Editing The Woodlands, Texas (section)

==Economy==
[[File:CBIAdminHQWoodlands.jpg|thumb|[[CB&I]] administrative headquarters]]
By 2000, a significant amount of corporate office space was under construction. Of the {{convert|4800000|sqft|sqm}} of office space under construction in [[Greater Houston]], over one third was in The Woodlands.<ref name="BivinsWoodlands">Bivins, Ralph. [http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=2000_3195216 "The Woodlands becomes a leader in office construction"]. ''[[Houston Chronicle]]''. February 13, 2000. Business 8. Retrieved November 12, 2009.</ref>

On February 11, 1999, [[Anadarko Petroleum]] announced that it would purchase a {{convert|7.5|acre|m2|adj=on}} tract from The Woodlands Land Company, to build a {{convert|800000|sqft|m2|adj=on}}, 32-story headquarters building, to open in mid-2002.<ref>[http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-53854782.html "Anadarko to Build New Headquarters in the Woodlands"].{{dead link|date=February 2019|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}" PR Newswire. February 11, 1999. Retrieved August 15, 2009.</ref> As of 2000, the Anadarko building was the largest office project in The Woodlands.<ref name="BivinsWoodlands" />
In January 2012, Anadarko announced the imminent construction of a sister tower on site, 31 stories high, of which ten will be for parking. According to a press release from the company, site work had already begun and construction of the tower would be complete by 2014. The building is at the corner of Woodloch Forest Dr and Lake Robbins Dr. With its completed sister tower, [[Hackett Tower]] is the tallest building in Montgomery County and between Houston and Dallas.[[File:TheWoodlandsMallEntrance.JPG|thumb|[[The Woodlands Mall]]|alt=]][[Chicago Bridge & Iron]]'s (CB&I) worldwide administrative office was in The Woodlands.<ref>[http://www.cbi.com/about/worldwide.offices.aspx "Worldwide Offices"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081012030119/http://www.cbi.com/about/worldwide.offices.aspx |date=October 12, 2008 }}. [[Chicago Bridge & Iron]]. Retrieved August 14, 2009.</ref> In 2018 [[McDermott International]], which acquired CB&I, announced that it would sell the headquarters facility in The Woodlands to [[Howard Hughes Corporation]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Mann, Joshua|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2018/09/05/mcdermott-to-sell-former-cb-i-hq-in-the-woodlands.html|title=McDermott to sell former CB&I HQ in The Woodlands to Howard Hughes|newspaper=[[Houston Business Journal]] |date=2018-09-06|access-date=2018-09-11}}</ref>

In 2000, work began on a {{convert|100000|sqft|sqm}} building for [[Maersk Sealand]].<ref name="BivinsWoodlands" />

In 2011, [[ExxonMobil]] announced plans to construct a new complex on a 385-acre plot of land near the intersection of the [[Hardy Toll Road]] and [[Interstate 45]], which is in the Houston ETJ and might be annexed by Houston. About 10,000 employees in the Houston area will relocate to the campus starting in 2014, with full occupancy by 2015.<ref name="chron">{{cite web|url=http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/7600502.html|title=Exxon Mobil will fuel boom with new complex - |newspaper=Houston Chronicle |date=June 7, 2011 |access-date=November 4, 2014}}</ref>

Other companies based in The Woodlands include [[Woodforest National Bank]], [[Lexicon Pharmaceuticals]], [[McKesson Corporation]], and [[Huntsman Corporation]].

Many wealthy [[Mexico|Mexicans]] who settled in The Woodlands due to rising crime in Mexico had also established businesses in The Woodlands.<ref>Moreno, Jenalia. [http://www.chron.com/news/article/Woodlands-a-haven-for-Mexican-entrepreneurs-2144458.php "Woodlands a haven for Mexican entrepreneurs"]. ''[[Houston Chronicle]]''. Saturday August 27, 2011. Retrieved November 3, 2011.</ref>