SERVING GALVESTON ISLAND SINCE 1999
Expanding and Diversifying Galveston's Employment & Tax Bases
Executive Director Search Announcement
The Galveston Economic Development Partnership is pleased to announce our search for an Executive Director/Director of Economic Development.
Since 1999, this membership-based organization has remained committed to our mission of expanding Galveston’s employment and tax bases. The GEDP fosters a collaborative environment where businesses, government entities, educational institutions, nonprofit organizations, and community stakeholders work together to attract new investment, retain and expand existing businesses, and cultivate a dynamic economic landscape for Galveston.
As we embark on our 25th year of service to the region, we continue our long-standing efforts to support our community, enhance resiliency and promote growth in our economic clusters, while forging new opportunities in emerging technologies, entrepreneurship, and innovation.
We encourage candidates to contact us to begin the work of our next 25 years.
SAVE THE DATE
for GEDP’s 12th Annual Economic Summit:
Wednesday, October 16, 2024
The GEDP supports existing and new businesses by providing the infrastructure to be globally competitive.
Since 1999, through the public private membership base of the GEDP, assistance has been provided including demographic and socioeconomic information, utilization of a comprehensive Geographic Information System (GIS) for project development activities, maintenance of an information clearinghouse and economic climate assessments that have been made available to those seeking to make Galveston a better place.
Priority areas of investment include those projects capable of expanding or enhancing the core industries for the Galveston economic base: Maritime, Tourism, Education, Healthcare, and Emerging Technologies.
Maximizing Galveston’s human, natural, and financial resources, the GEDP remains committed to facilitating quality projects that work to expand Galveston’s employment and tax bases. Galveston is an island of opportunity and the GEDP looks forward to working with you on future projects.
“Collaborative efforts are a keystone for facilitating economic development benefitting the whole community.”Dr. Myles Shelton
Executive Committee Chair
In conjunction with our Annual Economic Development Summit, the GEDP publishes a Developer Profile. This publication provides detailed demographic and statistical information for Galveston and each of its major industry sectors, as well as highlights of future, current, and recently completed projects and developments.
GEDP Developer Profile 2023
Resources | Building Resilient Businesses
The GEDP developed a Business Continuity Resource Guide for the Galveston business community to utilize as part of their Disaster Toolkit.
This guidebook will outline what actions may be taken to minimize the disruptive effects of a disaster on operations, understand the differing roles and responsibilities of government and business owners in private sector disaster recovery and provide information needed to develop a comprehensive business disaster continuity plan.