b'Comprehensive Planl Align workforce, education, employers and entrepreneurship:In addition e WCIDC plays a vital to supporting the Economic Growth Connections Workforce Forum role in eorts to achieve initiative to build relationships between employers and educators, the the goals outlined in WCIDC provides support to small businesses through its Business Reimagining OurOutreach Initiative.Westmoreland. isl Discover Westmoreland:Establishing a brand is essential in comprehensive plan, standing out from our competitors, and one way to do which was adopted by that is with eorts such as the Laurel Highlands Pour county commissionersTour, which launched in September and provided at the end of 2018, isa passport that guided visitors to 31 local focused on attracting,wineries, breweries and distilleries. Cheers!developing and retaininga diverse and stable work- l Reposition our towns:The WCIDC is partnering force that will sustain a with the Economic Growth Connection and others to healthy economy. Here reinvest in our downtowns. The WCIDC provides space are some of the ways the for The Corner and its entrepreneurial mission in downtown plan was implementedNew Kensington, and the WCIDC is working to revitalize in 2019. New Ken even further, as outlined on Page 9.l Connect with Parks and Nature: In 2019, joggers, walkers andGet your free Pourbicyclists celebrated the grand opening of a 3.4-mile segmentfromTour Passport at Murrysville to Exportof Westmoreland Heritage Trail. The 9.2-mile leg oflhpourtour.com.the trail that extends from Traord to Export is on WCIDC-owned property.l Build Healthy and Whole Communities:The WCIDC supports county planners, whoto address fragmentationbegan the process of creating the first of seven sub-county regional plans. Local ocials in the Alle-Kiski Planning District participated in land-use exercises that resulted in the creation of a land-use map that will facilitate future development within the district.l Plug into the New Economy:By participating in a Regional Broadband Task Force, the county is exploring options to expand or enhance broadband internet service, which increasingly is a determining factor in a communitys ability to remain competitive in the Industry 4.0 economy.l Create Transportation Choices:$12.6 million in federal funding has been secured for a 2020 project to widen the runway at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport from 100 to 150 feet. The work will pave the way for a potential increase in the number of flights out of the airport, which would create more opportunity for both businesses and residents.Get back to nature with a hike 8 along Westmoreland Heritage Trail.'