sales exclude rental cars and third party leases, known as fleet sales. Scion is No. 2, up from No. dealerships. In 2007, the 13 Momentum VW-Audi 2,990 39% 3,023 Retail sales do include commercial auto sales made by companies. 3; Lone Star Chevrolet is Area continues on X65 14 Joe Myers Ford/Lincoln 2,799 32% 2,857 Source: TexAuto Facts Report, published by InfoNation, Sugar Land xxx Houston Chronicle | HoustonChronicle.com and chron.com | Sunday, June 23, 2013 | X65 dealerships Curiosity, creativity and innovation - these traitsdriveSouthwestern Energy to deliver morevalue to our employees, investorsand communities. We measureour success by delivering MORE.

Brett Coomer / Houston Chronicle Jerry Bush is general manager at Sterling McCall Toyota-Scion, which is owned by Houston-based Group 1 Automotive. Area has fewer dealers than before recession

Area from page X64 although he expects Sterling McCall’s par- to outperform last ent company, Houston- year before the recession, year. based Group 1 Automo- there were 267 dealer- His dealership is tive, has 23 dealerships ships. Some car manufac- currently the largest and corporate offices in turers downsized, and in Toyota truck dealer in the Houston/Beaumont Houston there are now the United States, Haas area. 239. added. The company had At Fred Haas Toyota/ Sterling McCall Toyota- record sales and profits Scion World, 2012 “was Scion has completed a in 2012, and Houston- a very good year,” owner major renovation after area dealerships “played Fred Haas said. making “substantial in- a critical role,” said Earl “We were climbing out vestments in our new and Hesterberg, Group 1 of a slump,” he said. pre-owned sales facili- president and CEO. He doesn’t expect year- ties,” dealership general over-year sales increases manager Jerry Bush [email protected] to be as dramatic in 2013, said. twitter.com/davkap www.swn.com NYSE:SWN X66 | Sunday, June 23, 2013 | Houston Chronicle | HoustonChronicle.com and chron.com xxx TECHNOLOGY Houston tech scene gathers strength Local startups are venturing beyond energy and medicine

By Purva Patel Christopher Lipari, who Christo- founded one of those com- pher Lipari, Two years ago, local panies, Mach Interview. “I founder of Web-based technology think it’s giving Houston Mach Inter- entrepreneurs say, finding a chance for a name other view, says he a related startup event to than just being the energy thinks tech attend could be difficult. capital of the U.S.” companies’ Today, young tech Tech entrepreneurs say broadening is startups have to choose the various events, from “giving Hous- between events, a sign one-hour meet-up groups ton a chance that Houston is finally to weekend-long hackath- for a name gaining momentum and ons, give startups access other than concentrated enthusiasm to networks and resourc- just being for such business. es that would otherwise the energy The result? Local be out of their reach. capital of the technology startups are Lipari’s growing U.S.” looking once again be- company, which devel- yond medical devices and oped online software energy products, to Web that allows college and and consumer technology. university students to cre- Nick de la Torre / The Houston Technology ate employment profiles, Chronicle Center identified for the is using the events to find Chronicle two dozen tech developers. new accelerator program, startups continue to leave including demo days month, when developers startups to watch. Lawrence Johnson, Ignition. to follow investors or where companies can were given sets of city “When I moved to co-founder of video app “There’s a lot going developers elsewhere. pitch their ideas. data and asked to pitch Houston six or seven Hurl, landed restaurant on,” he said. “There are so Meanwhile, local entre- Brian Lang, founder of ideas that would help the years ago, all you heard clients for his app, which many, I can’t remember preneurs, universities and the social media site Se- city, such as mobile apps, about was energy this, lets users launch videos the names of all of them.” nonprofits are trying to niors In Touch, launched websites or graphics. oil that. Now there’s this from their phones onto Some problems remain. fill the need themselves. the Houston chapter of Moving forward, the reinvigoration of all these any screen that’s wired Investment money contin- New co-working spaces Health 2.0, which hosts city needs time and more technology companies to the Internet, through ues to elude Houston’s START Houston and health care-focused entrepreneurial leaders coming up and starting to events at the Houston Web and