RCC has a cooperative agreement with the City of Richardson known as the Richardson Economic Development Partnership (REDP).  Their mission is to bring more technology and other high-wage jobs as well as a quality commercial tax base to the city of Richardson and to help local corporate clients expand their operations or relocate to Richardson.  REDP maintains extensive information on Richardson, the local real estate market and key site selection data and has its own web site: www.telecomcorridor.com/ed  Recent accomplishments include:

• Supported and assisted with 76 business expansions and relocations in 2006-07 that resulted in over 8,600 jobs for the Richardson economy and 3.4 million square feet of additional occupancy;
• Assisted Blue Cross & Blue Shield in selecting the Galatyn Park site for a new 1 million SF headquarters with a potential growth of 5,000 employees.
• Worked with DART in support of the Cotton Belt rail route for their 2030 plan, insuring rail access to DFW Airport and a DART rail station at UTD.
• Assisting efforts to transform Collins Technology Park into a premier data center location.
• Retail efforts led to the redevelopment of 8 shopping centers, 3 new centers, and 3 new mixed use developments including Eastside, a $90M upscale apartment /retail project, The Venue, a new mid-rise apartment complex in the heart of Galatyn Park, and Brick Row, a $140M development at the Spring Valley DART station. In total more than $350M in new retail-related developments.