Houston is much more diversified economically than the 1980s. How did it handle the oil price drop in 2009?
Oil is actually under most of those 2009 levels again now.
It bounced back so quick in 2009. Anyone's guess but I don't think it will rebound so fast this time.
Here's my barometer. Every year when school starts up in August I can judge the economy by my commute to w*rk. The longer it takes, the better the economy is. This week it's shorter than it was in the spring.
I've noticed this too. But it's only been two days.
Here's my barometer. Every year when school starts up in August I can judge the economy by my commute to w*rk. The longer it takes, the better the economy is.
And the traffic there (45 North at the Hardy Toll Road) is as about bad as it get's (rivals LA traffic sometimes) The weekend before last when I passed through the area, they had the Hardy closed down. What a mess.With Exxon building a $4 Billion corporate/research center here in The Woodlands on over 300 acres, traffic is nutty as the 8,000 newly relocated employees and their families move in.
And the traffic there (45 North at the Hardy Toll Road) is as about bad as it get's (rivals LA traffic sometimes) The weekend before last when I passed through the area, they had the Hardy closed down. What a mess.
Bumping this thread because crude is $27.50 today. Will my job and/or Houston survive?
Bumping this thread because crude is $27.50 today. Will my job and/or Houston survive?