The Latah Economic Development Council (LEDC) is a
private non-profit corporation incorporated in 1987 to
foster the growth and expansion of the economy of Moscow
and Latah County in order to provide new employment
opportunities for Latah County residents. The LEDC is
funded by contributions coming from the private sector,
Latah County, the City of Moscow, and the University of
Idaho in roughly equal proportions.The big picture includes bringing and retaining
living-wage jobs in our area, but it also includes
activities which benefit current businesses and which
enhance our quality of life.
The LEDC is the primary resource for economic
development in Latah County.
We work closely with Clearwater Economic Development
Association, Idaho Department of Commerce and Labor,
Inland Northwest Partners, the Chamber of Commerce,
local realtors, bankers, developers and a number of
other public and private entities to field contacts and
develop strategic plans to bring businesses and jobs to
our region.
We believe it is important to maintain a single focal
point for economic development in Latah County.
The LEDC office is located in the Business Technology
Incubator.
The LEDC’s unique relationship with private and
institutional resources allow it to move decisively and
effectively in developing, attracting and retaining new
technologies and non-competing businesses.
The LEDC is governed by an 18 member board of Directors,
fourteen of these are elected from the private sector to
three-year terms and four are appointed by their
respective institutions (City of Moscow, Latah County,
University of Idaho and Chamber of Commerce). Because the University of Idaho is such an important
part of the community, research and technology-based
businesses are focal points for economic growth.
