Career Fair – March 8 2023
A Career Fair will be held at Gonzales High School on Wednesday March 8, 2023. For more information and registration please download the form below. Registration Form
Request for Qualifications – Evaluation of Street Pavements
The City of Gonzales is need of an updated Pavement Condition Assessment Study. The last study was conducted in 2011. The Gonzales Economic Development Corporation wants to fund a pavement condition assessment so the City can prioritize which streets to repair first and identify funding sources. Click here to download the RFQ for more information.
Texas Travel Industry Recovery Grant Workshop
This Texas Travel Industry Recovery Grant Workshop is held in cooperation with the Office of the Governor, GEDC, Main Street, Victoria College, and the Gonzales Chamber of Commerce. This workshop is to assist companies that are eligible for the Texas Travel Industry Recovery Grant submit their applications. Below is a list of all eligible NAICS […]
Rail-Served Industrial Site Attracts Snavely Forest Products
Snavely Forest Products on the Move in Texas! Expands its Business and Positioned for Growth Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – November 1, 2022 – Snavely Forest Products (“Snavely”), a subsidiary of MacArthur Company, and a recognized leader in the wholesale lumber and building products industry, has decided to expand its operations by opening a new location in […]
Happy Fall Y’all – Local Business Participation Invitation
Gonzales Main Street would like to invite you and your business to participate in our Happy Fall Y’all Festival – October 29th, 3:30pm – 7:00pm in Texas Hero’s Square. Monster Mash Participant: Downtown Businesses are encouraged to hand out treats to kids during Main Street Monster Mash TRICK-or-TREAT 3:30pm – 7:00pm Local Vendor Participant: Businesses can register […]
New Fiscal Year Replenishes Funds for Business Development Grants
Contact: Tiffany Hutchinson-Padilla, Main Street Director (830) 672-2815 tpadilla@gonzales.texas.gov or Jennifer Kolbe, Economic Development Director (830) 672-2815 jkolbe@gonzales.texas.gov October 1 marks the new fiscal year for the Gonzales Economic Development Corporation (GEDC) and the City of Gonzales. For the GEDC and Gonzales Main Street this means that line items in the budget that are allocated for reimbursement grants are replenished. […]
FY 2021-22 Annual Report
Greetings from the Gonzales Economic Development Corporation President On behalf of the Gonzales Economic Development Corporation (GEDC), I am pleased to present you with the 2021-22 Annual Report. What a year we have had funding projects that align with our mission to, “Drive business opportunity for Gonzales, Texas.” Throughout this report we have highlighted projects […]
Request for Proposal – Third Party Real Estate Broker Services
A new request for proposal has been posted for third party real estate broker services to market and sell the Gonzales Economic Development Corporation property, Lynn Theater. Interested vendors must submit a RESPONSE PACKAGE of one (1) original and one (1) copy via email, to Attn: Jennifer Kolbe, Director, Gonzales Economic Development Director 820 St. […]
GEDC funds over $448,000.00 to local businesses during the COVID-19 Pandemic
The Gonzales Economic Development Corporation board assisted local businesses during the unprecedented COVID-19 Pandemic by implementing a COVID-19 Business Grant Program. Part of the mission of the GEDC is job retention and the grant was made available to assist local business partners and their workforce. The GEDC distributed $448,600.00 to 90 approved applicants that assisted […]
Victoria College Enhances the Quality of Lifelong Learning Classes
Members of the Academy of Lifelong Learning at Victoria College’s Gonzales Center learn to belly dance on Jan. 19. Pictured are, from left, Ian McLain, Kris McLain, Norma Ehrig, instructor Cristiane Ripari Hamlin, Dale Collins and Jean Collins. The Academy of Lifelong Learning at Victoria College’s Gonzales Center has published its Spring 2022 schedule ofclasses […]