Since I'm in the Healthcare Real Estate business at Transwestern (http://www.transwestern.net), I thought this was of big interest. I hope you do too... I knew that the Texas Medical Center was a massive concentration of docs but this just confirms that it's tops!
This from the Houston Business Journal: (http://houston.bizjournals.com/houston/)
A zip code in the Texas Medical Center is home to the highest concentration of physicians in the nation, according to a report by research firm SK&A. The 77030 zip code -- which ranked first in the Top 50 Zip Codes with Most Physicians report -- is home to 2,170 physicians at 385 medical offices.The region includes a cluster of healthcare sites in close proximity, such as the Texas Medical Center, The University of Texas Health Science Center, St. Luke’s Episcopal Health System, Memorial Hermann Healthcare System, The Methodist Hospital System and Shriners Hospital for Children.
Irvine, Calif.-based SK&A is part of the France-based Cegedim S.A. Group, a global technology company specializing in the healthcare field. SK & A researches and maintains contact and profiling information for over two million healthcare practitioners, including 800,000-plus prescribers.
Friday, February 26, 2010
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Houston Astros In-Game Entertainment Wins National Award for 5th Year
The Houston Astros’ ballpark entertainment department at Minute Maid Park won the group's highest honor, dubbed the “Best in Show” award, last week for the fifth consecutive year. This award is given to the professional sports team with the best overall video display. The Best Overall Video Display Award, as it is officially known, has never been won by one franchise in any of the four major sports for more than two straight seasons, much less five. The awards were handed out by the Information Display Entertainment Association (IDEA) at their annual Golden Matrix Awards Ceremony in Tampa.
Since 2005, the Astros’ entertainment staff has collected 13 Golden Matrix Awards, the most of any team in baseball and the second-most in any sport during that span. This year they also picked up the Best Interactive In-game Feature for the Guess the Flick! segments.
Since 2005, the Astros’ entertainment staff has collected 13 Golden Matrix Awards, the most of any team in baseball and the second-most in any sport during that span. This year they also picked up the Best Interactive In-game Feature for the Guess the Flick! segments.
Monday, February 22, 2010
Shell Houston Open Champion True to His Word
This from ESPN (www.espn.go.com)
HOUSTON -- Paul Casey of England promised to help a local charity after winning the Houston Open last year for his first PGA Tour victory. Tournament officials discovered Monday how serious he was.
Casey and his wife, Jocelyn, are giving $100,000 to a charity through the Houston Golf Association, which runs the event. He will work with tournament director Steve Timms to figure out which charity gets the money.
Casey, a runner-up at the Match Play Championship on Sunday in Arizona, flew to Houston to make the announcement and meet with the media about his title defense. He won last year in a playoff over J.B. Holmes.
The Shell Houston Open is April 1-4, 2010 at Redstone Golf Club. Their website for information and tickets:
http://www.shellhoustonopen.com/
HOUSTON -- Paul Casey of England promised to help a local charity after winning the Houston Open last year for his first PGA Tour victory. Tournament officials discovered Monday how serious he was.
Casey and his wife, Jocelyn, are giving $100,000 to a charity through the Houston Golf Association, which runs the event. He will work with tournament director Steve Timms to figure out which charity gets the money.
Casey, a runner-up at the Match Play Championship on Sunday in Arizona, flew to Houston to make the announcement and meet with the media about his title defense. He won last year in a playoff over J.B. Holmes.
The Shell Houston Open is April 1-4, 2010 at Redstone Golf Club. Their website for information and tickets:
http://www.shellhoustonopen.com/
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Andy Warhol Exhibit in Fort Worth, Texas
Thinking about a weekend getaway to shake off the cold? This might be just the ticket...
This from the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth (http://www.themodern.org)
Andy Warhol:
The Last Decade
February 14-May 16, 2010
Andy Warhol: The Last Decade is the first U.S. museum survey exhibition to explore the work that this seminal American artist produced during the final eight years of his life. Warhol entered a period of renewed vigor and enthusiasm in the 1980s that resulted in what was arguably the most productive period of his career.
