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Economic Development Services Report to City of La Porte <br />2014 - 2015 Services <br /> <br /> <br />Chad Burke provided a group of about 100 an economic update and forecast for the <br /> <br />- <br />Coast Natural Gas Coalition in an effort to raise awareness of the environmental and <br />economic benefits of converting commercial fleets to natural gas. Additional speakers <br />included; State Representative Jason Isaac, Port of Houston Executive Director Roger <br />Guenther, , Westport Randy Russell, Parkway Heather <br />Oglesby, Nat-G Balu Balagopal, and Port of Houston Chairman Janiece Longoria. <br /> <br /> <br />Met with Greater Houston Partnership and Project Pelican, a Korean firm <br /> <br />The company is looking for a site of $100 million steel pipe manufacturing facility in <br /> <br />- <br />Harris County. They are seeking 100 acres to construct a 330,000 square foot <br />production unit and create 150 -200 jobs. The Korean firm visited six sites. The 228 <br />site was on Beaumont Highway. <br /> <br /> <br />Presented by: Economic Alliance Houston Port Region Page 4 of 22 <br /> <br />