What Taylor EDC does

Taylor EDC (legal name: Taylor Texas Economic Development Corporation; operating as TEDC) is a Type A / 4A non-profit economic development corporation founded in 1994 by Taylor voters and headquartered at 111 West 3rd St., Suite 100, Taylor, Texas. It is treated by the State of Texas as a private, non-profit entity but operates as a quasi-governmental organization subject to Texas open-records and open-meetings laws, with Betty Day serving as Chairperson. The corporation is funded by one-half percent of the annual sales tax collected by the City of Taylor, providing a recurring revenue stream independent of project-level fees. Its core products and services are business attraction, retention, expansion support, workforce development coordination, and site selector assistance delivered free of charge to companies evaluating Taylor. Underlying digital infrastructure includes a corporate website (tayloredc.org) covering demographics, property search, incentives, and taxes, plus a dedicated Data Center portal integrating property search, community overview, demographic, labor force, consumer expenditure, occupation, business explorer, talent and education, mapping/GIS, and report analysis datasets.

The business model is sales-tax-funded and non-fee-based. TEDC monetizes not through direct service pricing but through a 0.5% carve-out of City of Taylor sales tax receipts, channeled into incentive administration (including a BIG Program) and direct project facilitation such as land provision. Go-to-market combines content marketing through the website, PR/earned media via press releases, and referral partnerships with regional entities including the Austin Chamber of Commerce, Williamson County, Workforce Solutions Rural Capital Area, Taylor ISD, Taylor Chamber of Commerce, Capital Area Council of Governments, the Office of the Governor – Economic Development and Tourism, and Texas Workforce Solutions. Direct enterprise consultation by TEDC staff targets site selectors and corporate relocation decision-makers across manufacturing/industrial, data center, and commercial segments. Recent strategic actions include 2025 partnership announcements with The Steel Network (50,000 SF manufacturing facility, May 2025) and E3 Agriculture LLC (historic Williamson County Gin redevelopment, October 2025), the November 2025 groundbreaking of Phase 1 at Gradiant Technology Park by iMarketAmerica, and the launch of a data center developer portal. Taylor's positioning — 30 miles from Austin, 25 miles from an international airport, within the Golden Texas Triangle, and inside the nation's 8th fastest growing county (Williamson County) — supplies the geographic moat underlying TEDC's pitch.

Name

Taylor EDC

Legal name

Taylor Texas Economic Development Corporation

Website

https://tayloredc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Taylor EDC is a 1994-founded, sales-tax-funded Type A/4A non-profit corporation that provides free business attraction, retention, workforce, and site-selection services to companies evaluating Taylor, Texas, within fast-growing Williamson County.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Taylor

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Sales Tax Funding: TEDC is funded by one-half percent of the annual sales tax from the City of Taylor. This provides a stable recurring revenue stream for economic development activities.

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Taylor EDC is a Type A, 4A non-profit economic development corporation that attracts, retains, and expands businesses in Taylor, Texas. It provides site selection support, workforce training coordination, business retention and expansion assistance, incentive program facilitation (including the BIG Program), property search tools, and a Data Center portal with demographic, labor force, and GIS data. The organization is funded by one-half percent of the City of Taylor's annual sales tax and delivers its services at no charge to businesses and site selectors.

