Katy Edition | January 2023

2023 ANNUAL COMMUNITY GUIDE

WORKFORCE COMPOSITION Census data shows the ve following industries make up 63.37% of the area’s workforce composition in the populations of Katy ISD.

have a denite number yet, but insofar we are talking $3 [billion] to $5 billion to make those kinds of improvements.” Rening thoroughfares Building connectivity through roadways is one thing that will con- tinue to draw new residents to the Katy community, Martinez said. Along I-10, which runs east to west and crosses the Grand Parkway, TxDOT has slated at least six projects over the next 10 years to widen the thoroughfare from Hwy. 6 to FM 359 in Brookshire. Projects will add lanes and continue frontage roads to ease congestion, TxDOT Public Information Ocer Emily Black said. In the Katy area, these include four widening projects from Hwy. 59 to Mason Road, which are set to be com- pleted by August 2030 and will cost $493.16 million. Construction is slated to take place between June 2023 and December 2025 along the Grand Parkway to widen the thoroughfare from four to six lanes in both directions from FM 1093 to the Harris County line and add frontage roads along portions of it. Black said bids for a portion of the Grand Parkway widening project went out to engineers Jan. 5 with construc- tion planned to start around June. Near Fulshear, FM 1093 will become a major thoroughfare connecting res- idents to the Energy Corridor, the Texas Medical Center and other areas in Houston, Goodlander said. TxDOT plans to begin constructing a four-lane toll lane from 0.6 miles west of Spring Green Boulevard to FM 1463 along the roadway by 2026, per its project tracker tool. The agency also plans to widen FM 1093 some- time after 2033 from a two-lane undi- vided road to a four-lane divided road

educate students about opportuni- ties in our industry so we can bring that top talent back to Katy and West Houston,” Stanzel said. Another driver to the Katy area’s population growth has been Katy ISD, which Martinez said is expected to reach 100,000 students by 2027-28. The Katy Area EDC listed KISD as the top 2022 employer in the area. Accord- ing to the KISD Human Resources Department, the district has 12,565 total sta, not including substitute teachers and temporary workers. In total, based on new schools and population growth, KISD human resources sta said the district could see up to 5,000 new positions created across all job levels by 2032. Martinez said he thinks employer growth will coincide with the indus- tries that are already targeted by the area’s EDC—which include the energy sector, life sciences, manufacturing, research and development industries, and regional headquarters companies. In 2023, the EDC will continue devel- oping its strategic plan, which aims to fortify the Katy area’s economic devel- opment. It will focus on marketing and business development, competitive- ness and eective organization. Martinez said the EDC’s collab- oration with the Greater Houston Partnership, the Houston area’s larg- est chamber of commerce, will help attract companies and quality jobs. “We are always going to be focusing on our relationships across the region, not only with institutions like our- selves, but also with members of our organization and [identifying] what their roles are,” he said.

from FM 1489 to FM 359. Finally, FM 1463, less than 2 miles from the Texas Heritage Parkway, will serve both the Katy and Fulshear communities as a north-south con- nector, Goodlander said. TxDOT has two projects planned for completion by the end of July 2026 along this thoroughfare totaling $106.55 million. These will widen the roadway from two to four to six lanes, add sidewalks and add a raised median. Starting dates for the work along I-10, FM 1093 and FM 1463 were Many of the Katy area’s leading employers have headquarters along these major thoroughfares, including the Westpark Tollway and the Grand Parkway—a trend that is common in areas that experience tremendous growth, Martinez said. “Things that typically go hand in hand with population growth are restaurants, nancial and health care [businesses],” Martinez said. “They tend to cluster around rooftops.” Kyle Stanzel, chief operating ocer for Houston Methodist West, said he anticipates the hospital will need to add at least 129 more beds for a total count of 400 by 2033. This hospital is undergoing several multimillion- dollar expansion projects, including the construction of a third medical oce building concluding in 2023. The medical building will sta about 300 employees. In 10 years, Stanzel said he expects to add 1,600 employees to the sta of about 2,000 to maintain facilities. The main challenge, he said, will be devel- oping the talent of the future. not provided by TxDOT. Building the economy “It is critical that we continue to work with our education partners to

63.37%

2016 2021

KATY’S TOP INDUSTRIES

NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES

Educational services, health care, social assistance

31,131

35,648

Professional, scientic, management

23,556

26,209

Retail trade

16,297

19,241

15,508 16,972 Manufacturing

Arts, entertainment, recreation

10,523

13,668

KATY’S TOP EMPLOYERS

Data from the Katy Area Economic Development Council shows the top employers in the Katy area. NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES Katy ISD: 11,547 Wood PLC & Subsidiaries: 8,015 Amazon: 4,000 BP North America: 3,750 Academy Sports + Outdoors: 3,500 SOURCES: U.S. CENSUS BUREAU, AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY 5YEAR DATA 2021, KATY AREA EDCCOMMUNITY IMPACT

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