Forbes Magazine, regularly in more than the last decade, has named Texas one of the “best places to start a business.” Such ...

The Char House and its neighboring water tower were constructed as part of the business’s refinery complex, which anchored ...

Imperial Sugar has faced financial problems and its presence in Sugar Land has greatly diminished since the refinery closed in 2003. There are only about 65 corporate employees left in town.

SUGAR LAND, Texas — In a historic move aimed at preserving Sugar Land’s roots, the city has officially acquired the Imperial ...

Explosives are detonated in the bin building of the historic Imperial Sugar Company refinery causing it to implode and fall Sunday, Dec. 19, 2010, in Sugar Land.

The Imperial Sugar refinery complex has been gently rotting in the heart of Sugar Land, but a formal purchase of the land and building by the city government promises a chance at new life for the ...

The Imperial Historic District sits on 45 acres of land and is home to the Imperial Sugar property and 100-year-old iconic char house. Sugar Land City Council voted on the acquisition Tuesday.

SUGAR LAND, Texas – Sugar Land residents will have a chance for their voices to be heard about the proposed future of the Sugar Land Imperial sites at two upcoming town hall events.

A U.S. judge on Friday ruled in favor of U.S. Sugar Corp's plans to buy rival Imperial Sugar Co, rejecting a Justice Department argument that the proposed deal would drive up the price of sugar ...

Firefighters fight a blaze Feb. 8, 2008, at the Imperial Sugar Company after an explosion Thursday night ripped apart the plant on the Savannah River in Port Wentworth, Ga.

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) – 17 years ago, Feb. 7, 2008, an explosion at the Imperial Sugar refinery in Port Wentworth rocked the community. Over those years, WSAV News 3 has covered the event, the ...

The origins of the Imperial Sugar Company began when Nathaniel Williams established the Oakdale Plantation just southwest of Houston in 1843. Oakdale was a self-sufficient and diversified operation, ...