James D. Slaughter

Construction Industry Institute operates as a non-profit consortium of engineering-contractor, and supplier firms from both the public and private arenas. The firm serves downstream and chemicals, healthcare, fiatech, mining, power, utilities and infrastructure. The company was founded in October 1983 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

University of Houston System offers higher education degrees and job training or vocational study programs. It offers about 280 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in fields such as business, education, humanities and law. It was founded in 1927 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

S&B Holdings Ltd. provides pipeline, chemical plant, and refining engineering services. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

S & B Infrastructure Management, L.L.C. provides engineering design and construction phase services. The private company is based in Houston, TX.

Southwest Colorado Accelerator Program For Entrepreneurs (SCAPE) is a venture capital firm founded in 2013 by Gary Masner, John E. Wolgamott and Jim Mackay. The firm is headquartered in Durango, Colorado.

Bechtel Corp. operates as an engineering, construction, and project management company. Its portfolio encompasses energy, transportation, communications, mining, oil and gas, and government services. The firm also raises finance from a host of international lenders including commercial banks, multilateral and bilateral lending institutions, export credit agencies, and the capital markets. The company was founded by Warren A. Bechtel in 1898 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Chart Energy & Chemicals, Inc. manufactures cryogenic equipment for gas industry. The company was founded on October 15, 2005 and is headquartered in Cleveland, OH.