General Information

Houston is the fourth-largest city in the US, located in a cultural diverse metropolitan region of 4.8 million residents - and growing at more than twice the national pace.

 Energy Capital of the World

• Home of NASA's Johnson Space Center
• Home of the largest health care complex in the world 
• A fast growing technology community
• A major financial center
• A world-class manufacturing city
• Site of the 2003 and 2004 Masters Cup tennis championships
• A dynamic center for the arts

Houston is a business friendly city. Houston wants your business to succeed, and has the components in place to help make that happen:

• A large, well educated workforce
• Competitive wage rates
• Real estate priced below the national average
• Low-cost utilities with surplus capacity
• Excellent transportation infrastructure
• Appealing business incentives

Located on the Texas Gulf Coast, Houston plays a key role as a regional center. The port of Houston ranks first in the US and is the sixth largest in the world. Houston is the world energy capital, but it is also a centre of R&D with the biggest medical centre of the world and prestigious universities (Rice University,University of Houston, University of St. Thomas, Houston Baptist University)