According to by-laws governing the formation of economic development corporations, the Board has an opportunity to contract with any outside entity to serve as the lead economic development agency for the corporation. The Odessa Chamber of Commerce is that agency for the Odessa Development Corporation.

Also serving as contract partners with the ODC for other services are the Odessa Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Mexico Initiatives, America’s SBDC U.T. Permian Basin, MOTRAN and CVA Advertising & Marketing.  Below are more of our community partners:

City Partners

• City of Odessa – odessa-tx.gov
• Odessa Chamber of Commerce – odessachamber.com
• Odessa Hispanic Chamber of Commerce – odessahcc.org
• Odessa Convention & Visitors Center – odessacvb.com

Higher Education Partners

• University of Texas of the Permian Basin – utpb.edu
• Odessa College – odessa.edu
• Texas Tech Health Sciences Center – ttuhsc.edu/odessa
• Small Business Development Center U.T. Permian Basin – www.utpbsbdc.org

Medical Partners

• Medical Center Health System – mchodessa.com
• Odessa Regional Medical Center – odessaregionalmedicalcenter.com