Connecticut's Best Practices in Economic Development & Land Use Planning

A Program for Continuous Improvement

ASSESSING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACROSS CONNECTICUT

CEDAS has developed a certification program to encourage best practices in municipal economic development and land use to spur continuous improvement. The program is intended to drive communities to pursue excellence in land use and economic development practices and to recognize the communities that have established best practices.

In the pursuit of best practices, planners and economic development professionals can use this program to engage community stakeholders in discussions about how to achieve higher standards and develop creative, community specific ways to implement them.

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This program will:

Accelerate the sharing of best practices across the entire state;
Improve the overall quality of economic development services at the local level;
And ultimately, result in more economic development in Connecticut.

Evaluation and Certification

Applicants are evaluated by a committee consisting of representatives from our collaborating partners. Every three years, communities can re-submit for recertification and demonstrate continuous improvement. Recipients receive a certification plaque presented at the CEDAS Annual Awards event.