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From finance, technology, sports, energy, growth, real est= ate, innovation and more, each edition highlights the stories that engage a= nd answer our readers=E2=80=99 most burning business questions. If you have= any questions or news tips, please email HBJ Managing Editor Erica Ponder = at eponder@bizjournals.com, or Editor-in-Chief Sean McCrory at smccrory@biz= journals.com. Sign up here for HBJ's free morning and afternoon daily newsl= etters. Be sure to follow HBJ on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.= Landmark Awards finalists and honorees revealed (PHOTOS)=F0=9F=93=B8 Are y= ou ready for the 2026 Landmark Awards? This year, we will recognize 43 comm= ercial real estate projects and 10 industry leaders in an awards ceremony o= n April 23. Click here to see which Houston-area real estate projects have = been selected as Landmark Award finalists, ranging from brand-new buildings= to unique renovations. Also, see the honorees for Leaders in Commercial Re= al Estate and People to Watch. Go here for details and registration. The HB= J is also accepting nominations for several upcoming awards events, includi= ng the Family-Owned Business Awards, the Best CFO Awards, the 40 Under 40 A= wards and many more. To see a full list of open nominations, go here. To se= e our annual nominations guide, go here. Sugar Land manufacturer seeks $150= M state incentive AOI's existing headquarters building at 13139 Jess Pirtle= Blvd. in Sugar Land Business Park One of Sugar Land's biggest employers is= up for a state incentive. The company qualified for up to $2.5 million in = state tax refunds and will create 500 jobs at its Sugar Land headquarters e= xpansion. Learn more here. Applied Optoelectronics nearly doubles investmen= t in Sugar Land expansion Applied Optoelectronics to onshore production to = Sugar Land with $80M growth plan Applied Optoelectronics doubles planned Su= gar Land expansion investment to $300M Houston's first Vietnamese-owned ban= k to shut down Tri Nguy=E1=BB=85n, founder and chairman of USV Bancorp. Wha= t would have been Houston=E2=80=99s first Vietnamese-owned bank is shutting= down after terminating the acquisition it needed to launch. The financial = institution was initially founded in 2023 and raised $30 million for the ac= quisition. But the founders aren't giving up. Click here to learn more. Fir= st-ever Vietnamese-owned bank in Houston in final stages to open Houston po= wer couple named inaugural recipients of HBJ Lifetime Achievement Award Bob= by and Phoebe Tudor A couple that has shaped Houston's cultural landscape t= hrough historic preservation, energy leadership and decades of philanthropi= c work will be honored with the inaugural HBJ Lifetime Achievement Award. P= hoebe and Bobby Tudor will be presented April 8 during the afternoon recept= ion for the Community Leadership Awards, a new HBJ program that celebrates = individuals and organizations making a lasting impact across the Greater Ho= uston region. The awards reception will honor 56 individuals and organizati= ons. Information on registration and tickets can be found here. Click here = for more details on the couple's rich legacy. New vision for Astrodome rede= velopment revealed, including mixed-use district (RENDERINGS) Goose Capital= and Bobby Tudor's Artemis Energy Partners invest in P6 Technologies NASA J= SC director: Artemis economy could open doors for Houston small businesses = Vanessa Wyche, NASA's Johnson Space Center director Vanessa Wyche, NASA's J= ohnson Space Center director, is focused on using all her tools to make sur= e Houston businesses can work with the center on anything from human spacef= light to refurbishing the buildings themselves. In an interview with HBJ, W= yche highlighted the work of the Texas Space Commission in helping select c= ompanies engage with NASA for facilities and contracts. Click here to learn= Wyche=E2=80=99s top three priorities for 2026, the relationship NASA has w= ith the Houston area, and so much more. Johnson Space Center director Vanes= sa Wyche returns after stint as acting NASA associate administrator NASA Jo= hnson Space Center director tapped for acting associate administrator role = in Washington Johnson Space Center director shares =E2=80=98grand vision=E2= =80=99 of Exploration Park, Houston space economy Drilling giants to merge = in $5.8B deal Keelan Adamson, CEO of Transocean Two international drilling = giants are set to merge in 2026, creating a $17 billion company with primar= y administrative offices in Houston. The combined company will operate 73 o= ffshore drilling rigs globally. Learn more here. Recently merged offshore d= rilling services co. to change name Offshore drilling giant Valaris emerges= from Houston bankruptcy, cuts $7.1B of debt National Oilwell Varco exec na= med new CEO of Transocean Houston burger joint to close 35-year-old locatio= n A popular burger joint in the Houston area has permanently closed one of = its longtime locations. The final day of service was Sunday, Feb. 8. Find o= ut more from our partners at KHOU 11. 