Toledo is strategically located at the crossroads of major interstates, rail lines, and aviation centers, connected to significant Midwest metro hubs and beyond, and surrounded by abundant natural beauty.

Natural
Physical
Human
Informational

The Strategy Committee is carefully monitoring the data most integral to growth and prosperity—when it comes to the economic, social, and demographic state of the Toledo region, the data indicates how it’s changing and whether it’s for the better.

Cluster charts
Infographics
Public engagement

For a prosperous, stable economic future, it’s not enough just to celebrate and build upon our strengths as a region. We must also dig deep and interrogate the area’s weaknesses and protect ourselves from potential threats.

Strengths
Weaknesses
Opportunities
Threats

The Strategy Committee is using what it knows to create a multi-pronged plan for achieving a better future. More than just a vision for five years down the line, the plan includes high-level goals to achieve our vision, detailed objectives to meet our goals, and specific strategies to reach each and every objective.

1 vision
4 goals
22 objectives
66 strategies

With a clear picture of what success looks like, the Strategy Committee is monitoring the region’s progress toward those benchmarks. To ensure full accountability and transparency, the CRD at BGSU will share ongoing updates on each metric—where we’re thriving, where we’re falling short, and where we’re stable but stagnant.

Traditional metrics
Job creation
Private investment

Non-traditional metrics
GDP per capita
Per capita income
Household income
And more

We’re deploying strategies for growth as much as we are protecting our region from downturns. The Strategy Committee’s initiatives are geared toward increasing steady-state and responsive resiliency for a workforce and economy that can withstand any future challenges.

What’s important to the region
What conditions need to be reversed or created