The Woodlands Area Economic Development Partnership

Holly Gruy recently attended The Woodlands Area Chamber of Commerce Leadership Retreat in New Orleans, LA. She had the opportunity to hear from guest speakers that included Bill Sherman with the Louisiana Office of Lieutenant Governor, Louis David with New Orleans Business Alliance, Louisiana Economic Development, and Kelly Schulz with New Orleans & Company. Additionally, the group enjoyed private tours of the The National WWII Museum and Mardi Gras World as well as dining at the historic Galatoire's Restaurant that was established in 1905. This was a great way to connect with chamber and business leaders.

We were honored to host a Healthcare Roundtable this week with Congressman Dan Crenshaw, our local representative for Texas' 2nd congressional district. Thank you to Kaaren Cambio and his team for helping us offer this invaluable opportunity. Congressman Crenshaw meet with a group of local healthcare and life science industry executives to address several key topics including price transparency, hospital financing and Medicaid funding, an update on his legislative work, goals for healthcare innovation, and the life science ecosystems.

Sandul Manage joined The Woodlands Area Economic Development Partnership in July as our Education for Tomorrow Alliance Summer Intern. In the coming weeks, he will be responsible for supporting administrative and marketing activities for our organization. Sandul is a rising senior at the Academy of Science and Technology at College Park, where he plans to pursue a major in Computer Science and/or Business. He is involved with various activities at school including DECA Inc., (formerly Distributive Education Clubs of America, Science Fair, and Rotary Interact. Sandul was born in Huntsville, Texas, but has been a resident of The Woodlands community for 10 years. During his free time, he enjoys playing sports, programming, and watching movies. His favorite movie is “Murder Mystery” starring Adam Sandler.

It's "Member Monday"! Please help us give a warm welcome to a recent new EDP member, Evans Sternau CPA and our Partner Representative, Christopher Sternau. Chris serves as the as Partner for Evans Sternau. Chris is a Certified Public Accountant and Certified Financial Planner with over a decade of experience providing comprehensive tax, financial, estate planning, and investment consulting services to businesses and their owners. He has extensive experience working with families of significant wealth and has provided services to a wide range of industries including oil and gas, mining, real estate, farming and cattle ranching, retail, technology and many others. Visit them at https://es.cpa/ to learn more.

The EDP offices have reopened after the storm. We hope everyone weathered the storm safely and is doing well. Please reach out if we may be of assistance. We are here to help!

The EDP offices remain closed until further notice. Thank you to our energy and emergency service crews for all your hard work with storm repair!! 🙏

It's "Member Monday"! Please help us give a warm welcome to our recently updated Partner Representative for HARC | Houston Advanced Research Center, Maya Houston. Maya is the Director of Development for HARC and is responsible for establishing and implementing a sustainable fundraising strategy and infrastructure for the organization. She manages HARC’s annual fundraising plan, with a focus on flexible and project-based funding, stewardship, and retention. She is HARC’s primary source of contact for philanthropic contributions and fundraising events. She builds upon current partnerships, establishes new connections, and further develops philanthropic relationships to help HARC achieve its financial goals. Maya has over 20 years of experience in fundraising and philanthropic development. THANK YOU to Maya and HARC for over 4 years of support of our economic development efforts and our community!

On behalf of the EDP, we wish you and your family a great 4th of July! Be safe! Please note that our office will be closed today in observance of the holiday.

Exciting news for our community! We're thrilled to announce that a pioneering bioscience company from California is expanding its roots right here in our own backyard! Bionova Scientific, an Asahi Kasei company, renowned as a cutting-edge full-service biologics CDMO, announced plans to expand into plasmid DNA (pDNA) production. The centerpiece of the project is a new development and manufacturing facility in The Woodlands’ Research Forest commercial hub. This expansion not only promises to bring new opportunities and jobs but also to further enrich our local scientific landscape. Stay tuned as we look forward to collaborating with Bionova Scientific in shaping the future of bioscience right here in our community. Let's welcome them with open arms and support their journey toward helping their partners get their therapeutics to patients faster! Click this link to find out more: https://lnkd.in/eJfegCVY

Happy Anniversary to our partners celebrating their membership milestones this month! Thank you for contributing to our mission to create jobs and support growth for our entire community. Together we are the EDP.