Business

Little Swimmers

Why Semen Is the Hottest Commodity at the Houston Rodeo

We mean from bulls, of course.

02/24/2026 By Meredith Nudo

Go in Peace

Casa Ramirez, Houston’s Beloved Mexican Folk Art Gallery, Will Close After 41 Years

The Heights institution that helped popularize Día de Muertos and champion Latin American artists will close next spring, but its legacy lives on.

10/31/2025 By Meredith Nudo

Keeping the Classics

How Two Local Houstonians Are Saving the City’s Dive Bars

Bobby Heugel and Peter Jahnke have rescued Catbirds and Blue Lagoon Club from almost-certain extinction.

06/10/2025 By Sofia Gonzalez

Restaurant woes

Houston Restaurants Continue to Be the Victims of Break-Ins

Social media has drawn attention to the issue, but that hasn’t stopped the incidents from happening.

02/12/2025 By Sofia Gonzalez

Small Ag

Urban Farmers Want to Stay in Houston. All They Need Is Land.

Developers opt for ventures that turn a profit, leaving farmers to rely on public and private benefactors to donate land.

09/09/2024 By Meredith Nudo

Growth Mindset

Texas Medical Center’s Venture Fund Is Opening Doors

Thanks to this Houston-based initiative, health care startups have support to test-run their innovative ideas.

08/13/2024 By Mellanie Perez

Pressed in Houston

How Houston-Based Banyan Foods Made Texans Love Tofu

The homegrown company went from humble beginning to being the largest manufacturer of tofu in the state.

03/07/2024 By Melissa Hung Photography by Michael Starghill

Tried and True

How Houston’s Historic Burger Joints Have Stood the Test of Time

These neighborhood dives have spent decades building a sense of community, one burger at a time.

01/19/2024 By Daniel Renfrow

WINNING BIG

3 Houston Entrepreneurs Just Won $30,000 for Their Start-ups

This year’s competition gave a whopping $10,000 to a diverse and promising group of entrepreneurs in Houston.

11/11/2022 By Rosemary Akpan

UNION DRIP

A Montrose Starbucks Just Became the First in Houston to Unionize

The partners at the Starbucks at Shepherd and Harold voted 11-3 on Thursday to become the first unionized shop in Houston.

09/27/2022 By Daniel Renfrow

Business

Houstonians Inducted into the 2022 Texas Business Hall of Fame Class

Four of the six new inductees hail from Houston.

04/12/2022 By Shelby Stewart

Hall of Fame

Local Financial Magnate Inducted Into Texas Business Hall of Fame

Houston native Gerald Smith was added to the Texas Business Hall of Fame.

11/16/2021 By Shelby Stewart

Everyone’s at the table

Houston Business Deals Just Got Way More Inclusive

A new executive order lets LGBT businesses have more chances to complete county projects.

03/09/2021 By Brittany Cristiano

Building Boom

Another Strip Center Is Getting a Major Revamp in Garden Oaks

The Common will sit on the edge of the GOOF and Acres Homes.

03/05/2021 By Kelsy Armstrong

Girl Boss

Rent a Desk at SheSpace, Houston’s New Women-Centric Coworking Space

The communal office space, set to open this fall, is all about female empowerment.

11/11/2020 By Brittany Cristiano

Bam, Pow

Third Planet Is Still Going Strong after 45 Years

Not even a pandemic could bring the oldest privately owned comic book store in Houston (and in Texas) down.

09/23/2020 By Rebekah Kibodeaux

Ice House

These Houston Greeting Cards Will Tell Your Love Story For You

Houston-based business Tellinga connects local artists with consumers, offering personalized, narrative-based pieces of art.

11/26/2018 By Drew Jones

Ice House

What's That Dino Doing On the Side of the Road?

The story of how lawn paraphernalia purveyor Frazier’s Ornamental & Architectural Concrete in Hempstead came to be.

08/17/2018 By Morgan Kinney

Get to Work

Houston's Best Places to Work in 2017

The companies where Houstonians love to work, and what they're doing right for their people.

12/04/2017 By Houstonia Staff

Best Places to Work 2017

Working Like a Dog (Or Cat): Our Favorite Office Pets in 2017

Furry pals make going to work better.

12/04/2017 By Brittanie Shey

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Business

Why Semen Is the Hottest Commodity at the Houston Rodeo

Casa Ramirez, Houston’s Beloved Mexican Folk Art Gallery, Will Close After 41 Years

How Two Local Houstonians Are Saving the City’s Dive Bars

Houston Restaurants Continue to Be the Victims of Break-Ins

Urban Farmers Want to Stay in Houston. All They Need Is Land.

Texas Medical Center’s Venture Fund Is Opening Doors

How Houston-Based Banyan Foods Made Texans Love Tofu

How Houston’s Historic Burger Joints Have Stood the Test of Time

3 Houston Entrepreneurs Just Won $30,000 for Their Start-ups

A Montrose Starbucks Just Became the First in Houston to Unionize

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