Current Strategy (Adopted January 31, 2023):

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Current Goals 

The regional goals are created to define the strategic direction and action plan outcomes built from the findings highlighted within our region’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) analysis. Our goals are consistent with community aspirations for economic prosperity across the Piedmont Triad and serve as benchmarks for performance measures on the regional resources that best align to all four goals. Prioritizing projects and grant writing to adhere to the CEDS goals is crucial for building on the region’s strengths and capabilities, while contracting weaknesses and limitations.

The 2023-2028 CEDS Goals

1.  Boost the Region’s Competitive Advantages and Leverage the Marketplace - To achieve true prosperity, the Piedmont Triad will successfully coordinate efforts to build, grow, and maintain robust, competitive areas of proficiency and innovation across the region.

2. Establish and Modernize a Robust Regional Infrastructure - To remain competitive in a growing global economy, the Piedmont Triad should make the revitalization and improvement of state and local infrastructure a priority for funding. 

3. Create and Connect Vibrant, Healthy, and Resilient Communities - The Piedmont Triad must take a more intentional approach to providing healthy lifestyle options as a way to attract the best and brightest while also helping to minimize the costs of health insurance and medical care for companies and citizens.

4. Develop and Retain Talented and Innovative Human Capital- The Piedmont Triad region will need to employ a wide range of multi-faceted strategies to successfully train, recruit, and retain flexible, entrepreneurial, globally-oriented skilled workers with cross-cutting competencies sought by employers.