Comcast Houston

Comcast and BakerRipley Partner to Bring WiFi to Several of the Nonprofits Campuses

Comcast and BakerRipley are partnering to equip several community centers in the nonprofit’s footprint with free WiFi enabled “Lift Zones.” The initiative will provide students who do not have access to the Internet at home with safe spaces to fully participate in educational opportunities and the digital economy. The three-year Comcast-BakerRipley partnership establishes free WiFi […]

100 Small Businesses in Houston Receive $10,000 Grants from Comcast RISE Program

Comcast in Houston is awarding 100 BIPOC-owned small businesses, which includes Hispanic and Asian American owned businesses among others, $1,000,000 in grants, as well as technology and marketing resources to more than 150 businesses in the area. These recipients are part of nearly 2,500 entrepreneurs nationwide who have been selected as Comcast RISE awardees since […]

Comcast and City of Houston Mayor Turner Partner to Celebrate Houston History Makers

In celebration of this year’s Black History Month, Comcast will honor eight community volunteers for the fourth year since the Mayor’s History Makers Awards began. This year’s History Makers Award recipients will be celebrated through a series of vignettes that will be featured on Comcast’s social media platforms beginning Feb. 1. Comcast will also donate […]

Six Houston-area Chambers Benefit from Comcast RISE Grants

Comcast NBCUniversal recently awarded more than $62,000 to six Houston-area chambers, in support of local COVID relief efforts. These funds will help provide immediate resources to these chambers to help present viable opportunities to business leaders and aid in long-term economic recovery efforts. “We are proud to support small-businesses in the Houston-area and we’re especially […]