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The Texas economic development directory below (scroll down) links to the websites and contacts for many economic development organizations in Texas and related content such as Area Profiles and Area Surveys as executive summaries about business locations. Contact us for project assistance, or to update our directory listing for an area.  We provide personal introductory referrals to our contacts and other assistance according to the investment project interests of the corporate executives and business advisors we serve.
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Texas - Office of the Governor, Economic Development and Tourism State 78701 800-888-0511 www.texasone.us

www.governor.state.tx.us/ecodevo/

www.texaswideopenforbusiness.com

No No
Texas Economic Development (Austin), and the "Market Texas Clearinghouse" State 78701  

now redirects to the above

www.tded.state.tx.us

www.txed.state.tx.us

www.edinfo.state.tx.us/about.htm

No No
Texas Marketing Team - Texas Economic Development Council Association  

www.texasedc.org

No No
Texas Workforce Commission - workforce development services State   www.twc.state.tx.us No No
The Texas Association of Business & Chambers of Commerce Association   www.txbiz.org No No
Texas Chamber of Commerce Executives Association   www.tcce.org No No
Utilities - active in Texas economic development Scope Contacts Website and other resources Survey Profile
American Electric Power Utility   www.aep.com No No
Centerpoint Energy Utility   www.centerpointenergy.com No No
Entergy Texas Utility   www.entergy.com No No
Oncor Economic Development Utility 75201   www.locationtexas.com No No
TXU Electric Delivery Utility 75201   www.locationtexas.com No No
Xcel Energy Southwest Utility   www.xcelenergy.com No No
Dallas and east TX

 

(organization names link to Area Profiles if available)

Zip Code 75xxx

Contacts

GDI : Bruce

Website and other resources Survey Profile
Allen Economic Development Corp. Local 75002   www.allentx.com No No
Frisco Economic Development Corp. Local 75034   www.friscoedc.com No No
Greater Irving - Las Colinas Chamber of Commerce Chamber 75039 214-217-8484 www.irvingchamber.com No No
Garland Economic Development Partnership Local 75040   www.garlandtx.com No No
The Colony Local 75056   www.TheColonyEdc.org No No
City of Plano TX City 75074   www.plano.gov No No
Rockwall Economic Development Corp Local 75087   www.rockwalledc.org No No
Plano Economic Development Board Local 75093   www.planotexas.org No No
City of Cedar Hill - Economic Development City 75106

972-291-5132

www.cedarhilledc.com No No
City of Corsicana, TX - Navarro County City 75110

Lee McCleary

903-654-4806

www.ci.corsicana.tx.us No No
DeSoto Economic Development Corp. Local 75115   www.desototexas.org No No
City of Ennis, TX City 75120 972-875-1234 www.ennis-texas.com No No
Terrell, Texas City 75160 972-524-5704 www.terrelltexas.com No No
Greater Dallas Chamber

Dallas Economic Development Dept

Metro 75201

Cary Hutchings

214-746-6733

www.dallaschamber.org

www.Dallas-EDD.org

Interview No
City of Dallas, TX - Office of Economic Development City 75201 214-670-1685

www.BigD-ED.org

www.dallascityhall.com

No No
North Dallas Chamber of Commerce Chamber 75230   www.ndcc.org No No
North Texas Commission (DFW Airport) Region 75261   www.ntc-dfw.org No No
Greenville Board of Development Local 75403  

www.greenvilletxedc.com

www.ci.greenville.tx.us

No No
Sulphur Springs Economic Development Corp. City 75482   www.sulphurspringstxedc.com No No
Paris Economic Dev. Corp Local 75460   www.paristexas.com No No
Atlanta Economic Development Corp Local 75551   www.atlantatexas.com No No
Red River Commerce Park - Red River Redevelopment Authority (New Boston TX)

This industrial and office park development is in the Texarkana MSA region, located in northeast Texas near the border with Arkansas, Oklahoma and Louisiana along Interstate I-30 between Dallas and Little Rock.

It offers a new 75,000 sq ft industrial building, a 140 acre site, a 31 acre site and other sites and buildings, and is both a Foreign-Trade Zone and Texas Enterprise Zone, offering various incentives as a former military base location.

