Posted on Jun 21, 2010 | Tagged in: Fort Bend County , events , charity
On our great nation’s birthday, July 4, 2010, at 5 p.m. the Stafford Centre will be hosting a free family concert by the Fort Bend Symphony Orchestra - “Freedom Rings 2010”. The concert is sponsored by the City of Stafford and the Fort Bend Symphony Orchestra in conjunction with Impact a Hero, a non-profit veteran’s support organization.
Impact a Hero is a vital organization with a simple mission, to emotionally and financially assist our wounded and disabled veterans. This assistance encompasses everything from counseling to refitting homes and cars for wheelchairs, and is a great program to both honor and help our veterans.
The Fort Bend Symphony Orchestra was founded in 1992, and is a full-size orchestra, complete with brass, woodwind, percussion, and string. It is funded in part by the National Endowment for the Arts, and consists of over 60 musicians, mostly from the Fort Bend area. For more information, please visit UltimateFortBend.com.
Posted on May 25, 2010 | Tagged in: Fort Bend County , education , community
Registration is open now for Fort Bend Theater’s Kids’ Summer Musical Camp, but some classes are already full—so act fast!
Kids from 6-14 will learn acting, singing, and dancing over a week (either mornings or afternoons), performing on the last day to an audience of family and friends. The available summer musical camps with openings this season run from June through August are Oliver, Cinderella, Jungle Book, Annie, Wicked, and HSM II are run $200 each.
Posted on Feb 11, 2010 | Tagged in: Fort Bend County , economy , community
Not only has Fort Bend
County, Texas been named one of 10 places for professionals get
ahead in business, but it “topped” the list developed by the
trusted online financial magazine, Forbes.com.
Forbes narrowed down their list to only include counties “where
the median household income was $75,000 per year or higher, to
focus on places where you can earn a solid salary and move up
quickly, rather than ones that went from low to average
incomes.”
The success of this Houston suburb is solidly based on a 10%
growth in income between 2007 and 2008 with an added 5% spike in
employment since 2007, bringing up the numbers to 5,913 new jobs.
The reason why this success was possible is due to the overall
diversity of Texas’ industry sectors, including energy, education
and hospitality, which in turn have fueled rapid population growth
over the past several decades. Many of Forbes’ 400 Best Big
Companies also make their home in Texas, particularly Baker Hughes,
Texas Instruments and Thermo Fisher.
Posted on Dec 4, 2009 | Tagged in: Richmond , Fort Bend County , community
With the holiday spirit making its way into hearts around the country many Richmond residents are taking time to celebrate, from spending time with family to reaching out to the community. Volunteer Fort Bend, an organization that matches volunteers and agencies, is seeking to honor the “most outstanding volunteers” of Fort Bend County. They are looking for those individuals that have made a significant difference and impact in their community by volunteering for an organization or a group of individuals.
Volunteer Fort Bend is looking for nominations for exemplary volunteer work in the following areas: working with youth, civic volunteer work, volunteer work for health or education, social service volunteer work, community development, volunteering with/for groups, and work in the cultural and performing arts.
All nominations received will be reviewed by a panel of judges and the top five outstanding volunteers in the community will be honored along with their accomplishments with a celebratory breakfast on Thursday April 29 and by Fort Bend County Judge, Robert Hebert, at the ‘2010 County Judge’s Volunteer Fort Bend Awards.’
Posted on Nov 24, 2009 | Tagged in: Fort Bend County , economy
With the county’s incredible job growth-rate, ranked third in the nation, the Greater Fort Bend County Economic Development Council (FBEDC) introduced a new marketing strategy in hopes of continued growth by expanding, or branching, existing businesses from Houston into surrounding areas such as Sugar Land and Rosenberg.
Rosenberg, with a growth of 33 percent in the last six years, invested $25,000 into the marketing strategy and has already reserved the same amount to contribute in 2010.
September 28, 2009 premiered local commercials to the Houston community promoting growth and benefits of further developing Fort Bend. The campaign’s slogan, “You can’t hold down the fort,” shows unyielding optimism and encouragement for the continuing growth.
Posted on Nov 19, 2009 | Tagged in: Fort Bend County , economy
With the county’s incredible job growth-rate, ranked third in the nation, the Greater Fort Bend County Economic Development Council (FBEDC) introduced a new marketing strategy in hopes of continued growth by expanding, or branching, existing businesses from Houston into surrounding areas such as Sugar Land and Rosenberg.
Rosenberg, with a growth of 33 percent in the last six years, invested $25,000 into the marketing strategy and has already reserved the same amount to contribute in 2010.
