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>Colonial Lakes Office Park offers business
owners ways to save time and money
>Jennifer Weaver with RE/MAX Southwest is SOLD on Fort Bend
>Appelbaum Training Institute
>Agent Walker to the rescue!
>Ann Moody Sill Dance Studio serving
Fort Bend for 39 years and counting

A Controlled Corporation
is Not a Personal Checkbook
If you need to withdraw funds from your controlled corporation, you can structure the withdrawal so that it are not subject to tax as a dividend.
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Mental health programs hard
hit by proposed budget cuts
The Department of State Health Services (DSHS) has outlined a nearly $ 90 million cut to the state’s 39 publicly supported community mental health centers, which provide low-cost psychiatric care....
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Saving – Never Out of Style
In today’s economic climate we are all looking for ways to save costs. We are clipping more coupons, looking for better deals, and reducing “extras” in our daily lives.
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Sugar Land’s unique partnership earns the
Nation’s Mayors award for museum project
The City of Sugar Land has received a U.S. Conference of Mayors Outstanding Achievement Award for bringing the Museum of Natural Science to Fort Bend county.
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Most Ideas Never Happen
How many times have you learned through the media that some brilliant idea you had ages ago has been developed and produced by someone else?
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Fort Bend County and Missouri City
selected as best places to live and work
Two CNN/Money Magazine 2010 picks are from Fort Bend county...
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The Next Hundred Million: America in 2050
The Next Hundred Million: America in 2050’s author, Joel Kotkin, uses historical analysis mixed with a bit of old-fashioned gum shoe detective work to predict America’s future.
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Educational benefits for those who served
On June 22, 1944, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed into law the first GI Bill of Rights, providing educational benefits for World War II veterans.
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NAMES IN THE NEWS

>Employer of the year awarded to Missouri City
>Fort Bend Cares names Jill Curtis Executive Director
>Jerry Hoover named executive director
for Rosenberg Railroad Museum
>Keri Schmidt, IOM of the FB Chamber graduates
>Chuck Hewell appointed to Fort Bend County LID No. 2 Board
>Travis Stone named president of Aliana Development Co.

NEWSWORTHY

>A call to community business leaders
>Pointsmith facility moves to Katy
>Olson holds town hall meeting in Richmond
>July Sales Tax Revenue allocated to local governments
>Oakbend Medical Center opens new doors
>Fort Bend Libraries’ computers down for scheduled maintenance
>Fort Bend wheels - the convenience of rides
>Founders Plaza in Sugar Land gains three new tenants
>Chesmar Homes, the reserve at Brazos Town Center
>Identity Homes chamber ribbon cutting
>Indermuehle & Co. sells 5750 Homeward Way in Sugar Land

Clearing the air… it’s a problem
You need to take a deep breath before you try to sift through all of the efforts to clear the air in Fort Bend county and the Greater Houston area.
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EPAs Dr. Almendariz makes his case
The Environmental Protection Agency’s Regional Administrator Alfredo “Al” Almendariz said he didn’t invalidate the 122 Texas refinery and chemical plants which have operated under the TCEQ’s flexible air permits program.
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Fort Bend County Subsidence District
At their regular Board meeting on June 23rd, the Board of Directors of the Fort Bend Subsidence District approved three Groundwater Reduction Plans (GRPs) for permittees within the County: Frito Lay, Riverstone HOA, and Brazos Rivers Edge Community Association.
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Public Transportation woes:
Where do we go from here?
The need for public transportation usually far outspeeds the service.
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Surface water treatment plant
groundbreaking a milestone for Missouri City
The July 15 groundbreaking ceremony for Missouri City’s new $27 million water treatment plant along the Brazos River marks a milestone for reducing groundwater usage and for teamwork on a city project.
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Sugar Land welcomes Post Oak Grill
As Sugar Land continues to evolve into the best city in America, A-list restaurants are finding their way into the area.
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“Saving the World One Fiesta at a Time”
Café Teresita’s Opens
The Sugar Land Regional Airport Terminal
has a new addition at its terminal building.
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