Strategy

Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS)

The East Central Regional Development Commission (ECRDC) is the Federal EDA designated Economic Development District for East Central Minnesota (Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs & Pine Counties). As part of this partnership, the ECRDC prepares a five-year Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for the region. The CEDS takes a snapshot of the region, identifies economic development issues, and charts a course to mitigate those issues. A link to our most recent five-year CEDS, adopted in 2017, can be found below.

The ECRDC also prepares annual updates to the five-year CEDS that take into account current conditions in our region, and makes corresponding adjustments to the strategy. You can find out most recent CEDS Annual Update below.

Click here for the 2017 Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy