PRESS RELEASE: Public Comment Encouraged on Regional Economic Strategy

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(SANTA BARBARA, Calif.) – Regional collaboration and action on expanding career pathways, fostering innovation, and enhancing the quality of place are the key goals in a draft united economic strategy for Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Counties now available for public comment.

The Resilience Roadmap will be the two-county region’s first-ever Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS), a federally recognized 5-year plan that serves as a prerequisite for many kinds of federal, philanthropic, and other funding for entities throughout the region.