consumer tech Platform Houston host hackathons and events. to build on the current make some waves,” said Technology Center and its companies, and some a variety of events, The startups hope the efforts, said Jeff Reich- revitalization and com- man, who runs technol- munity building will ogy consultancy January Brian Lang, attract more money to Advisors and is a local who founded Houston. representative of Startup social media “Ultimately for me, I America, a network of site Seniors In have greater access to bet- startup communities. Touch, started ter ideas, and all together “I think we’re mov- the local chap- we attract more interest ing very fast and playing ter of Health from people who want to catchup because we’re a 2.0. It hosts keep an eye on our com- large city,” he said. “But events focused panies,” Lang said. we’re very fragmented on health care. The University of geographically and Houston and Rice Univer- industrywise, and we Right: Naaman sity recently launched ac- are now starting to come Esquivel, left, celerators for companies together.” and Lawrence founded by students. Johnson found- Even the city is getting Purva Patel is a freelance ed video app in on the action, hosting reporter. maker Hurl. Thomas B. Shea Melissa Phillip / Houston Chronicle its first hackathon last [email protected] xxx Houston Chronicle | HoustonChronicle.com and chron.com | Sunday, June 23, 2013 | X67 TECHNOLOGY

TECH COMPANIES The Houston Technology Center identified the following tech startups to watch. Name Technology Founded Employees Website Arcos Decision support for burns patients 2009 3 www.arcosmedical.com Bellicum Pharmaceuticals Vaccines to treat cancer 2004 20 www.bellicum.com CBM Enterprise Solutions Condition-based monitoring for industrials 2010 3 www.cbmenterprise.com EpicOne Eliminating credit card fraud 2012 2 www.epicone.com Global Conservation Solutions Innovative fuel savings device for fleets 2012 5 www.globalconservationsolutions.com Hurl Internet video jukebox for public places 2012 4 www.hurl.net LaserGen Next generation DNA sequencing technology 2002 23 www.lasergen.com LRNGO Learning marketplace on the Web 2012 3 www.lrngo.com Mach Interview Enhanced job placement for colleges and universities 2011 3 www.machinterview.com Mesocoat TX Advanced coating and cladding technology 2010 15 www.mesocoat.com Opexa Therapeutics Patient specific cellular therapies for the treatment of autoimmune diseases 2004 30 www.opexatherapeutics.com Orbital Traction Continuous variable transmission without gears 2009 15 www.orbitaltraction.com OrthoAccel Technologies System designed to accelerate the rate of tooth movement for patients wearing braces 2007 45 www.orthoaccel.com Procyrion Minimally invasive medical device technology for the treatment of heart failure patients too sick for medication 2007 5 www.procyrion.com Qukku Social video site connecting brands with Web video creators and viewers 2011 4 www.qukku.com Secure Healing Access reporting for health care IT systems 2012 1 www.securehealing.com Seniors In Touch Social and health for seniors 2011 2 www.seniorsintouch.com SHMSoft Big data legal e-discovery solution 2010 3 www.shmsoft.com Smart Pipe Co. In situ pipeline rehabilitation and monitoring 1999 25 www.smartpipe.com TerraSpark Geosciences Seismic interpretation software 2009 5 www.terraspark.com Titan Oil Recovery Microbial enhanced oil recovery technology 2007 5 www.titanoilrecovery.com Trans Tech Services Workflow platform for business aviation 2012 2 www.trans-techservices.com Voxofon Mobile communications and international calling 2008 6 www.voxofon.com Zahroof Valves Valves based on patented Modular Reed Valve technology 2012 5 www.zahroofvalves.com

Source: Houston Technology Center

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In Houston and in Texas, deals are near record highs

By Louis B. Parks is obviously energy, and with commodity prices Houston law firms being where they are, marked up a lot of calen- expansion across the dar dates last year with globe for energy-type a big “M&A” written in projects, it’s been incred- J. Patric Schneider green ink. ibly frothy,” Vinson & Michael Dillard of Latham & Watkins: “There is a huge increase in the amount of M&A activity going on.” Thanks to a recovering Elkins chairman Mark economy, favorable inter- Kelly said. ranked second to Vin- 65, but it registered the acquisition deal values at “It involves a lot of est rates, concern about Another firm on the son & Elkins in number highest numbers in U.S. $46.4 billion, according to disciplines. When you are 2012 tax laws, and