Staff Report
AUSTIN — The Texas Economic Development Council (TEDC) announced the recipients of its annual Economic Excellence Recognition program for 2025 with awards presented Friday, Feb. 27, at the winter conference in El Paso.
The council, established in 1961, is an Austin-based, statewide, nonprofit professional association, dedicated to the development of economic and employment opportunities in Texas, according to a TEDC news release. It provides information, educational and legislative services to more than 1,000 members. The organization’s objective is to support the economic growth of Texas and develop strategies that promote a positive business climate in the state.
The program provides recognition to economic development organizations that meet a desired threshold of professionalism, the release stated. Recipients qualify for recognition based on the professional development of their governing board/council, as well as the economic development director and professional staff. Certifications, professional memberships and activities and organizational effectiveness of the economic development staff also contribute to the standards for qualification.
In Hays County, the Buda Economic Development Corporation and Hays Caldwell Economic Development Partnership were among a total of 85 economic development organizations who received the TEDC’s 2025 Economic Excellence Recognition.
“The TEDC’s Economic Excellence Recognition program is one of the ways in which our organization honors the outstanding commitment to excellence of our communities and regions, their leaders and their economic development professionals have toward the professionalization of their economic development efforts,” said Carlton Schwab, president/CEO of the TEDC.
