Palestine has a diversified economy. Our major employers include the State prison system, warehouse and distribution, meat processing, "back office" operations and power generation. Palestine Block is the largest supplier of concrete block and tile to the booming building economy in Texas. We are also an oil field service community.
To help you decide to expand or relocate your company here in Palestine, please review our latest Community Profile, which was incorporated in our last Budget. Also, take a look at our Development Policies. They are a reflection of our community’s commitment to quality development. Your investment in our city will be protected by our efforts to preserve our heritage and to promote excellence in our future. But we not only ask for quality development, we offer incentives for you to develop. Check out our Business Incentive page. You will find there the policies we have established to offer certain incentives for desired development. In addition to these incentives, the City has established a non-profit economic development corporation that can help businesses with their start up costs. Visit their site at Palestine Economic Development Corporation.
Chamber of Commerce