Strategic Partners

The East Aldine District has many strategic partners who assist the district staff with business and economic development endeavors. Each of these community partners is critical to the success of the districts service plan.

Houston Intercontinental Chamber of Commerce (HICOC)

 The mission statement of the Chamber is to promote and stimulate business development and community involvement within the north Houston region.  A diverse chamber, with many large members such as ABS, Anadarko, Baker Hughes, CenterPoint Energy, Continental Airlines, Convergys, Exxon-Mobil, Halliburton, Shell, Smith International, Stone Energy, Swift Energy, and Reliant Energy makes the Chamber the place to be if you wish to expand or grow your business. The Chambers also provides a forum for networking, community, educational, and social activities. In addition, the Chamber is proactive in creating partnerships with the other organizations and management districts in the area to benefit the entire north Houston community. To learn more about the Chamber visit http://www.nhgcc.org.

 Greater Houston Partnership (GHP)

 In July, 2009, the East Aldine District (EAD) joined with four other management districts, Brays Oaks, International, Montrose and Greater Sharpstown to form the United Management Districts of Houston (UMDH). The goal of the UMDH is to raise awareness of the mission of the management districts in Houston as well as spur economic development and improve the quality of life in these communities at the local level. The Greater Houston Partnership (GHP) will work with the Director of Economic Development and the Director of Services in the respective Districts to actively support and promote business development. The five Districts will be a part of the Partnership’s Managing Director level aggressive marketing/business development plans as we work together to grow 600,000 regional jobs and $60 billion in capital investment by the end of 2015, thereby establishing Houston as a global business magnet. The GHP understands that to achieve these goals, they must work in collaboration with regional business leaders, governmental entities and institutions. The Partnership will work closely with the business community to develop high-impact, high yield projects that will contribute to job growth and capital investment in the targeted business segments. In addition to staff members, the Board of Directors will actively be involved in the advisory committees of the GHP. Working hand in hand, the Directors will work to support those plans and policies which promote the region and invite developers and business leaders to discover the “East Aldine District, Unlimited Possibilities”. To learn more about the Partnership visit http://www.houston.org.

 North Houston Economic Development Council (NHEDC)

 As a founding member of the NHEDC the East Aldine District will have a guiding hand in the critical development of the NHEDC.  A board of directors, consisting of five current members is working towards finalizing the organizational details. The objective of the NHEDC is to promote business and economic development in the north Houston region. As more information becomes available on this collaborative effort we will update this site so check back often for more details.  

 Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (HHCOC)

 The East Aldine District joined the HHCOC in the fall of 2009.  The Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce is the leading regional advocate for all economic and civic interests of the Hispanic Business Community. The HHCC has been recognized as the National Large Hispanic Chamber of the Year by the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.

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