The Greater Houston Partnership has long-promoted Houston’s economic growth through economic development efforts aimed at attracting leading global companies to Houston, 创造就业机会，提高该地区的GDP.

由休斯顿Next活动授权, 该伙伴关系将展开更有针对性的, 积极主动地招募有影响力的潜在客户, 无论是国内的还是世界各地的.

在过去十年中, Houstonians have made tremendous improvements to our quality of life while offering a much lower cost of living than our peer metros across the country.

我们必须继续在这些领域取得进展, a handful of challenges and opportunities have arisen that require the Partnership to help accelerate progress.

伙伴关系致力于支持一个强大的, 多样化的经济, it is paramount that the growth we achieve is powered by Houstonians who are seeking opportunity to improve their own lives and that of their families. 我们地区的人力资本是我们地区拥有的最大资产.

虽然有许多因素促成了一个机会体系, the Partnership believes strong education systems and career pathways are essential to ensuring everyone in Houston has the opportunity to succeed.

2020年夏季，伙伴关系 一起的休斯顿宣布, an initiative that seeks to leverage the power of the business community to address racial inequity and injustice in Houston. This new initiative involves building a shared understanding of systemic and individual racism, establishing structural changes within our organization to ensure a lens of equity permeates our work, 制定方案和政策解决方案. 种族平等和正义现在是休斯敦下一步的一个组成部分.

A Racial Equity Committee of the Partnership’s board was also established in August to steer the organization’s efforts. 在几次会议之后, the 30-member committee developed a set of core principles that will guide its actions and recommendations: