Comments on: New KBR Office Campus Coming to Katy http://www.onlykaty.com/news/new-kbr-office-campus-to-be-built-in-katy/ Things to Do in Katy, Texas Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:57:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Carson Coots http://www.onlykaty.com/news/new-kbr-office-campus-to-be-built-in-katy/#comment-97 Carson Coots Wed, 10 Dec 2008 19:19:17 +0000 http://www.onlykaty.com/featured/new-kbr-office-campus-to-be-built-in-katy/#comment-97 This project is being delayed due to the economic conditions. During the Katy EDC assembly meeting Tuesday, EDC President/CEO Lance LaCour said KBR had told him the company still intends to build the planned facility - however, due to the current economic climate, plans to begin construction have been indefinitely delayed. This project is being delayed due to the economic conditions.

During the Katy EDC assembly meeting Tuesday, EDC President/CEO Lance LaCour said KBR had told him the company still intends to build the planned facility – however, due to the current economic climate, plans to begin construction have been indefinitely delayed.

]]> By: Ese E. Jack http://www.onlykaty.com/news/new-kbr-office-campus-to-be-built-in-katy/#comment-96 Ese E. Jack Fri, 11 Jul 2008 03:06:34 +0000 http://www.onlykaty.com/featured/new-kbr-office-campus-to-be-built-in-katy/#comment-96 As a Katy resident and realtor, I received KBR’s recent announcement to develop office space in Katy with excitement for what this would mean for Katy’s economy and of course, real estate. . Introduce $4 (and counting) per gallon of gas and my excitement begins to wane. Now I question the wisdom of companies with KBR’s employing capability to acquire massive office space in one location and require its 4,500+ employees to commute to this location from every city. Why are employees not clustered in office space on a geographic basis. Surely, today’s technology permits this and working close to home is a good alternative to the somewhat notorious working from home scenario. Picture the proposed Katy KBR facility with it’s approximately one million square feet of office space broken into fractions of space occupied by KBR, Halliburton, Chevron and Schlumberger employees who live in West Houston with similar facilities in North, South and East. What would be the challenge for companies implementing this choice for office locations? As a Katy resident and realtor, I received KBR’s recent announcement to develop office space in Katy with excitement for what this would mean for Katy’s economy and of course, real estate. .
Introduce $4 (and counting) per gallon of gas and my excitement begins to wane. Now I question the wisdom of companies with KBR’s employing capability to acquire massive office space in one location and require its 4,500+ employees to commute to this location from every city. Why are employees not clustered in office space on a geographic basis. Surely, today’s technology permits this and working close to home is a good alternative to the somewhat notorious working from home scenario.
Picture the proposed Katy KBR facility with it’s approximately one million square feet of office space broken into fractions of space occupied by KBR, Halliburton, Chevron and Schlumberger employees who live in West Houston with similar facilities in North, South and East. What would be the challenge for companies implementing this choice for office locations?

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