Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy
The Southwest Alaska Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) is the product of an ongoing regional planning process designed to facilitate sustainable, long-term, responsible economic development, job creation, and overall improvement in the quality of life in Southwest Alaska. This process began in 1991 when the Southwest Alaska Municipal Conference (SWAMC) first prepared and submitted an Overall Economic Development Plan (OEDP) to the Economic Development Administration (EDA).
Southwest Alaska Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy Originally published in August 2003, the CEDS is a 228-page document which is broken into sections below for more convenient downloading. SWAMC members may request copies of the complete document on CD by contacting Michael Catsi.
**Note: A NEW and UPDATED CEDS will be published in early 2010.**
- Introduction & SWAMC (1.5mb)
- Physical Geography (1.4mb)
- Political Geography (2.7mb)
- Population Trends & Characteristics (92kb)
- Labor, Employment & Income (280 kb)
- Natural Resources Profile (3.4mb)
- Infrastructure Profile (224kb)
- Southwest Alaska Regional Economy (768 kb)
- Direct & Indirect Economic Performance Factors (266 kb)
- CEDS Planning & Performance Evaluation Process (82kb)
- Vision, Goals, Objectives & Strategies (32kb)
- Appendix A: SWAMC Timeline (26kb)
- Appendix B: Community Improvement Projects (153 kb)
- Appendix C: CEDS Action Plan (186kb)
CEDS Annual Updates
- 2007 Update(1260kb)
- 2006 Update (740kb)
- 2005 Update (204kb)
- 2004 Update (931kb)
Other Documents of Interest: CEDS Guidelines - EDA Publication