espe- list, Latham & Watkins, of Texas deals, 40 to oil-and-gas-merger-and- Thomson Reuters. buying a company, you cially the booming domes- “There is a huge are going to bring in ex- tic upstream oil and gas increase in the amount perts in the labor area and industry, legal firms in of M&A activity going the environmental area, Houston and Texas han- on,” said Michael Dillard, and a host of other kinds dled near-record numbers managing partner for of expertise,” he said. of mergers and acquisi- Latham & Watkins’ Hous- Of course, more im- tions. The Texas Lawbook ton office. “I think we’ve portant than the number reported 428 such deals seen a trend over the last of deals a firm does is the for Texas corporations in several years with the size of the deals. That’s 2012, including mergers, recovery slowly happen- significant for firms in acquisitions, divestiture ing, but especially during Houston, which Dillard of assets, joint ventures 2012 and the beginning of called “really the center of and spinoffs. 2013.” the energy universe.” The Among the firms enjoy- Any increase in busi- deals here can be huge. ing this mergers and ac- ness is good news, but “The energy and quisitions gold rush was an increase like this is mining utilities were the the company that tops the especially welcome for second-largest sector by Chronicle’s annual survey law firms. Mergers and market share at 21.7 per- of the city’s largest firms, acquisitions tend to be cent, with $90 billion Vinson & Elkins, which complicated and time- worth of deals for the first was a big beneficiary of consuming, so they quarter of 2012,” Dillard the healthy oil and gas Mayra Beltrán / Houston Chronicle require more lawyers said. “So it is a very industry. Vinson & Elkins chairman Mark Kelly says that with energy being one of the working longer. Kelly large segment of the “One of our strengths firm’s strengths, “It’s been incredibly frothy.” calls it “legal intensive.” Lawyers continues on X69 xxx Houston Chronicle | HoustonChronicle.com and chron.com | Sunday, June 23, 2013 | X69 legal sector Lawyers expect boom Baker Boys +1,LLC in mergers won’t stall Lawyers from page X68 Luke’s merger with the “It involves a lot BB Catholic Health Initiative. M&A market.” That’s not energy, but it’s of disciplines. A large factor is the a big public trans- When you are great increase in domestic action. Good for our cli- shale plays in oil or gas ent, St. Luke’s, and good buying a company, 1 production, with many for Houston.” you are going to companies, domestic and For the immediate foreign, trying to get in future, both lawyers were bring in experts on the action. But other confident the mergers sectors besides energy are and acquisition boom will in the labor active in M&As right now. keep delivering. area and the “You can see that “I can tell you that www.bakerboys-1.com across the board,” Kelly without a doubt there will environmental said. “Part of that is our be more M&A activity,” area, and a host www.thecapup.com low-interest-rate environ- Dillard said. “What you ment. It makes it much are seeing now is more of other kinds of [email protected] easier to do an M&A and more consolidation expertise.” transaction, because you going on.” can leverage it. This year Mark Kelly, chairman, 713.688.2334 we just signed up the St. [email protected] Vinson & Elkins Entries28Close June Ta lent has no Showyour boundaries There is aplace where ambitions are limitless. Where every apapprpreciatioeciation.n. professional can leverage their unique skills to realizetheir goals. AAg grreeatat wwoorkprkplaclaceei isss something ttoo be proud of. It’sKPMG LLP.Where success If yyoouuw work ffoorra anna aweesomsome ccoompmpanany, showwy your can be achievedbyall. appreciateciationion and nominnominatateet thehemm atat:: kpmgcareers.com www.chron.com/nominate

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Biggest law firms ranked by total attorneys in the Houston area. In a tie, the company with more attorneys firmwide is listed first. In Houston Firmwide Total Total total Year International Rank Firm attorneys Partners employees attorneys Headquarters founded Offices offices Top local executive and title 1 Vinson & Elkins 289 94 685 727 Houston 1917 16 9 Mark Kelly, chairman, and Scott Wulfe, managing partner 2 Norton Rose Fulbright 229 88 569 3,864 Houston, London, 1919 54 43 Ken Stewart, global executive committee member New York 3 Andrews Kurth 211 114 469 397 Houston 1902 9 2 Robert V. Jewell, firmwide managing partner; Robin Russell, Houston office managing partner 4 Bracewell & Giuliani 200 88 438 443 