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2020 Region X CEDS Update 2020 Update Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) Region X Bel-O-Mar Regional Council Wheeling, West Virginia Submitted to: U.S. Economic Development Administration Philadelphia, PA Table of Contents I. Introduction ................................................................................................................................1 A. Purpose .................................................................................................................................1 B. Council Organization ...........................................................................................................2 C. Jurisdiction and Boundaries .................................................................................................2 D. General Description of the Area ..........................................................................................5 1. History............................................................................................................................5 2. Geographic Location and Proximity to Markets ............................................................6 3. Natural Features .............................................................................................................7 II. Summary Background – The Economic Development Conditions of the Region .....................8 A. Population and Labor Force Characteristics ........................................................................8 1. Population ......................................................................................................................8 2. Employment .................................................................................................................10 3. Unemployment .............................................................................................................10 4. Civilian Labor Force and Workforce Participation .....................................................12 5. Wages and Salaries ......................................................................................................13 B. Strategic Evaluation ...........................................................................................................14 1. Growth Centers ............................................................................................................14 2. Industry Sectors ...........................................................................................................16 3. Economic Resilience ....................................................................................................23 4. Additional Data and Supporting Information ..............................................................26 III. SWOT Analysis .......................................................................................................................28 CEDS 2020 Update i Belomar Regional Council IV. Strategic Direction/Action Plan ...............................................................................................32 A. Vision, Goals, Objectives, and Development Strategies ...................................................32 B. Additional Strategies ..........................................................................................................36 C. Action Plan/Regional Development Program ....................................................................37 1. Description of the Program and Project Selection and Prioritization Process .............37 2. Program and Project Priorities/Consolidated Project List ...........................................38 V. Evaluation Framework .............................................................................................................60 Figures 1. Counties in the Belomar Region ..................................................................................................1 2. Regional Planning and Development Councils in West Virginia ................................................2 3. Counties and Municipalities in West Virginia’s Region 10 Economic Development District ....4 4. Geographic Location of the Economic Development District and Its Proximity to Regional Markets ........................................................................................................................................6 5. Belomar Region Employment by Sector, 2019 .........................................................................15 Tables 1. Municipalities in the Four-County Belomar Service Area ..........................................................3 2. Annual Population Estimates for the Belomar Region, 2010-2019 .............................................8 3. Population Change by State and County, 2018 to 2019 ..............................................................9 4. Employment in the Belomar Region and Counties, Annual Average 2018 to 2019 .................10 5. Unemployment in the Belomar Region and Counties, Annual Average 2018 to 2019 .............11 6. Unemployment Rates in the Belomar Region and Counties, Annual Average 2018 to 2019 ...12 7. Civilian Labor Force in the Belomar Region and Counties, Annual Average 2018 to 2019 ....13 8. Average Annual Wages per Employee, All Private Industries, 2018 to 2019 ...........................14 CEDS 2020 Update ii Belomar Regional Council 9. Employment in the Natural Resources and Mining Sector, by County, Annual Average 2018 to 2019 ..............................................................................................................................17 10. Employment in the Construction Sector, by County, Annual Average 2018 to 2019 .............18 11. Employment in the Manufacturing Sector, by County, Annual Average 2018 to 2019 ..........19 12. Employment in the Trade, Transportation, and Utilities Sector, by County, Annual Average 2018 to 2019 ............................................................................................................................20 13. Employment in the Information Sector, by County, Annual Average 2018 to 2019 ..............21 14. Employment in the Financial Activities Sector, by County, Annual Average 2018 to 2019 ..21 15. Employment in the Professional and Business Services Sector, by County, Annual Average 2018 to 2019 .............................................................................................................22 16. Employment in the Education and Health Services Sector, by County, Annual Average 2018 to 2019 ............................................................................................................................22 17. Employment in the Leisure and Hospitality Sector, by County, Annual Average 2018 to 2019 ............................................................................................................................23 18. Institutions of Higher Education in the Belomar Region .........................................................26 19. Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats in the Belomar Region ...........................28 20. Belomar Regional Council Prioritization: Weighted Point Scale by Functional Category June 2020 .................................................................................................................................39 21. Region X - Belomar Regional Council Priority Listing of Projects in West Virginia, June 2020 .................................................................................................................................40 22. Region X - Belomar Regional Council Project Priority Listing, June 2020 ............................43 23. 2020 Funded or Completed Projects: Region X - Belomar Regional Council ........................58 24. CEDS Performance Measures ..................................................................................................60 Attachments 1. Belomar Regional Council and Interstate Planning Commission, Region X: CEDS Committee, June 2020 ...................................................................................................................................62 2. Belomar Regional Council/CEDS Committee Minutes, July 2019 - February 2020 ..............64 CEDS 2020 Update iii Belomar Regional Council 3. Establishments, Employment, and Wages in Belomar Counties, by Industry Sector, Annual Averages, 2018 ..........................................................................................................................84 4. Establishments, Employment, and Wages for All Private Establishment Sizes, Annual Averages and Summary of Changes, by County, 2018 – 2019 .................................................88 5. Data Profiles for Belomar Counties ...........................................................................................89 6. Public and Private Schools in the Belomar Region, by County ................................................93 7. Primary and Secondary Enrollment, by County, Public School District, and Grade, 2018-2019 School Year ............................................................................................................94 8. Educational Attainment for the Population 25 to 64 Years .......................................................95 9. Properties in the Belomar Region on the National Register of Historic Places.........................96 CEDS 2020 Update iv Belomar Regional Council Belomar Regional Council Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy/Regional Development Plan 2020 Update I. Introduction A. Purpose The Belomar Regional Council (Belomar)
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