The Ideal Business Landscape

The Woodlands offers access to Houston’s workforce and infrastructure with the quality of life, speed to market, talent, and pro-business environment to help your company thrive.

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Why The Woodlands?

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Access to Houston

All the advantages of the fourth-largest city in the country: world-class airports, ports, roads, rail, energy infrastructure, international connections, and a massive talent pool

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Quality of Place

A thriving business hub with top-rated schools, world-class hospitals, low crime, and miles of green space - a place your employees will love to call home

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Speed to Market

From idea to delivery in 12-18 months, we get projects operational in the time it takes other regions to approve permits

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Top Talent

Access to a massive regional workforce, a highly educated local population, and executive talent already here—combined with a quality of place that helps you attract and retain your team

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Pro-Business Community

No income tax, property taxes 30% below the state average, and business-friendly regulation - that's why Exxon, HPE, and Waste Connections are your neighbors

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Market Opportunities

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    Energy

    Located near the energy capital of the world, companies in The Woodlands gain access to Houston’s global energy infrastructure: pipelines, ports, research institutions, and a deep talent pool.

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    Chemicals

    Not far from the Houston Ship Channel, the world’s second largest petrochemical complex, The Woodlands offers companies a talent pipeline from leading universities, robust research infrastructure, and premium headquarters space.

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    Biomanufacturing

    With access to Houston’s research ecosystem and the Texas Medical Center, The Woodlands is quickly becoming a hub for biomanufacturing and advanced life sciences.

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  • Modern office space with glass-walled meeting rooms, workstations with height-adjustable desks, wooden accents, suspended linear lighting, and large windows providing natural light.

    Premium Office

    The Woodlands provides a premium office market that attracts Fortune 500s, corporate headquarters, and fast-growing firms.

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