Posted on Sep 13, 2009 | Tagged in: Fort Bend County , events , community
On February 5, 2010 Fort Bend CORPS will hold its Second Annual
Hearts and Hammers Gala at Safari Texas Ranch, raising funds for
the organization. The Fort Bend CORPS is a 501 c (3) non-profit
corporation that was established in 1999. The organization
completed home repairs on over 400 homes within Fort Bend County,
all free of charge with no obligation. This is all made possible by
grants, donations, and by the work of hundreds of volunteers.
Half of the funds for the gala will go towards the capital
campaign, which supports a permanent Fort Bend CORPS office and
warehouse space. The other half goes to the Hearts and Hammers
Program, which restores the exteriors of homes within Fort Bend
County.
Founding members Bob and Carole Brown, Bill and Susan Jameson,
Herb and Emelia Appel, Barkley and Jill Peschel and David and
Sharon Sabom will all be co-chairs at this event, which is also the
10 year anniversary for Fort Bend CORPS.
Posted on Aug 19, 2009 | Tagged in: Fort Bend County , economy
Need another reason to move to Fort Bend? Then we have great news for you. CNN/Money Magazine (Money Magazine August Issue) lists the county of Fort Bend, Texas as 6th for the most job growth over the past eight years in a nationwide list of counties.
Fort Bend has seen a 61.3% growth in jobs from 2000 to 2008. This staggering growth is said to be attributed to the county's low crime rate, low cost of doing business, and low taxes, according to the president of the Greater Fort Bend Economic Development Council, Jeff Wiley. The county has worked hard on improving its infrastructure to attract employers and growth among the community.
One business bringing its success to Fort Bend is Minute Maid, who recently relocated to Sugar Land, Texas. This single move brought 275 jobs to the Fort Bend community. Another project, Kansas City Southern/CenterPoint Properties, is starting just west of Rosenberg, and is bringing over 750 jobs. Biotics Research Corp is also expanding its facilities with an additional 35,000, bringing more jobs to Fort Bend, as well.
Currently there are 250,000 jobs in Fort Bend county, according to CNN/Money. The variety of industries range from traditional agriculture like cotton and cattle, oil, to even tech industries. A new industrial distribution center was built housing a number of industries as well. Even in these tough economic times, Fort Bend stands on top.
Source: Houston Biz Journals & CNN/Money
Posted on Aug 12, 2009 | Tagged in: Rosenberg , Fort Bend County , economy
Those looking for a new job in the Greater Fort Bend and Rosenberg area have some good news. Biotics Research Corp. has a $2 million project that is expanding its facilities with an additional 35,000 square feet being built, creating 25 new jobs upon completion. The new area will expand the warehouse and manufacturing end of the company.
Denis DeLuca, president of Biotics Research Corp., had this to say, "Biotics has been a leading manufacturer of vitamins and dietary supplements with a global market for its products for over thirty years. Going forward with this expansion, with the help of the incentives from the city and county, we are very confident our market share will continue to increase”.
Barkley Peschel, Vice President Development & Operations of the Greater Fort Bend Economic Development Council states that “Rosenberg represents a fresh new wave of business expansion and relocation potential for Fort Bend County,” and that “although Rosenberg is a well established commercial center in Fort Bend, the continued growth of the area and of Greater Houston is creating many new business opportunities on the forward edge of that growth, and Rosenberg is that forward edge in the southwestern sector of the region.”
Posted on Aug 6, 2009 | Tagged in: Lamar C.I.S.D. , Fort Bend County , education
Great news for Fort Bend residents! Nearly all of the Lama Consolidated Independent School District's ratable schools received either "Exemplary" or "Recognized" status by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) this year. The ratings were revealed last Friday, showing 15 LCISD schools with the highest rank of "Exemplary", which is 3 more than last year's 12.
This is no simple feat since, according to TEA information, schools must achieve a 90% or better passing rate in all Assessment of Knowledge and Skills test subjects “for all students and all student groups that meet minimum size criteria, and a completion rate of at least 95% and an annual dropout rate of 2% or lower”. This is nothing short of remarkable for all of these schools.
Great news for Fort Bend residents! Nearly all of the Lama Consolidated Independent School District's ratable schools received either "Exemplary" or "Recognized" status by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) this year. The ratings were revealed last Friday, showing 15 LCISD schools with the highest rank of "Exemplary", which is 3 more than last year's 12.
11 other schools within the district received the “Recognized” rating, which is the second highest score given out by the TEA. This is up from 7 schools last year.
