BUSINESS BRIEFS INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
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Business Assistance Programs
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Storm Surge Protection Initiative
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Marketing
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Public Relations & Media Communications
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Special Initiatives
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Bay Area Houston Advanced Technology Consortium
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Space Alliance Technology Outreach Program
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Membership
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Our Partners
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President’s Letter
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Bob Mitchell
The Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership is successful due to its many and diversified partnerships. Our greatest asset, however, is our members. Throughout 2016, these members volunteered an unknown number of hours in support of this organization. They helped us to stage a truly incredible 40th Anniversary Celebration. We received input from over 400 individuals in the development of our 2017-2021 Strategic Plan, and we are so grateful to those who served on the Strategic Planning Committee. As we get settled into the new year, we are making preparations to travel to Austin to present our legislative agenda to the 85th Legislature. BAHEP’s Political Protocol Committee has spent months working on the agenda, which addresses issues that are so important to this region. We’re also gearing up to travel to Washington, D.C., in February to meet with freshmen congressional representatives to help educate them about the im-
portant role that NASA plays in both our economy and our leadership position on the world stage. Our Citizens for Space Exploration / Texas will be part of a much larger delegation visiting Capitol Hill again in May. These committees and BAHEP’s other committees — the Aerospace Advisory Committee, Small Business Committee, International Maritime Advisory Committee, Education & Workforce Development Committee, Health Care Committee, Space Center Volunteers, Team NASA, the Quasar Award Banquet Committee, and Ellington Field Task Force — are the engines that drive the BAHEP machine. Their efforts to make Bay Area Houston a wonderful place to live, work and play are truly appreciated.
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agenda will be presented to the governor, lieutenant governor and key committee members during scheduled meetings at the State Capitol on Feb. 28 – March 1, 2017. Feedback from the legislators’ review has been incorporated into the legislative policy papers in preparation for the trip to Austin. BAHEP, along with the Clear Lake Area Chamber of Commerce and the League City Regional Chamber of Commerce, will jointly present the policy
BAHEP Hosts State Legislators at Meeting to Review 85th Legislative Agenda BAHEP and its Political Protocol Committee hosted eight local state legislators for a review of the 85th Legislative Agenda on Oct. 26, 2016. The legislative
Bob Mitchell President