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The move is expected to happen in mid-2026. Click here to learn = more about the company and the move. Chesapeake, Southwestern Energy to com= bine in $7.4B deal, creating major natural gas producer Devon Energy and Co= terra Energy to merge, creating $58B Houston-based co. The Houston area's l= argest public companies The Montrose Center Chief Development Officer Kenne= dy Loftin dies Marshall Kennedy "Kent" Loftin Jr. Marshall Kennedy "Kent" L= oftin Jr., who served as chief development officer of LGBTQ+ support organi= zation The Montrose Center for eight years, has died. He was 44. At The Mon= trose Center, Kennedy increased private philanthropy donations by nearly 60= 0%, allowing the organization to serve more LGBTQ+ Houstonians year after y= ear. Read more on the legacy he leaves behind. The Montrose Center celebrat= es Law Harrington Senior Living Center's grand opening For Montrose, Pride = amid Covid-19 evokes complex emotions $5.8M Lake Woodlands estate among mos= t expensive sales (PHOTOS)=F0=9F=93=B8 Exterior shot of 38 East Shore Drive= in The Woodlands A Southern French colonial-style mansion near Lake Woodla= nds was among the most expensive transactions the week of Jan. 25. The prop= erty, which was constructed in 2015, offers nods to historical craftsmanshi= p and includes modern luxuries. Take a look inside. Memorial Villages home = on 'pie-shaped' lot ranks among priciest sales week of Jan. 18 (PHOTOS) Wan= t to get more headlines on the latest happenings, biggest real estate deals= and developments, C-suite moves and growing companies in the Houston area = in your Google search results? You can add The Business Journals as a prefe= rred source on Google, which will increase the likelihood that our exclusiv= e business news will surface in your searches. 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margin-bottom: 8px;= height: 1px; border-width: 0; background-color: #8c8c8c;"> <div data-test-= id=3D"publishing-text-block"> <h3 class=3D"m-0 text-md text-system-gray-90 = pt-1 pb-0.5 leading-regular font-bold" data-test-id=3D"publishing-text-bloc= k-h2" style=3D"margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-top: 8px; font-siz= e: 16px; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.25; color: #282828;"> <span class= data-test-id=3D"little-text-block">Landmark Awards finalists and honorees = revealed (PHOTOS)=F0=9F=93=B8</span> </h3> </div> <div class=3D"pt-2" data-= test-id=3D"publishing-image-block" style=3D"padding-top: 16px;"> <figure cl= ass=3D"m-0" style=3D"margin: 0px;"> <img alt=3D"Houston Business Journal's = Landmark Awards logo" class=3D"w-full block max-w-full" src=3D"https://medi= a.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/D5612AQH0EIo51ivHxQ/article-inline_image-shrink_10= 00_1488/B56ZxTAhe0KUAU-/0/1770919172917?e=3D1772668800&v=3Dbeta&t= =3DWDZQXa4t5wQzu8dhNs-ROYnnrIkYYqH_GcOs_29Aby0" style=3D"outline: none; tex= t-decoration: none; -ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic; display: block; width:= 100%; max-width: 100%;"> </figure> </div> <div data-test-id=3D"publishing-= text-block"> <p class=3D"m-0 mt-1.5 text-md leading-open" style=3D"font-wei= ght: 400; margin: 0px; margin-top: 12px; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5;= "> <span class data-test-id=3D"little-text-block">Are you ready for the 202= 6 </span><span class data-test-id=3D"little-text-block"><a href=3D"https://= www.bizjournals.com/houston/event/172421/2026/2026-landmark-awards" target= =3D"_blank" class=3D"inline no-underline cursor-pointer text-color-link fon= t-bold" data-test-id=3D"publishing-text-block-link" style=3D"text-decoratio= n: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; displa= y: inline; cursor: pointer; font-weight: 600; color: #0a66c2; text-decorati= on-line: none;">Landmark Awards</a></span><span class data-test-id=3D"littl= e-text-block">?</span> </p> </div> <div data-test-id=3D"publishing-text-blo= ck"> <p class=3D"m-0 mt-1.5 text-md leading-open" style=3D"font-weight: 400= ; margin: 0px; margin-top: 12px; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5;"> <span= class data-test-id=3D"little-text-block">This year, we will recognize 43 c= ommercial real estate projects and 10 industry leaders in an awards ceremon= y on April 23.</span> </p> </div> <div data-test-id=3D"publishing-text-bloc= k"> <p class=3D"m-0 mt-1.5 text-md leading-open" style=3D"font-weight: 400;= margin: 0px; margin-top: 12px; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5;"> <span = class data-test-id=3D"little-text-block"><a href=3D"https://www.bizjournals= .com/houston/news/2026/02/11/landmark-awards-houston-2026-real-estate.html"= target=3D"_blank" class=3D"inline no-underline cursor-pointer text-color-l= ink font-bold" data-test-id=3D"publishing-text-block-link" style=3D"text-de= coration: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;= display: inline; cursor: pointer; font-weight: 600; color: #0a66c2; text-d= ecoration-line: none;">Click here</a></span><span class data-test-id=3D"lit= tle-text-block"> to see which Houston-area real estate projects have been s= elected as Landmark Award finalists, ranging from brand-new buildings to un= ique renovations. Also, see the honorees for Leaders in Commercial Real Est= ate and People to Watch. </span><span class data-test-id=3D"little-text-blo= ck"><a href=3D"https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/event/172421/2026/2026-l= andmark-awards" target=3D"_blank" class=3D"inline no-underline cursor-point= er text-color-link font-bold" data-test-id=3D"publishing-text-block-link" s= tyle=3D"text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; -ms-text-siz= e-adjust: 100%; display: inline; cursor: pointer; font-weight: 600; color: = #0a66c2; text-decoration-line: none;">Go here for details and registration<= /a></span><span class data-test-id=3D"little-text-block">.