Houston 1945 10 2 Mark C. Evans, managing partner 5 Baker Botts 196 84 468 700 Houston 1840 14 8 Andrew M. Baker, managing partner; Maria Boyce, partner in charge, Houston 6 Locke Lord 137 72 246 645 none 1891 13 2 Ken Simon, managing partner, Houston office 7 Porter Hedges 97 53 193 97 Houston 1981 1 0 Robert G. Reedy, managing partner 8 Haynes and Boone 93 42 163 519 Dallas 1970 12 2 Mark Trachtenberg, administrative partner 9 BakerHostetler 86 39 141 806 none 1916 11 0 Lisa H. Pennington, office managing partner 10 Winstead 86 41 160 303 Dallas 1973 9 0 Greg Erwin, managing shareholder 11 King & Spalding 81 30 166 872 none 1885 17 9 Robert E. Meadows, Houston office managing partner 12 Jackson Walker 78 54 137 345 Houston 1887 7 0 Kurt Nondorf, managing partner of the Houston office 13 Gardere Wynne Sewell 73 47 160 235 Dallas 1909 4 1 Claude Treece, operating partner 14 Morgan, Lewis & Bockius 71 21 129 1,427 none 1873 24 8 Brady Edwards, managing partner, Houston office 15 Thompson & Knight 69 38 138 328 Dallas 1887 12 4 Alfred M. Meyerson, office leader 16 Chamberlain, Hrdlicka, White, 68 38 155 119 Houston 1965 5 0 Wayne A. Risoli, managing shareholder Williams & Aughtry 17 Latham & Watkins 63 16 89 2,148 none 1934 31 20 Michael Dillard, office managing partner 18 Looper Reed & McGraw 63 29 122 219 Houston 1985 3 0 J. Cary Gray, president and managing director 19 Coats Rose Yale Ryman & Lee 55 26 114 85 Houston 1979 6 0 Richard L. Rose, president 20 Susman Godfrey 51 32 121 96 Houston 1980 5 0 Stephen D. Susman, H. Lee Godfrey and Neal Manne, managing partners Source: Houston Chronicle survey AMERICA’SBEER Network need SUPPORTS AMERICA’SHEROES more power? beers of king

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By Rebecca Maitland services to theenergymarketthrough ourdifferent fuelinthe U.S. duetothe shalegas abundance, Vertex oilfeedstock at attractive prices with ourTCEP Correspondent companiesunder ourumbrella,”saidBen Cowart, gotcreative, andsentpeopleintothe labfor almost a technologythatproducesahighervalue fuel. We are chiefexecutive officer andchairman of theboard of year untilithad theanswer. Thecompany then builta able to captureanincreased portionofthe margins Vertex Energy Inc. is apubliclytraded company directors. “One Vertex division,H&H Oil, serves as real pilotplant,not just amodel.The plantproduced in theused motoroil valuechain.Our intent is to andaleader in theaggregation,recyclingand thecollector andprovider of environmentalservices, 700barrels aday,and traderstooknoticeofthe clean develop additional TCEP facilities domestically andto processing of distressed hydrocarbon streams,has dealingdirectlywithindustrialand commercial product.Withthisinterest,Cowartasked thequestion, potentiallyexpandour existing capacity in thefuture,” takena30-year-old industry andinfused it with facilities such as used oil, lubeshops, cardealerships, “ifacommercialplant wasbuilt, canwesellit?” Cowart said. newtechnology, investmentsand astrongteam, and pipelinecompanies,terminaloperators formajor oil “A Japanese companyresponded they wouldbuy Moreover,chemicalplantsand pipelineoperators is creating anew market, newproductsand anew companies, etc.;wecover thegamut.” alltheycould producefor twoyears,sowebuiltafull- have theirown setofchallengesofmarketing co- industry. Currently, H&HOil serves morethan4,000 scale plant,”Cowartsaid. productssuchastrans mixand pipelineinterface.with Vertex Energy Inc. manages andproduces customersinthe Texasmarketand is lookingtoraise Vertex hassince become oneofthe newpioneersin off-spec,contaminatedproductsthatcannotbesoldas energy-related productsfocused on recycle and thatnumberto11,000 in thefuture. this re-defining industry.Asthisnew industry moves intended.Vertex, leveraging theircorecompetencies, reuseoperationsfor petroleumand off-specification Vertex is an environmentalservice provider forward, used oilisbecomingmorevaluable. purchases these off-spec productsand processes them commercial chemical products, once thoughtofas recognized forthe overallmarketitiscreatingfor “Weare on thecutting edge of anew market,” into finishfueland feedstocks forthe Gulf Coast waste, in an effort to conserve thenation’senvironment these materialsand there-refining technologyithas Cowart said. market. andenergyresources. developed to handle it,which is beneficialtothe Also,bycombining rail,barge andtrucking “Wetakealot of responsibility with these Thecompany provides services across theUnited environment, localcommunities andthe general logisticsexpertise with tank andterminalassetsina materials, to properly