Halliburton honored by city of Houston

Halliburton, the company founded 100 years ago in Duncan, Oklahoma and now headquartered in Houston, Texas was honored this week by the city of Houston.

Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner presented Halliburton Chairman, President and CEO Jeff Miller with a City of Houston Proclamation at a ceremony held at city hall.

“This is a special day for Halliburton and great recognition of our people, values, technologies, and many accomplishments that brought us to this point,” said Miller. “Halliburton is proud to have Houston as our global corporate headquarters and home to approximately 5,000 employees.”

The proclamation recognizes Halliburton for its economic impact to the city and the Company’s more than $26 million in contributions to Houston non-profit organizations since the Company opened its Houston headquarters in 2002.

Halliburton was started in Duncan, Oklahoma and years later moved headquarters to Houston. The company has 60,000 employees.