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A new report from IHS Global Insight is predicting that Texas will be one of six states throughout America that will grow by more than 2.1 percent between 2010 and 2016. The state as a whole is expected to add 1.5 million jobs – an increase of 2.3 percent – during that five-year period.

“Texas wasn’t as hurt by the recession because it didn’t have the housing price bubble in the pre-recession years like other states did,” Ana Orozco, senior economist in Texas for IHS Global Insight.

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One polymers company is working to create more Houston jobs.

Invista recently announced its plans to create 100 jobs during the next six years at the company’s offices and manufacturing facilities in the Houston area. The Kansas-based company manufactures polymers and fibers for nylon, spandex, and polyester applications.

The new employees are needed as Invista improves its facilities as part of a long-term investment. The company plans to invest capital in improving safety, environmental projects, efficiency, and infrastructure at all of its sites across Texas.

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Hundreds of workers who will be without Houston jobs after NASA discontinues a popular program are getting some help.

The Gulf Coast Workforce Development Board recently announced that it will receive up to $5.4 million in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Labor to help workers effected by NASA layoffs find new jobs. Only $2.2 million will be released initially, with additional funds available if needed.

The funding will provide career counseling, skills assessments, and occupational skills training for the roughly 600 workers who will soon lose their jobs when NASA retires its space shuttle program. The majority of those workers are contractors at the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, according to the Houston Chronicle.

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One organization is providing funding that will help four local companies develop new technologies and support Houston jobs. Visit http://houston.jobing.com/jobs to learn more.

The Texas Emerging Technology Fund recently announced its plans to invest in four Houston area companies in order to support the development and commercialization of their innovative technologies, which will in turn support local Houston jobs.

“Texas is the best state in the nation for developing ground breaking technologies thanks to investments from the Texas Emerging Technology Fund, which has fostered an environment of innovation that attracts companies and top researchers to our state,” Gov. Rick Perry said. “These four TETF investments will help develop these cutting edge technologies in fields ranging from biomedical engineering to electronics.”

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Many officials are reporting that the economy is beginning to stabilize, and now a local economist is predicting that most of the key sectors will gain Houston jobs by the fall of 2010.

Barton Smith, director of the Institute for Regional Forecasting at the University of Houston, has said that he thinks “the worst is behind us.” He predicts that Houston will lose about 13,000 jobs, or .5 percent of its workers, during 2010. However, he said, those job losses will take place at the beginning of the year and the city will begin to gain jobs by the end of the year.

Not all industries will see an increase in employment, though, as Smith predicts that the construction, manufacturing and finance industries will continue to struggle during 2010.

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