{"id":10,"date":"2021-03-25T18:51:30","date_gmt":"2021-03-25T18:51:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/gis\/?page_id=10"},"modified":"2026-02-02T19:55:52","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T19:55:52","slug":"current-projects","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/gis\/current-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"Current Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-umflint-templates umflint-template-default\"><div class=\"wp-block-umflint-jumbotron jumbotron jumbotron-fluid jumbotron-page mb-3\" style=\"background-color: rgb(4, 40, 78);\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-secondary-color\">current projects<\/span><\/h1>\n\n<\/div>\n    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"jumbotron-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www-s3.umflint.edu\/wp\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Blue.Walking.Bridge.jpg\" 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Us<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-9\">\n\t\t\t\n<nav aria-label=\"breadcrumb\"><ol class=\"breadcrumb mb-3\"><li class=\"breadcrumb-item\"><a href=\"\/\">Home<\/a><\/li><li class=\"breadcrumb-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/gis\">GIS Center<\/a><\/li><li class=\"breadcrumb-item active\" aria-current=\"page\">Current Projects<\/li><\/ol><\/nav>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-185b62b98b7e641d173aabe693f0b65b\">Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy Plan<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>developed a CEDS plan for GLS Region V, which comprises Genesee, Lapeer, and Shiawassee counties.\u00a0 The GIS Center provided mapping and data for the summary background portions as well as assisted in the layout and development of the plan.\u00a0 For more information, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mistartgate.com\/ceds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>CEDS Steering 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