REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL PORT ARTHUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (EDC) SPUR 93 BUSINESS PARK LANDSCAPE AND IRRIGATION MAINTENANCE DEADLINE: Sealed proposal submittals must be received and time stamped by 10:00 a.m. Central Standard Time, Tuesday, January 28, 2020. (The clock located in the … [Read more...]
News & Updates
Request for Qualifications (RFQ) For Construction Manager at Risk
Purpose of RFQ The Port Arthur Economic Development Corporation (PAEDC) invites the submittal of responses to this Request for Qualifications (RFQ) from qualified firms interested in providing Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) services for construction/renovation of the Port Arthur News … [Read more...]
Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP)
Application Deadline: May 15, 2019 The Summer Youth Employment Program is designed to provide a learning environment outside the classroom, for the transfer of concepts, principles, theories and models learned by the student in a professional practice setting. While meeting the academic … [Read more...]
LSCPA Scholarship
Deadline Extended to April 30, 2019 The Port Arthur Economic Development Corporation has a scholarship available to five graduating high school seniors that are Port Arthur residents and have been accepted to attend Lamar State College Port Arthur for the following degree … [Read more...]
Port Arthur News Renovation Public Notice
The City of Port Arthur Section 4A Economic Development Corporation (the “Corporation”) is soliciting statements of qualifications from professional qualified architectural firms to assist the Corporation with architectural services related to the renovation of approximately 43,000 square foot … [Read more...]
Free Financial Assistance Event
Take action now to get your small business back on its feet. Join the Lamar State College-Port Arthur SBDC, Port Arthur EDC, and Liftfund for this free financial assistance event for small businesses recovering and stabilizing after Hurricane Harvey. During this event, business owners will be … [Read more...]
Small Business Micro Loan Program
Updated Program Information on August 14, 2019 The Port Arthur Economic Development Corporation (PAEDC) Small Business Micro-Loan Program will support entrepreneurial and small business endeavors, which is the backbone of our local economy. The PAEDC Micro Loan Program will provide a direct … [Read more...]
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at People’s Park & Pavilion
PORT ARTHUR — City leaders held a ribbon cutting ceremony for a new park that officially opened Tuesday on Procter Street. Ashley DeVriend spoke to Mayor Derrick Freeman says the event marks progress toward a better quality of life for residents and hopes businesses will open downtown. … [Read more...]
Downtown Homeownership Program Application
In May of 2016, Port Arthur citizens approved an Affordable Housing Ballot Proposition which allows PAEDC funds to be used to implement an affordable housing program in the area of 5th Street to 8th Street from Atlanta Ave. to Nashville Ave. The program is designed to attract citizens of Port … [Read more...]
PAEDC Receives Excellence in Economic Development Award
WASHINGTON, DC (Sept. 27, 2016) – The Port Arthur Economic Development Corporation of Port Arthur, TX, received a Silver Excellence in Economic Development Award for its 2016 project in the category of Paid Advertisement Campaign from the International Economic Development Council (IEDC). The … [Read more...]
