Welcome
The mission of the Center for Economic Development (CED) at California State University, Chico is to educate and build the knowledge and capacity of California economic development professionals and enhance the well-being of the region's citizens by facilitating sustained, long-term, and coordinated economic development strategies.
A core function of California State University, Chico is to act as the anchor institution of higher education for the North State. Please visit CSU, Chico to learn more.
What services does CED provide?
Find those answers in the CED Fact Sheet.
Add Your County to the 2013-14 County Economic and Demographic Profile Series
For businesses and organizations interested in marketing in their county, sponsorship of the 2013-14 Economic and Demographic County Profiles is available. The County Profiles are distributed to over a thousand businesses, organizations, and individuals seeking recent and reliable community data each year. The CED can produce a Profile this year for any of California's 58 counties. All sponsored County Profiles will be available free only on the sponsor's Web site.
Finding Business Resources in Chico
Utilize the Chico Business Services Guide today to help clear your path to services ranging from business planning to venture capital, and organizations that will help facilitate your idea, growth plans and connections to resources.
Broadband News:
News from the Northeastern California Connect Consortium
News from the Upstate California Connect Consortium
"13th Annual Economic Forecast Conference Speaker Presentations"
Thursday, January 17th, 2013 @ Gold Country Casino, Oroville, CA
Presenters:
Scott Gruendl, Director, Glenn County Health Service - Presentation (PDF)
Kevin Klowden, Director and Managing Economist, CA Milken Institute - Presentation (PDF)
Robert Eyler, Professor of Economics, Sonoma State University - Presentation (PDF)
Harry Moser, Founder, Reshoring Initiative - Presentation (PDF)
Don Krysakowski, Executive Director, Work Training Center - Presentation (PDF)
2013 Economic Scorecard
The 2013 Economic Scorecard is an objective, data driven, document that examines 24 indices and ranks nine regions on their scores in five different categories ranging from economic activity to quality of place while still providing an overall ranking of the regions and comparing them to the national average. The nine examined regions represent parts of five states but we have put a special emphasis on the four regions of the Northern Sacramento Valley, including the Tri County Region, Redding MSA, Yuba City MSA, and Sacramento MSA. The other examined regions are Medford MSA, Reno MSA, Boise MSA, Portland MSA, and Fresno MSA.
CED Services
The Center for Economic Development provides critical community collaboration, research, and analysis services in your area. Please check out our list of services to see if we can help you and your community, too!