Riverstone Again Ranks Among Nation’s Top-Selling Communities

Perennially top-rated Riverstone once again landed among the nation’s best-selling communities on a mid-year report released by housing research firm Robert Charles Lesser & Co. (RCLCO). The Johnson Development community posted 189 sales through the first half of 2018, placing it at No. 41 on the...

Lupe Tortilla Famed Mexican Restaurant Expands to Sienna Plantation in Missouri City

Lupe Tortilla, an authentic, Tex-Mex institution, announced the opening of its newest restaurant in Sienna Plantation, an award-winning, master-planned community just outside of Houston. Located at 9211 Highway 6, the new Lupe Tortilla will be conveniently situated near popular retailers such as Academy,...

10th Annual State of the City of Sugar Land

The Fort Bend Chamber of Commerce is pleased to present the tenth annual State of the City Sugar Land Address focusing on the City’s 2017 accomplishments. The program will be held Monday, February 12th at the Sugar Land Marriott Hotel and Conference Center, located at 16090 City Walk at the corner of U.S....

Diversity in the Workplace: Parallels and Distinctions

The Fort Bend Chamber of Commerce’s Education Division will host Diversity in the Workplace on Tuesday, February 6th from 11:30 am to 1 pm at the Fort Bend Chamber of Commerce sponsored by HR in Alignment. Dr. Zahra Jamal will be speaking on the parallels and distinctions of religious, racial and cultural...

Sienna LID Begins Design of Fourth Pump Station

The Sienna Plantation Levee Improvement District (LID) has awarded a contract to LJA Engineering & Surveying for the design of a fourth pump station in the Fort Bend master-planned community.  “This pump station is the first of several planned capital improvements projects to expand the system ahead...

Inaugural List of the 50 Best LPGA Teachers

The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) Teaching and Club Professionals (T&CP) membership announced in September the launch of an annual recognition of the LPGA Teaching and Club Professional’s Top 50 LPGA Teachers, presented in partnership with Women’s Golf Journal. This new initiative...

Johnson Development Reports Sharp Rise in Home Sales

New home sales are flourishing in Johnson Development’s Houston-area communities, with builders reporting 27 percent more homes sold during the first six months of 2017 than the previous year. Builders sold a total of 1,560 homes through the first half of the year, compared to 1,225 in 2016. Three...

The Shops at Long Prairie Trace Now Under Construction

A new retail development is under construction within the Long Meadow Farms master-planned community. The Shops at Long Prairie Trace are the newest addition to the expanding West Houston retail sub-market. The development, located along the Grand Parkway just north of West Bellfort Street, provides...

Kristi Bajjali and Team Welcome Newest Member

Kristi Bajjali with RE/MAX Fine Properties is proud to announce and welcome Realtor® Monica Hollister to her team. Hollister joins the team with over 20 years working in the legal and marketing fields. She has managed large caseloads, negotiated contracts and worked in client relations. She is detail...

Fort Bend Christian Academy Celebrates Grand Opening of Art Pavilion and 6th State Championship of Visual Arts Program

Fort Bend Christian Academy (FBCA) recently celebrated the grand opening of its 7,000 square-foot Art Pavilion with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and art demonstrations. Guests enjoyed a cupcake truck celebrating the growth of the school over the past 30 years, and students’ award-winning artwork was on...

Sugar Land Wins Best City Award for Tourism

The Texas Travel Counselors awarded the City of Sugar Land with the “Best City” award, tying with popular tourist destination Galveston in a vote of top cities along the upper coastal region of Texas during Texas Travel Counselors Conference in Amarillo, Texas. Texas Travel Counselors, an organization of...

Cullinan Park Conservancy Hires First Executive Director

Cullinan Park Conservancy (CPC) recently welcomed Angie Wierzbicki as its first executive director. Wierzbicki officially assumed the part-time role on February 15th. “The conservancy board is excited to take this next step with the organization and for this position to be filled by Angie,” said CPC...

Texas State Technical College Marks Milestone on Second Building at Fort Bend Campus

Texas State Technical College (TSTC) and Bartlett Cocke General Contractors recently celebrated a project milestone for the college’s second building on TSTC’s Fort Bend County campus with a “topping out” ceremony. A longstanding tradition in the construction industry, a topping out ceremony marks...

Fort Bend County and the Central Fort Bend Chamber Hosts Ribbon Cutting for Fort Bend Seniors Meals on Wheels

Fort Bend County and the Central Fort Bend Chamber hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony for Fort Bend Seniors (FBS) Meals on Wheels on Thursday, March 30th. Fort Bend County elected officials, local business owners, community leaders, Central Fort Bend Chamber board members and ambassadors joined in celebrating...

Johnson Development Corp. Promotes Doug Goff and Michael Smith to Co-President Larry Johnson to Remain CEO and Chairman

Johnson Development Corp. recently announced the promotion of Doug Goff and Michael J. Smith to co-presidents of the company, a milestone achievement for two key members of the management team who have helped establish Johnson as the nation’s preeminent residential and commercial land development...