Memorial Hermann Sugar Land Hospital
welcomes new director of perinatal services
Louise Hernandez, R.N., BSN, has joined Memorial Hermann Sugar Land Hospital as director of perinatal services.
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Disorganization - the remedies
What could you do with an extra 150 hours? A lot, I suspect.
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Before Filing Your 2009 Tax Return…
As you get ready to file your 2009 tax return,
take a quick look at the list that follows.
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Your Credit – Your Responsibility
The bottom line is that our credit is our personal responsibility.
Our credit report reflects what we have – or have not – done.
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Representative Charlie Howard calls for balanced
budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution
In light of ever-increasing deficit spending and
repeated increases of the national debt ceiling,
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Look no further, your office is in your pocket!
The 2010 Winter Olympics remind us that there is no better time than now to examine the importance of the competitive advantages...
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Olson’s statement on
President’s proposed budget
“Despite the President’s stated commitment to rein in spending and address our deficit, his rhetoric has yet again failed to match reality.
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2010 -The Impact of Declining
Sales Tax Revenues in Texas
Every month the Texas Comptroller’s office releases the latest sales tax collection figures. December sales tax collections in Texas were down 11.6 percent compared to the same period last year.
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SPECIAL FEATURES:
Fort Bend Banking and Finance

>Mark Hamlin, PC Certified Public Accountants
>“We do more” at IBC Bank
>Rising corporate debt could bankrupt firms, crash market by 2013
>A better business account
>Tracy Walker’s State Farm:Growing with the community
>At KenWood & Associates, It’s proactive rather than reactive!

SPECIAL FEATURES:
Spotlight on Healthcare

>Memorial Hermann is Fort Bend County’s
only nationally accredited Chest Pain Center
>Cystoscopy suite opens at Methodist Sugar Land Hospital
>Good health care paying off for Fort Bend County
>New procedure providing second chance to morbidly obese
>Richmond Bone & Joint Clinic specializes in sports medicine
>St. Luke’s hospital provides high quality care
>Texas State Healthcare provides professional
home based medical help for seniors
>UHV helps decrease nursing shortage
>Eliminate your children’s head lice
>UHV research to help nurses better treat patients
>Astros Caravan visits patients at Methodist Sugar Land Hospital
>The Little Clinic – now open in your neighborhood

Charles Krachala recognized as Sugar Land
Police Department Employee of the Year
The Sugar Land Police Department’s first-ever Employee of the Year Award went to a police officer who made more than 70 arrests last year....
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NEWSWORTHY

>Olson Questions Holdren on Administration
budget plans on NASA’s Constellation Program
>Minute Maid celebrates one year in Sugar Land
>Follow Fort Bend doctors while in Haiti
>FBJSL and Eclipse Soccer Club score for the cause
>FEMA flood plain maps available on interactive website
>Texas “Back to Work” program is launched
>Classic Chevrolet and Helfman Ford
win competitive bid for fleet service
>Fort Bend County earns Gold Leadership Circle Award
>Gary Gillen files for Richmond city commission
>Texana Center announces addition of new physician
>Jim Rice candidate for FBISD trustee position 3
>FBSO brings chamber concert to Katy

SPECIAL FEATURES:
Fort Bend Lifestyles for Seniors

>Senior Living In Fort Bend County
>Mercyfull Home Health Inc. offers full range of services
>Fort Bend Seniors Meals on Wheels to set meal campaign
>Plantation at Quail Valley offers the
ideal “Finer Things in Life” home
>Oakmont Healthcare & Rehab Center of Katy
provides quality care and the highest attainable

Community support delivers spirit
for young man’s fight with Leukemia
When Addison Marshall was in third grade, he tried out for Peewee Football.
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NAMES IN THE NEWS

>Jason Blackman named Community Manager
of Cinco Ranch, planned community in Katy
>De La Rosa & Chaumette to celebrate open house
>Wharton Junior County College honors 8 legislators
>Forbes ranks Fort Bend County first for Best Places To Get Ahead

SPECIAL FEATURES:
Fort Bend Commercial & Residential Real Estate

>Will Fort Bend Real Estate be favored in recovery?
>Jones Lang LaSalle provides single point of
contact in industrial real estate transactions
>Colonial Lakes Office Park offers business
owners ways to save time and money
>Jennifer Weaver with RE/MAX Southwest is SOLD on Fort Bend
>Don’t let April showers leave you soaked

Gremillion Enterprises opens office in Beasley
Gremillion Enterprises officially opened its doors
at 203 South 7th Street in Beasley in February.
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Pin Oak Charity Horse Show returns
to Southwest Equestrian Center in Katy
The Pin Oak Charity Horse Show, one of America’s oldest and most prestigious horse competitions, has launched its 65th season.
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Lack of appreciation is root of low employee morale– Focus on communication to fix it
In the movie Multiplicity with Michael Keaton and Andie MacDowell, the character of Doug Kinney (Keaton) clones himself so he can get more work done while having more time for his family and to enjoy himself.
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Exchange Clubs expand to Richmond
The National Exchange Club, a service organization comprised of some 900 clubs and 24,000 members across the United States and Puerto Rico is building a new club in Richmond, Texas.
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Make Sugar Land Count!
Sugar Land community members are working hard to “Make Sugar Land Count” and ensure citizens receive their fair share of over $4 billion in annual federal and state funds.
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Theresa finds a perfect fit: her own Katy business
One day last March, after Theresa Konvicka had managed and grown a Katy retail medical uniform supply shop for two years, she received a call from the owner, requesting that she come in early to work.
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Theresa’s success means another star for SBDC
The UH Fort Bend County Small Business Development Center has served hundreds of clients since its opening in 1998.
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The Fort Bend Chamber of Commerce
announces the 2010 vice chairmen
The Board of Directors has approved the appointment of the following community business leaders to serve as Divisional Vice Chairs for the Fort Bend Chamber of Commerce...
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HCSS rewards employees for healthy attitudes
Construction software developer HCSS moved into their new headquarters in Sugar Land last year.
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Imperial Sugar company reports
first quarter fiscal year 2010 results
The Imperial Sugar Company (IPSU) reported income
from continuing operations for the fiscal first quarter
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