manage, transport,refine and States,enablingthe transporting, processing and public. number of locations, Vertex is able to meet theneeds recovervalue from them.Alot of companiescan re-refining of these hydrocarbon-based streams into “Everyoneknows what they think they should do of facility operatorsand blendersnationwidefor both provideameans to remove these materials, butyou viable commodityproductsinasafeand regulatory- with these materials, they know theoptions,but it will domestic andforeign consumption. do notknowhow it is beingmanaged or where it ends compliantmanner. surprise theHouston population thatVertexEnergyis Thecompany also serves as aprocessor,utilizing up.There’s aliability there;itisalsoanenvironmental “Recyclingused oilhas been around forawhile, oneofthe largestoil recyclers in theUnitedStates, and aprocess technologytoupgradeused oilintohigher- responsibility —acommunity-typeofconcern,” butwithour newtechnologyand refining processes, we areright here in theirbackyard,”Cowartsaid. valueproducts. Thecompany owns storageprocessing Cowart said. we areexpanding theindustryand providingmore AnotherdepartmentwithinVertex’sorganization andrefining assetsand theend product is used as an Theoil-recyclingindustrybegan to emerge about is theBlack OilDivision, which is aleader in providing industrial fuel, fueloil cutter stock, base oilorrefining 30 years ago, when thegovernmentset regulations customerswithused oil, also knownasblack oil, for feedstock. to stop industries,companies andindividuals from theirre-refining,chemicalprocessingand/orblending Vertex’plant in Baytownproducesmorethan30 dumpingthese used materialsinthe wrongplaces. operations.For nearly 13 years,the BlackOil Division million gallonsofproduct ayearand in Port Arthur Sincethen, numerouscompanies have sprung up and hasoperatedasanoutsourcedfeedstock manager morethan15million gallonsare produced.Annually, there arenationalused-oil collectors.However,mostof forlarge consumersofused motoroil by finding the Vertex exportsand supplies morethan61million these companiesdonot have thetechnology, refineries appropriatequantitiesofblack oilacrossthe country, gallonsoffinished product from theU.S market. or logisticstoprovide theservicesand endproducts at thebestpricesonareliablebasis andmanagingthe “Every time yourecycle abarrelofused oil, you thatVertexEnergyhas under itsumbrella. logisticsofhavingthe necessary qualityand quantity aresavingabarrelofrefinedproduct;through Vertex’ “Weare redefining theindustryand solvingthese of blackoil deliveredtotheir facilities in atimely TCEP processitisvirtually one-for-one. When we newchallenges. We have thetechnologyand we have www.vertexenergy.com manner. recycle theoil,weusually getabout 98%pureproduct aproventrack record of beingfinanciallysound.We By sourcingblack oilonanationwidebasis,Vertex which is amuchhigheryield than otherre-refining have proven ourtechnologyand have become oneof is able to secure feedstockatattractivepricesthrough technologies,”Cowartsaid. thenew pioneers in theindustry,”Cowartsaid. itsknowledge of localmarkets,logistics networks and Thecompany is also atrader,tradingproducts Cowart,who hasbeeninvolvedinthe petroleum- thevarious competitiveforcesthatimpactused motor with otherblendersinthe Gulf region. recyclingindustryfor nearly 28 years,isalsothe oilpricesatboththe regional andnationallevels. However, thecompany focuses on hydrocarbon founder of theVertexgroup of companiesand has In addition to providingfeedstock management recovery from adiversifiedbasis,not just with used served these companiessince 2001. forvarious re-refining facilities,the BlackOil Division oil. It looksatall typesofresidualmaterials thatneed As aleader in this field, he helpedpioneer the is amarketmaker forused motoroil in blending to be properly handledand managed,and with their reclamation industry by developingrecyclingoptions applications.The company’sstrategiclocationinthe technologyinplace,theyare able to capturevalue in formanyresidualmaterials once managed as a Gulf Coastallowsittoprovide used oilfeedstock to these othermaterials. hazardouswaste.Cowartservedonthe National avariety of blendersthatshipthe finishedproducts Thenew TCEP technologyiswithinthe companies OilRecyclers AssociationBoard of Directorsand to foreignmarkets where naturalgas is alessviable BlackOil division.The processutilizes thermal and as itspresident in 2008.Hehas takenanactiverole energy source than in theUnitedStates. chemical dynamics to extract impurities from theused in thepetroleum industry with hisinvolvement in www.hhrecycling.com However, afternatural gasbecamethe cheapest motoroil at afacility. speaking,consulting, chairing andserving on various Theprocess hasbothsystem andmethodpatents committees andindustryassociations. 