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Preserve NASA Funding Levels

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President’s Letter I just celebrated my 20th anniversary working at BAHEP. If there’s one thing I’ve learned over those years it’s that nothing is static. Something or someone somewhere is moving or changing. That makes the business of economic development challenging, interesting, and, honestly, at times very demanding.

During the past year, we’ve all experienced the highs and lows of keeping the economy of the region and the world moving while COVID-19 has been doing its best to prevent that from happening.

Our fight against this virus is not over, but the strides that we have made in protecting ourselves and others from its devastation have been nothing short of miraculous.

Turning to the business of economic development, there is much that takes place behind the scenes. Months or even years can be spent on bringing a project to the region that often ends in disappointment.

However, we learn from everything we do, and this experience just makes us better. With that said, I’m really excited to report that BAHEP has had five major wins take place since the end of December 2020. Projects Anchor, Surfboard,

Business Assistance Programs BAHEP Legislative Agenda Delivered to 87th Texas Legislature BAHEP’s Political Protocol Committee, chaired by Marcy Fryday of Lakewood Yacht Club, delivered the BAHEP Legislative Agenda to the 87th Texas Legislature via a series of virtual meetings during

Bob Mitchell Axle, 3D, and Exe are not only huge wins for BAHEP, but they will bring many high-paying jobs to Bay Area Houston.

The first three projects will be located at the Houston Spaceport, and what a success story that has turned out to be. Granted its license in 2015, the Houston Spaceport went from vacant land and a dream to a place where dreams are being realized today. BAHEP has participated closely with the Houston Airport System every step of the way, and it has been a very rewarding partnership.

In other good news, we recently welcomed two new member cities — Hitchcock and Santa Fe — bringing the number of our member cities to 16. We also added several other great new members to our organization, and you can see who they are in our Membership section.

As always, we sincerely appreciate the support of all of our members. We absolutely could not do what we do without each and every one of you.

Kind regards,

April and May. BAHEP, along with the Clear Lake Area Chamber of Commerce (CLACC), advocated for the following legislative priorities to key legislators and committee chairs:  Education and Workforce Development,  Supporting the Region’s Healthcare System,  Coastal Barrier and Gulf Coast Protection District,

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3029, An Act Relating to the Creation of the Gulf Coast Protection District,  Resolution in Support of 87 – HB 4497, Relating to Changing the Date of an Election During a Declared Disaster,  Resolution in Support of 87 – SB 1382, Relating to the Authority of a Hospital to Drill a Water Well for the purpose of Producing Water for Use in the Event of an Emergency or Natural Members of BAHEP’s Political Protocol Committee, guided by longDisaster, time Chair Marcy Fryday of Lakewood Yacht Club, are shown in this  Resolution Suggestpre-pandemic photo preparing an agenda for the last Texas legislative session. ing a Modification to 87 – HB 233, Relating to the Applicability of the Prohibition on Govern Space Alliance Technology Outreach Program mental Entities Adopting Certain Regulations and Texas Aerospace Scholars Program, Governing the Use of Certain Building Products,  Transportation / Bay Tran, Materials, or Methods,  Economic Development Incentives such as the Texas Enterprise Fund.

The feedback from the legislative offices and legislators was very positive.

BAHEP Council of Mayors Resolutions for 87th Texas Legislature The BAHEP Council of Mayors developed and delivered the following resolutions to the 87th Texas Legislature declaring either the mayors’ support or opposition to specific legislation:  Resolution in Support of 87 – HB 3029, An Act Relating to the Creation of the Gulf Coast Protection District,  Resolution by Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner in Support of 87 – HB

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BAHEP’s Council of Mayors met with Congressman Randy Weber on May 26, 2021. Shown seated (l to r) are: Mayor Pat Hallisey, League City; Council Facilitator Glenn Freedman, Ph.D.; BAHEP President Bob Mitchell; Mayor Michel Bechtel, Morgan’s Point; and Mayor Carl Joiner, Kemah. Standing l to r are: Mayor Jerry Mouton, Deer Park; Mayor Bob Warters, Nassau Bay; Mayor Shawn Findley, El Lago; Mayor Louis R. Rigby, La Porte; Congressman Weber; BAHEP Membership Director Harriet Pilgrim; Mayor Paul Horn, Alvin; and Mayor Kurt Otten, Clear Lake Shores. Participating via Zoom was Mayor Sean Skipworth, Dickinson.

