Rice EDC

Economic Growth for Our Residents and Businesses

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Community of Rice Economic Development Corporation

We are committed to attracting and strengthening local business enterprise, to provide products and services for our citizens, encourage job creation, and to promote and facilitate a cohesive commercial and residential development plan. Learn about our current Initiatives.

  • Attract & Strengthen Local Business Enterprise: To provide incentives, technical training, and funding to attract and strengthen local businesses.
  • Provide Products & Services for Our Citizens: To strategically solicit businesses that provide direct services and products to our citizens to improve quality of life.
  • Encourage Job Creation: To provide incentives and training to businesses that create employment to improve the local economy.
  • Commercial & Residential Development Plan: To provide a comprehensive plan to revitalize our downtown area and develop new residential, industrial, and retail infrastructures to encourage economic growth.

The Vision of the Rice Economic Development Corporation is to see continual economic growth for our residents and businesses.

The Rice EDC receives annual revenue as a result of the Type B city sales tax. Type B sales tax is intended to give communities an opportunity to undertake a project for quality of life improvements, including economic development that will attract and retain primary employers. Cities may use money raised by this sales tax for a wide variety of projects including land, buildings, equipment, facilities expenditures and improvements.

Board Members:

Brandi Solomon, President
Garry Teague, Vice President
Rolando Chapa, Secretary
James Franks
Donna Gipson
Tonya Roberts
Sarah Farley

BYLAWS OF THE RICE COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

2024 Meeting Schedule

  • January 22
  • February 26
  • March 25
  • April 22
  • May 27
  • June 24
  • Budget Workshop: July 8
  • July 22
  • August 26
  • September 9
  • September 23
  • October 28
  • Workshop & Regular Meeting:
    November 18

Meeting Agendas

Meeting Minutes