The Tomball Economic Development Corp. will, among other things, host three events, develop a new incentives policy and initiate the planning process for the First Baptist Church site as part of its 2023-24 strategic plan, which was approved by Tomball City Council at its June 5 meeting.
In a nutshell
In its final year of a three-year strategic plan, the TEDC outlined its objectives for 2023-24 under four goal areas: business retention and expansion, attraction and recruitment, development/redevelopment of Old Town, and education and workforce development.
A closer look
Within the four goal areas outlined, the TEDC listed its specific objectives.
- Business retention and expansion
- Conduct an annual online business survey
- Host three business events
- Begin the Made in Tomball initiative
- Attraction and recruitment
- Explore public financing tools, such as tax increment reinvestment zones
- Create an incentives policy
- Provide business workshops
- Development/redevelopment of Old Town
- Initiate the First Baptist Church project planning process
- Install signage on the FBC parking lots
- Create a project and financing plan for the South Live Oak Business Park
- Education and workforce development
- Launch a 2023-24 internship/apprenticeship program
- Work with Tomball ISD to launch a teacher externship program
- Host job/career fairs
Quote of note
“We have a very specific function,” TEDC Executive Director Kelly Violette said during the council meeting. “And the way we execute that is through our strategic plan.”
In other news
City Council also received a presentation on the TEDC’s 2022-23 annual report.
Learn more
View the TEDC’s 2023-24 strategic plan below.
