New 90,000-Square Foot Facility Will be Located along Energy Corridor
From the Katy Economic Development Council

(Houston, Texas – April 11, 2008) Duke Realty Corporation (Duke) announced that Det Norske Veritas (DNV), a Norwegian-based engineering company that provides risk management and asset maintenance/enhancement consulting to the energy and maritime industries, has commissioned Duke to develop a 90,000-square foot Class A office building in the Katy submarket for its Houston operations.

The two-story building will be located between Mason Road and Grand Parkway, one-half mile from I-10, or Katy Freeway. DNV’s new Katy-area facility will shorten the commute for their employees and, with the recently completed improvements to I-10, DNV will still be conveniently located to their energy-related customers in the Energy Corridor. (more…)

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Medical facility to be built near Texas Children’s proposed complex

By KIMBERLY PIÑA
Houston Chronicle Correspondent

Construction is expected to begin this month on the Methodist West Houston Hospital that is being built to serve a growing Katy-area population.

“We want to be able to bring the greatest health-care services to the west Houston market,” said Wayne Voss, vice president of community operations and development for the Methodist Hospital System.

Voss presented plans for the $300 million, 192-bed hospital and medical campus at the Katy Area Economic Development Council’s general assembly meeting Tuesday.

“Katy is developing quite a reputation as a medical area,” said Woody Mann Jr., board chairman of the Katy Area EDC. “We’ll be, I think, well-equipped with some quality hospitals.”

Strong demographics, an increasing population, ideal location and wide service area are reasons hospital officials cited in deciding to build the 500,000-square-foot hospital along the north side of the Katy Freeway between Barker Cypress and Greenhouse roads.

Hospital officials plan to have a formal topping-off ceremony next spring. Construction is expected to be completed by late 2010. (more…)