Who's who at the Partnership of Southeast Texas

The Partnership of Southeast Texas The Partnership of Southeast Texas is a non-profit, economic development corporation that works to develop cooperative efforts on a regional basis. Its purpose is to help retain and create jobs in a nine-county area that includes Chambers, Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty, Newton, Orange, Tyler counties and the Bolivar Peninsula in Galveston County.
The corporation is funded primarily by the local businesses, but significant contributions do come from area city and county governments.

The corporation was originally formed as Southeast Texas Inc. (SET, Inc.) in October 1985, to be the coordinating agency in the Hardin, Jefferson and Orange County area. It became the Partnership of Southeast Texas in May, 1997. With the change in name also came the addition of six more counties to those that SET, Inc. previously represented. The Partnership also broadened its scope of work to help area communities to address significant issues that will directly influence the retention and creation of jobs. These include workforce development, quality of life, transportation, and infrastructure, new and expanding business development and tourism.
The Partnership of Southeast Texas provides a wide variety of services to potential investors such as:

Listing of sites and industrial/office parks
Listing of available manufacturing, office and warehouse space
Statistical data concerning regional location factors
Information on incentive programs including training, Foreign Trade Zones etc

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