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price must have been EPS growth can include How above $1 per share as of one-time gains or losses, March 31, 2013, and it such as profits on asset must have been trading sales, as long as they are for all of 2012. reported before taxes on companies Companies must have income statements. had total sales exceeding Where the earnings- $5 million for 2012 and per-share number in $2.5 million for 2011. the previous year was were ranked The Chronicle 100 was negative, the percentage derived from a list of 128 change was calculated companies that met the using the absolute The information in used in charts and criteria. difference. this section is drawn profiles primarily reflect Katherine Feser, who The companies from many sources. Data performance as reported surveyed companies were ranked in each of General criteria Largest companies for the Chronicle 100 by public companies to determine the area’s the criteria with each To qualify for charts This chart ranks chart and others based to the Securities and biggest employers, category given equal based on financial companies by annual on financial results of Exchange Commission. grocers, privately owned weight. The best possible performance of publicly revenue. To be publicly traded Houston- The tables used businesses, hospitals and score in each category held companies, a considered, companies area companies were numbers reported for law firms. is 1. To calculate the company must be traded had to be publicly traded collected and analyzed by calendar years 2011 overall score, the four on a major stock exchange on Dec. 31, 2011, and S&P Capital IQ. and 2012, or as close as Chronicle 100 scores ranks were added and — New Yo rk, Nasdaq have met other criteria For more information possible to the calendar Companies based in then divided by 4. If there or NYSE Amex — and for Chronicle 100 chart on that group, visit year for companies with the Houston area were was a tie, the change in have its headquarters in consideration. spcapitaliq.com. Kevin different fiscal years or ranked by a score based earnings per share was the Houston area. Some Kelly directed the reporting schedules. Data on four categories for used to break it. companies with dual Market value research for S&P Capital may reflect restatements 2012: total revenue, To qualify, a company headquarters, primary The market value chart IQ. He can be reached for accounting changes, earnings-per-share must have reported a administrative offices ranks companies by the at 303-721-4525 or kevin. acquisitions or growth, annual revenue profit for 2012 based or major operations value of their stock as of [email protected]. discontinued operations. growth and one-year total on diluted net income in the area were March 31, 2013. Market The Chronicle Other information in return to shareholders per share before considered. value is the company’s developed the criteria the section was gathered on a dividend-reinvested extraordinary items. Companies with stock price multiplied for the rankings. Data by Chronicle researcher basis. The company’s stock overseas headquarters by the number of were included if their outstanding shares. The CEOs were based in number of shares is based Houston. on the most recently Revenue was defined as available information. To net sales for 2012. In most be considered, companies cases, sales exclude excise had to be publicly traded taxes and other non- on Dec. 31, 2011, and operating income. have met other criteria For banks and savings for Chronicle 100 chart and loans, revenue equals consideration. total current operating revenue and net pretax IPOs profit and loss on This chart shows securities. companies tracked by For insurance S&P Capital IQ that had companies, revenue an initial public offering equals the sum of earned of shares from January premiums and net 2012 through May 2013. investment income. It The companies are excludes equity in other ranked by the value of the investments and foreign offer amount. The current currency adjustments. market capitalization may Earnings-per-share include additional shares growth was based on the issued in subsequent percentage change in the offerings and/or private Cody Duty / Houston Chronicle earnings per share before placements. Two spinoffs Cameron, which displayed equipment at the 2013 OTC in Houston, ranked No. 8 on the top companies list. extraordinary items. How continues on X78 xxx Houston Chronicle | HoustonChronicle.com and chron.com | Sunday, June 23, 2013 | X77 X78 | Sunday, June 23, 2013 | Houston Chronicle | HoustonChronicle.com and chron.com xxx the houston chronicle 100

