Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is investing $48 million in... View Article
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East End District Announces Workforce Development Grant Awards
In line with the East End District’s commitment to fostering economic development and promoting skills training and education, adopting cloud-based... View Article
East End District Office Closed Friday, September 20
The East End District Office will be closed and field services suspended on Friday, September 20 due to ongoing weather... View Article
East End District Request for Project Proposals for Workforce Development Funding (UPDATED)
UPDATE: After a review of the proposals, the Review Committee is requesting additional information from all respondents. All respondents should... View Article
Multi-Million Dollar Investments in East End Houston Break Ground
Houston’s East End District will soon welcome new shops, cafes and restaurants, and other mixed-use developments to its area thanks... View Article
The East End Today: A Demographic and Economic Analysis
The East End District recently partnered with the Houston East End Chamber of Commerce and the University of Houston’s Hobby... View Article
County Judge Lina Hidalgo Seeks Input On Issues That Matter Most
A county-wide survey of residents is among the first steps that the County Judge Lina Hidalgo is taking to learn... View Article
LINK Houston Releases Equity in Transit Report
An equitable transportation network starts with strong regional and local transportation policies and decisions so that the benefits of transportation, as well as the burdens, are fairly distributed across the Houston region’s 6.9 million people. Equitable, affordable transportation will help the region pursue inclusive economic growth that further advances equity in incomes, education, and health outcomes rather than widening disparities between under-resourced communities and resourced communities.
LINK Houston’s Equity in Transit Report examines current transit services in Houston, who rides transit, and the equitable distribution of transit options for those communities that need it the most. The report aims to inform conversation and decisions to ultimately improve equity in the bus and rail network, such as the frequency of the schedule, reliability of the bus’s arrival, the hours of availability of services, and the rider’s ease of access. These factors improve the ability of under-resourced communities – communities for which transit provides a much needed, affordable transportation option – to access opportunity.
Hurricane Harvey Homeowner Assistance Program
The City of Houston, through the Housing and Community Development Department, will administer a $1.17 billion program funded by the... View Article
Making buñuelos with the East End’s “Buñuelo Lady”
“A lot of our businesses in the neighborhood make hand-crafted, I mean you can feel the love, you can taste the authenticity, and that’s the experience we want to give to folks when they come over,” explained Veronica Chapa Gorczynski, president of the East End District.