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Resolution in Opposition to 87 - SB 234 and 87 – HB 749, Relating to Efforts to Suppress Community Involvement in State Government, Resolution in Opposition to 87 – SB 10, Relating to the Use by a County or Municipality of Public Money for Lobbying Activities, Resolution in Opposition to 87 – HB 1869, Relating to the Definition of Debt for the Purposes of Calculating Certain Ad Valorem Tax Rates of a Taxing Unit.

The Council of Mayors members are Mayors Michel Bechtel/Morgan’s Point, Sean Skipworth/Dickinson, Pat Hallisey/ League City, Jon Keeney/Taylor Lake VilMario C. Diaz, director of Aviation, Houston Airport System lage, Carl Joiner/Kemah, Kurt Otten/Clear Lake Shores, Louis Rigby/La Porte, Tom Kolupski/Seabrook, Bob Warters/Nassau Bay, Donna port System (HAS), on June 2, 2021, who spoke about Rogers/Webster, Shawn Findley/El Lago, Jeff Wagner/ The Houston Airport System and the Houston Spaceport Pasadena, Jason Tabor/Santa Fe, Paul Horn/Alvin, Jerry – the Future Ahead. After an extremely challenging year Mouton/Deer Park, Chris Armacost/Hitchcock, Kevin for the aviation industry, that future is full of promise.

Cole/Pearland, and Mike Foreman/Friendswood. GalvesThe large gathering included business leaders, educators, ton County Commissioner Ken Clark has been a particiand elected officials. pant and contributor to the council. BAHEP attendees during meetings are council facilitator Glenn Freedman, Diaz spoke of the philosophy of the Houston Airport SysPh.D., President Bob Mitchell, and Membership Director tem which is captured in its mission statement – We exist Harriet Pilgrim. to connect the people, businesses, cultures and economies of the world to Houston – and its vision – Establish the ISD Superintendents Speak about Wins, Houston Airport System as a five-star global air service Challenges, and Path Forward gateway where the magic of flight is celebrated.

BAHEP hosted a virtual General Membership Meeting on March 25, 2021, with five of the region’s school suThe aviation industry is recovering from the COVID-19 perintendents to learn about their successes, challenges, pandemic which has affected every nuance of society. and the path forward for the districts’ nearly 120,000 stuThe Houston Spaceport has become another gem in the dents during the COVID-19 pandemic. crown of the Houston Airport System and continues to expand. The future is bright for the aviation/aerospace Participating in the discussion were school superintenindustry in Houston, the home of human spaceflight. dents Dr. Eric Williams, Clear Creek ISD; Carla Voelkel, Dickinson ISD; Thad Roher, Friendswood ISD; Dr. WalInternational Maritime Advisory Committee ter Jackson, La Porte ISD; and Dr. DeeAnn Powell, PasaBAHEP’s International Maritime Advisory Committee dena ISD. BAHEP Board Chairman Charlie Stegemoeller (IMAC), chaired by Col. Len Waterworth (USA, Ret.) welcomed the panelists and virtual participants to the with Texas A&M University at Galveston, met in April, meeting and introduced Harv Hartman, long-time chairMay, and June to address the following topics: man of BAHEP’s Education and Workforce Develop Houston Ship Channel funding, ment Committee, who served as panel moderator.  Dr. Bill Merrill of Texas A&M University update on design of Coastal Barrier, BAHEP Members Hear Update on Houston  Delay of the Coastal Barrier Chief’s Report until Airports and Houston Spaceport September to address public comments, In a much-anticipated, in-person General Membership  Dr. Bill Merrill’s issues with the Chief’s Report, to Meeting, the Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership hosted Mario C. Diaz, director of Aviation, Houston Airinclude hard dunes versus sand dunes, which are not

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Bob Mitchell, president of the Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership, joined a number of other dignitaries on June 7, 2021, at the Collins Aerospace groundbreaking held at the Lone Star Flight Museum at Ellington Airport. Show left to right are: Fred B. Griffin, founder and chairman, Griffin Partners, Inc.; Mitchell; Houston Council Member Karla Cisneros, District H; Houston Mayor Pro-Tem Dave Martin, District E; Mario Diaz, director of Aviation, Houston Airport System; Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner; Allen Flynt, vice president, Collins Aerospace; Houston Council Member At-Large Position 5 Sallie Alcorn; Arturo Machuca, general manager, Ellington Airport; and Joe Cleary, co-chairman of the Board, Harvey-Cleary Builders.

