Welcome to Lubbock, Texas, where there’s miles and miles of Texas opportunity. We are Lubbock Economic Development Alliance (Lubbock EDA), and we are here to put our unlimited resources to work for your business.
The sweeping plains of West Texas are known for expansive vistas, a generosity of spirit, and a long tradition of successful businesses. Perhaps this is why innovative companies like Bayer CropSciences and Tyco Fire Protection Systems have chosen to locate in the business hub of West Texas. Lubbock offers businesses a wide range of advantages to accomplish anything imaginable, including:
- A remarkable amount of talented people. 500,000 people live within an hour's drive of Lubbock, and our city boasts more than 40,000 college students.
- Space to stretch out and expand. We have wide, open spaces for sale at good prices -- including the Lubbock International Airport Interport Trade Center, the Lubbock Business Park, and the nation's 5th largest research park, the Reese Technology Center.
- A low cost of doing business that helps companies save money. Local companies continue to grow year after year.
- A place for big thinkers with five world-class higher education institutions, including Texas Tech University, and
- Ever expanding horizons in Research and Development (R&D). We are home to two federal research laboratories; the Reese Technology Center with over one million square-feet designed for high tech companies; and dozens of Texas Tech R&D programs in fields including agriculture, technology, biodefense, nanotechnology, and wind science.