The exhibition includes approximately 55 works lent by private collections and institutions such as The Museum of Modern Art, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Baltimore Museum of Art, and Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh. Along with an introduction to Warhol, it is divided into thematic sections based on significant Warhol series: abstract works; collaborations (featuring Jean-Michel Basquiat); black-and-white ads; works surrounding death and religion; self-portraits; camouflage patterns; and a concluding section of the artist’s Last Supper series.
Andy Warhol: The Last Decade is organized by the Milwaukee Art Museum.
This from the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth (http://www.themodern.org)
Andy Warhol:
The Last Decade
February 14-May 16, 2010
Andy Warhol: The Last Decade is the first U.S. museum survey exhibition to explore the work that this seminal American artist produced during the final eight years of his life. Warhol entered a period of renewed vigor and enthusiasm in the 1980s that resulted in what was arguably the most productive period of his career.
The exhibition includes approximately 55 works lent by private collections and institutions such as The Museum of Modern Art, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Baltimore Museum of Art, and Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh. Along with an introduction to Warhol, it is divided into thematic sections based on significant Warhol series: abstract works; collaborations (featuring Jean-Michel Basquiat); black-and-white ads; works surrounding death and religion; self-portraits; camouflage patterns; and a concluding section of the artist’s Last Supper series.
Andy Warhol: The Last Decade is organized by the Milwaukee Art Museum.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Houstonians Enjoy Free Denny's Grand Slam Today
Don't forget to stop at your local Denny's around town today for the Super Bowl free Grand Slam deal.
Here's a link that reminds you of the offer:
http://www.dennys.com/LiveImages/Users/SuperBowl%20PressRelease.pdf
Here's a link that reminds you of the offer:
http://www.dennys.com/LiveImages/Users/SuperBowl%20PressRelease.pdf
Friday, February 5, 2010
Fort Bend County Makes Forbes List
New jobs and rising incomes put Fort Bend County at the top of a Forbes list of "Best Places to Get Ahead in 2010." (www.forbes.com)
Forbes looked at counties where the number of jobs had grown the most between the second quarter of 2007 and the second quarter of 2009. It also factored in the counties with the highest income growth. Fort Bend county income levels grew 10 percent between 2007 and 2008, including the addition of 5,913 new jobs since the second quarter of 2007. The county's median income was $84,782 in 2008, up from $77,082 in 2007.
Like the rest of Texas, Fort Bend gets a healthy chunk of its revenue from the energy sector, but it also benefits from a diversity of industries - including education and hospitality - that has fueled several decades of rapid population growth. Several companies on Forbes' 400 Best Big Companies list are headquartered there, including Texas Instruments, Baker Hughes and Thermo Fisher
Forbes limited its search to counties where the median household income was $75,000 per year or higher. Here are the rest of Forbes' picks:
Delaware County, Ohio
Kendall County, Ill.
Williamson County, Tenn.
Arlington County, Va.
Will County, Ill.
Douglas County, Colo.
Alexandria City, Va.
Loudoun County, Va.
Hanover County, Va.
Carver County, Minn.
Forbes looked at counties where the number of jobs had grown the most between the second quarter of 2007 and the second quarter of 2009. It also factored in the counties with the highest income growth. Fort Bend county income levels grew 10 percent between 2007 and 2008, including the addition of 5,913 new jobs since the second quarter of 2007. The county's median income was $84,782 in 2008, up from $77,082 in 2007.
Like the rest of Texas, Fort Bend gets a healthy chunk of its revenue from the energy sector, but it also benefits from a diversity of industries - including education and hospitality - that has fueled several decades of rapid population growth. Several companies on Forbes' 400 Best Big Companies list are headquartered there, including Texas Instruments, Baker Hughes and Thermo Fisher
Forbes limited its search to counties where the median household income was $75,000 per year or higher. Here are the rest of Forbes' picks:
Delaware County, Ohio
Kendall County, Ill.
