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Grubb & Ellis Fills 88,337 SF in Houston Metro
HOUSTON – Grubb & Ellis Co.’s Houston office has completed five leases, totaling 88,337 square f…

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Houston mayor: ‘Mixed emotions’ over Continental merger
HOUSTON — Houston Mayor Annise Parker responded to the Continental-United merger announcement with “mixed emotions” but said predictions of gloom and doom for the Houston economy were entirely overblown, if not flat-out wrong. “In terms of a devastating economic impact, that’s unnecessarily alarmist and probably, well frankly in my opinion, just wrong,” she said. Continental CEO Jeff Smisek …

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Airline Merger Could Affect Houston Jobs
Houston soon won’t be home to an airline, leaving thousands of Continental Airlines employees wondering about their future, KPRC Local 2 reports.

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Congresswoman vows to fight to keep Continental Airlines in Houston
HOUSTON — U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee says she is forming a strategy to keep Continental Airlines headquartered in Houston, as the airline considers considering a merger with United Airlines.  The deal could mean that Continental would move its headquarters to Chicago. “I believe today we should declare a fight to save Continental Airlines and to make sure that they stay put in Houston, Texas …

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