Business Retention & Expansion Task Force

Business Retention and Expansion Partnership

The Business Retention and Expansion Partnership, formed in 2016, is a group of Mesquite’s core stakeholder organizations – Mesquite Economic Development (part of the City of Mesquite); Mesquite Independent School District (MISD), specifically Career and Technical Education; Dallas College; Workforce Solutions Greater Dallas and the Mesquite Chamber of Commerce. New members include Forney Independent School District and the University of Texas at Dallas.

Keeping the focus on our shared goals and working hand-in-hand, our partnership delivers platforms and programs for all areas of industry. We work to empower the people that drive the Mesquite economy – whether it be the share-holder, the worker, or the solo entrepreneur.

Mesquite BRE Business Services

BRE Task Force Members
Lexie Woodward, Manager of Economic Development, City of Mesquite	[email protected]
Kim Buttram, Director of Economic Development, City of Mesquite	[email protected]
Dr. Eddie Tealer, President, Dallas College Eastfield Campus	[email protected]
Brandon Morton, Director of Economic Development, Dallas College	[email protected]
Janet Foreman, Business Development Coordinator, Ascend Institute, Dallas College	[email protected]
Cody Gibbs, Interim Manager, Office of Facilities & Economic Development, University of Texas at Dallas	[email protected]
Steven Bridges, Industry Communications Manager, Workforce Solutions Greater Dallas	[email protected]
Vickey Jackson, Business Solutions Leader, Workforce Solutions Greater Dallas	[email protected]
Alexander Helgar, President, Mesquite Chamber of Commerce	[email protected]
Chelsea Hogue, Career and Technical Education Facilitator, Mesquite Independent School District	[email protected]
Clint Elsasser, Dean of Schools, Vanguard High School, Mesquite Independent School District	[email protected]
Talana Morris, Coordinator of Business Partnerships, Forney Independent School District	[email protected]
Beverly Abell, Downtown Development Manager, City of Mesquite	[email protected]
Violet Rivera, Meeting & Group Sales Coordinator, Convention& Visitors Bureau, City of Mesquite	[email protected]