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
Tonya Roberts, Vice President
Rolando Chapa, Secretary
Donna Gipson
Sarah Farley
BYLAWS OF THE RICE COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
2025 Meeting Schedule
- January 27
- February 24
- March 24
April 28canceled due to lack of quorum- June 2 (special meeting/reschedule from 4/28)
- June 30
- July 28
- August 25
- September 22
- October 27
- November 17
- December 15
Meeting Agendas
- June 2, 2025
- March 24, 2025
– Workshop
– Regular Meeting - February 24, 2025
- January 27, 2025