AACOG and the CEDS Strategy Committee will use the following performance measures to evaluate performance of the 2017-2020 CEDS in meeting its stated goals.

Competitiveness of Economic Clusters

• 1. Job growth
• 2. Number of new business formations Education
• 3. Overall educational attainment of population age 25+
• 4. Number of post-secondary program completers in the region

Entrepreneurship and Small Business

Transportation

• 1. Public Transportation Ridership (VIA and ART)
• 2. Airport Capacity
• 3. Rail freight capacity
• 4. Miles of highway/interstate

Quality of Place

• 1. Number of participants in AACOG Economic Development workshops
• 2. Requests for assistance completed for communities in the region
• 3. Economic Development presentations in the region