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As a native Houstonian (out in Katy) I do agree. I'm interested to see the metropolitan area grow further and to see what more IT work comes out of it all.
by TheSpiciestDev 8y ago
As a native Houstonian (out in Katy) I do agree. I'm interested to see the metropolitan area grow further and to see what more IT work comes out of it all.
- stirfrykitty 8y agoI don't get out to your area often unless I'm heading towards SA and the Hill Country. What's the tech scene like out there? Any purely IT companies or is it IT for services, schools, etc?
- TheSpiciestDev 8y agoWhile I'd consider the energy corridor as the closest source of high-tech to Katy (with a handful of small to large oil/gas/energy operations) I see everything else still more into Houston. I work up and down the Sam Houston toll road, so it's a casual 30-45min commute to work. There are a handful of local industry parks out here with small/medium-sized businesses that will in-house their IT or contract out the work. Amazon built their distribution center just 15min out, but I don't think that houses any IT work, yet. Being in Katy for 25+ years and seeing it blow up in growth, I'm interested to see how northwest Houston grows (new subdivisions, industry parks, infrastructure, etc.)
- stirfrykitty 8y agoThanks for the reply. Interesting. Sadly, here in The Woodlands area, last year the O&G industries laid off tons of IT people. Loads of people suddenly found themselves with no jobs or working at Home Depot to make ends meet. My own neighborhood had a scary amount of For Sale signs up, so I asked around and learned it was because of the downturn. One of the guys sold forklifts for a living to big companies and he was thinking of getting out of O&G sales altogether. Houston is an interesting place to be sure.