Commission on the Future of Economic Development

The Commission on the Future of Economic Development

 On May 21st, 2008 CFED hosted a Public Meeting in Burlington and met with area employers and economic development service providers. 

The meeting was part of a state wide effort to gather input for a new state strategic plan on economic development.   

Click here to take a survey on the Future of Economic Development

The Commission on the Future of Economic Development for Vermont (CFED) is hosting public meetings throughout the state to stimulate local, regional and state conversations on specific strategies to create jobs and opportunities for you and your children, for entrepreneurs, and businesses and employers of all sizes in our communities.  CFED is seeking your ideas and specific suggestions on what the state's role and priorities should be in the next five, ten or twenty years.  CFED will use the results of this process in regions through the state to help inform a coherent strategic plan to guide state action and measure our progress as a state to meeting its goals.  

• What makes you optimistic about the future for your job, your business or the local economy in general?
• What concerns do you have about the future of jobs, economic opportunity and business activity in your region?
• What are the best opportunities for new jobs and business in the region?
• What are the major concerns of workers and community members related to economic security and future opportunities?
• Are there specific types of businesses and employers who represent the future for the region?
• What is the most important investment or program for the region that would help stimulate and grow opportunities here?
• Which programs are already doing a good job to support job creation and economic opportunity and should be kept and reinforced?
• What is the biggest barrier to good jobs and future opportunities for you and your children?
• What do local businesses and employers need most to succeed?
• What are you willing to do to help insure a bright future for the Vermont economy?

Comments can be submitted to CFED at any time.  Click here to post a comment.

CFED is responsible for developing a big picture of the future of the state’s economy and how state actions and policies can best support it.  The commission has developed draft documents that reflect some of its thinking and invites you to offer your comments and ideas.

What is economic development?                 
Register your comments:
http://www.snellingcenter.org/cfed/comments/

What is our vision for the future?                                               
Register your comments:                                                   
http://www.snellingcenter.org/cfed/comments/

Where should our goals take us?                                                                 
Register your comments
http://www.snellingcenter.org/cfed/comments/

The current Strategic Plans and Resources of the State of Vermont
Current plans and resources can be accessed here.

The public meeting of CFED was held on May 21st at the Hauke Family Campus Center at Champlain College, Burlington.

Many thanks to Champlain College for their generous donation of space for this public event.

For a more comprehensive look at all activities on May 21st, see the overview of the CFED day in Burlington.

 Chittenden County Strategic Economic Development Plan - Summary - June 2004

Long-Term Strategic Economic Development Plan - 2004

Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy for Chittenden County - Executive Summary - June 2005

Fostering Innovation in the Green Mountain State:  Vermont as a Knowledge-based Society - November 2003

Environmental Enterprises in Vermont:  Opportunities for the 21st Century - April 2008

Surviving in a Flat World:  The Challenges and Opportunities of Creating and Preserving Jobs and Economic Opportunities for Working Vermonters - GBIC testimony to the Vermont Legislature - November 2005

These local organizations have lent their time and expertise to CFED to help organize the regional visit.  Their websites contain links to documents and programs that are important resources in understanding the current state of economic opportunity and jobs in the region.