Houston, Texas – April, 2008 – Automated Health Management Services, Ltd. has expanded and renewed its lease for a total of 4,688 square feet at 1415 North Loop West, Houston, Texas. Tawnya Dornak and Chase Ferrell at Indermuehle & Co. represented the tenant and we thank Derek Beck at Moody Rambin Interests who represented the landlord.

Indermuehle & Co. announces Dr. Charles Hsu moves into Sugar Land, Texas

Sugar Land, Texas – April, 2008 – Dr. Charles Hsu, a pediatrician, has moved into 1,863 square feet at 4610 Sweetwater Boulevard in Sugar Land, Texas. Tawnya Dornak at Indermuehle & Co. represented the tenant and we thank Millis Development & Construction, as landlord.

Indermuehle & Co. announces Exousia Advanced Materials, Inc. has expanded their office lease in Sugar Land, Texas

Sugar Land, Texas – April, 2008 – Exousia Advanced materials, Inc., has expanded its lease space for a total of 5,800 square feet at 1200 Soldiers Field, Sugar Land, Texas. Tawnya Dornak and Chase Ferrell at Indermuehle & Co. represented the tenant and we thank Third Cross Copperstone as landlord.

Indermuehle & Co. announces Rockport Contracting LLC expands in Sugar Land, Texas

Sugar Land, Texas – April, 2008 – Rockport Contracting LLC has renewed their lease for 969 square feet at One Sugar Creek Center, Sugar Land, Texas. Tawnya Dornak and Chase Ferrell at Indermuehle & Co. represented the tenant and we thank Joan Gee of Parkway Realty who represented the landlord.

Indermuehle & Co. announces ARGOS IOM Services purchased office condo, Missouri City, Texas

Missouri City, Texas – April, 2008 – ARGOS IOM Services has purchased an office condo at Colonial Lakes Office Park, Missouri City, Texas. Chase Ferrell & Tawnya Dornak represented the buyer. Thanks to Shannon Work at The Work Organization who represented the owner.

Indermuehle & Co. announces Prism Trading Advisors, Inc. moves to Sugar Land, Texas

Sugar Land, Texas – April 2008 – Prism Trading Advisors has signed a lease for 2,598 square feet at 77 Sugar Creek Center Boulevard, Sugar Land, Texas. Tawnya Dornak and Chase Ferrell at Indermuehle & Co. represented the tenant and we thank Ryan Mendez and Greg Tilton of Transwestern Properties Co. who represented the landlord.

The jewelry professionals at J Loggins Jewelers, Fort Bend’s Custom Jeweler, located at Sugar Creek, are excited about their summer promotional event, which commenced May 15. “We specialize in custom design, especially custom makeovers. So we thought it would be fun to encourage people to consider all the fun they can have redesigning some of those pieces they don’t wear anymore,” said Britt Caffarena, Graduate Gemologist and lead designer at J Loggins Jewelers. “Gold prices have been at all time highs in recent months.

When you are in the mood for something new, a great alternative is to put the re-usable gold you have in your jewelry box to good use. Most of us have pieces we no longer wear, so why let them just sit in your collection? We can design something new and fresh utilizing that precious metal.”

This summer event should spark a lot of attention because someone will win an Extreme Jewelry Makeover valued at $2500! The piece which receives the most votes as being most worthy of a makeover will win that grand prize. BUT, those who vote, and vote often will be entered into a drawing to win a Jewelry Makeover valued at $1500! So there are two ways to win. You can even vote for your own piece! Rules allow one vote per person per day.

For more details about the event, call 281-242-2900.

Welcome W. Wilson, Sr., Chairman of the Board of Regents University of Houston will share his vision for the University at the monthly Fort Bend Chamber of Commerce Governmental Relations meeting held on Monday, June 9 at 11:30 AM.

Welcome Wilson, Sr. was appointed to the UH System Board of Regents in 2006 by Governor Rick Perry and will serve through August 31, 2011. For fiscal year 2008, he will serve as chairman of the board. For fiscal year 2007 he served as vice chairman of the University Advancement Committee.

He is chairman and CEO of GSL Welcome Group, L.L.C., a group of companies that own and lease single-tenant industrial facilities in Texas. GSL Welcome Group also constructs build-to-suit and design/build projects. Mr. Wilson is also chairman of the board of River Oaks Financial Group, Inc, a mortgage banker.

Since 1955, he has been a real estate developer of subdivisions, apartment complexes, shopping centers, industrial facilities and office buildings. During the 1960s and 1970s, he was chairman of the board at three Texas banks. He served in the Eisenhower and Kennedy administrations as a five-state Director of Civil and Defense Mobilization which included responsibility for what is now known as FEMA.

He graduated from the University of Houston in 1949 with a bachelor’s degree in business administration, and is a former vice president of the Houston Alumni Organization. He received the University of Houston Distinguished Alumnus Award in 1970 and the C.T. Bauer College of Business Distinguished Alumnus Award in 1996. He has long been actively involved with the M. D. Anderson Library.

Don’t miss the opportunity to hear about Welcome Wilson’s vision for the University of Houston. Advance reservations are recommended. Make reservations on-line at www.FortBendChamber.com or you can, email Keri Schmidt at keri@fortbendcc.org or call 281.491.0216. Tickets are $10 for Fort Bend Chamber members, $20 for non- members.

Southminster School observes
Earth Day and Arbor Day Celebration

Southminster School celebrated their Earth Day and Arbor Day on Tuesday, April 22. The central idea of Southminster’s Earth and Arbor Day was to “take care of our water and our land so that we may not misuse this beautiful earth God gave us”, said Mrs. Correll, Head of School, during the ceremony.

At the conclusion of the class the students planted a 12 foot maple tree on the school grounds. The honorary foresters were presented with a small walnut tree from Mr. Wierzbecki to take home and plant.

Southminster School had been chosen by the City of Missouri City to participate in the Arbor Day class and tree planting. The preschool and elementary students are taught throughout the year to take care of their community and the earth through academic and service projects including planting an organic vegetable garden with produce being given to the Fort Bend Human Needs Ministry, designing paper grocery bags with a message about Earth Day for the local HEB Grocery Store, and creating a recycling plan for the school and school families.

The tree planting ceremony, attended by all preschool and elementary students, was the culmination of study and reflection focused on taking care of our natural resources.

Mayor Allen Owen, Councilwoman Barbara Gibson, and Forester Paul Wierzbecki were treated to poetry readings by first through fifth grade students that reflected on the importance of taking care of our earth. Councilwoman Gibson presented Southminster School and its students an official Proclamation from the City for their commitment to the education of and care for the preservation of our earth and its resources.

OakBend Medical Center’s Clinical Laboratory has been awarded an accreditation by the Commission on Laboratory Accreditation of the College of American Pathologists (CAP), based on the results of a recent on-site inspection.

Surya Kantipudi, Laboratory Director was advised of this national recognition and congratulated for the “excellence of the services being provided.” OakBend’s Laboratory is one of more than 6,000 CAP-accredited laboratories nationwide. “I was very pleased when I heard that our lab had once again met the exacting guidelines of the Commission on Laboratory Accreditation. It is most certainly a credit to our award winning staff”, commented Joe Freudenberger, CEO.

The CAP laboratory Accreditation Program is recognized by the federal government as being equal to or more stringent than the government’s own inspection program.

A city partnership with Southern Land Company, Cherokee Investment Partners and Newland Communities resulted in two Houston Business Journal (HBJ) Landmark awards.

The Imperial Sugar Refinery Site project won an award in the category of “2008 Land Deal,” with judges citing the numerous partners in the deal and resolution of multiple challenges through cooperation among public and private entities.

The deal included Imperial Sugar’s 160-acre refinery site and 500-acres owned by the Texas General Land Office. Austin-based Cherokee Investments Partners, LLC and Southern Land Company are developing the 660 acres into a vibrant mixed-use development.

Cherokee Investments Partners, LLC negotiated a redevelopment agreement with the City in July 2007 that guided the project’s future and provided a location for a future Sugar Land heritage museum.

The Telfair – Phase I project won a Landmark Award in the category of “2008 Residential Development.” Specific mention was made to the “master-planned community’s transformation of former prison land.”

Telfair was recognized for its classic southern-inspired architecture and 283-acres of recreational amenities situated within the 2018-acre community. The master plan calls for an eventual capacity of 3,000 homes and incorporates more than 328 acres for mixed-use and commercial development.

The historic 1939 Central State Farm building is centrally located in Telfair. The developer, Newland Communities, donated the building to Sugar Land in support of the City’s ongoing partnership with the Houston Museum of Natural Science to transform the structure into a branch museum facility that could open in 2009.

Two other Sugar Land-based projects were also finalists for Landmark Awards: Bechtel Equipment Operations in the category of “Headquarters Move” and Three Sugar Creek for “Office Building Development.”

The April statewide seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 4.1 percent, down from 4.3 percent in March and 4.4 percent in April 2007, once again matching the record low. The 4.1 percent April unemployment rate in Texas remains far below the U.S. unemployment rate of 5.0 percent. Seasonally adjusted nonagricultural employment in Texas grew by 15,400 jobs in April.

“Texas continues to outpace national trends with its record low unemployment rate,” said Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) Chairman Tom Pauken. “Texas employers now have added 262,000 jobs in the past 12 months.”

The Midland Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) experienced the lowest unemployment rate in the state at 2.4 percent (not seasonally adjusted). The Amarillo and Odessa MSAs were second at 2.8 percent, followed by the Lubbock MSA at 3.0 percent.

Financial Activities gained 6,900 positions in April, which represent more than half the annual job growth of 12,700 for that sector. Leisure and Hospitality added another 4,200 jobs last month, for a total of 41,300 positions added in the past 12 months.

“Business in Texas continues to expand with an annual job growth rate of 2.5 percent,” said TWC Commissioner Representing Employers Ron Lehman. “Industries like Professional and Business Services and Natural Resources and Mining recorded annual growth rates of 5.0 percent or above.”

Construction increased by 3,000 jobs in April, for a gain of 23,200 jobs over the year. Education and Health Services grew by 2,800 positions this month, with 40,800 jobs added in the past 12 months.

“Texas workers are finding jobs across many industry sectors,” said TWC Commissioner Representing Labor Ronny Congleton. “Our record low unemployment rate gives job seekers many choices and more chances to find a job.”

Texas State Comptroller Susan Combs will address attendees at the Rosenberg-Richmond Area Chamber of Commerce luncheon on May 9, 2008 at 11:30am, at the Safari Texas Ranch on FM 1464 in Richmond. The luncheon is sponsored in part by Allen Boone Humphries Robinson, LLP.

Elected by an overwhelming majority, Combs was sworn in as Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts on January 1, 2007. An innovator, she is focused on providing better access to government services, minimizing costs and justly applying tax and fiscal laws. She is currently working to prepare businesses for the margin tax deadline by mailing notices to over 900,000 taxpayers statewide with instructions about the revised Texas Franchise Tax, as well as holding two seminars for the same purpose in Houston and Dallas.

Reservations for the luncheon are $25 for Chamber members and $35 for non-members, guests, or prospective members. After May 7 at noon, a $10 late fee will be added. Cancellations less than 48 hours in advance and “no shows” will be charged. Corporate Tables and Sponsor opportunities are also available. For reservations or more information, call the Chamber at 281-342-5464, visit www.roserichchamber.org, or email kfoxworth@roserichchamber.org. More information about Texas Comptroller Susan Combs can be obtained at www.window.state.tx.us/.

Schwer joins firm of Roberts Markel P.C.

William F. Schwer, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Imperial Sugar for the past 20 years, is affiliating with the law firm and will work primarily from the Roberts Markel P.C. Sugar Land office located in Sugar Land Town Square, 2277 Plaza Drive, Suite 290.

Schwer’s legal experience has focused on corporate and securities law; mergers and acquisitions; corporate governance and ethics; employment law and benefits matters; and real property and commercial transactions. Schwer has worked extensively in food law matters, new food product introduction, food related intellectual property and ingredient labeling.

Schwer received his law degree from University of Missouri in 1974 and his B.A. from Southern Illinois University.

Schwer and his wife, Debbie, have been involved in the Sugar Land and Fort Bend County charitable and philanthropic community since they moved to Sugar Land in 1990. Since 2002, he has been Chairman of the Board of Trustees at Methodist Sugar Land Hospital and joined that Board upon the opening of the hospital in 1998. He has also served as a Board Member of the American Heart Association for both the East and West Fort Bend Chapters; the Fort Bend Chamber of Commerce, as well as serving as its General Counsel for a number of years; the Fort Bend Museum Association; the Fort Bend Literacy Council; and the Fort Bend Education Foundation. He is Life Member of the Fort Bend County Fair Association and has been a member of the Sugar Land Exchange Club since 1991.

Kelli Metzenthin has joined Child Advocates of Fort Bend as the new Development Director. Kelli has lived in Fort Bend County since her family moved to the area from Houston in 1974. She graduated from Dulles High School and has degrees from Houston Community College and LeTourneau University.

Metzenthin has been active in the Fort Bend community for many years. She is past President of the Fort Bend Country Club Womens Association and is current Board President of the Amigas Para Ninos.

Kelli is a volunteer with the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, having served two terms as Vice Chair on two different committees. She has also served on the Fort Bend County Fair Association Board of Directors.