THIS INVESTMENT SUPPORTS DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY (CEDS) IN THE REGION SERVED BY THE MID-AMERICA REGIONAL COUNCIL COMMUNITY SERVICES CORPORATION, WHICH IS COMPRISED OF CASS, CLAY, JACKSON, PLATTE AND RAY COUNTIES IN MISSOURI, AND JOHNSON, LEAVENWORTH, MIAMI AND WYANDOTTE COUNTIES IN KANSAS. 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.