Chronicle survey. ranked by revenue based How companies were ranked Some of the companies on a Chronicle survey. hire contractors, who are In some instances, not included in the total companies provided How from page X76 title records maintained (such as companies) are that had closed or been employee count. estimates. Auto dealers by the Texas Department included in retail sales. announced as of April 24, Some major employers, and lawyers’ and doctors’ from other companies of Transportation. Vehicles leased directly 2013. such as Wal-Mart Stores, practices were not also are shown in the Reports include new- by dealers to retail Hewlett-Packard and included. chart. vehicle sales from title customers are included in Employers Macy’s, are not on the records processed in the retail sales. Companies were list because they do not Residential real estate Revenue growth 10-county Houston region Certain dealers do ranked by the number provide employment brokerage firms The revenue growth and all sales by dealers not report dealership of full-time and part- numbers by city. Real Trends compiled chart ranks companies in the region if titled in locations on title records; time workers they Government entities the ranking of the top by the annual percentage Texas. Sales of cars titled therefore, sales records employ in a 10-county are generally not 34 residential real estate gain in revenue in 2012. in other states are not are not available. area comprising Harris, included. Some public brokerage firms in the included. Montgomery, Liberty, health care institutions Houston market based Auto dealers Retail sales exclude Banks Chambers, Galveston, are part of the survey. on the number of closed Car sales were fleet sales, defined as SNL Financial ranked Brazoria, Fort Bend, transactions in 2012. The provided by InfoNation, rental cars, dealer-owned bank holding companies Waller, Austin and San Grocers list was derived from which publishes market loaner cars and vehicles and commercial banks Jacinto counties. The list of grocers companies that applied information about area purchased for lease by based on deposits in The companies is based on a survey to the Real Trends 500 car dealers in its TexAuto third parties. the Houston area as of supplied the numbers, of stores. Wulfe & Co. magazine ranking that Facts Report. The report Vehicles purchased by June 30, 2012. Data is pro some of which are provided store counts were in the Houston is compiled from vehicle other commercial buyers forma for acquisitions estimates, for a for Wal-Mart and Sam’s. market. The firms were Some information was ranked by the number of collected from company closed transaction sides websites. in 2012. A transaction is defined as one home Homebuilders sold. When counting Sales figures transactions sides, one for homebuilders counts both the listing and housing starts and the selling side for the most active of a transaction. The communities were sales volume is counted provided by Metrostudy. in the same way. For Homebuilders were information on the ranked by Houston-area company, visit sales that closed during realtrends.com. 2012. The fastest-growing communities were ranked Retail construction by housing starts in Wulfe & Co., a 2012. Houston-based commercial real estate Hospitals brokerage, development Area hospitals and property provided information management firm, about their Houston provided a list of the 10 operations. The largest retail additions Chronicle requested that opened or are the latest information planned to open in available. 2013 in the Houston area. Law firms The biggest law firm Tech companies chart is based on a The Chronicle asked Chronicle survey of the the Houston Technology firms’ operations. Center to compile a list of Karen Warren / Houston Chronicle hot startups to watch. The Jose Arroyo helps customer Jorge Martinez with smokers at the Academy Sports + Outdoors at 9734 Katy Private companies chart highlights 24 of the Freeway. Academy ranked No. 5 on the list of the Houston area’s biggest private companies. Companies were companies. xxx Houston Chronicle | HoustonChronicle.com and chron.com | Sunday, June 23, 2013 | X79 YOUR TRUSTED PARTNER FOR TECHNOLOGY DRIVEN ENERGY PROJECTS ON SiTE ON BUDgET ON ScHEDULE ON SPEc Approaching two decades of successful project delivery

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