Bayport Industrial District

Bayport Industrial District
—  Industrial district  —
Coordinates:
Country United States
State Texas
County Harris
Area
 • Total 12 sq mi (19 km2)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s) 281

The Bayport Industrial District is a large commercial real-estate development located in southeast Harris County, Texas, within the Bay Area of Greater Houston. It is one of the two industrial districts in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of La Porte (the other being the Battleground Industrial District).[1] It is located adjacent to both La Porte and Pasadena.

The development, created in 1970, is among the largest private industrial complexes in the United States.[2][3][4] The leading center for chemical processing in the Houston area, Bayport contains more than 60 chemical plants.[3] Businesses located in this district can receive tax incentives from Harris County, La Porte, and Pasadena.[5] As of 2007 local business volume for Bayport-related enterprises exceeds $829 million annually with 11,000 jobs directly attributable to the complex.[3] Additionally the Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership estimates that for every job created within the complex approximately 3.79 related jobs are created on average outside the district. Thus the district represents a key economic pillar of the communities in the area.[4]

Major facilities in the district include the LyondellBasell site, the Celanese/Air Products/Clariant/Dow site, and the Albemarle/Akzo Nobel site.[6][7]

Adjacent to the industrial complex is the new Bayport Terminal, which contains both a major new cargo container shipping terminal and a cruise ship terminal. This port is operated by the Port of Houston Authority.[8]


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References

  1. ^ "City of La Porte: Bayport Industrial District, Battleground Industrial District". City of La Porte, Texas. http://www.ci.la-porte.tx.us/civica/filebank/blobdload.asp?BlobID=6553. Retrieved 15 Jan 2010. 
  2. ^ "Budget proposal". City of La Porte, Texas. 1 Oct 2005. http://www.ci.la-porte.tx.us/civica/filebank/blobdload.asp?BlobID=6263. 
  3. ^ a b c "Bay Area Houston: Overview: June, 2007". Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership. http://bayareahouston.com/DATA/Home/DataCenter/RegionalStudies/BayAreaHoustonOverview/Bay%20Area%20Houston%20Overview.PDF. Retrieved 15 Jan 2010. 
  4. ^ a b "Chemicals & Plastics". Bay Area Houston Economic Parntership. http://www.bayareahouston.com/Home/TargetIndustries/SpecialtyChemical2. Retrieved 4 Sept. 2009. 
    edited by Bruce W. Radford. (1983). Public utilities fortnightly. 112. Public Utilities Reports, inc. p. 61. ISBN 0910325286. "The Big Three complex at Bayport is one of the nation's largest industrial gas plants and the only one in the country which is steam-powered." 
  5. ^ "Chemicals & Plastics". Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership. http://www.bayareahouston.com/Home/TargetIndustries/SpecialtyChemical2/. Retrieved 15 Jan 2010. 
  6. ^ "Bayport Industrial District". Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership. http://www.bayareahouston.com/DATA/Home/RealEstate3/BayportMap20081/Bayport%20Map%202008.PDF. Retrieved 16 Jan 2010. 
  7. ^ "La Porte’s Major Businesses/Employers". City of La Porte, Texas. November 2008. http://www.ci.la-porte.tx.us/civica/filebank/blobdload.asp?BlobID=7200. 
  8. ^ "Bayport Container and Cruise Terminal". Port of Houston Authority. http://www.portofhouston.com/pdf/factsheets/Bayport%20DevelopementTimeline.pdf. Retrieved 15 Jan 2010. 

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