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NNY Economic Development Column: Planning for growth, development, and quality of life

Rockingham looks to Incremental Development for neighborhood revitalization

BDCC Supports Rockingham’s Work with Local Development Experts Vermont Business Magazine Restoring downtown buildings was identified as a top priority during last year’s Rockingham community visit, led by the Vermont Council on Rural Development (VCRD). To sustain this momentum and address the need for small-scale development in downtown Bellows Falls, the Town of Rockingham sought help through BDCC’s Southern Vermont Economy Project (SVEP). BDCC identified the Incremental Development Alliance (IncDev) which provides technical assistance to transform development plans into tangible action. Last fall, BDCC introduced local Rockingham partners to IncDev to see how they could help the town proceed. Redevelop Bellows Falls Buildings Task Force, Town of Rockingham, Village of Bellows Falls, Windham Regional Commission, Bellows Falls Area Development Corporation, Great Falls Regional Chamber of Commerce and others supported moving forward with IncDev. BDCC helped secure funding and

Regional Plan Seeks to Raise Peoria s Self-Image

“No one will love us if we don’t love ourselves.” That’s Chris Setti, CEO of the Greater Peoria Economic Development Council, referring to one of the challenges raised in a recent report to promote economic development in the Peoria area. The Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) is a document developed every five years to establish a working plan to assist the economies in five counties: Peoria, Woodruff, Tazewell, Mason and Logan. “This time we used the Big Table meetings to generate goals and objectives,” said Setti, noting community meetings that were held in 2019 and 2020. Along with programs held in Peoria, sessions were also held in Brimfield, Delavan, Havana, Lincoln and Metamora, he said.

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