page_title: Westchase, Houston
section_title: Economy
hierarchical_section_title: Westchase, Houston / Economy
caption_attribution_description: English: Randall's Food Markets headquarters (Safeway Inc. Texas offices) - Westchase, Houston Español: La sede del Randall's Food Markets (oficinas de Safeway Inc. en Texas) - Westchase, Houston
context_page_description: Westchase is a business district and neighborhood in western Houston, Texas, bounded by Westheimer Road on the north, Gessner Road on the east, Houston Center Boulevard on the west, and Westpark Tollway on the south. The area is bisected by Beltway 8. Westchase is adjacent to Greater Sharpstown, the International District, and the Royal Oaks Country Club subdivision. The area is immediately northeast of Alief.
  A large portion of Westchase is covered by a special district, the Westchase Management District, which was created by the Texas Legislature in 1995. This entity, funded by a tax increment on businesses within its boundaries, provides branding, urban planning, and public safety functions for its constituents.
  More than 1,500 businesses reside in Westchase; several are associated with the petroleum industry, for which Houston is considered a major capital. Major employers that have offices in Westchase include ABB Group, BMC Software, Chevron, Phillips 66, Dow Chemical, Petrochina, and Jacobs Engineering. The Westchase management district is approximately 4.32 square miles in size, with 16.3 million square feet of office space contained in 118 buildings.
context_section_description: The following companies have regional or international headquarters in Westchase:
  BMC Software
  Phillips 66
  Geokinetics
  The Men's Wearhouse
  Randall's Food Markets
  Statoil
  Additionally, the following companies have operations in Westchase:
  Jacobs Engineering Group
  Chevron Corporation
  PetroChina
  WesternGeco
  ABB Group
  KRBE, a radio station
  Compuware
  Westchase is home to a growing number of hotels; between 2014 and 2016, the hotel market in the district grew by 9%. The two flagship full-service hotels in the district are the Marriott Westchase and the Houston Hilton Westchase.
  Westchase is home to one of Houston's only Japanese markets, the Nippan Daido (大道日本食料品店 Daidō Nihon Shokuryōhinden).
caption: Randall's Food Markets headquarters
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