County 75570

 

Duane Lavery

903-223-9841

www.rrcp.org

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No
Longview Economic Development Corporation City 75601 800-952-2613

www.longviewusa.com

was longviewedc.com

No No
Kilgore Economic Development Corporation, Kilgore TX City 75662 75663 903-988-4102 www.kilgore-edc.com No No
Palestine Economic Development City 75802   www.PalestineTexas.net No No
Buffalo Economic Development City 75831   www.buffalotex.com No No
Fairfield Industrial Development Corp City 75840   www.fairfieldtx.com No No
Lufkin/Angelina County Econ Dev Partnership County 75901   www.lufkinedp.com No No
Ft. Worth, DFW airport, central TX Zip Code 76xxx Contacts Website and other resources Survey Profile
The Arlington Chamber Metro 76004   www.chamber.arlingtontx.com No No
City of Bedford City 76021   www.ci.bedford.tx.us No No
City of Burleson City 76028   www.burlesontx.com No No
City of Euless City 76039   www.ci.euless.tx.us No No
City of Hurst City 76054   www.ci.hurst.tx.us No No
City of Southlake City 76092   www.ci.southlake.tx.us No No
Ft. Worth Chamber of Commerce Chamber 76102 817-336-2491 www.fortworthchamber.com No No
City of Fort Worth Economic and Community Development City 76102 817-871-6192   No No
Westworth Redevelopment Authority military base reuse 76114

Leland Clemons

817-377-8061

  No No
Hillwood Properties (A  Perot Company) Developer 76177   www.hillwood.com No No
Decatur TX Economic Development Corp City 76234   www.decaturtx.org No No
City of Keller Economic Development City 76248   www.cityofkeller.com No No
Business Development Corp of Vernon Local 76385   www.bdcvernon.com No No
Central Texas Economic Corridor (Belton, Temple) Region 76513 76503   www.centraltexas.org No No
Temple Economic Development Corp City  76503   www.choosetemple.com No No
Development Corp of Belton City 76513   www.dcbelton.org No No
Copperas Cove EDC Local  76522   www.copperascove-edc.com No No
Greater Killeen Chamber of Commerce Metro 76540

Phyllis Gogue

254-526-9551

www.killeenworks.com

www.gkcc.com

No No
Mexia Economic Development Corp Local 76667   www.mexiaedc.com No No
Greater Waco Chamber Metro 76703   www.wacochamber.com No No
Central Texas Economic Development District (Waco) Region 76715   www.centexecodevd.org No No
San Angelo Chamber of Commerce City 76903   www.sanangelo.org No No
Southeast Texas

 

(organization names link to Area Profiles if available)

Zip Code 77xxx

Contacts

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Website and other resources Survey Profile
Greater Houston Partnership Metro 77002   www.houston.org No No
Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership Local 77058   www.bayareahouston.com No No
City Development Corp. of El Campo City  77437   www.elcampoeco.org No No
Wharton Economic Development Corp. City 77488   www.whartonedc.com No No
Economic Development Alliance for Brazoria County (Angleton) County 77515   www.eda-bc.com  No No
Baytown / West Chambers County EDF County 77520   www.baytownedf.org/ No No
Port of Freeport Port 77542   www.portfreeport.com No No
Galveston Econ. Dev. Partnership Metro 77553   www.gedp.org No No
City of Pearland City 77581   www.cityofpearland.com No No
Pearland Economic Development Corp. City 77581   www.pearlandedc.com No No
Partnership of Southeast Texas (Beaumont) Region 77704   www.setx.org No No
Madison County Economic Development Corp County 77864   www.ci.madisonville.tx.us No No
Southern Texas

 

(organization names link to Area Profiles if available)

Zip Code 78xxx

Contacts

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Website and other resources Survey Profile
Greater New Braunfels Chamber of Commerce City 78130   www.nbcham.org No No
City of Schertz Economic Development City 78154 210-658-7477 www.schertzedc.com No No
Seguin City 78155   www.seguinonline.com No No
North San Antonio Chamber of Commerce Metro 78216   www.northsachamber.com No No
City of San Antonio Economic Development Department City 78283   www.ci.sat.tx.us/edd No No
San Antonio Economic Development Foundation

 

Metro 78296

  www.sanantonioedf.com No No
Alice/Jim Wells County Economic Development Corp. County 78332

Dean Kruckenberg

361-664-3454

www.alicetx.org 12/23/03 No
Corpus Christi Regional Economic Development Corp. Metro 78401   www.cctexas.org No No
McAllen Econ. Development Corp (see also Reynosa, Mexico) Region 78503   www.medc.org No No
Sharyland Development Corp. (McAllen TX)

Developer

78572

  www.sharylandplantation.com No No
Brownsville Economic Development Council City 78520   www.bedc.com No No
Edinburg Economic Development Corp. City 78539   www.edinburgedc.com No No
Mission Economic Dev. Authority City 78572   www.missioneda.com No No
Bastrop Economic Development Corp. City 78602   www.bastropedc.org No No
Elgin Economic Development Corp. City 78621   www.elgintx.com No No
Greater San Marcos Economic Development Council Metro 78667   www.sanmarcosedc.com No No
Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce Chamber 78704

Dave Porter

512-322-5650

www.austinchamber.com No No
West Texas

(organization names link to Area Profiles if available)

Zip Code 79xxx

Contacts

GDI : Bruce

Website and other resources Survey Profile
The High Ground of Texas (54 northern counties) Region 79084   www.highground.org No No
Amarillo Economic Development Corp.

