The University of Houston at Sugar Land held a groundbreaking ceremony at the campus Friday for its new College of Technology building. Local and state officials were present, including Sugar Land Mayor Joe Zimmerman, Fort Bend County Judge Robert Hebert, Fort Bend County Precinct 4 Commissioner James Patterson, state Senator Lois Kolkhorst and state Representatives John Zerwas and Rick Miller. Senior university officials spoke at the ceremony, including UH Chancellor Renu Khator and Jay Neal, associate vice president and chief operating officer at UH-Sugar Land and UH-Katy. "The activities, research, instruction and projects that come from our new College of Technology building will be fueled with the drive and innovation that is UH—tier one in Greater Fort Bend County," Neal said.