U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm visited Houston Thursday to tour a state-of-the-art union worker training facility in the area focused on energy jobs.

Houston mayor Sylvester Turner will attend the ribbon-cutting ceremony at the grand opening of The Ion.

Four minority companies were selected to develop solutions to tackle aerospace-related challenges, in partnership with NASA, DivInc and Houston’s new innovation hub The Ion.

In Houston’s grandest quest to spur entrepreneurship, The Ion is days away from opening its doors.