 

Metro 79101

(806)379-6411 www.amarilloedc.com No No
Lubbock Economic Development Alliance - LEDA (formerly known as Market Lubbock Inc.) City 79401   www.lubbockeda.org No No
Abilene Industrial Foundation Inc. City 79604

Bill Ehrie

325-673-7349

www.developabilene.com

www.abilene.com/aif

No No
Midland Chamber of Commerce City 79701  

www.midlandtexasedc.org

www.midlandtxchamber.com

No No
Odessa Chamber of Commerce City 79761   www.odessatex.com No No
Greater El Paso Chamber of Commerce -

El Paso Regional Economic Development Corporation

 

Metro 79901

Pancho Mangan

915-534-0538

 

Manuel Ochoa

915-534-0590

800-651-8070

www.elpaso.org No No
City of El  Paso Economic Development City 79901   www.ci.el-paso.tx.us No No
Explanation of column headings above
  •  Organizations are generally sorted in postal code order so that locations which are geographically close to each other will usually (not always) be grouped together.  This is a selective directory, even though the state directory is more comprehensive than the very selective one we will maintain at the regional level to highlight the organizations which support our work or are found to be of frequent interest for the convenience of the executives and business advisors we serve.
  •  Scope : is the area served by the organization, and postal code.  We may include thumbnail maps which expand to show information about participating areas, or link directly to good maps or GIS research tools on the organization's website.
  •  Contacts : relationship leader at GDI Solutions for maintaining information about contacts in this area.  If there is a working relationship through our various GUIDE services, we also list the key organization contact, phone, and optional e-mail.
  •  Website and other resources : Aside from the main website link, we may include other direct links to highlight special features of expected interest to executives, especially if they might not be readily noticed by just visiting the website.  A good example of this is when relevant content is actually maintained somewhere else, such as a regional website rather than the local one, so that one would otherwise need to know to follow the available links between the websites.
The default for all other columns is "No" unless the organization supports our work.
  •  Survey : areas which have responded to our GUIDE Network Survey, with a link to their response for convenience if published (optional) and highlighted at the top.  This is often useful as an executive summary at the "long list" stage of location selection.
  •  Profile : participates in our GUIDE Area Profile service (also highlighted at the top of the page).  This involves a closer working relationship to maintain more timely and detailed knowledge of the area throughout the year, and also involves a more detailed executive summary on the website, with many relevant links.  If there are significant incentives in the area, we may also link to a GUIDE Incentives Profile.
All area representatives are encouraged to reply to the free GUIDE Network Survey, which consists of very basic questions to help maintain timely knowledge about many areas for referral purposes.  Area representatives : see how to participate.  Current service pricing is listed on the Order Form (Adobe Acrobat .PDF file).  Refer also to any special offers.  Please help us to help you by supporting our work.v

Executives who use this service are encouraged to respond to our free Executive Survey, which helps us to continuously improve.

The presence, absence, or position of any organization on these lists, or their position on the lists, does not imply any endorsement or opinion about their services, nor by them about our own.

The selections are simply intended to be helpful to executives who may be unaware of such contacts, or how to reach their websites quickly.  Please contact us directly for relevant introductions or any additional contacts, market knowledge, and research which we don't publish.

The directory above links to the websites of many Texas economic development organizations (EDO) and provides contacts and Area Profiles, Surveys, or other available content about TX as a "long list" extension of our contacts directory for the TX and larger US South Central region, following the same structure as our global contact directories.

These area representatives would typically include

  •  a state department of commerce or industry or a provincial government office
  •  greater metro city or county area chamber of commerce
  •  county economic development agency
  •  industrial development corporation or council - IDC
  •  alliance for business development, community development
  •  investment promotion agency - IPA
  •  industry cluster development initiatives, business incubators, technology parks
  •  regional or global professional B2B networking organizations, business partnering, joint venture development, or strategic business alliance services
  •  trade and investment promotion offices
Despite the wide variety of names for such economic development organizations, and variances in the scope of their services, the ones we list are generally actively involved in efforts to attract, expand, and retain business investment projects in their areas (offices, factories, etc.), including the attraction of foreign direct investment projects (FDI).  This typically includes support services, financial incentives, and information for corporate site selection decisions as well as local business retention and expansion services. 
Contact information for relationship leaders at GDI Solutions :

We develop and maintain working relationships among participating area representatives - economic development organizations - and professional service providers as well as senior corporate executives who are responsible for the planning of major projects such as new, relocated, expanded or consolidated offices, factories, distribution centers or other operations.

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