table of
contents 06 08 14 18
POETIC COMPLETION
Ted Poe’s departure from Congress merely a career change
BREW FROM THE PEW
Local brewmaster navigates marketplace, TABC challenges
ELECTION GUIDE
Local & federal candidates answer questionaire
THE ROAD TO COMMUNITY RESILIENCE
A time line depicting one year post Hurricane Harvey
20 24
THE RIGHT RECIPE
Humble shows it has what it take to attract commercial development
SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY
Resilient small businesses ready to kick off holiday shopping
28
HUMBLE ISD CELEBRATES 100 YEARS
Concludes with February 16, 2019 celebration
ON THE COVER Bobby Harl, owner and master brewer of Back Pew Brewery. Photo by Hope Photography.
Lake Houston Business Matters is a quarterly publication of the Lake Houston Area Chamber of Commerce. It is distributed to Chamber members and area businesses. Digital copies are available online at LakeHouston.org.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Lake Houston Area Chamber of Commerce 110 West Main Street, Humble, Texas 77338 (281) 446-2128 | LakeHouston.org
CHAMBER LEADERSHIP Chair of the Board Corinn Price Insperity Chair Elect Sam Schrade DNA Studios President & CEO Jenna Armstrong, IOM Lake Houston Area Chamber of Commerce
EDITORIAL STAFF
Editor in Chief Morgan McGrath – mmcgrath@lakehouston.org Contributing Writers Tom Broad — broadtom@hotmail.com Steve Hale — shale@metromediapublishers.com Project Manager Ryan Moore – ryan@metromediapublishers.com Photographers Hope Photography – lynn@hope-photography.com (281) 324-1534
PUBLISHER
MetroMedia, Inc. David Small – dsmall@metromediapublishers.com 4210 Shawnee Mission Parkway, Suite 314A Fairway, Kansas 66205 | (913) 951-8413 To advertise, contact Joshua Rose (510) 734-7028, jrose@metromediapublishers.com
THE CHAMBER IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ADVERTISEMENTS INCLUDED IN THIS MAGAZINE. THE INFORMATION IN THIS PUBLICATION WAS COMPILED WITH CARE TO ENSURE A HIGH LEVEL OF ACCURACY. NONETHELESS, LAKE HOUSTON AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND METROMEDIA CANNOT GUARANTEE THE CORRECTNESS OF THE INFORMATION PROVIDED OR THE COMPLETE ABSENCE OF ACCIDENTAL ERRORS. FOR CHANGES OR ADDITIONS, CONTACT THE CHAMBER AT (281) 4462128. NO ARTICLE MAY BE REPRODUCED WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE LAKE HOUSTON AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. 4 | Lake Houston Business Matters