Sara Samora - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/author/sara-samora/ Building "Bridges" Across the Bayou City! Thu, 22 Sep 2022 18:42:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://i0.wp.com/houstonnewmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cropped-cropped-Houston.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Sara Samora - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/author/sara-samora/ 32 32 103504436 Meet Houston’s fastest-growing company: IllumiPure is No. 1 on 2022 Fast 100 List https://houstonnewmedia.org/meet-houstons-fastest-growing-company-illumipure-is-no-1-on-2022-fast-100-list/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=meet-houstons-fastest-growing-company-illumipure-is-no-1-on-2022-fast-100-list Thu, 22 Sep 2022 18:42:44 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=918ab8b7cd2476675c2f8056af7e4331 The Houston Business Journal's fastest growing company saw a nearly 30,000% increase in revenue from 2019 to 2021. And its product couldn’t have come at a better time.

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]]> 427130 Meet Sue Burnett, Lifetime Achievement recipient for HBJ’s 2022 Most Admired CEO Awards https://houstonnewmedia.org/meet-sue-burnett-lifetime-achievement-recipient-for-hbjs-2022-most-admired-ceo-awards/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=meet-sue-burnett-lifetime-achievement-recipient-for-hbjs-2022-most-admired-ceo-awards Thu, 01 Sep 2022 20:01:38 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=6734f554169fc2f9f5c88a3000614a47 Sue Burnett is the Houston Business Journal's Lifetime Achievement Award recipient for the 2022 Most Admired CEO Awards.

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]]> 411585 Face to Face: Latina artist turns talks of Latino cultural center into reality https://houstonnewmedia.org/face-to-face-latina-artist-turns-talks-of-latino-cultural-center-into-reality/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=face-to-face-latina-artist-turns-talks-of-latino-cultural-center-into-reality Wed, 13 Apr 2022 14:24:06 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=c13661fa911a2424c334dda6f44a6354 Artist Geraldina Interiano Wise has long supported Latinos. Now she’s opening Houston’s first Latino cultural center.

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]]> 293656 Houston veteran chamber CEO is on a mission to support veteran-owned businesses https://houstonnewmedia.org/houston-veteran-chamber-ceo-is-on-a-mission-to-support-veteran-owned-businesses/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=houston-veteran-chamber-ceo-is-on-a-mission-to-support-veteran-owned-businesses Thu, 17 Mar 2022 18:40:37 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=a49f8a200dae9e4667f2d6ce9871e871 The CEO of the Houston Veterans Chamber of Commerce, which launched in April 2021, wants to connect veteran-owned businesses to the Houston area and have other companies hire veterans.

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]]> 272211 Photos: See the most expensive homes sold in Houston in January 2022 https://houstonnewmedia.org/photos-see-the-most-expensive-homes-sold-in-houston-in-january-2022/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=photos-see-the-most-expensive-homes-sold-in-houston-in-january-2022 Tue, 22 Feb 2022 12:00:00 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=d270eb038801b755b5e872fb0663dbd8 Houston's luxury home market posted another huge increase in sales entering the new year.

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]]> 257047 Medical equipment supplier US Med-Equip names new CFO, other execs https://houstonnewmedia.org/medical-equipment-supplier-us-med-equip-names-new-cfo-other-execs/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=medical-equipment-supplier-us-med-equip-names-new-cfo-other-execs Wed, 16 Feb 2022 03:32:48 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=829be21aed2fc629f5642cbe84720635 The appointments will help the company's rapid expansion and meet the growing demand for its equipment and services, the company said Jan. 26.

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]]> 253673 Local supply chain and e-commerce co. hires former US Med-Equip exec as CFO https://houstonnewmedia.org/local-supply-chain-and-e-commerce-co-hires-former-us-med-equip-exec-as-cfo/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=local-supply-chain-and-e-commerce-co-hires-former-us-med-equip-exec-as-cfo Tue, 15 Feb 2022 20:12:34 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=754d3516a78eb10b76cde0f0c4513fa4 He previously served as the CFO at various Houston-area companies.

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]]> 253464 Whitestone REIT COO leaves company amid other leadership changes https://houstonnewmedia.org/whitestone-reit-coo-leaves-company-amid-other-leadership-changes/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=whitestone-reit-coo-leaves-company-amid-other-leadership-changes Mon, 14 Feb 2022 21:01:13 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=cdb29562a1923c875356289a08a4146f The departures and promotions are all part of a leadership transition, the company said on Feb. 14.

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]]> 252966 Archaea Energy’s CFO, general counsel to depart after co. goes public, moves HQ to Houston https://houstonnewmedia.org/archaea-energys-cfo-general-counsel-to-depart-after-co-goes-public-moves-hq-to-houston/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=archaea-energys-cfo-general-counsel-to-depart-after-co-goes-public-moves-hq-to-houston Fri, 11 Feb 2022 20:22:49 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=320590be2e760e84db64978f8a6f69d3 The two executives weren't with Archaea Energy for long. The appointments came after Pittsburgh-based Rice Acquisition Corp. announced it would acquire two major players in the renewable natural gas industry in deals worth more than $1 billion in 2021....

