Introduction
SEWEDA is requesting your participation in the community response for the development of the upcoming Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) update. Please share your valuable insight and feedback. Input from this survey will assist in creating a 5-year economic development strategy to help guide and better serve our region. It should take 5-10 minutes to complete. All survey questions are required. Please answer the questions based on your unique perspective and experience. We greatly appreciate you taking the time to share your perspective.
What is a CEDS?
Simply put, a CEDS is a strategy-driven plan for regional economic development. A CEDS is the result of a regionally-owned planning process designed to build capacity and guide the economic prosperity and resiliency of an area or region. It is a key component in establishing and maintaining a robust economic ecosystem by helping to build regional capacity (through hard and soft infrastructure) that contributes to individual, firm, and community success. The CEDS provides a vehicle for individuals, organizations, local governments, institutes of learning, and private industry to engage in a meaningful conversation and debate about what capacity building efforts would best serve economic development in the region.
If you have any questions regarding the survey, please contact Erika Stricker at director@seweda.org.