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stable, and the necessity of gating San Luis Pass, and Gulf Coast Protection District legislation update on HB 3029 and SB 1160.

Dan Seal distributed a brochure on the Dickinson Bayou Watershed Study to the International Maritime Advisory Committee to promote community awareness.

Dan Seal Keynote Speaker at League City Economic Development Breakfast BAHEP Executive Director for Economic Development Dan Seal gave a presentation on regional economic development, with emphasis on Bay Area Houston, to business leaders and elected officials on May 13, 2021. The event was hosted by the League City Regional Chamber of Commerce. Attendees included League City Council Member Nick Long, Economic Development Director Scott Livingston, Economic Development Coordinator Devin DePascal, and Kemah Mayor Carl Joiner.

BAHEP Strategic Plan for 2022 - 2024 BAHEP’s Strategic Planning Steering Committee is completing the revisions for the 2022-2024 Strategic Plan, based on a review by all BAHEP members. The plan will be different in four significant ways than pre-

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vious BAHEP plans. First, it is a three-year rather than a five-year plan. Second, it takes into account BAHEP President Bob Mitchell's retirement and the search for his successor. Third, it elevates the importance of two themes the committee has heard over and over: the importance of workforce development and the critical need for a sustainable infrastructure, starting with the coastal barrier, but including much more. And fourth, the plan proposes that BAHEP not only leads regional economic development through its partnerships and initiatives but also begins the conversations about what we collectively want our region to be in the future.

Marketing Project Wins for Bay Area Houston During Past Year BAHEP’s major project wins in the past year are outlined below: Project Anchor (Collins Aerospace) On May 19, 2021, Collins Aerospace, a division of Raytheon Technologies, and the Houston Airport System announced plans for a new, eight-acre, 120,000 square-foot campus at the Houston Spaceport that will support spaceflight, host Houston’s first spaceflight

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incubator, and bring 150 new jobs to the region.

“For 45 years now, the Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership, BAHEP, has worked very closely with the aerospace community in Houston to help this very important industry cluster continue to be successful. The work Collins Aerospace has brought to Houston for nearly 40 years has provided valuable aerospace career opportunities for Houstonians,” BAHEP President Bob Mitchell said.

Mitchell assisted Collins Aerospace by providing real estate options and available economic development incentives.

Project Surfboard (Venus Aerospace) Venus Aerospace announced plans to locate its hypersonic spaceplane manufacturing at the Houston Spaceport on March 10, 2021. This project will create 40 jobs in its initial stages. The spaceplane will travel 12 times faster than the speed of sound at an altitude of 150,000 feet, which is high enough to see the blackness of space. The founders envision a future where high-speed travel connects Houston to other international cities. BAHEP assisted Venus Aerospace by providing interim real estate options and available economic development incentives.

BAHEP Assists Project Axle (Axiom Space) On Dec. 22, 2020, Axiom Space announced plans to build a 14-acre headquarters campus at the Houston Spaceport. Axiom Space’s campus will train private astronauts and begin production of its Axiom Station — the world’s first free-flying, internationally available private space station that will serve as a hub for research manufacturing and commerce in low Earth orbit, according to the Houston Airport System. The partnership between Axiom Space and the Houston Spaceport is expected to bring more than 1,000 high-paying jobs.

Mitchell joined Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, Axiom Space co-founder and President/CEO Michael Suffredini, Houston Airports Director Mario Diaz, and Greater Houston Partnership President and CEO Bob Harvey at the December announcement ceremony held at Houston’s City Hall.

