Galveston County Economic Development – Develop Galveston County, Texa...

Twelve years after approving a special tax district to help build a master-planned community in Texas City, Galveston County is considering giving the development more time to reach its full potential.
The county is considering revising an agreement with Texas City’s Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone 1 to allow county tax dollars to go to the zone for 10 years longer than originally agreed....

When starting a business, many entrepreneurs get stuck.
Not in figuring out where best to source their raw materials, or stuck figuring out their process for creating finished products or even in finding willing and cash-paying customers.
They get stuck finding a business name....

UTMB / GEDP relationships bears fruit for startup ecosystem on Galveston Island
Galveston will soon see evidence of a new emerging technology business incubator in the old Customs House building on Strand Street, thanks to a $2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration and $500,000...

The city is making a bid for a government grant to improve sidewalks and disability access in its downtown district.
The city has applied for a $350,000 community development block grant to build new sidewalks, handicap ramps, accessible parking spaces, drainage improvements and to install light poles in the downtown district....