THIS INVESTMENT SUPPORTS DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY (CEDS) IN THE REGION SERVED BY THE SOUTHEAST KANSAS REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION, WHICH COMPRISES ALLEN, ANDERSON, BOURBON, CHEROKEE, COFFEY, CRAWFORD, LABETTE, LINN, MONTGOMERY, NEOSHO, WILSON, AND WOODSON 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.