Editing Harris County, Texas (section)

==Economy==
[[File:HewlettPackardHarrisCoTX.JPG|thumb|[[Hewlett-Packard]] United States offices, formerly headquarters of [[Compaq]]]]
{{See also|Economy of Houston}}
In 2000, the largest employers in Harris County were [[Administaff]], [[Compaq]], [[Continental Airlines]], [[Memorial Hermann|Memorial Hermann Healthcare System]], and [[Southwestern Bell]].<ref>"[http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2000/06/19/list.html?q=%201600%20Smith%20%20%20Houston Largest Employers in Harris County]." ''[[Houston Business Journal]]''. Friday June 16, 2000. Retrieved on February 16, 2010.</ref>

The [[University of Houston System]]'s annual impact on the Houston-area's economy as of 2011 equates to that of a major corporation: $1.1 billion in new funds attracted annually to the Houston area, $3.13 billion in total economic benefit, and 24,000 local jobs generated.<ref name="Economic Impact">{{cite news|title=Study suggests UH degrees are crucial economic factor|last=TRESAUGUE|first=Matthew|url=http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/3868657.html|work=Houston Chronicle|date=May 17, 2006|access-date=May 31, 2011}}</ref><ref name="UH System Economic Impact">{{cite web | title = The Economic Impact of Higher Education on Houston: A Case Study of the University of Houston System | work = University of Houston System | access-date = May 14, 2011 | url = http://www.advancement.uh.edu/impact/download/PDF/EconomicImpactStudy.pdf | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110720084907/http://www.advancement.uh.edu/impact/download/PDF/EconomicImpactStudy.pdf | archive-date = July 20, 2011 | url-status = dead | df = mdy-all }}</ref> This is in addition to the over 12,500 new graduates the UH System produces every year who enter the workforce in Houston and throughout Texas. These degree-holders tend to stay in Houston; after five years, 80.5% of graduates are still living and working in the region.<ref name="UH System Economic Impact"/>

In 2009, 20% of the office space in northwest Harris County was vacant. As of that year, more office space was being built; in 2010, northwest Harris will have twice the amount of office space that it had in 2009. The vacancy rate in the area near [[Farm to Market Road 1960]] and [[Texas State Highway 249]] in north Harris County was 53% in 2009.<ref>McGuire, Lee. "[http://www.txcn.com/sharedcontent/dws/txcn/houston/stories/khou090121_tnt_office-space.176ddca6.html More Houston office space sitting empty] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723170408/http://www.txcn.com/sharedcontent/dws/txcn/houston/stories/khou090121_tnt_office-space.176ddca6.html |date=July 23, 2011 }}." ''[[Texas Cable News]]''. Friday January 23, 2009. Retrieved on November 13, 2009.</ref>

Various companies are headquartered in incorporated and unincorporated areas throughout Harris County.

[[Academy Sports and Outdoors]], a sporting goods retailer, has its corporate offices and product distribution center in unincorporated western Harris County.<ref>"[http://www.academy.com/index.php?page=content&target=company/contact&lnkSRC=SLfromFOOTER Contact Academy Sports & Outdoors] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100105235233/http://www.academy.com/index.php?page=content&target=company%2Fcontact&lnkSRC=SLfromFOOTER |date=January 5, 2010 }}." ''[[Academy Sports and Outdoors]]''. Accessed September 5, 2008.</ref> [[Hewlett-Packard]] formerly operated its United States region office in a complex northwest unincorporated Harris County; the complex formerly belonged to [[Compaq]] prior to Compaq's merger with HP.<ref>"[http://welcome.hp.com/country/us/en/contact/office_locs.html HP Office Locations]." ''[[Hewlett-Packard]]''. Accessed September 6, 2008.</ref><ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/19961225072801/http://www.compaq.com/corporate/overview/world_offices.html Compaq Offices Worldwide]." (December 25, 1996) ''[[Compaq]]''. Accessed September 6, 2008.</ref><!--HP's headquarters are in Palo Alto- the Harris office serves the USA--> The HP offices, which are now occupied by [[Hewlett Packard Enterprise]], are now in a limited purpose annexation in Houston.<ref>Compare the full street address to the map.
* {{cite web|url=https://www.hpe.com/us/en/contact-hpe.html|title=Contact Sales of Support|publisher=Hewlett Packard Enterprise|access-date=February 3, 2022|quote=WW Corporate Headquarters - Houston, TX - United States 11445 Compaq Center Drive West Houston, Texas 77070}}
* [http://www.houstontx.gov/planning/Annexation/docs_pdfs/etj_city_11x8.pdf Map of the Houston city limits]
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[[General Electric]] operates an aeroderivative division facility on Jacintoport in unincorporated Harris County.<ref>"[http://www.ge.com/mea/ourCompany/news/africa/pr_02232006.html GE Energy to provide LM2500+ Gas turbine for south african power plant]{{Dead link|date=December 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}." ''[[General Electric]]''. February 23, 2006. Retrieved on April 24, 2009.</ref><ref>"[http://www.ge.com/myhealth/world/med_us.html Medical Centers U.S.]" ''[[General Electric]]''. Retrieved on April 24, 2009.</ref> [[Randall's Food Markets]], a subsidiary of [[Safeway Inc.]], has its distribution center in unincorporated Harris County.<ref>"[http://suppliers.safeway.com/usa/pdf/dc_directory.pdf Distribution Centers] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715223405/http://suppliers.safeway.com/usa/pdf/dc_directory.pdf |date=July 15, 2011 }}." ''[[Safeway Inc.]]'' 2. Retrieved on May 13, 2010.</ref>

In 2008, [[KBR (company)|KBR]] announced that it will open a new office facility in an unincorporated area in western Harris County.<!--I-10@ Grand Parkway is outside the city limits of Houston--><ref>"[http://www.kbr.com/news/press_releases/2008/05/02/KBR_Announces_Plan_for_West_Houston_Campus_Location.aspx KBR Announces Plan for West Houston Campus Location] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100102020614/http://kbr.com/news/press_releases/2008/05/02/KBR_Announces_Plan_for_West_Houston_Campus_Location.aspx |date=January 2, 2010 }}." ''[[KBR (company)|KBR]]''. May 2, 2008.</ref> In December KBR said that it would not continue with the plans due to a weakened economy.<ref>Sarnoff, Nancy. "[http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/realestate/6191958.html Economic crunch undercuts real estate projects]." ''[[Houston Chronicle]]''. January 3, 2009. Retrieved on January 21, 2009.</ref> In January 2009 KBR announced that it will not open the new office facility.<ref>"[http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2010/01/25/daily31.html KBR scuttles West Houston expansion]." ''[[Houston Business Journal]]''. Wednesday January 27, 2010. Modified Thursday January 28, 2010. Retrieved on January 28, 2010.</ref>