HRBC Commissioner Jerry Eversole

Commissioner Jerry Eversole was feature speaker at Thursdays HRBC breakfast and had a follow-up to comments made at the Tuesdays Harris County Commissioners Court. In response to a Houston Chronicle article titled "Verbal fireworks in Commissioners Court". Commissioner Eversole made it quite clear that he hopes County Judge Ed Emmett continues in his position forever.

In more pertinent information to commercial real estate interests the Commissioner announced that sections F1 and F2 of the grand Parkway are commencing September 10. This portion of the Grand Parkway will be crucial to the new Exxon Mobil facility which will house 12,000 employees. Also starting up will be Coventry Homes on their 1,600 acre tract.

Laurence Bernell with Bernell Realty Group, Dick Klein with The Richard Klein Company, Ed Taravella with Taracorp and Bud Friedman with Fort Bend Real Estate Corp.

HEBC July 8th 2010. Houston Mayor Annise Parker

Houston mayor Annise Parker was featured speaker last Thursday at the Houston Realty Business Coalition Breakfast. She mostly reflected on her first 6 months in office but did bring up the subject of increasing property values by accelerating the process of tearing down derelict multi-family properties. The mayor would like that Houston is thought of as the "City that works and you don't have to think about it".

                Mark Sappington with Cobb Fendley & Associates and Houston City Councilman CO Brad Bradford.

Former Houston Police Chief CO Brad Bradford was in attendance. He feels strongly that Houston can be positioned as the #2 city to do business in in the USA. No one can top NYC but neither Los Angeles or Chicago has the advantages of Houston. He feels a strong marketing campaign emphasizing our strong business atmosphere would prove beneficial.