The EDC/CDC

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Incentives

The City of Anna and its EDC/CDC consider candidates for economic development incentives on a case-by-case basis. The key criteria are: amount of capital investment, type of project, number of permanent jobs, wage levels, and added tax value. Some of the potential incentives include:

Chapter 380 Agreements
Fee Reductions / Waivers
Grants
Downtown Anna Incentive Program
Housing Finance Corporation
Infrastructure Assistance
Loans
Tax Increment Reinvestment Zones
Triple Freeport Exemption
Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE)
Property Tax Rebates / Abatements
Public Improvement Districts (View the City of Anna PID Policy here)
Public Facility Corporation

Those receiving incentives will be required to enter into a performance agreement. The City of Anna’s Economic Development Incentive Policy can be found here.

Learn more about State of Texas Economic Development Incentive Programs here.

For more information or to receive an incentives application, please fill out a data form here.

EDC/CDC Staff

Bernie Parker

Director of Economic Development

Natasha Roach

Assistant Director of Economic Development

Salena Tittle

Economic Development Manager

About the EDC/CDC

Anna is somewhat unique in that it has two economic development corporations, the A and B type: Anna EDC (Economic Development Corporation) the A-type; and Anna CDC (Community Development Corporation), the B-type.

Type A EDCs are typically created to fund industrial development projects such as business infrastructure, manufacturing and research and development. They’re all business.

Type B CDCs can fund all the same projects eligible for Type A, as well as parks, museums, sports facilities, and affordable housing. They were created to enable quality of life improvements.

The EDC/CDC has been instrumental in several key projects and provided incentives that resulted in much of Anna’s retail development, including: Brookshire’s, McDonald’s, and the Anna Town Center that includes Wal-Mart, Starbucks, Salsa Tex Mex, Chick-fil-A, Whataburger, ER at Anna, and now Home Depot.

The EDC/CDC also purchased the 85-acre Anna Business Park at State Highway 5 and the Collin County Outer Loop, and provided bonds for improvement to Slayter Creek Park.

EDC/CDC Board of Directors

Place 1: Dwyke Williams (Secretary)

Term January 1, 2025 – December 31, 2027

Place 4: Bruce Norwood (President)

Term May 28, 2024 – January 1, 2026

Place 2: Rocio Gonzalez

Term March 11, 2024 – January 1, 2026

Place 5: Noah Nylander

Term January 1, 2025 – December 31, 2027

Place 7: Edward Culham

Term January 1, 2025 – December 31, 2027

Place 3: Regina Leachman

Term January 1, 2025 – December 31, 2027

Place 6: Manjinder Singh

Term May 28, 2024 – January 1, 2026

Business Resources

Business Retention & Expansion (BR&E) is an economic development strategy of proactively connecting with existing businesses to understand and respond to local business needs.

The purpose of the Business Retention & Expansion Program is to encourage existing businesses to remain and expand in Anna, thereby creating new jobs and new taxable revenue for the city. The BR&E program is an ongoing and critical process as it allows the city to develop strong relationships with the business community and hear ways that the city can support their efforts and address any issues or concerns.

The Business Retention & Expansion Program Guide

BRE is an economic development strategy of proactively connecting with existing businesses to undersatnd and respond to local business needs.

Want to learn more about Anna’s BRE Program?

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Business Resource Agencies

Request a Company Visit

We want to get to know you and your business as well as keep you informed about what’s going on in the business community and serve any business assistance needs you may have. Request a visit from a member of our team below.

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Anna Business Directory

The Anna Business Directory is a growing list of businesses designed to help encourage our residents to shop, dine and stay local. This is a free resource from the Anna EDC in partnership with Bludot.

Anna’s Business Directory can be found here.

Download the Bludot Directory Flyer