Historic Midtown Sears building to anchor Houston innovation district
4,458 views · Published 17 April 2018 · 3:44 · Indexed 21 September 2026
Channel: Rice University · 2018 · Education
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner and Rice University today announced plans for a new Midtown innovation district that will transform a 9.4-acre site, anchored by the former Sears building, into a hub designed to bring together the area’s entrepreneurial, corporate and academic communities into collaborative spaces and programs. “The innovation district will leverage the region’s unique economic strengths and help transform Houston into a world leader in data science and digital technologies centered on energy, industrial, health care and logistics industries,” said Rice President David Leebron. “We aim to attract talent and support all stages of the innovation life cycle through state-of-the-art resources, incubators and accelerators, classroom and event space, technology, prototyping facilities, networking opportunities and entrepreneurship support and training.” For more: http://news.rice.edu/2018/04/12/historic-midtown-sears-building-to-anchor-houston-innovation-district/
