THIS INVESTMENT SUPPORTS DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY (CEDS) IN THE REGION SERVED BY THE WEST CENTRAL NEBRASKA DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT, WHICH COMPRISES GRANT, HOOKER, THOMAS, ARTHUR, MCPHERSON, LOGAN, KEITH, PERKINS, LINCOLN, DAWSON, HAYES, FRONTIER, GOSPER, DUNDY, HITCHCOCK, RED WILLOW, AND FURNAS COUNTIES. THE CEDS PROCESS IS DESIGNED TO BRING TOGETHER THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS IN THE CREATION OF AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ROADMAP TO DIVERSIFY AND STRENGTHEN THE REGIONAL ECONOMY.