Millennium Physicians opens new oncology department at Memorial Hermann Cypress facility
Dr. Urmeel Patel's new office is located in Cypress. (Courtesy Millennium Physicians)
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Greater Houston LGBT Chamber of Commerce celebrates five years of service
The organization is open to all and serves members throughout the Greater Houston area.

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Harvest Market 'grocerant' opens in Montgomery; business updates from The Woodlands and more Houston-area news
Read the latest business and community news from the Houston area.

Large multipurpose complex coming to Fort Bend County; Sugar Land to widen University Blvd. and more top Houston-area news
Read the top business and community news from the past week from the Houston area.

Legislators probe energy officials over power failures, lack of preparation heading into winter storm
The Texas Legislature held hearings Feb. 25 with energy companies including Oncor Electric Delivery and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas in response to last week’s historic winter storm, which left millions of Texans without electricity for days.

Q&A: Greater Houston Builders Association President Keith Luechtefeld discusses power, plumbing, frozen pipes after Winter Storm Uri
Keith Luechtefeld spoke with Community Impact Newspaper about some of the short-term and long-term repercussions of the storm as well as some of the reasons why so many homes saw burst pipes during the freezing weather.

Harris County ESD No. 11 begins construction process on new facility
District offiicials have said they hope Phase 1 of construction will be complete by August.

‘It’s been a rough year for us’: Expert explains economic effects of winter storm, ongoing pandemic in Houston region
“It's been a rough year for us economically; it's been a rough year for us public health wise. It's just been a rough year for us psychologically—first the coronavirus and then the freeze," said Patrick Jankowski, senior vice president of research with the Greater Houston Partnership.

Parking garage at George Bush Intercontinental Airport to be demolished to make way for new Mickey Leland International Terminal
The international central processor, which is part of the new Mickey Leland International Terminal, will replace the parking garage for terminals D and E.

Fry's Electronics calls it quits after nearly 36 years in business
As many as 31 stores across nine states will be shuttered as Fry's Electronics shuts down due to market changes and the pandemic.

ERCOT: Texas power system was less than 5 minutes from collapse during winter storm
ERCOT's CEO offered details into what led to the massive blackouts that left millions of Texans in the cold last week.

Greater Houston area could see economic relief from pandemic around mid-2021, economist says
Emerging technology and alternative-energy sectors could help ease the blow of the downturn in Houston's oil and gas industry caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.