Product overview

Taylor EDC is a Type A, 4A non-profit economic development corporation founded by Taylor voters in 1994. Rather than a technology product company, Taylor EDC operates as a quasi-governmental economic development organization funded by one-half percent of annual sales tax from the City of Taylor. The organization provides business assistance services including site selection, workforce training, incentives programs, and property search tools to attract, retain, and expand targeted industries in Taylor, Texas. Taylor EDC maintains an online Data Center portal offering property search, community analysis, demographic data, labor force data, consumer expenditure data, occupation data, business explorer tools, talent and education data, mapping and GIS data, and report analysis.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Site Selection Assistance Provides site selectors and businesses with property search, transportation and location analysis, workforce data, major employer information, and Taylor advantages overview to support corporate relocation and expansion decisions in Taylor, Texas.
• Business Retention and Expansion Support Supports existing Taylor businesses with retention and expansion assistance, including help with starting a business, workforce training, incentives, and tax-related guidance, targeted at companies already operating in or considering Taylor.
• Workforce Training Coordination Coordinates workforce training and talent pipeline support for new and expanding employers in Taylor, leveraging partnerships with Taylor ISD, Workforce Solutions Rural Capital Area, East Williamson County Higher Education Center, and Texas Workforce Solutions.
• BIG Program (Business Incentive Grant) Incentive program offering grants for qualified business projects in Taylor, with eligibility criteria and application packet (BIG Program Packet) available through TEDC.
• Data Center Portal Online data and analytics portal for data center site evaluation, providing property search and community analysis, community overview, demographic data, labor force data, consumer expenditure data, occupation data, business explorer, talent and education data, mapping and GIS data, and report analysis.
• Property Search Tool Property search functionality supporting identification of available industrial, commercial, retail, and office buildings plus developable land in and near Taylor, Texas.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• E3 Agriculture LLCcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 October 2025E3 Agriculture LLC will locate operations at the historic Williamson County Gin facility at 308 Sturgis Street. The company will occupy the facility by December 31, 2027, create 20 FTE positions within five years, make minimum capital investment of $2,000,000, and maintain minimum tax value of $1,500,000 until December 31, 2030. E3 Agriculture provides premium feed supplements, hemp-based construction materials, and plant-derived solutions.
• The Steel NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 May 2025The Steel Network will design, construct, and occupy a new 50,000-square-foot manufacturing facility on approximately 27.32 acres along Carlos G. Parker Blvd/US 79. TEDC provided the property as part of its mission to foster economic advancement. The Steel Network has committed to completing construction within three years and creating minimum of twenty (20) new jobs. The company specializes in steel framing systems for building construction and hyperbaric chambers.
• City of TaylorcoreOthersLocal municipal partner working cooperatively to promote and advance the City of Taylor.
• Taylor Chamber of CommercecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal partner collaborating on economic development initiatives and business community support.
• Taylor ISDsupportingOthersLocal education partner for workforce development and talent pipeline.
• Williamson CountycoreOthersRegional partner - Taylor is located in the nation's 8th fastest growing county.
• Austin Chamber of CommercesupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional partner for business attraction and regional economic initiatives.
• Workforce Solutions Rural Capital AreasupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional workforce development partner providing employment and training services.
• East Williamson County Higher Education CentersupportingOthersRegional higher education partner for workforce training and education.
• Capital Area Council of GovernmentssupportingOthersRegional planning and coordination partner.
• Office of the Governor - Economic Development and TourismsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerState partner for economic development initiatives and programs.
• Texas Workforce SolutionssupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerState workforce development partner.
• Texas Economic Development CouncilsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerState economic development association partner.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Round Rock Chamber / Economic Development Partnership: Round Rock's primary business attraction and retention organization, also in Williamson County directly adjacent to Taylor. Competes head-to-head for the same Austin-overflow corporate relocation, data center, and manufacturing prospects.
• Pflugerville Community Development Corporation: Type A / 4A sales-tax-funded EDC serving Pflugerville, TX, another Austin-metro suburb in Williamson County. Directly comparable in structure, funding mechanism, and target industries (data centers, advanced manufacturing, logistics) competing for the same inbound prospect pool.
• Hutto Economic Development Corporation: Small Williamson County city EDC using the same Type A sales-tax-funded 4A non-profit structure as TEDC. Comparable scale, funding model, and target industries, competing for tenants seeking Austin-area access.
• Georgetown Economic Development Corporation: Type A / 4A sales-tax-funded EDC serving Georgetown, TX — another Williamson County Austin-metro suburb with comparable incentives, available land, and workforce training partnerships. Direct competitor for the same site selector pipeline.

Regional players

• Austin Chamber of Commerce: Broader regional partner/competitor leading Austin metro-area economic development. While not a direct competitor for Taylor-specific sites, it channels regional site selector activity and influences deal allocation across the metro including into Taylor.
• Temple Economic Development Corporation: Central Texas Type A / 4A EDC serving Temple, TX. Same non-profit sales-tax-funded structure and target industries (manufacturing, logistics, health), competing regionally with Taylor for similar employers and industrial tenants.
• Greater Waco Chamber of Commerce (Economic Development): Central Texas regional economic development organization competing for manufacturing and logistics prospects that might otherwise consider Austin-metro locations like Taylor. Comparable service offering (site selection, workforce, incentives) in a different sub-region of Texas.
• San Marcos Economic Development Corporation: Type A sales-tax-funded EDC serving San Marcos, TX along the I-35 corridor south of Austin. Comparable structure, incentives toolkit, and target industries; competes for Austin-overflow employers evaluating sites along the I-35 / Austin-San Antonio corridor.

Others

• Texas Economic Development Council: State-level association supporting Texas EDCs (TEDC is a member/partner). Adjacent ecosystem organization providing policy, training, and best-practice resources to economic development corporations of TEDC's type and scale across Texas.
• Workforce Solutions Rural Capital Area: Regional workforce development partner cited in TEDC's ecosystem. Not a competitor but an enabling/thematic peer providing employment and training services that complement TEDC's business attraction and workforce training offerings.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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