</span> </p> </di= v> <div data-test-id=3D"publishing-text-block"> <p class=3D"m-0 mt-1.5 text= -md leading-open" style=3D"font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; margin-top: 12px;= font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5;"> <span class data-test-id=3D"little-te= xt-block">The HBJ is also accepting nominations for several upcoming awards= events, including the </span><span class data-test-id=3D"little-text-block= "><a href=3D"https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/nomination/89102/2026/best= -familyowned-business-awards-2026" target=3D"_blank" class=3D"inline no-und= erline cursor-pointer text-color-link font-bold" data-test-id=3D"publishing= -text-block-link" style=3D"text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust:= 100%; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; display: inline; cursor: pointer; font-w= eight: 600; color: #0a66c2; text-decoration-line: none;">Family-Owned Busin= ess Awards</a></span><span class data-test-id=3D"little-text-block">, the <= /span><span class data-test-id=3D"little-text-block"><a href=3D"https://www= .bizjournals.com/houston/nomination/89106/2026/best-cfo-awards-2026" target= =3D"_blank" class=3D"inline no-underline cursor-pointer text-color-link fon= t-bold" data-test-id=3D"publishing-text-block-link" style=3D"text-decoratio= n: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; displa= y: inline; cursor: pointer; font-weight: 600; color: #0a66c2; text-decorati= on-line: none;">Best CFO Awards</a></span><span class data-test-id=3D"littl= e-text-block">, the </span><span class data-test-id=3D"little-text-block"><= a href=3D"https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/nomination/89031/2026/40-unde= r-40-awards-2026" target=3D"_blank" class=3D"inline no-underline cursor-poi= nter text-color-link font-bold" data-test-id=3D"publishing-text-block-link"= style=3D"text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; -ms-text-s= ize-adjust: 100%; display: inline; cursor: pointer; font-weight: 600; color= : #0a66c2; text-decoration-line: none;">40 Under 40 Awards</a></span><span = class data-test-id=3D"little-text-block"> and many more. To see a </span><s= pan class data-test-id=3D"little-text-block"><a href=3D"https://www.bizjour= nals.com/houston/nomination" target=3D"_blank" class=3D"inline no-underline= cursor-pointer text-color-link font-bold" data-test-id=3D"publishing-text-= block-link" style=3D"text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;= -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; display: inline; cursor: pointer; font-weight:= 600; color: #0a66c2; text-decoration-line: none;">full list of open nomina= tions, go here</a></span><span class data-test-id=3D"little-text-block">. T= o see our </span><span class data-test-id=3D"little-text-block"><a href=3D"= https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2025/08/21/houston-business-journa= l-2026-awards-nominations.html" target=3D"_blank" class=3D"inline no-underl= ine cursor-pointer text-color-link font-bold" data-test-id=3D"publishing-te= xt-block-link" style=3D"text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 10= 0%; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; display: inline; cursor: pointer; font-weig= ht: 600; color: #0a66c2; text-decoration-line: none;">annual nominations gu= ide, go here</a></span><span class data-test-id=3D"little-text-block">.</sp= an> </p> </div> <hr data-test-id=3D"publishing-divider-block" class=3D"my-1= h-[1px] border-0 bg-system-gray-60" style=3D"margin-top: 8px; margin-botto= m: 8px; height: 1px; border-width: 0; background-color: #8c8c8c;"> <div dat= a-test-id=3D"publishing-text-block"> <h3 class=3D"m-0 text-md text-system-g= ray-90 pt-1 pb-0.5 leading-regular font-bold" data-test-id=3D"publishing-te= xt-block-h2" style=3D"margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-top: 8px; f= ont-size: 16px; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.25; color: #282828;"> <spa= n class data-test-id=3D"little-text-block">Sugar Land manufacturer seeks $1= 50M state incentive</span> </h3> </div> <div class=3D"pt-2" data-test-id=3D= "publishing-image-block" style=3D"padding-top: 16px;"> <figure class=3D"m-0= " style=3D"margin: 0px;"> <img alt=3D"AOI's existing headquarters building = at 13139 Jess Pirtle Blvd. in the Sugar Land Business Park" class=3D"w-full= block max-w-full" src=3D"https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/D5612AQFDPz8= LQeoIxA/article-inline_image-shrink_1000_1488/B56ZxSWP7EJAAQ-/0/17709080906= 22?e=3D1772668800&v=3Dbeta&t=3DgeMhwuU9NWiLQ-0172GDD5iEIrTU0ulunbJr= RxhOCMo" style=3D"outline: none; text-decoration: none; -ms-interpolation-m= ode: bicubic; display: block; width: 100%; max-width: 100%;"> <figcaption c= lass=3D"pt-1 font-sans text-center text-sm text-system-gray-60 leading-regu= lar" data-test-id=3D"publishing-image-block-caption" style=3D"padding-top: = 8px; 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