Houston Economics

Many Reasons to Move to Houston, One Moving Company to Trust

Calling Houston your new home means you are joining the 2.2 million others that know what a great city Houston, Texas is! Only one other city in the United States is home to more Fortune 500 companies! Houston has NASA and world-renowned healthcare and research facilities. All My Sons Moving & Storage is proud to be part of such a great city, and we are excited to help you move into your new home or office.

When thinking of moving to Houston, education is a notable incentive to move! A move to Houston is a great way to ensure that your child’s education is able to flourish and expand. Even if you are thinking of furthering your own education, Houston has some of the top-rated schools in the nation.

Houston’s high schools are familiar with winning state and national contests. Some of the nation’s well-known athletes, actors/actresses, and even politicians come from Houston or got their education in Houston. Kim Zmeskal (Olympics), Dennis and Randy Quaid (Actors), Isaiah Washington (Actor), Beyonce Knowles (Musician), Kenny Rogers (Musician), George W. Bush (United States President), and Alberto Gonzalez (Attorney General of the United States) are just a few.

There are more than fifty-five colleges and universities and dozens of institutions engaged in research and development in Houston. The University of Houston is Texas's third-largest public research university with more than forty research centers and institutes. Houston is also home to Rice University, one of the leading teaching and research universities of the United States and ranked the nation's 17th-best overall university.

Other public institutions of higher learning in the city include University of Houston–Clear Lake, University of Houston–Downtown, and Texas Southern University ("TSU"). Additionally, several private institutions include University of St. Thomas, who in 2008 was ranked one of "America's Best Colleges" by US News & World Report, and Houston Baptist University. The Houston Community College System serves most of Houston and is the fourth-largest community college system in the United States. Houston is also home to two of four public law schools in Texas, the University of Houston Law Center and Thurgood Marshall School of Law. The University of Houston Law Center also ranked in at No. 60 of the "Top 100 Law Schools" in 2007. South Texas College of Law is the city's oldest law school founded in 1923 and has one of the nation's top programs for trial advocacy. The Houston area is also home to more than 300 private schools. Many of these are accredited by the Texas Private School Accreditation Commission.

Houston is home to many Fortune 500 Companies including ConocoPhillips, Halliburton, Continental Airlines, and Reliant Energy. With five of the six major energy companies maintaining a large base of operations in Houston (international headquarters of ConocoPhillips; US operational headquarters of Exxon-Mobil; US headquarters for international companies Shell Oil (US subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell), and British Petroleum), it is no wonder that Houston is a city with a healthy business climate for companies and local workforce. Chevron also has offices in Houston in a recently acquired forty-story building.

Houston’s two commercial airports served 52 million passengers in 2007. George Bush Intercontinental Airport was the ninth busiest in the United States for total passengers and seventeenth busiest worldwide. Bush Intercontinental currently ranks third in the United States for non-stop domestic and international service. With airports that large it is very easy to fly anywhere you need to go! It is also very easy to fly clients into town for those important business meetings. The Port of Houston ranks first in the United States in international waterborne tonnage handled and second in total cargo tonnage handled!

What ever kind of job you are looking for, Houston is sure to have an open position for you! Houston is full of opportunities for local and national businesses and job seekers alike. The Houston movers at All My Sons Moving and Storage can get you here quickly and safely.