CEDS Public Review: April 26-May 26, 2012

The development of Advance Now was partially funded through the U.S. Economic Develompent Administration (EDA) as part of a grant to create a formal Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for the eight-county Madison Region. This strategy will position MadREP to obtain a federally-approved Economic Development District (EDD) designation for the Madison Region, creating funding opportunities such as seed money for revolving loan funds, planning grants, and infrastructure funding.

The EDA grant requirements stipulate that the research and reports developed as part of the CEDS be available for formal public review for 30 days. While we have invited public feedback throughout the planning process, we are officially accepting public input on the documents below from April 26 – May 26, 2012.

Please direct any feedback to Joe Klosterman, Project Specialist, at 608.443.1965 or jklosterman@madisonregion.org.

ADVANCE NOW STRATEGY, March 2012

The Advance Now Strategy translates research into a consensus blueprint for economic development in the Madison Region for the years 2013-2017.

Download the Strategy Executive Summary of Full Report PDF.

ADVANCE NOW TARGET CLUSTER ANALYSIS, December 2011

The Target Cluster Analysis measures the Madison Region’s employment concentrations, leading industries, and workforce and occupational strengths.  

Download the Target Cluster Analysis Executive Summary or Full Report PDF.

ADVANCE NOW MARKETING REVIEW, December 2011

The  Marketing Review assesses the Madison Region’s image among site location consultants and identifies best practice economic development marketing programs.  

Download the Marketing Review PDF.

ADVANCE NOW COMPETITIVE ASSESSMENT, November 2011

The  Competitive Assessment provides a detailed look at the Madison Region’s demographic, socioeconomic, and economic trends as compared to select peer regions.  

Download the Competitive Assessment Executive Summary or Full Report PDF.

PROPOSED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS, 2012 List

When submitting the CEDS, the EDA requests a project list of all proposed economic development projects in the Madison Region.

Download the Proposed Economic Development Projects PDF.

MadREP MAPS, 2012

This collection of MadREP maps includes commuting patterns, educational attainment, population change, and more. These will be submitted to the EDA as part of the CEDS.

Download the MadREP Maps PDF.