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TIMELINE - WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING
 
    January 2007—First meeting of CEDS Committee meeting
  • • Summary of CEDS—bring public/private together, necessary for eligibility for EDA funding
  • • Identify need for SWOT Analysis
    • February 2007—Business Survey
  • • Cluster Analysis Proposal
  • • Presentation of Regional Economic Climate Analysis
    • March 2007—SWOT
  • • Review Business Survey Results
  • • Initiate SWOT
    • April 2007—Cluster Analysis Results
  • • DRAFT Cluster Analysis
  • • Business Survey
  • • Complete SWOT analysis
    • May 2007—Goals and Objectives
  • • Review SWOT
  • • Develop Vision Statement
    • June 2007—Goals and Objectives
  • • EDA news
  • • Finalize vision statement
  • • Refine Goal Statement
    • July 2007—Goals and Objectives
  • • EDA funding update
  • • Continued refining of Goals and Objectives
  • • Formation of sub-committees to address each goal
    • August/September 2007
  • • Sub-committees analyze individual goals and refine strategies and objectives
    • October—January 2008—Subcommittee Reports
  • • Sub-committees further refine/develop goals
  • • Sub-committees meet with Executive Committee
  

The CEDS process was initiated in October 2006 with a number of meetings between LRPC staff and representatives of agencies that have previously prepared a regional CEDS, representatives of local and regional economic development organizations in the Lakes Region, and representatives of the local business community. The result of the meetings was an initial outline of activities that was presented to the newly-formed Lakes Region CEDS Committee in January 2007. Activities undertaken over the last year include the preparation of an Economic Climate Analysis, the compilation of both an Industry Cluster Analysis and a Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats (SWOT) analysis with consultant assistance, the development of an online regional business survey, the development of overall goals and a vision statement, and finally the organization of a series of subcommittees to move the work of the Lakes Region CEDS forward.

Download meeting minutes as well as the Economic Climate Analysis, Industry Cluster Analysis and SWOT analysis.


NEXT STEPS IN THE CEDS PROCESS

The CEDS sub-committees will continue to meet over the winter with an overall goal of the CEDS Committee to complete the CEDS document in mid- 2008. To gain broad input into planning process, the CEDS Committee plans to host a number of forums over the next several months.

If you are interested in learning more about the CEDS, participating in the individual subcommittees, or being notified by email of future CEDS public forums, please contact the LRPC at lrpc@lakesrpc.org.


What's Next

    January—July 2008
  • DRAFT report to be completed and approved by CEDS Committe
  • Report sent to the EDA for review.
    • July—September 2008
  • Finalize report and prepare for potential project funding
  • See additional funding from EDA
    • October 2008—August 2009
  • Project application and support
  • Review and revise report

  

SUB-COMMITTEES GOALS AND CHAIRS

Work Here, Live Here - Housing
Linda Normandin
524-1813 • normandi@metrocast.net

Building Employees
Carol Cantin
NH Department of Employment Security 524-7845 • Carol.A.Cantin@nhes.nh.gov

Collaboration & Communication
Jennifer Boulanger
Belknap County Economic Development Council 524-3057 • finance@bcedc.org

Natural Environment & Cultural Heritage
Gerry O’Neil
968-2221 • goneil@metrocast.net

New Economy
Henry Lipman
LRGHealthcare 527-2802 • hlipman@lrgh.org

Social Capital
Debbie Frawley-Drake
Lakes Region Linen 524-0506 • lrlinen@metrocast.net