Houston’s annual job growth rate in March ranked first among the nation’s 12 largest metropolitan areas – at 3.8 percent, according to recent data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The Dallas-Fort Worth area was No. 2, with 3.4 percent annualized job growth. The area has added more jobs for each of the first three months of the year. The national growth rate was 1.5 percent for the 12 months ended in March. More…

Texas communities have a new resource to help attract business and development opportunities to the Lone Star State. The Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX), and the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC), in partnership with Decision Data Resources, has developed SitesOnTexas 2.0, a web-based geographic information system (GIS) software which allows users to create data-oriented reports and maps, which support economic decisions and help monitor regional progress. More…