Pioneer Valley
Planning Commission

Eric Carle Museum, Amherst, MA

Media Release

CONTACT: Lori Tanner, Pioneer Valley Planning Commission (413) 781-6045


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 14, 2010

2010 Pioneer Valley Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) Report
and Brochure Available from PVPC

The Pioneer Valley Planning Commission has recently completed the 2010 annual update of the Plan for Progress, the region’s Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS). The document is required by the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) to update the 2004 Plan for Progress and report the status of ongoing economic development initiatives. The report also identifies priority rankings for eligible projects seeking federal grant assistance from the EDA during the upcoming federal fiscal year 2011, which begins October 1.

A six-page color brochure explaining the CEDS and economic initiatives in the region is also available. The brochure presents a “report card” of progress in the region and provides a detailed listing of major committed projects of regional significance, from infrastructure and transportation to redevelopment and new construction. Both the full report and the brochure are available online at www.pvpc.org.

Both documents will be under discussion and available in hard copy at the Pioneer Valley Plan for Progress Coordinating Council meeting Wednesday, September 15, 8:15 a.m. at the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission office, 60 Congress Street in Springfield.