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]]> 251607 Houston ISD’s challenges allow the district’s superintendent to focus on potential opportunities https://houstonnewmedia.org/houston-isds-challenges-allow-the-districts-superintendent-to-focus-on-potential-opportunities/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=houston-isds-challenges-allow-the-districts-superintendent-to-focus-on-potential-opportunities Fri, 11 Feb 2022 14:21:16 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=f279d46550179eec7214caed0cb73c69 Houston ISD Superintendent Millard House II arrived to a district fraught with challenges, which he sees as an opportunity to take the school district to new heights.

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]]> 251481 G&A Partners hires former investment banking executive as CFO https://houstonnewmedia.org/ga-partners-hires-former-investment-banking-executive-as-cfo/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ga-partners-hires-former-investment-banking-executive-as-cfo Thu, 10 Feb 2022 20:50:02 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=4774fcba6915eb7cb7739d19e254d4a3 The new executive succeeds the company's first-ever CFO.

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]]> 251035 Houston homes sales off to a solid start in the new year, despite low inventory https://houstonnewmedia.org/houston-homes-sales-off-to-a-solid-start-in-the-new-year-despite-low-inventory/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=houston-homes-sales-off-to-a-solid-start-in-the-new-year-despite-low-inventory Wed, 09 Feb 2022 20:09:44 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=a2558c6ce6625246486ad1bf5015b338 “The Houston housing market staged an impressive start to 2022, but that pace of sales is unsustainable without dramatic and immediate improvement in inventory,” said HAR Chair Jennifer Wauhob with Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Gary Greene. “The...

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]]> 250382 Houston-based midstream MLP’s CFO steps down, successor named https://houstonnewmedia.org/houston-based-midstream-mlps-cfo-steps-down-successor-named/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=houston-based-midstream-mlps-cfo-steps-down-successor-named Tue, 08 Feb 2022 20:57:29 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=95a0387b819994e207ee60a0a98bc3e5 The midstream master limited partnership's CFO is leaving, but two other executives have been promoted.

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]]> 249785 These are the best Houston-area hotels, US News & World Report says https://houstonnewmedia.org/these-are-the-best-houston-area-hotels-us-news-world-report-says/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=these-are-the-best-houston-area-hotels-us-news-world-report-says Tue, 08 Feb 2022 06:01:00 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=e7d3c2937befebb8eb0e229b8504f2f4 Although U.S. News & World Report named Tilman Fertitta's Post Oak Hotel No. 1 in Houston again, the hotel dropped on the Texas and national lists.

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]]> 249513 Katy Area EDC hires Brazos County economic development executive as CEO https://houstonnewmedia.org/katy-area-edc-hires-brazos-county-economic-development-executive-as-ceo/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=katy-area-edc-hires-brazos-county-economic-development-executive-as-ceo Mon, 07 Feb 2022 19:29:25 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=3a3c251b79c45fb7d1ffb1d5cf6c8c95 The new CEO previously served as the executive vice president of business development at Bryan, Texas-based Brazos Valley Economic Development Corp. and had been with the organization for over 15 years.

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]]> 249086 Renovations of historic Tremont Hotel Galveston begin under new ownership https://houstonnewmedia.org/renovations-of-historic-tremont-hotel-galveston-begin-under-new-ownership/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=renovations-of-historic-tremont-hotel-galveston-begin-under-new-ownership Sun, 06 Feb 2022 16:12:30 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=02d7f4e5295f554e156fdaf12fcf8e99 The hotel was one of two previously owned by the estate of the late George P. Mitchell, a well-known businessman and philanthropist who died in 2013 at the age of 94.

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]]> 248562 Local environmental consulting firm hires former Blackhawk Specialty Tools leader as CEO https://houstonnewmedia.org/local-environmental-consulting-firm-hires-former-blackhawk-specialty-tools-leader-as-ceo/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=local-environmental-consulting-firm-hires-former-blackhawk-specialty-tools-leader-as-ceo Thu, 03 Feb 2022 15:00:00 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=a24efb8d22ae9d1bf17e9df918d4b79f Encino Environmental Services' new CEO previously served on the executive team of Frank's International NV (NYSE: FI), after the company acquired Blackhawk Specialty Tools LLC in 2016.

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]]> 246893 Houston billionaires land on Forbes’ 25 Most Philanthropic Billionaires list https://houstonnewmedia.org/houston-billionaires-land-on-forbes-25-most-philanthropic-billionaires-list/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=houston-billionaires-land-on-forbes-25-most-philanthropic-billionaires-list Thu, 03 Feb 2022 11:00:00 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=34febd619553a180b57175d72cdb735e The couple has signed two pledges to give away their wealth to charity in their lifetime. At the time of publication, the couple's lifetime giving totaled $1.46 billion.

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]]> 246820 McDermott hires former Gilbane Building CEO as top executive https://houstonnewmedia.org/mcdermott-hires-former-gilbane-building-ceo-as-top-executive/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mcdermott-hires-former-gilbane-building-ceo-as-top-executive Tue, 01 Feb 2022 21:03:47 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=4760921239b7ca0bb6454e4945cf5171 He succeeds David Dickson, who had been president and CEO of McDermott since December 2013 and resigned abruptly in June 2021.

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]]> 245675 Houston Association of Realtors swears in 2022 board leadership https://houstonnewmedia.org/houston-association-of-realtors-swears-in-2022-board-leadership/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=houston-association-of-realtors-swears-in-2022-board-leadership Tue, 01 Feb 2022 14:09:24 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=dbbcfa410975255c9534a220309003f7 In December, the Houston Association of Realtors met in person for its Realtor Celebration gala at the Houston Country Club.

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