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Houston Community College has broken ground on a new 17,220 square-foot workforce training center just west of the existing HCC Alief Bissonnet campus. Dr. Zachary Hodges, HCC Northwest President, opened the groundbreaking ceremony on Oct. 8 with remarks about the importance of developing skilled workers to fill jobs in the Houston area and helping students [...]
PASADENA, Calif. & HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- East West Bancorp, Inc. ("East West") (Nasdaq: EWBC), parent company of East West Bank, and MetroCorp Bancshares, Inc. ("MetroCorp") (Nasdaq: MCBI), parent of MetroBank, N.A. and Metro United Bank, announced today that they have entered into a definitive agreement for the merger of MetroCorp into East West. MetroCorp operates 18 [...]
Crossroads teacher Michael Miller recently received the 2013 Ching's Champions Award from the Houston Dynamo. Miller was awarded a shopping spree at Kroger with Dynamo midfielder Giles Barnes and donated the items to Alief ISD and Covenant House. He was nominated for making a difference in the Houston community and for his perseverance, devotion and [...]
Houstonians are invited to own pieces of Houston's history donated from Mayor Parker's private collection HOUSTON, Texas (October 1, 2013) - Houston Greeters hosts the Mayor's Memorabilia Gala on Thursday, October 17, 2013 from 6:30 – 8:30 pm at the Julia Ideson Library on 500 McKinney Street. Tickets to this fundraising gala are $20 each [...]
Partnering with Alief schools and community, HCC Northwest to offer manufacturing programs HOUSTON October 2, 2013 – Houston Community College is preparing to break ground to expand workforce and career technology opportunities in Alief with a new 17,220 square-foot workforce building on the existing HCC Alief Bissonnet campus. In addition to offices and conference space, [...]
I want to call your attention to a couple of upcoming events in our district, but first I want to thank you for all of the support you have given our students so early in the school year. Regardless of what you do for a student, a group of students, or the district, please know [...]
The Kerr High School Tiger Marching Band won second place in the Best Entry Award category for the Alief International Parade. The parade, organized by the Alief Community Association, featured more than 90 Alief ISD groups. Fifty-five students from Alief ISD's five high schools were chosen to join the Superintendent's Academically Talented (SAT) Scholars Program [...]
Our second District Business Mixer was a great success! The event was held at Brilliart Films, this networking opportunity brought together many business owners and representatives throughout our community. {gallery}Events/Business-Mixer-July-2013:120:90{/gallery} The Photo Booth: {gallery}Events/Business-Mixer-July-2013-2:120:90{/gallery}
IMD will be hosting our 1st Annual IMD Fall Festival, October 12, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m at the Alief Spark Park & Nature Center. If you are interested in participating as a vendor, volunteer, or performer, please download and return the participation application form. Please return the application form to Annie Trinh by [...]
Alief ISD and HCC welcome Young Entrepreneurs Academy into Taylor High School classrooms HOUSTON (September 17, 2013) - Houston Community College and Alief ISD have partnered with The Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA!), an innovative program that guides students through the process of starting their own real business. HCC is conducting the nine-month program at [...]
