The Chittenden County Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) is a community-based undertaking. In order to complete the process every year, GBIC must reach out to its community partners to gather all relevant information pertaining to economic development in Chittenden County.
Our community partners include:
- All Chittenden County Municipalities;
- Any non-profit organizations who champion projects aimed at promoting economic development in the region;
- Any business entities partnering with non-profit organizations who champion projects aimed at promoting economic development in the region;
- All school districts within the region;
- All institutions of higher education within the region; and
- Regional community organizations, including but not limited to the Chittenden County Metropolitan Planning Organization (CCMPO) and the Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission (CCRPC).
Each year that the CEDS process has been active in Chittenden County, an extensive list of the above entities have been contacted to submit their projects to the CEDS project implementation plan and report. Over 100 organizations and municipalities are contacted annually and 100s of projects have been submitted for inclusion in the CEDS.
Without our partners the CEDS process would fail to remain the most inclusive guide and report of economic development in Chittenden County. For this, a special thanks is owed to all contributors.