Revisiting business implications of Sugar Land baseball’s name change

I won’t front that when I was first brought in to cover the vast expansive Fort Bend County just about four years ago and told that it also involved a monthly business publication, I was a little wary. I had never been big into the business scene, whether it was at home in Katy, in college in the Hill Country, or anywhere else.

But that’s changed over the last few years, because as I have covered an increasing number of businesses over the last few years and become more plugged in to that side of the county. And one thing has become clear – exploring what they contribute to the community and how they came to be is fascinating and intriguing, and warms my heart in many cases.

Of course every business owner wants to make money. And especially after the economic hardships encountered during and coming out of the height of the COVID-pandemic, that sentiment was driven home even more as they strived to recoup some of what was lost.

But I’ve always been more of an impact person. What kind of tangible impact can a business or entity have on a community that goes beyond whatever product they’re selling? Because that’s really what it’s all about to me. Anybody can sell a product. But the ones that stand out, at least in my eyes, are the ones who go above and beyond to help in ways big and small.

Service can take the form of many things. It can be a charitable donation, hosting a food drive or blood drive or something in that vein. But it can also manifest itself through small acts, like holding the door for a customer or simply striking up a conversation so that they’re more than just a merchant selling product.

Those are the types of things I have always made special note of when I’m eating or shopping somewhere. And those are the types of places Fort Bend County has in abundance. So I feel incredibly blessed to work covering this bustling county, and its businesses are a pretty big reason why.