Something extraordinary is happening in the eight-county region covered by the Thrive Economic Development Enterprise. A group called the Madison Region Economic Development Professionals Network, or ED Pros, a group with voluntary members who work in various aspects of economic development and advise Thrive on strategic priorities, is pledging to cooperate with each other.
The ED Pros have developed and adopted what it calls the Regional Principles of Collaboration and between now and December 16, the members are taking them to the boards of county economic development corporations for adoption. In mid-December, representatives from each county and the Collaboration Council will participate in a regional signing in Madison.