Williamson County, Tenn.
Arlington County, Va.
Will County, Ill.
Douglas County, Colo.
Alexandria City, Va.
Loudoun County, Va.
Hanover County, Va.
Carver County, Minn.
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Houston Dynamo Start Pre-Season Training... 1st Scrimmage Match This Weekend
Our beloved Houston Dynamo kicked off their pre-season training on Monday. The weather has been a bit of bad luck to the players but I understand that everyone is anxious to get the season underway. All the rumors about stadium locations have kept debate spirited around town and kept the Dynamo on folk's mind. The Dynamo, led by coach Dominic Kinnear, forwards Brian Ching & Louis Angel Landin, and All-Star goalkeeper Pat Onstad, are once again predicted to be a top club in Major League Soccer (MLS).
Here is the link for the Dynamo's pre-season schedule. Most, if not all, pre-season events are open to the public and free of charge.
http://web.mlsnet.com/t200/schedule/2010/preseason.jsp
Here is the link for the Dynamo's pre-season schedule. Most, if not all, pre-season events are open to the public and free of charge.
http://web.mlsnet.com/t200/schedule/2010/preseason.jsp
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Houston Grand Opera Getting Rave Reviews for Henry James Short Story
If you haven't been to the opera in Houston, it appears that now is the time to start going. The Houston Grand Opera (HGO) is garnering rave reviews for its interpretation of THE TURN OF THE SCREW A classic of Victorian gothic literature, Henry James’s chilling short-story is given new life—and death—as an opera. Feb 6 at 7:30. $36–$276. houstongrandopera.org Brown Theater, Wortham Theater Center, 500 Texas (713-228-6737).
This description from the HGO website (http://www.houstongrandopera.org/turnofthescrew)
In this operatic thriller two children are pulled toward the world of the dead by the ghosts of their prior governess Miss Jessel and her lover Peter Quint. Internationally acclaimed soprano Amanda Roocroft plays the governess whose obsessive efforts to protect the children may prove more of a threat than the spirits themselves. Powerhouse mezzo-soprano Judith Forst is housekeeper Mrs. Grose, the governess’s only ally. Haunting Victorian sets depict the world of the Henry James novel on which the opera is based. Directed by Neil Armfield, this is the third opera in HGO’s ongoing Benjamin Britten series.
This description from the HGO website (http://www.houstongrandopera.org/turnofthescrew)
In this operatic thriller two children are pulled toward the world of the dead by the ghosts of their prior governess Miss Jessel and her lover Peter Quint. Internationally acclaimed soprano Amanda Roocroft plays the governess whose obsessive efforts to protect the children may prove more of a threat than the spirits themselves. Powerhouse mezzo-soprano Judith Forst is housekeeper Mrs. Grose, the governess’s only ally. Haunting Victorian sets depict the world of the Henry James novel on which the opera is based. Directed by Neil Armfield, this is the third opera in HGO’s ongoing Benjamin Britten series.
Monday, February 1, 2010
Houston Dynamo Soccer Considering New Site
Midway Companies has proposed a SW Houston site just south of The Galleria for a mixed-use development to contain a stadium for the Houston Dynamo. There will be retail, residential, transit, and a stadium all encompassed in the new development.
This story from the Houston Chronicle (www.chron.com)lays out this alternative plan that would see the Dynamo locate outside of the originally planned downtown area. Views are mixed on the subject but soccer fans around Houston are simply looking for any resolution.
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/soc/6837680.html
This story from the Houston Chronicle (www.chron.com)lays out this alternative plan that would see the Dynamo locate outside of the originally planned downtown area. Views are mixed on the subject but soccer fans around Houston are simply looking for any resolution.
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/soc/6837680.html
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