About JEDC

The Justin Economic Development Corporation provides many useful resources, including site selection assistance, demographic analysis, incentives, and connections to local real estate professionals and groups. 

Currently, we have two sales tax boards to encourage and improve economic development in our community. City Council passed Ordinance 646-18 that allows the 4A Economic Development Corporation to fund 4B Community Development Corporation eligible projects.

Type A - Economic Development

The Type A sales tax is primarily intended for manufacturing and industrial development. EDCs may use Type A revenue to fund land, buildings, equipment, facilities expenditures, targeted infrastructure and improvements for projects including:

• manufacturing and industrial facilities, recycling facilities, distribution centers, and small warehouse facilities;
• research and development facilities, regional or national corporate headquarters facilities, primary job training facilities operated by higher education institutions, job training classes, telephone call centers and career centers not located within a junior college taxing district;
• certain infrastructure improvements that promote or develop new or expanded business enterprises;
• aviation facilities;
• commuter rail, light rail or commuter bus operations;
• port-related facilities, railports, rail switching facilities, marine ports, inland ports; and
• maintenance and operating costs associated with projects.

Type B - Community Development

The Type B sales tax may be used for any project eligible under Type A rules and several other project types, including quality of life improvements. Type B corporations may pay for land, buildings, equipment, facilities, targeted infrastructure and improvements for:

• professional and amateur sports and athletic facilities, tourism and entertainment facilities, convention facilities and public parks;
• related store, restaurant, concession, parking and transportation facilities;
• related street, water and sewer facilities; and
• affordable housing.

To promote and develop new and expanded business enterprises that create or retain primary jobs, a Type B EDC may fund:

• public safety facilities;
• recycling facilities;
• streets, roads, drainage and related improvements;
• demolition of existing structures;
• general municipally owned improvements; and
• maintenance and operating costs associated with projects.