“The same great environment that produced so many technological advancements in Houston’s past is, once again, creating its next successful venture into space – Axiom Station – the world's first commercial space station,” Mitchell said during the ceremony.

Project 3D (Texas Injection Molding) Project 3D, a retention and expansion project, is the code name for Texas Injection Molding, which is building a new and larger facility, 65,000 SF, at Gulf Point Business Park in Houston on the Gulf Freeway at Scarsdale.

BAHEP started working with the company in 2017 to find a site for a new location and completed assistance to the company in 2020. The company was unable to secure additional land for expansion at its current location in the Hobby Airport vicinity and needed to find a new location close to the existing facility for employee convenience.

BAHEP President Bob Mitchell spoke at the Axiom Space announcement held Dec. 22, 2020, at Houston City Hall. Pictured behind Mitchell is Axiom Space co-founder and President/CEO Michael Suffredini.

BAHEP’s role in this major project was providing Axiom with real estate options for its location and available economic development incentives. BAHEP President Bob Mitchell assisted the Houston Airport System and Axiom Space in the development of a Memorandum of Understanding which led to land lease negotiations that culminated in the lease for Axiom’s headquarters campus.

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Its business is custom plastic injection molding services for OEM manufacturing and consumer products. The company has 95 employees and will invest $6.5 million on this project.

Project Exe (Celanese Corp.)

BAHEP assisted the Celanese Corporation with an expansion project at its Fairway Methanol facility located in Pasadena by working with the La Porte ISD to provide a tax abatement through Chapter 313 of the Texas Property Tax Code.

Since this project was initiated, it has grown over time to see a capital expenditure of approximately $400 million with 25 new jobs created. The project expands capabilities for acetic acid production and increases methanol production to 1.7 million metric tons per year – roughly 125 percent of the original capacity.

“Celanese is pleased to deliver on a historic milestone

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achievement in methanol production using engineering leadership, manufacturing excellence, and chemical industry expertise,” said Senior Vice President Todd Elliott.

“Methanol is a crucial raw material for the production of acetic acid and other key chemical products, and these expansions will enable Celanese to manage future productivity and growth configuration options for the world’s largest acetyl intermediates production facility as well as the production network of Celanese acetyls plants globally.”

Galveston County Regional Economic Development Allies Weekly Meeting BAHEP participated in virtual meetings of the Galveston County Regional Economic Development Allies on April 21 and May 5, 2021, led by Dane Carlson, director of Galveston County Economic Development. Attendees reported on developments and related activities in their municipalities, including reports by Carlson on projects inquiring about opportunities in Galveston County.

Joining the meetings were: Scott Livingston and Devin DePascal / City of League City, Alex Getty and Colleen Martin / City of La Marque, Tyler Robert / City of Hitchcock, Scott Jones / City of Dickinson, and Dan Seal and Barbara Cutsinger / BAHEP. Bay Area Convention and Visitors Bureau BAHEP Executive Director for Economic Development Dan Seal and Marketing Manager Barbara Cutsinger met with Bay Area Convention and Visitors Bureau Director Shawna Reed on March 15, 2021, to discuss how BAHEP can help tourism in the region.

workforce and close skills gaps.”

Letter of Support for Federal Funding for San Jacinto College EDGE Center BAHEP President Bob Mitchell wrote a letter to Sen. John Cornyn requesting the senator to support the San Jacinto College’s request for Federal Community Project Funding for the EDGE Center at the Houston Spaceport. Mitchell wrote, “It would provide additional equipment and would allow the college, along with other regional and industry partners, to address the critical need for trained technicians. This would facilitate growth at the Houston Spaceport and the EDGE Center as well.”

Letter of Support for All Trusted Programs within Office of the Governor BAHEP President Bob Mitchell signed on to a letter from 60 chambers of commerce and business associations requesting that Sen. Jane Nelson, chair of Senate Finance Committee, Rep. Greg Bonnen, M.D., chair of House Appropriations, and the Senate and House Budget Conferees support all of the Trusted Programs within the Office of the Governor, including the Texas Enterprise Fund (TEF), Moving Image Industry Incentive Program, and Governors University Research Initiative (GURI).

