A new Spring store from tool and equipment retailer Harbor Freight is officially open, the business announced in a Jan. 28 news release.

Read all about it: Located off Spring Cypress Road, the store is expected to add 25-30 jobs to the local community, per the release. The center spans approximately 15,000 square feet and features a selection of power tools, outdoor equipment, generators and welding gear, among other items.

Zooming out: The California-based business has more than 1,600 stores nationwide with several across the Greater Houston area, according to its website.

Quote of note: “We’re excited to continue growing our footprint with the opening of our new Spring location," store manager Scott Baumgardner said in a statement. "Each new store represents our commitment to making professional-quality tools and equipment more convenient and accessible for hardworking customers nationwide."

• 1469 Spring Cypress Road, Spring

Campaign finance reports filed in January covering July 1-Dec. 31 show both Republican and Democratic candidates running for Harris County judge raised just over $1 million in total for their March primary election campaigns.

The bottom line: Seven of the nine candidates filed their reports with the Harris County Clerk’s Election Office, with Republican candidate and local firefighters union president Patrick “Marty” Lancton receiving the largest sum, over $500,000 in campaign contributions. Former Houston Mayor and Democratic candidate Annise Parker was second with over $416,000.

Also of note: No campaign finance reports were filed in January for Republican candidates Oscar Gonzalez and George Harry Zoes, according to the county election office.

On the ballot: To learn more about the Harris County judge candidates, head to their questionnaires on Community Impact’s election website.

Democratic primary candidates: here. Republican primary candidates: here.

Harris County’s hospital district has raised $99 million, just $1 million shy of Harris Health’s fundraising goal to support the $2.9 billion capital building initiative approved by voters with the 2023 bond election.

The bottom line: Harris Health President and CEO Esmaeil Porsa shared the update on the hospital district’s philanthropic efforts at the Jan. 29 Commissioners Court meeting, days after hospital officials finished the newly named John M. O’Quinn Hospital in northeast Houston, also part of the 2023 bond.

The details: The fundraising announcement comes after Harris Health officials named the new Level I trauma-capable hospital after the late attorney and philanthropist, John M. O’Quinn. The naming ceremony took place Jan. 23 at the Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital campus, which is projected for completion in 2028 and opening in January 2029, according to a Jan. 23 news release.