Sugar Land Regional Airport and its GlobalSelect brand service center have recently been recognized once again among the top operation centers in America.
GlobalSelect is the airport’s Fixed-Based Operator (FBO), which is essentially what makes an airport run. FBOs provide services such as supplying aircraft fuel, catering, flight and airport crews, parking and much more. GlobalSelect is owned and operated by the City of Sugar Land.
Posted on Jan 09, 2012 | Tagged in: News
New Sections, New Models Now Underway
RiverPark West is expanding the community’s builder line up with the addition of Ashton Woods Homes to the neighborhood. Ashton Woods Homes joins Perry Homes in offering new homes in this Sugar Land area master-planned community, developed by Mischer Development.
The addition of Ashton Woods Homes coincides with new sections opening in the neighborhood. Ashton Woods Homes and Perry Homes are both building in the community’s new 50 foot section. Both builders also have model homes now under construction and scheduled to open in early spring. Homes in this section are priced from the $190,000s.
Posted on Oct 17, 2011 | Tagged in: News , Fort Bend County , Events
The grand-opening ceremony of Fort Bend County Libraries’ University Branch Library will take place on Thursday, November 10, beginning at 6:00 pm, at the new library, located at 14010 University Blvd. in Sugar Land. The library is a joint project between Fort Bend County, the University of Houston System at Sugar Land, and Wharton County Junior College.
The grand opening will be officiated by Fort Bend County Judge Bob Hebert, who will be joined by other county, university, and local officials. All area residents are invited to come out and take part in the grand-opening reception.
The University Branch is the second joint-use facility in the Fort Bend County library system. Designed by Bailey Architects of Houston, the 2-story building is 40,193 square feet in size. E.E. Reed Construction, L.P. of Sugar Land is the general contractor.
The library is part of a $130-million bond referendum approved by voters in May 2006, which included $24.5 million for three county library projects: the University Branch Library in partnership with the University of Houston campus in Sugar Land and Wharton County Junior College; the Sienna Branch Library in partnership with Houston Community College; and renovations at George Memorial Library in Richmond.
For more information, call the libraries’ Public Information Office at 281-341-2677.
Posted on Sep 26, 2011 | Tagged in: News
The Texas Legislature has made significant changes to the requirements for homestead exemptions.
These affect all types of homestead exemptions, not just the regular homestead exemptions. The changes also affect over-65 exemptions, over-55 surviving spouse exemptions, disability exemptions, and the 100% Disabled Veteran exemptions (all of which are considered homestead exemptions). Any new applications as of September 1 must comply with all requirements.
Effective September 1, 2011, in order to qualify for a residential homestead exemption you must provide HCAD with a copy of either your Texas driver’s license or Texas ID Card. This address must also be the same as the address on your vehicle registration. Attach a copy of your vehicle registration receipt to your homestead application.
Posted on Aug 03, 2011 | Tagged in: News , Fort Bend County , Fort Bend
With not one…but two top awards, the Fort Bend Chamber has something big to celebrate!
At the 105th Annual Texas Chamber of Commerce Executives (TCCE) conference in Las Colinas, Texas last month, the Fort Bend Chamber beat out some of the largest chambers in the State of Texas receiving two distinguished awards – Marketing Campaigns and Social Media Marketing.
Posted on Mar 28, 2011 | Tagged in: News , Charity
The Memorial Hermann Mischer Neuroscience Institute has been in the news frequently over the past few months, leaving some wondering what is the connection between Mischer Development Company and this world-class medical facility.
As part of their commitment to the community and their support of healthcare and research, in 2005, the Mischer Family invested in the neuroscience program at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center. The result was the Mischer Neuroscience Institute (MNI), a comprehensive neurological and neurosurgical program that brings together a team of world-class clinicians, researchers and educators whose insights and research findings are transforming the field of neuroscience. The Institute is built on a foundation of long-term collaboration between Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center and The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, and patients come to MNI from around the world for treatment of rare and common diseases of the brain and spinal cord.