Special Initiatives Storm Surge Protection Initiative for Bay Area Houston

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Gulf Coast Protection District Created, Bob Mitchell Appointed to Board of Directors BAHEP President Bob Mitchell worked with Sen. Larry Taylor and Rep. Dennis Paul to create SB 1160 and HB 3029 – acts relating to the creation of the Gulf Coast Protection District, which was passed by the 87th Texas Legislature.

Letter of Support for Senate Bill 1102 BAHEP President Bob Mitchell wrote a letter of support for Senate Bill 1102, Reskilling and Upskilling Through Education (TRUE), to Brandon Creighton, chair of the Senate Committee on Higher Education.

In part Mitchell wrote, “TRUE will not only reskill and upskill the Texas workforce but will engage our business community in the development of new industry-aligned credential programs to meet new

The special district will receive funds to construct and maintain the Coastal Barrier providing protection to residents and businesses from storm surges along the Upper Texas Gulf Coast. This includes $200M allocated to the special district by the 87th Legislature. Mitchell traveled to the State Capitol during April 2021 to give testimony before the House Natural Resources Committee citing his support for HB 3029.

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BAHEP Collaborates with Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher on Infrastructure Bill BAHEP President Bob Mitchell, along with Economic Alliance Houston Port Region President Chad Burke, met with Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher to provide information to her as she seeks to have funding for the Coastal Barrier included in President Biden’s Infrastructure Bill.

Preserve NASA Funding Levels Citizens for Space Exploration Advocate for NASA Budget and Missions BAHEP President Bob Mitchell is pictured on April 27, Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, BAHEP’s 2021, as he provides testimony to the Committee on NatuCitizens for Space Exploration (CSE) subral Resources regarding the creation of the Gulf Coast Procommittee advocated virtually on Capitol tection District.

Hill for human space exploration on June 15 -17, 2021. To advocate virtually, CSE gathered 50 community members and students Gov. Greg Abbott, on June 22, 2021, appointed Mitchell, from across the nation, many of whom made the trip to among others, to the Gulf Coast Protection District Board Capitol Hill in May 2019. The virtual CSE travelers of Directors for terms set to expire on June 16, 2025. reached out to more than 300 congressional representatives in scheduled virtual appointments to advocate for Public-Private Partnership Strategy human space exploration and deliver CSE’s message. for Financing Coastal Barrier BAHEP President Bob Mitchell met with municipal BAHEP Aerospace Marketing Manager Kim Morris met stakeholders during the quarter to review the results of a virtually with CSE’s national partners during April and proof-of-concept study being conducted by re:focus partMay to plan these congressional meetings. The planning ners into the use of insurance-linked resilience bonds as a focused on developing the messages for the 117th Conmechanism to finance the construction of the Coastal gress and the logistics associated with scheduling and Barrier. executing virtual visits with the congressional offices.

Meeting participants included Shalini Vajjhala, founder Aerospace Startup Support Community and CEO, re:focus partners; Col. Len Waterworth (USA, BAHEP President Bob Mitchell and Aerospace MarketRet.), Texas A&M University at Galveston; Morgan’s ing Manager Kim Morris have been working with Jack Point Mayor Michel Bechtel; Mark Mitchell, Houston Fisher of Intuitive Machines and Gallant Culture, a HouMayor Pro Tem Dave Martin’s office; and BAHEP Execston marketing agency, to continue the development of utive Director for Economic Development Dan Seal.

TexSpace, an Innovation Hub with the purpose of creating a nexus of civil, commercial, and military space The group discussed the insurance risk pool structure and where these sectors can innovate and accelerate together its set-up, the public-private partnership and its set-up, utilizing the many incubators, accelerators, venture capiand addressed the need for enabling state legislation to tal, and facility assets in the Houston region. implement the public-private partnership.

This activity resulted in Bob Mitchell working with Sen. Larry Taylor and Rep. Dennis Paul to create SB 1160 and HB 3029 – acts relating to the creation of the Gulf Coast Protection District.

TexSpace is in the process of applying for a 501(c)(3) designation, continuing to enhance its website, and talking to potential funding organizations. TexSpace, through BAHEP, is in the process of helping a tech start-up locate affordable facility space in our region.

