The Current Strategic Plans and Resources of the State of Vermont

The Vermont Department of Economic Development (DED) is part of the Agency of Commerce and Community Development.  DED's web site has a variety of information resources on services and businesses in the state.  Included you will find the current state strategic plan outline and a strategy paper on the state's efforts to promote the Green Economy in Vermont.
 

The last comprehensive strategic planning effort was conducted in 2002 and is summarized in the document A Plan for a Decade of Progress: Actions for Vermont’s Economy by the Vermont Economic Progress Council.
 
 
 
 
         This encompasses:
                     Land Use Planning
                     Housing
                     Historic Preservation
                     Brownfields Redevelopment
                     Community Development
                     Downtown Program
 

Economic development related efforts, activities and expenditures are found in most departments of state government including the Department of Labor, which tracks economic and labor market information, and oversees workforce training and development programs, and supports the Workforce Development Council.
 
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Other state agencies and councils also perform critical functions related to providing the physical and social infrastructure that supports healthy economic growth in the state.  All are important state investments in a foundation for healthy economic growth in the state.  Some of these include:
 
Vermont Economic Development Authority is Vermont's economic development finance lender. It has a wide range of programs including:
 
The agency's Road to Affordability initiative is guiding investments in the critical transportation infrastructure in the state
The agency's mission and goals are clearly stated and are being reviewed as part of a long range strategic planning process that is currently underway.
 
Vermont Department of Public Service
The department has undertaking a look at the future sources for electrical energy in the state
 
The department oversees a variety of regulatory and permitting processes that impact on economic development and business activity in the state
The department manages a variety of grant and loan programs
The department also houses a non-regulatory environmental assistance program
 
Vermont Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO) seeks to increase the self-sufficiency of Vermonters and strengthen Vermont communities, connecting communities to resources within government and the private sector in order to eliminate poverty.
 
Building Bright Futures is a public-private partnership that coordinates and oversees Vermont's early childhood care, health and education system. It will be comprised of private sector providers, families, business leaders, community members, and state government decision-makers.
 
 
Vermont Telecommunications Authority is charged with the mission of planning an program implementation that leads to all residences and business in all regions of the state have access to affordable broadband services not later than the end of the year 2010 and the ubiquitous availability of mobile telecommunication services including voice and high-speed data throughout the state.
 
The Vermont Legislature's Joint Fiscal Office provides research and analysis for the legislature and has published a number of reports on the economy and related areas including: