LED identifies twenty indicators to gauge the economic development readiness of a community, and identify a community’s stage of development as emerging, developing, or achieving. Once readiness is determined, the LDRC team will collaborate directly with the Abbeville team to identify potential improvement opportunities and to utilize resources available to strengthen economic development capacity.
The first step toward achieving certification is to complete a comprehensive community assessment that Abbeville can later use for strategic planning. Next, LED surveys the community to gauge where the city currently is and identify areas that Abbeville should focus on improving.
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