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Bay Area Houston Advanced Technology Consortium (BayTech) BayTech was formed by BAHEP and has built a network of partners across multiple industries and academia creating a resource pool which will be drawn on as collaborations are identified and research funding is pursued. BayTech’s goals are to 1) acquire public and private research and technology development funding for the Bay Area Houston region; 2) secure customers for, and provide simplified access to, NASA Johnson Space Center’s capabilities and facilities through its Space Act Agreement; and 3) pursue partnerships to support technology development.

NASA JSC Test Facility Support For calendar year 2021 to date, BayTech has executed approximately $37K in agreements with commercial companies for the use of NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC) facilities and capabilities, with another $15K in agreements being worked. The customers BayTech supports with this work include traditional aerospace organizations, oil and gas suppliers, and electrical and hardware suppliers, with several new companies seeking this support in 2021.

Certified Manufacturing Technician Training BayTech (Bay Area Houston Advanced Technology Consortium) has submitted a Wagner-Peyser grant proposal to the Texas Governor’s Office proposing to train unemployed high school graduates and others as certified composite technicians and certified electrical technicians. This training will be delivered by the San Jacinto College EDGE Center for advanced manufacturing training, located at the Houston Spaceport. Students who complete the training and pass a composites certification test or electrical certification test will be awarded this nationally recognized industry certification. BayTech will work industry partners to facilitate their placement into industry thereby helping to create a pipeline of needed technician talent.

Jack Fisher of Intuitive Machines speaks before a group of aerospace executives and other interested parties at a recent meeting held at the Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership. women-owned businesses, faced with technical challenges by providing up to 40 hours of FREE technical assistance for qualified requests. This is accomplished by utilizing the vast engineering expertise of NASA and participating Alliance Partners (NASA contractors, subcontractors, or colleges). SATOP is designed to speed the transfer of the U.S. Space Program’s knowledge and technology to the private sector, to provide economic benefits to the community, and to raise public awareness of the Space Program.

Space Alliance Technology Outreach Program (SATOP)

SATOP Provides Assistance to Small Business Owners SATOP worked on 10 requests for technical assistance (RTAs) from small businesses and held meetings with three other businesses that were seeking a partnership with SATOP. Six of the 10 RTAs were closed, and four RTAs are still active. They are either in work, or SATOP is seeking an Alliance Partner that will provide technical assistance. One of the active RTAs submitted by a minority-owned medical device manufacturer is scheduled for Alliance Partner Texas A&M University’s Summer Internship Class.

Three student teams led by three professors will work on various aspects of the project.

What is SATOP? The Space Alliance Technology Outreach Program (SATOP) is a State of Texas funded program that helps small businesses, especially minority- and

SATOP provided referrals to two minority-owned companies. A small business owner seeking assistance with a patent search for a specialized shoe he has designed was referred to several resources for

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help. Another small business owner was seeking CAD drawing assistance for an exercise machine he has developed. The requestor was referred to a small business development center.

SATOP Alliance Partner College of the Mainland (COM) provided positive information to a small minority-owned business. This small business owner needed information on fast-acting yeasts for his home beer-making machine.

SATOP organized a meeting between the requestor and a COM professor who has a specialty in beer making and yeasts. The professor concluded, based on his research and personal experiences, that there are no fast-acting yeasts. The professor made several recommendations, including a suggestion that the requestor develop and market his beer-making pods for existing home beermaking machines.

Three small businesses withdrew their requests for technical assistance. The requests were out-of-scope for SATOP, and, subsequent to meetings with SATOP, each small business withdrew the request.

SATOP held meetings with the three businesses that were interested in either a partnership or some form of collaboration. Each business has a specialty that could be helpful to SATOP clients that need help not provided by SATOP. These include product commercialization, marketing, and software development. SATOP will consider referring its clients to one of these businesses but only if the client agrees to be contacted.

Publicity and Promotions SATOP gave two virtual presentations to small businesses during this report period. The first presentation was to the ION Accelerator for minority business enterprises on April 21, 2021. The ION, located in Houston, Texas, is home to a collection of small business incubators and accelerators. Twenty-six business owners attended this meeting.

