HNathoo Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanjorade Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 19 minutes ago, HNathoo said: Houston's innovation ecosystem is only going to succeed if it's propelled forward by founder and startup teams, rather than government, academia, and individuals that don't understand what it really takes to build a technology. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CREguy13 Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 It says she is staying in Houston and pursuing other opportunities. Hopefully she found another great gig. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 Its possible like most CEO changes that this person was the right one to get the job started, and now they need a different CEO to actually get it running. If it was a resignation for a particular issue or reason I'm sure the media would come right out and say it. Looks like its just a changing of the guard, in my opinion. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 The article says we only gained 800 tech jobs in 2019. Based on what we are trying to accomplish in the tech field, does anyone have any insight if this is good or bad? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CREguy13 Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 More detail on Gabriella Rowe's departure on Innovation Map: Houston innovation hub leader shares details on recent resignation Natalie Harms May 27, 2020, 5:36 pm Gabriella Rowe has stepped down from her role as executive director of The Ion. Courtesy of Station Houston A Houston tech ecosystem leader has announced her resignation from her position in order to seek out a new role. Gabriella Rowe, who served The Ion as executive director until earlier this week, has confirmed she has resigned from her position. The Ion is Rice Management Company's innovation center rising in Midtown, and Rowe was named executive director in October of last year. She was previously the CEO of Station Houston since August 2018, which was later merged with Austin-based Capital Factory. Rowe, who was selected for Mayor Sylvester Turner's new Health Equity Response task force that was established to help the city respond to COVID-19, says she hasn't yet announced what her next move is, but she tells InnovationMap will continue focusing on technology and equity. "I am stepping back from the Ion role in order to focus my time exclusively with the issues of equity and access in growing our tech ecosystem and economy," Rowe says, "because I think that is going to be an instrumental part of the recovery of Houston moving forward." While Rowe will have no official role at The Ion moving forward, she imagines her to-be-announced opportunity will work hand-in-hand with the mission of The Ion, which is expected to deliver next year. "The Ion is going to be an incredibly successful project that is going to have all the positive effect on the long term future of Houston that it is designed to do. I feel confident that it's set up to do that and has the people in place to carry it forward," she says. Rowe says her foray into Houston's tech ecosystem began when she was head of school of The Village School in West Houston. Now, her driving factor is creating a city where those students could grow their tech education and skills and have plenty of care opportunities in Houston. "From the very start, this has been for me about building a tech ecosystem in Houston that can support the development of the tech economy that would give our Houston talent an opportunity to stay here in this city and partake in this global opportunity," she says 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post X.R. Posted May 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 28, 2020 Sounds like she took the Ion to where it needed to be, set up the connections and all that jazz, saw a need in the market that wasn't being met, and jumped to work in that space. Pretty understandable, and doing work in making the tech industry more equitable and easier to access is a monumental job that even SF companies haven't figured out yet. So shoutout to her for taking on that task. It makes sense for Houston, tbh, to want to take a bit of a more homegrown angle towards building a tech sector. You have all these immigrants and their kids from countries where US companies are hiring from to bring their engineers here, why not target those kids who are already here and other kids stuck in schools that don't offer this kind of training to help them code at a much earlier age. Set up programs to promote women in tech. Provide grants to those looking to switch careers at 25-40. Etc. If done well, and in conjunction with the Ion, they could have the types of programs that everyone would want to get into. Although, when she says she may work with the Ion in the future, I feel like most tech in Houston will, given the size and footprint of the programs and development. 10 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Brooklyn173 Posted May 29, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 29, 2020 17 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Highrise Tower Posted May 30, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 30, 2020 19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonIsHome Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 What building is that? 🤔 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Highrise Tower Posted June 6, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 6, 2020 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rechlin Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 Couldn't take a photo while driving, but today I saw at the roof level they have an angled roof (not flat) over a higher ceiling than is implied by the roof level in the photos above. It's really quite striking from IH-69. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 Tower crane coming down. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post houstontexasjack Posted June 13, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 13, 2020 Another shot of crane disassembly: 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clutchcity94 Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 Once the area around The Ion gentrifies, I wonder what will happen to all the social services in the area, as well as the low-income housing developments for veterans such as Midtown Terrace Suites. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstontexasjack Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 2 hours ago, clutchcity94 said: Once the area around The Ion gentrifies, I wonder what will happen to all the social services in the area, as well as the low-income housing developments for veterans such as Midtown Terrace Suites. Midtown Terrace Suites are in the ROW for the trenching of I-69 per the most recent schematics and would be taken as part of that under the present schematics: http://www.ih45northandmore.com/docs13/04_NHHIP_Seg3_I-69_RollPlot_PH_1-2.pdf 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 I wonder what the deal is with that missing corner? I wonder what portion of the build this mock up represents? Parking garage pond has a liner now. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clutchcity94 Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, houstontexasjack said: Midtown Terrace Suites are in the ROW for the trenching of I-69 per the most recent schematics and would be taken as part of that under the present schematics: http://www.ih45northandmore.com/docs13/04_NHHIP_Seg3_I-69_RollPlot_PH_1-2.pdf This is interesting - thanks for linking to it. What does the “A” symbol represent at the intersection of Roseland St & Woodrow St? Will the highway overpass at Richmond just east of Jack St always be there? Or are they planning on trenching that at some point as well? Edited June 14, 2020 by clutchcity94 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstontexasjack Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 33 minutes ago, clutchcity94 said: This is interesting - thanks for linking to it. What does the “A” symbol represent at the intersection of Roseland St & Woodrow St? Will the highway overpass at Richmond just east of Jack St always be there? Or are they planning on trenching that at some point as well? Alas, to my knowledge, there’s no plan to trench the Spur or parts thereof. I’m not sure of the meaning of the symbol “A” there. I couldn’t locate a definition in the legend. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 2 hours ago, houstontexasjack said: Midtown Terrace Suites are in the ROW for the trenching of I-69 per the most recent schematics and would be taken as part of that under the present schematics: http://www.ih45northandmore.com/docs13/04_NHHIP_Seg3_I-69_RollPlot_PH_1-2.pdf It looks to me like the ROW would only require taking one wing (or perhaps only part of one wing) of one building of the Midtown Terrace Suites/Travis Street Plaza veterans housing complex. 1 hour ago, clutchcity94 said: This is interesting - thanks for linking to it. What does the “A” symbol represent at the intersection of Roseland St & Woodrow St? Will the highway overpass at Richmond just east of Jack St always be there? Or are they planning on trenching that at some point as well? The "A" is indicating the location and direction of the section view shown to the left. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ChannelTwoNews Posted June 16, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 16, 2020 From Saturday... 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 Glass is going up on the south side of the building! (Sorry, no pic; I was driving) 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post moistbrisket Posted June 19, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 19, 2020 Got it. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post moistbrisket Posted June 19, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 19, 2020 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HNathoo Posted June 19, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 19, 2020 18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Highrise Tower Posted June 20, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 20, 2020 22 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post moistbrisket Posted June 24, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 24, 2020 25 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonIsHome Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 That looks slick 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Highrise Tower Posted June 27, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 27, 2020 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post phillip_white Posted June 27, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 27, 2020 Crew on site today. Windows are going up quick! 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.