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  1. Jesse
    The fate of VA will be announced in 2012. Headquarters are officially out of the scope of the study, and is not being considered for a move to Spring. We actually know quite a bit more than we did yesterday. Size, scope, timing, who, design, look, amenities, etc.
  2. Jesse
    >>So if the headquarters are not moving, what exactly is the new campus for? Consolidation of Houston upstream facilities. There are currently lots of buildings, very spread out across town
  3. Jesse
    Yikes, sorry. Not always easy typing from a phone. The Irving, TX headquarters are not moving to the new Woodlands campus, which was formally announced this morning. Expected move-in date is 2014, with full occupancy expected by 2015. There will be a gym, childcare center, and multiple dining options. Floor to ceiling windows, flexible workspaces, and a large welcome center will also be included. Only about half of the 385 acres will be developed.
  4. Jesse
    Irving not moving Start in 2014, full occupancy in 2015 Gym, childcare, multiple dining options
  5. Jesse
    IT'S OFFICIAL
  6. Jesse
    Good to know! Thanks! BBQ only :-)
  7. Jesse
    Anybody know who to call to have an exterior natural gas spigot installed? The work would require simply peeling back some hardy plank and tapping into a line feeding our fireplace on the other side of the wall. In theory, nothing too bad. In theory :-) Hoping to have a source of gas for a BBQ and a portable generator, should Ike2 hit
  8. Jesse
    BJ's is opening near the mall? Galleria? Got any links or specifics?
  9. Jesse
    swamplot has some info
  10. Jesse
    Are people trashing Houston in this discussion? Or are people simply excited for a retailer with a *very* strong following to come to the state (bringing well paying jobs - did you bother to read my response on the previous page?)? Take a deep breath, Red - relax. Try it for once. Nobody is bashing anybody, nobody is saying Californians are superior to Houstonians/Texans. If you don't like TJ's, don't shop there, and don't insult people who do (again, sound familiar?) So, what you're saying is that any store that doesn't have 100% of the items you need to maintain your household isn't worth going to? Even for you, Red, that's quite a stretch of logic.
  11. Jesse
    Vacant Walgreens at Yale & 20th?
  12. Jesse
    Does it, Red? "Coulombe also wanted to make sure his employees were paid fairly, instituting a policy in the 1960s that full-time employees had to make at least the median household income for their communities—an average of $7,000 a year at the time, $48,000 today. Store captains, almost all of whom are promoted from within, can make six figures annually. Trader Joe's also allows part-timers to earn health-care benefits, a feature that makes the store a haven for artists, musicians, and other creative types who wouldn't normally seek supermarket jobs." http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/08_09/b4073058455307.htm
  13. Jesse
    Scratch that. Wrong corner. They're clearing land on the SE corner of Rankin & Rushcreek, but the skate park will be on the SW corner.
  14. Jesse
    Looks like they're finally breaking ground on this. Several tracktors and trucks clearning grass and leveling the dirt.
  15. Jesse
    Are you double-posting on swamplot?
  16. Jesse
    All of them.
  17. Jesse
    Dilapidated buildings Serious safety concerns/issues in Greenspoint Skyrocketing rent costs for leased buildings Security issues & costs with so many individual buildings in high-traffic urban areas Transportation costs for employees to attend meetings all over town Inefficient workspaces Need for technologically up-to-date infrastructure etc
  18. Jesse
    ExxonMobil has offices in a few DOZEN countries. I think they're ok with not having senior management of the corporation within spitting distance of all 90,000 employees.
  19. Jesse
    Think they'd give him a cost of living adjustment? There's a nice 2/1 Bungalow down the street from me for sale... I should email him the listing. I bet he'd love it!
  20. Jesse
    The sign said 'Spring 2011', right? I suppose that gives them till mid June. Sure hope they don't wait that long though.
  21. Jesse
    Nah. I could easily see they consolidating all of the scientists, business folks, etc to the new campus, but keeping Senior Management separated up in Dallas. Corporate structure is set up so that there's really no need for 99.9% of the workforce to interact with the highest-ups. Word on the street is it's all but a done deal
  22. Jesse
    Don't Wallyworlds usually have a McDonalds in them?
  23. Jesse
    LOL. How about the Colbert Show version? "Fox News" I see you driving 'round town With the girl I love and I'm like, Fox Neeeeews Oo oo ooo!
  24. Jesse
    Dunno. You can usually smell it before you see it though. *vom*
  25. Jesse
    I thought there was a Subway there already... just a few doors south of Kroger. Am I making that up?
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