The second presentation was given to small businesses and startups during the Houston Tech Rodeo, held on May 18, 2021. Twenty-eight small businesses attended this presentation. The Small Business Administration – Houston office organized the Houston Tech Rodeo session for SATOP. The SBA has been a terrific partner for SATOP.

MEMBERSHIP Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership owes much of its success to the active participation of its members. Following is a current list of BAHEP members:

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New members in 2021 are shown in boldface.

Acadian Ambulance Service ACU of Texas Advantage BMW Mini of Clear Lake AECOM The Aerospace Corporation AeroSys, LLC AEXA Aerospace, LLC Aggreko Airbus DS Space Systems, Inc. All Points Logistics, LLC Allegiance Bank Texas Alpha Space Test & Research Alliance, LLC Al-Razaq Computing Services The AM Agency Amazon Web Services American Acryl American Heart Association AMOCO Federal Credit Union Anadarko Industries, LLC Archer Group ARES Aerospace and Technology Services ASRC Federal AssuredPartners, Inc. Aulds Media Holdings LLC / i45 NOW AVERA Companies Axiom Space, Inc. Ayrshire Corporation Bay Area Coastal Protection Alliance Bay Area Commercial Real Estate Network (BACREN) Bancorp South Bank Barlow Jones, L.L.P. Barrios Technology Bastion Technologies, Inc. Bay Area Houston Ballet & Theatre Bay Area Houston Magazine Bay Area Houston Transportation Partnership (BAYTRAN) Bay Area Surgicare Center Bay Area Turning Point, Inc. Bay Oaks Country Club Baybrook Mall - Brookfield Properties Bay Area Houston Advanced Technology Consortium (BayTech) BMWC Constructors The Boeing Company Booz Allen Hamilton Bowers & Sadler, LLP Brewer Construction Services The Bridge Over Troubled Waters, Inc. Burns & McDonnell Capital Bank - Pasadena Clear Creek Independent School District CDS Community Development Strategies CenterPoint Energy Chemical Educational Foundation Chemical Process and Production, Inc. CHI St. Luke’s Health Patients Medical Center

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Cimarron City of Clear Lake Shores City of Dickinson City of El Lago City of Friendswood City of Hitchcock City of Houston City of Houston, Houston Airport System City of Kemah City of La Porte City of League City City of Morgan's Point City of Nassau Bay City of Pasadena City of Santa Fe City of Seabrook City of Taylor Lake Village City of Webster CIVET Real Estate CLC Properties Clear Lake Area Chamber of Commerce Coldwell Banker United Realtors College of the Mainland Colliers International Collins Aerospace Comcast Business Communities In Schools - Bay Area, Inc. Community Impact Newspaper Courtyard By Marriott Houston NASA/Nassau Bay Coventry Development Corporation - Houston Craig Technologies Crean Inc. Criss Cross Commercial Group Crowder Funeral Homes Curran Investment Group of Wells Fargo Advisors Cyber One Solutions, LLC CYFOR Technologies, LLC Cypress Bay Subdivision/Marina Bay Village DB Consulting Group Del Papa Distributing Company Deloitte Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health Dickinson ISD Draper Laboratory DRDA, PLLC Economic Alliance Houston Port Region EduSafe Systems, Inc. Edward Jones - Roy Salas Elizabeth Smith Life and Health Express Employment Professionals

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The Eye Clinic of Texas Fast Signs - Clear Lake Felicis Properties, Inc. Friendswood Chamber of Commerce Friendswood ISD Frost Bank Galveston Bay Foundation Galveston County Galveston County Daily News Galveston Economic Development Partnership Galveston Regional Chamber of Commerce GB Tech, Inc. GeoControl Systems, Inc. Greater Houston Partnership Greer, Herz & Adams, LLP Gregg & Gregg, P.C. Griffin Communications Group Griffin Partners, Inc. Guidry News Service Gulf Coast Authority Gulf Coast Educators Federal Credit Union Gulf Coast Limestone, Inc. Ham, Langston & Brezina, LLP Harris County Haute Flowers & Events HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast Health & Safety Council Higginbotham HIGHER Up Texas Highpoint Insurance Group, LLC Hilton Houston NASA Clear Lake HomeTown Bank, N. A. Houston Association of Realtors Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital Houston Precision Fasteners Illuminate Video ImageNet Consulting Intuitive Machines, LLC J&P Technologies J. A. Billipp Company Jacobs JES Tech Joiner Architects, Inc. JSC Federal Credit Union Kaneka North America LLC KBR Keller Williams Realty Clear Lake Kemah Boardwalk

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Keough Law Firm, PLLC Kuraray America, Inc. La Porte Independent School District Lakewood Yacht Club The Law Office of Phil Griffis League City Regional Chamber of Commerce Leidos Lexus of Clear Lake Lighthouse Video Surveillance Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company Lockridge Packaging, LLC Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc. Logical Innovations, Inc. Lone Star Flight Museum MadisonMarquette Marsh Darcy Partners, Inc. MDT Financial Advisors, LLC Meador Staffing Services, Inc. Media Riders, Inc. Medistar Corporation MEI Technologies, Inc. Memorial Hermann Southeast Hospital Mercedes-Benz of Clear Lake Merrill Lynch Monica Millican Minuteman Press - Bay Area Moody Bank MRI Technologies Murrah & Killough, PLLC My FlooringAMERICA NanoRacks, LLC NASA Alumni League - JSC Chapter NASA Johnson Space Center Nestle Waters N.A. NeuroPsychiatric Hospitals Norman Frede Chevrolet Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems Oceaneering Space Systems, Inc. One Stop Tents & Events Pasadena Economic Development Corporation Pasadena Independent School District Pasadena Texas Chamber of Commerce Payne’s Plants PBK Pearland Economic Development Corporation Pelican View Drone Services Pennino and Partners Peraton Perry’s Restaurant Group PINK Corporate Lodging LLC Port Houston

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The Ray Tax Group Raytheon Technologies The Rothe Companies—Houston Operations Royal Harbor Partners, LLC S&K Global Solutions SAIC San Jacinto College District Sandler Training Savills, Inc. Schaumburg & Polk, Inc. Science Systems and Applications, Inc. (SSAI) Shriners Children’s Texas Sierra Nevada Corporation Signature Flight Support South Belt Ellington Leader South Shore Harbour Resort & Conference Center Southwest Airlines Company Space Center Houston Space City Films, Inc. SSCI Environmental & Consulting Services Stantec Consulting Services, Inc. Star Service, Inc. Summit Management Group TechTrans International (TTI) Teledyne Brown Engineering Terracon Consultants, Inc. Texan Bank Texas A&M University at Galveston Texas Chiropractic College Texas Citizens Bank Thrivent Financial Tommy’s Restaurant Oyster Bar Truist Bank Trustmark National Bank, Texas TXU Energy UHCL Center -Economic Development & Research United Airlines United Equities, Inc. Universities Space Research Association-USRA University of Houston-Clear Lake The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Uprite Services UTMB Health Veritex Community Bank Welcome Group, LLC Wells Fargo Business Banking Wile Interests Wendell Wilson & Dr. Pat Potter Wilson Wings Over Houston Air Show YMCA of Greater Houston Zann Commercial Brokerage, Inc.

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The Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership, or BAHEP, is a member-driven organization that provides the leadership to stimulate regional economic development and employment. Utilizing a collaborative committee structure, we engage more than 265 investor companies, business professionals, local governments, and educational institutions, in southeast Texas, to bring about prosperity and a high quality of life for the 800,000 people who live and work in the region. Our members include business partners within our 16 member cities, Galveston and Harris counties, the Houston Airport System, and Port Houston.

Clear Lake Shores Dickinson El Lago Friendswood Hitchcock Houston Kemah La Porte League City Morgan’s Point Nassau Bay Pasadena Santa Fe Seabrook Taylor Lake Village Webster

Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership sincerely thanks Harris County, Galveston County, Port Houston, the Houston Airport System, CenterPoint Energy, Southwest Airlines, and United Airlines without whose continued support BAHEP’s work on behalf of the region would not be possible.