Banking & Financial Services

Comerica to chop 300 Houston jobs

The layoffs are related to the recent acquisition of Sterling Bancshares Inc. Read »

Education

Lone Star campus to implode former HP buildings

The two buildings at SH 249 and Louetta Road were purchased last year from HP by Lone Star College-University Park. Read »

Houston Fast 100 finalists unveiled

Follow the link to register for this year's Houston Business Journal Fast 100 awards luncheon on Sept. 23 when the winners are announced. Read »

Corporate counsel finalists unveiled

Follow the link for complete bio information on the 25 finalists in HBJ's 2011 Best Corporate Counsel Awards and register to attend the Sept. 7 awards ceremony Read »

Energy

GenOn president to leave company

Mark Jacobs, the power company's president and COO, who had been in line to succeed CEO Edward Muller, will step down in September. Read »

Health Care

Slide show: UTMB to build $438M hospital

The 250-room Jennie Sealy Hospital in Galveston will be designed to withstand severe storms. Key areas of the building will be at least 25 feet above sea level and utilities placed on upper floors. Read »

Energy

Halliburton to hire 11,000 this year

Jim Brown, the company's Western Hemisphere President, commented on the hirings on Jim Cramer's stock market program, CNBC reported Read »

Commercial Real Estate

Slide show: Harris County Courthouse renovations

The historic Courthouse opened this week after extensive interior and exterior work costing $65 million. Click on the image inside the story to start the slide show. Read »