Tri-Region Economic Development Stakeholders

The Tri-Region Economic Development Stakeholders (TREDS) is a collective entity of economic development stakeholders from across southeastern New Hampshire and far-southwestern Maine. TREDS represents an evolved and expanded scope of the former Seacoast Economic Development Stakeholders (SEDS), which was first convened by SRPC in March 2020.

The Strafford Economic Development District (EDD) has partnered with our neighboring EDDs, hosted by the Regional Economic Development Center and Southern Maine Planning and Development Commission, for this expanded group to effectively bring together stakeholders from across these three EDDs. Communities across these three EDDs have closely integrated economies, and convening stakeholders from this broader geographic region provides increased shared economic opportunities, initiatives, and information sharing.

Attendees represent a variety of local, regional, and statewide perspectives who meet monthly to collaborate, share information and resources, and work together to promote the economic vitality of our communities and region. TREDS members include municipal economic development managers, chamber of commerce directors, staff from planning commissions and partner organizations, representatives from state agencies and organizations, and representatives from allied organizations that play a key role in economic development. TREDS members convene to advance conversations about key issues affecting economic development across the region, including Housing, Workforce, Business Operations, Child Care, Human Resources, Real Estate, and Health Care.

Additional Information

To learn more about the Strafford Economic Development District and the Strafford Regional Planning Commission’s economic development work, visit: https://straffordrpcnh.gov/plan/economic-development/

To learn more about the Regional Economic Development Center Economic Development District, visit: https://www.redc.com/ceds or reach out to Jennifer Kimball, CEDS Planner via email at [email protected]

To learn more about Southern Maine Planning and Development Commission Economic Development District, visit: https://smpdc.org/economic or reach out to James Rather, Director of Strategic Initiatives via email at [email protected]

For any questions or inquiries, please reach out to the SRPC staff listed on the Staff section of this webpage.

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Past efforts of the former SEDS group include supporting local economic development initiatives with microgrants, awarding scholarships to local students, and creation of an Employer Toolkit to assist with workforce attraction and retention. More information on these past efforts is available on the archived SEDS page here: https://straffordrpcnh.gov/collaborations/seacoast-economic-development-stakeholders/