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Twenty years ago, the East Montgomery County Improvement District (EMCID) opened its doors in a small office on the second floor of the Wells Fargo building in New Caney with a mission of recruiting businesses and encouraging community development within the East Montgomery County area. To commemorate its 20th anniversary, EMCID invites the community to […]

A major cornerstone of economic development in East Montgomery County is losing its business advisor of six years. Jan Koenig recently announced he will retire Dec. 19 from the Lone Star College Small Business Development Center (SBDC), located in the East Montgomery County Improvement District Complex. “The SBDC is an integral part of economic development

Since Hurricane Harvey caused damage and flooding to the East Montgomery County area in August 2017, businesses and residents have worked hard to repair the devastation and return to a sense of normalcy. To further these efforts, the East Montgomery County Improvement District (EMCID) along with Entergy and Mission Northeast presented three grants to the

The feeling of wind blowing across the faces of drivers as they make their way around the track at New Caney’s Speedsportz Racing Park may be enough to incite the competitive spirit in many especially if they are co-workers used to battling it out in the boardroom. In the year-and-a-half since it opened, Speedsportz Racing

As the holiday shopping season rolls around for another year, the East Montgomery County Improvement District’s (EMCID) Safe Shopper Program kicked off on Saturday, November 10 in an effort to keep residents safe during busier months at shops around East Montgomery County. The EMCID Safe Shopper Program is a joint effort between EMCID and the

There was a flurry of activities in the strip center along the U.S. Highway 59 feeder road in the Valley Ranch Town Center where Verizon is currently open as several companies worked to install the signs for Buffalo Wild Wings, Airi Poke & Ramen and Sub Zero Nitrogen Ice Cream. With an impending December 17

Several businesses within the East Montgomery County Improvement District’s boundaries have fallen into the season, decorating shrubs and bales of hay to match the “spooky” season as well as providing that perfect fall foliage fit for any type of yard. Warren’s Southern Gardens, located at 1675 Northpark Drive, bursts with fall colors with handmade fall

Growing up in the East Montgomery County area, Allen Rhoden remembers the sights and smells of former Precinct 4 Commissioner A.V. “Bull” Sallas’ barbecue restaurant that used to sit on FM 1314. Coupled along with his early barbecue experiences at Casey Jones Barbecue on State 105 near Cut-and-Shoot, they both served as the inspiration when

The East Montgomery County Improvement District will host Shred It EMC, a free document shredding event, on Saturday, May 12 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the EMCID Complex parking lot, located at 21575 U.S. Highway 59 North in New Caney. Shredding is a quick and convenient way to dispose of sensitive information in