SUSTAINABLE
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
The Division of Community and Economic Development is an
outreach arm of the University of Toledo's University
College focused on using technology and
capacity-building efforts to aid urban and regional
communities' transition from manufacturing-based to
technology-driven economies.
The Division's mission is to facilitate
competitive and sustainable economic development in
urban and regional communities transitioning from
manufacturing-based to technology-driven economies using
technology-based strategies, tools and practices and
partners in higher education. It is also the Division's
mission to develop technology-based strategies, tools
and practices that are widely recognized and
implemented--thereby redefining how economic development
is thought of and applied everywhere.
Objectives
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To enhance the technological
economic competitiveness of urban and regional
economies.
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To keep abreast of technology trends
and practices.
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To develop state-of-the-art
strategies, tools and practices to promote economic
development.
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To develop and implement
capacity-building practices to ensure the
participation of major industries and historically
disadvantaged segments of society.
