Incentives

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There are plenty of reasons to relocate your business in Odessa. Probably the most important are those that can positively affect your bottom line. Depending on your type of business, moving to Odessa means you could qualify for a variety of lucrative local and state incentive packages.

Come join the companies that have chosen Odessa, Texas for their business:

Family Dollar Stores, Inc. 
The Telvista Company
Coca-Cola
Navasota Energy
Southwestern Bell
Weatherford Artificial Lift Systems
Desert Industrial X-Ray
First American Home Warranty
Texas Independent Energy
Standard Structures
Odessa Concrete
Micro Information Services
Athletic Supply
Bear's Machine and Manufacturing, Inc.
Falcon International
MidCon Compressors

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Local Incentives

We want you here because your business is good business for Odessa. The Odessa Development Corporation (ODC) was authorized by the Development Corporation Act of Texas to collect sales tax economic development incentives. The ODC annually collects $4.5 million per year in revenues. The ODC incentives are based on the number of new jobs created, the annual payroll and the amount of your capital investment. Possible incentives include:

Free land

Land, facilities and infrastructure
improvement grants

Loan enhancement

Direct loans, including micro-business loan

Relocation and moving expense grants

Property tax incentives

Training

Recruiting and screening of employees

 

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State Incentives

The Lone Star State shines on business, too. Businesses that locate in designated zones may be eligible for local and/or state benefits in the Texas Enterprise Zone Program. The Texas Department of Economic Development may grant state benefits if a business is awarded "Enterprise Project" status.

Example state benefits include:

1. State sales tax refunds of taxes paid on machinery and equipment, building
material, labor for the rehabilitation of existing buildings, and electricity and
natural gas purchased for use in the Enterprise Zone.

2. Franchise Tax Reductions.

3. Priority status for other state administered programs.

4. Additionally, companies that locate in non-entitlement communities may receive funds to be used for needed infrastructure through the Texas Capital Fund Infrastructure Program.

5. Lastly, the Skills Development Fund is designed to help businesses apply for job training funds in partnership with local community colleges and technical schools to finance customized job training.

6. Worker Opportunity Tax Credits (WOTC).

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