Competitive Business Climate

86 cutting edge hospitals and numerous clinics along with some of the world’s top research institutions thrive in Harris County.

More than 1,000 biotechnology companies in the Houston region are involved in the country’s top research and development in every key biotech cluster – agriculture, biomedical, oncology, environmental, genomics, medical devices, and nanotechnology.

The Texas Medical Center - the world’s largest medical center - houses 63 institutions involved in cutting edge medical care, medical and biotechnology research, and development.

Harris County is the gateway for trade to Mexico, Canada and the enormous expanding markets of Latin America.

Harris County’s strategic location – equidistant from both the U.S. East and West coasts – makes the region a transportation hub to the U.S. heartland.

Harris County’s geographic advantages coupled with overall low cost of living and proximity to major population centers throughout the U.S. Midwest makes it the ideal place to set up manufacturing and logistics facilities with fewer supply chain costs.

Harris County – home to the Energy Capital of the Future – is the U.S. energy headquarters and a leading world center for virtually every segment of the oil and gas industry including exploration, production, transmission, marketing, supply and technology.

Harris County – home to the largest petrochemical complex in the U.S. (second largest in the world).

A growing non-hydrocarbon based fuels sector in large part due to the critical mass of energy talent produced by decades of research and innovation.

5,063 manufacturers who employ over 161,000 skilled workers.

50+1 incubators, accelerators, and makerspaces tapping into a large customer base in areas of energy, space science, biotechnology and leading technology.