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SeVEDS Southeastern Vermont Economic Development Strategy Southeastern Vermont Economic Development Strategies or SeVEDS began in 2007 as a small group of people from across the region sought to improve broadband and cell service. That effort was coordinated by the Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation one of 12 Regional Development Corporations RDC affiliated with the State of Vermonts Department of Economic Development. After many meetings it became painfully clear that the regions problem wasnt lack of broadband it was a lack of economic development. In addition mitigating the economic effects from the eventual closure of the regions largest employer the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant had not been planned for at the regional or state level.