Community Impact & Outreach

HFC participates in Kinder Institute event

Houston Parks Board chair Tom Bacon addresses the audience. Houston First was part of the sponsorship group for the Kinder Institute Luncheon on May 1 at the Marriott Marquee hotel. Thomas G. Bacon, Lionstone Investments founding partner and chairman of the Houston Parks Board, was the event honoree. Rice University ...

Houston First supports Hispanic chamber

HFC's Wanda Adams shares a light moment with Mayor Sylvester Turner. Houston First Corporation was a contributor sponsor for the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce’s 40th anniversary luncheon and business expo on April 26 at the Hilton Americas-Houston hotel. Mayor Sylvester Turner, Houston City Council Members and Harris County Judge ...

UH alum Sylvester Turner backs the Coogs’ new football coach, Major Applewhite.Houston First played a sponsorship role in the GHP’s State of the City address by Mayor Sylvester Turner on May 4 at the Marriott Marquis. It was Mayor Turner's second address with the Greater Houston Partnership and ...

Houston First supported the Greater Houston Frontiers annual scholarship banquet on May 4 at the Hess Club.The Frontiers provide 27 local students with $26,500 in scholarship funding toward their upcoming college education.Houston First staffers Mary Ann Grant, Analisa Terrell and Roger Harris were among those on hand ...

HFC supports Asian Heritage Month event

Houston First sponsored the Asian Chamber of Commerce’s “Celebrating Asian Heritage Month” luncheon on May 11 at the Hess Club.Audience members heard success stories from four professionals in the Asian community: Tetsuro Amano, general counsel of Japan, Neeta Sane, trustee of Houston Community College, Y. Ping Sun of Rice ...

A portion of the new Leadership Houston class in front of “Wings Over Water” at Avenida Houston.Houston First sponsored Leadership Houston, Class XXXV, in a series of events at Jones Hall, Wortham Center and the George R. Brown Convention Center on May 5. Leadership Houston aims to enlighten, empower ...

Houston First has a ball at Alley gala

Alley managing director Dean Gladden and wife Jane and event chairs Florence and Tom Langford.Houston First went back in time to help sponsor the 1970s-themed Alley Theatre Ball on May 6 at Silver Street Studious.Music for the throwback soiree was, appropriately, provided by the legendary Motown group The ...

Houston First Spotlight: True Vines, Inc.

Persons walking through Houston First buildings may notice the beautiful plants that adorn the hallways and offices. If they do, they are taking note of the work of True Vines, Inc. True Vines, headquartered in Missouri City, Texas, and owned by Deborah Watts, has been providing plant maintenance services ...

First Thursdays 5/4 - Short Films!

Join us Thursday May 4th on the back patio of Brasil Cafe, rain or shine, for an evening of short films! Screening previous 48 Hour Film Project filmsThe 48 Hour Film Project HoustonJune 9 - 11, 2017Register A Team/Join A Team:http://48hourfilm.com/houston/WHAT: 'First Thursdays' Short Film ...

Houston First Corporation sponsored the American Leadership Forum's Joseph Jaworski Leadership Award dinner on April 26 at the Houstonian. Mayor Sylvester Turner was among the speakers for the local Gulf Coast chapter event. Among the honorees were Ann and Kenny Friedman, flanked in the photo above by Houston ...

HFC collaborates with MyUH, MyHouston

Houston First Corporation partnered with the University of Houston for an award from the Association of College Unions International. The university received the Collaborative Program of the Year Campus Award for the MyUH, MyHouston event held in 2016. The award is given to programs that exemplify the positive outcomes ...

HFC helps underwrite Young Audiences gala

Houston First Corporation was one of the contributing sponsors for the Young Audience of Houston gala held at the Junior League of Houston on April 5. Richard A. Carranza, superintendent of Houston Independent School District, and Robert L. Lynch, president and CEO of Americans for the Arts, were the evening’s ...

Houston First was one of the sponsors for the Greater Houston Partnership’s 2017 State of the State event April 18 at the Hilton Americas-Houston. Gov. Greg Abbott addressed a sold-out audience at the downtown hotel. The governor noted that in 2016 Houston experienced unprecedented growth, gaining more than 125,000 ...

Houston First was one of the sponsors for the Houston Business Journal 2017 Landmark Awards on April 20 at the Omni Hotel. The annual competition recognizes Houston’s top development and real estate projects. HFC’s Sunset Coffee Building took home first place in the historical renovation category while the George R ...

Houston First Corporation was a sponsor for Houston Arts Alliance’s glamorous gala evening, featuring six-time Tony Award-winning performer Audra McDonald, on April 6 at the Hotel Za Za. HAA chair Philamena Baird, event co-chairs Regina Garcia and George Lancaster and honorary chairs Phoebe and Bobby Tudor were among those on ...

Houston First Corporation was a presenting sponsor at the Asian Chamber of Commerce luncheon on April 13 at the Hess Club. Peter McStravick, the corporation’s chief development officer, Roger Harris, HFC’s development specialist manager, and Jorge Franz, senior vice president of tourism, discussed Houston First and Visit Houston’s combined impact ...

Houston First Corporation helped underwrite Houston Pubic Library Foundation’s Beyond the Page benefit luncheon on April 12 at the new Marriott Marquis dowtown. The event keynote speaker was New York Times best-selling author Rebecca Skloot, whose book “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” has sold more than 2.5 million ...

May 2017