The Energy Tsunami is Coming (part one)
There
are three Fortune 500 companies headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas
area, and more coming. This fact was included in the opening remarks by
Gil Staley, CEO of The Woodlands Area EDP, at The Future
of The Woodlands Summit presented by Bisnow. The event was held at The
Woodlands Waterway Marriott on April 29th, with nearly 700 in attendance.
I
arrived early, for which I am well known, to network and save a great
table at which it was an honor to host Mimi Fryer/Alamo Title Company,
Becky Drake/RE/MAX, Cheryle’ Sanderson and CeCelia Smith/Better
Homes & Gardens, Gary Greene, Trey Dean/Keller Williams, Priyanka
Johri/Woodlands Eco Realtors, Michael Bowden/Bowden Appraisal Group and
Shawn Rizvi/Bank of Texas Mortgage.
A
presentation by Dr. Leslie Hushka, Communications Manager for
ExxonMobil Houston Campus Project, touted that there will be over 20
dining areas for employees and that the campus is 40% more efficient
than
the average building in Houston. A few hundred employees began moving
in a few months ago with the final move being next summer, and the child
care center will open in August. Approximately 8000 employees
currently working in 25 buildings throughout Houston
will relocate to the campus and approximately 2000 will relocate from
Fairfax, VA. With an objective for happy, productive and innovated
employees, most of the information regarding the campus has been kept
privately within the company until now. Dr. Hushka
even provided an email address to submit further questions, which is
emcampus@exxonmobil.com.
As
fast as Montgomery County, Texas is growing, with population projected
to double in the next 15-20 years, builders can’t build housing fast
enough. We might not need more Mexican food restaurants, but
surely we will need more housing, roadways and donut shops. An
exciting time for those of us in the real estate industry. REALTORS®,
builders, title insurance companies, banks and mortgage companies are busier than
ever throughout Montgomery County and Harris County.
Stay tuned, and remember to “Accentuate the Positive!”.
Patti St. Louis, PMN
Sales Representative/Escrow Officer
Alamo Title Company – The Woodlands
Licensed Texas REALTOR® since 1983
Proud Member of
Business Networking International - Go Getters Chapter
National Association of Residential Property Managers
National Association of Professional Mortgage Women
Houston Association of REALTORS®
Texas Association of REALTORS®
National Association of REALTORS®
Women’s Council of REALTORS®
