strategic plan
strategic plan
A Strategy for Huron County’s Economic Future
Huron County's Economic Development Strategic Plan provides a shared roadmap for strengthening our economy, communities, and quality of life. Built from economic data, stakeholder input, and an assessment of the opportunities and challenges facing the county, the plan identifies where focused action and collaboration can make the greatest difference.
Our Vision
Huron County’s economic future is rooted in its natural assets, driven by innovation, and sustained by vibrant communities that attract talent and investment, creating a high quality of life.
Our Mission
The Huron County Economic Development Corporation leads collaborative economic development efforts to revitalize communities, invest in business and industry, and support the partnerships and infrastructure that strengthen Huron County’s economy.
Our Strategic Priorities
Huron County's Economic Development Strategic Plan is organized around four integrated priorities: Lead, Revitalize, Invest, and Support. Together, they provide a coordinated framework for strengthening leadership and collaboration, enhancing quality of place, expanding economic opportunity, and reinforcing the foundational systems that support long-term economic vitality.
LEAD
Quality of Action
Lead with purpose, consistency, and accountability, working in collaboration with key partners and the broader community to advance Huron County’s economic development priorities.
Focus Areas: Countywide promotion and marketing · Business, talent, resident and visitor attraction · Policy and regulatory leadership · Partner convening and coordination · Professional development and organizational capacity
REVITALIZE
Quality of Place
Revitalize Huron County’s communities through vibrant activities, attractive amenities, and accelerated small business growth that enhance quality of place for residents, workers, and visitors.
Focus Areas: Community aesthetics, amenities and activities · Small business and entrepreneurship · Vacant storefront activation · Natural and historic assets · Tourism and legacy industries
SUPPORT
Quality of Life
Support Huron County's foundational assets that strengthen knowledge, health, safety, and opportunity, while reinforcing the conditions necessary for long-term economic vitality.
Focus Areas: Infrastructure and broadband · Housing · Workforce and education · Child care · Community health and safety
INVEST
Quality of Opportunity
Stimulate diversified commercial and industrial investment in Huron County to strengthen the tax base, expand employment opportunities, and build long-term economic resiliency.
Focus Areas: Entrepreneurship and new business development · Business retention and expansion · Access to capital and business support · Development-ready sites · Target industry expansion and attraction
Explore the Strategic Plan
Executive Summary
The strategic plan at a glance
Situational Analysis
Understanding where Huron County is Today
Target Industry Analysis
Understanding where Huron County is Today
Strategic Framework
Turning priorities into action
Economic Development Strategic Plan
The full document
From Strategy to Action
The Strategic Plan is intended to be a living roadmap, not a document that sits on a shelf. HCEDC is working with businesses, communities, organizations, and regional partners to move these priorities forward and adapt our work as conditions and opportunities change.