No HQ2? No Problem, Say Leaders in TX Cities Passed Over by Amazon
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But he counters that San Antonio should spend its time and resources on nurturing startups in existing areas of expertise like biotech and cybersecurity, and beefing up access to STEM education to create the tech workforce of the future.For Houston—the nation’s fourth largest city and biggest in Texas—not even making the cut of 20 finalists was “a huge wake up call ,” Bob Harvey, CEO of the Greater Houston Partnership said in a January statement.The plans, which city leaders had hoped would include Amazon as the anchor tenant, call for a now-shuttered Sears building to be converted into a startup hub with venture capital firms, university commercialization offices, and groups like Station Houston in residence.More broadly, city leaders have turned their attention to efforts like Houston Exponential, the goal of which is to develop Houston’s natural strengths in technology such as energy, medical devices, and industrial IoT.The region has won other high-profile corporate relocations like Toyota and AT&T in recent years, and Wallace says the experience of courting Amazon gives North Texas a further advantage.
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