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CEDAT Center for the Development of Talent officials confirmed the learning center held its grand opening on Oct. 18.

The details: CEDAT Center for the Development of Talent officials said the school is a full-time childcare academy and after-school provider for gifted and talented children. The school offers an enhanced education trilingual environment with languages including Spanish, English and Portuguese.
Other programs offered include:

• Art classes
• Medical induction courses
• Languages and educational counseling

From Korean BBQ to gaming and arcade venues, see five local businesses in the Spring and Klein area which have opened in the last three months.

HI POT Hot Pot & BBQ
HI POT Hot Pot & BBQ is now open along Kuykendahl Road, serving all-you-can-eat sizzling meats, seafood and vegan-friendly dishes. The restaurant opened to the community mid-September with a soft opening celebration, according to its social media. The business also serves a variety of milk and fruit teas as well as ice cream shakes.

• Opened Sept. 12
• 21460 Kuykendahl Road, Ste. 240, Spring

• Opened Oct. 18
• 19746 I-45, Spring

In November, Harris County Commissioners Court will consider a worksite safety policy proposal seeking to standardize safety protocols countywide in order to reduce injuries and strengthen worker protections on authorized construction sites. 

By the numbers: Workplace injuries in 2021 cost $167 billion and amounted to $47.4 billion in wage and productivity losses, according to a 2024 report from a Houston-based Occupational Safety and Health Administration training organization.

The experts: Linda Morales is the organizing coordinator at the Texas Gulf Coast Area Labor Federation. Harris County’s current contractor safety record policy is taken into account during the bidding process, Morales said, where contractors and subcontractors must show a proven safety record that complies with industry standards.

In their words: “What it does is that it helps prevent habitual violators of health and safety standards from operating on Harris County projects, but what they don’t have is a policy that addresses real-time safety issues that arise on county projects," Morales said.

Check out several new restaurants that have recently opened across the Houston metro, as recently reported by Community Impact.