Activity picked up this summer at the East Montgomery County Industrial Park with four industrial projects and a dog park coming soon.

What's happening? The largest projects are from GCP Paper USA Inc.—a paper products manufacturer—that will be opening a 566,000-square-foot manufacturing plant and a 450,000,000-square-foot warehouse. Construction on the $38.3 million manufacturing facility kicked off in June while work on the warehouse is slated to begin in 2030.

Construction on a new Tension Steel Corporation USA industrial facility is estimated to begin in January. East Montgomery County Improvement District officials are also talking with Catalyst Trading Company about building a warehouse.

Quote of note: “It may seem like a lot of activity at once, but really it’s not,” said Kelley Mattlage, EMCID’s vice president and chief communications officer. “These are big projects with companies spending millions, sometimes hundreds of millions of dollars. They take time, they change scope, and these are really projects that take years to develop on our end and theirs.”

About three months after opening its doors, Nate's Diner in Porter has permanently closed, business representatives announced via a Nov. 10 social media post.

Read all about it: The restaurant offered classic American diner fare, and originally opened in late August.

Nate's Diner has another restaurant at 11509 Veterans Memorial Drive, Houston, which is the original location.

• 22336 Farris Green Road, Porter

Suburban areas including New Caney East, Porter and West University  are leading the way in home sales growth, according to the Houston Association of Realtors’ latest Hottest Communities report for the third quarter of 2025. 

The top-ranked communities are seeing the largest increase in sales due to affordability and new construction continuing to attract buyers, according to an Oct. 27 news release. Eight of the top 10 communities reported average home prices below Houston’s overall average of $421,655.

The impact: Waller claimed the top spot for the third consecutive quarter with a 94.6% increase in home sales compared to last year. The area recorded 179 sales—more than 80% of which were new construction—with an average price of $335,255, down 13% year over year, according to the release.

The Crosby area followed with a 91.3% increase in sales, while West of the Brazos ranked third with an 86.8% jump. Hockley also made the list, seeing a 76.2% rise in transactions, per the release.

There are several turkey trots taking place on Thanksgiving day across the Greater Houston area.

Addi's Faith Turkey Day 5K & Kids Wishbone 1K: This Thanksgiving morning event will include a 5K for all ages and a 1K option for ages 3-12. Proceeds will benefit Addi's Faith Foundation in their mission to fund pediatric cancer research and assist families as they care for their child with cancer.

• Nov. 27, 8-11 a.m.
• $25-$50
• Town Center Park, 8 N. Main St., Kingwood

• Nov. 27, 8 a.m.
• Free
• 6501 Memorial Drive, Houston

• Nov. 27, 8 a.m. (run), 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. (feast)
• $40 (run), free (feast)
• 12100 Champion Forest Drive, Houston

Missed any Community Impact articles from this week? Check out the top trending stories from Community Impact's coverage areas in Houston from Nov. 10-14.

1. Hines acquires over 1.5K acres of land in League City

2. Gov. Abbott launches reelection bid, vows to end school property taxes

3. Cy-Fair ISD to launch virtual learning programs starting fall 2026

4. Cy-Fair ISD narrows 2025 deficit by more than $16 million, report finds

5. Conroe Feeders Supply closes its doors