The Green Hills Regional Planning Commission is federally designated by the U.S. Department of Commerce as an Economic Development District (EDD). The District is  charged with the responsiveness to the region’s  economic needs and this designation allows  GHRPC to develop and commit resources to activities and challenges throughout the region with an Economic Development focus.

In addition, the District maintains a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for the region which is updated every 5 years and submitted to the Department of Commerce and other federal and state partner agencies.