- Check out the Houston Art Car Parade winners slideshow
Houston artist Mark Bradford and his wife Nicole were the big winners at the 2012 Houston Art Car Parade with their 12-foot walking creature known as “Mr. Green.” The Bradfords’ creation won the Mayor … - Sonoma wine bar expanding to the Heights
Sonoma Retail Wine Bar & Restaurant is the latest restaurant to move into the increasingly popular White Oak area. The Houston wine bar is gearing up to open its second location in June at 801 Studewo … - Houston residential real estate firms jump up transactions list
Martha Turner Properties and Heritage Texas Properties have moved into the top five on this year’s Houston Business Journal Largest Houston-Area Residential Real Estate Brokerage Firms list, ranked by … - Houston residential real estate firms boost dollar volumes
Houston’s largest residential real estate firms increased their total gross dollar volume of closed sales in 2011 compared to 2010. All of the top five companies on the Houston Business Journal list o … - Greater Houston Partnership directors endorse Hobby expansion
As expected, the Greater Houston Partnership’s board of directors has endorsed the expansion at William P. Hobby Airport to provide international air service. The Houston business advocacy group said … - Houston unemployment rate drops to 6.5%
The Houston area’s unemployment rate decreased sharply to 6.5 percent in April, beating the state of Texas’ rate of 6.9 percent, the Texas Workforce Commission said Friday. Those figures are both well … - GeoMet sets compensation for new CEO, CFO
GeoMet Inc. (Nasdaq: GMET), a Houston coalbed methane developer, has set compensation levels for William Rankin, the company’s newly appointed president and CEO. Rankin was appointed effective April 3 … - Lazard hires Houston managing director
Lazard Ltd. (NYSE: LAZ) has hired David Cecil as managing director and head of North American exploration and production. Based in Houston, Cecil most recently worked as managing director and co-head … - Ignite Restaurant Group IPO raises $83.8M
Ignite Restaurant Group (Nasdaq: IRG) has completed its initial public offering for total net proceeds of $83.8 million. The Houston-based parent company of Joe’s Crab Shack, among other restaurants, … - Treadstone Energy adds East Texas oil assets
Treadstone Energy Partners LLC said Friday it has acquired additional interest in the Fort Trinidad Field in Madison and Houston counties. The seller was not disclosed by Houston-based Treadstone, whi …