2026-2030 Economic Development Strategic Plan

Economic Resilience Economic resilience refers to the ability of an economy, whether at the level of households, firms, or entire regions, to withstand, recover from, and adapt to economic shocks or disruptions. The following recommendations emerged from an economic resilience analysis and are embedded within the EDSP’s strategic action items. Targeted initiatives are outlined below and designed to strengthen Riverside County’s ability to withstand and adapt to locally occurring hazards. A key innovation of the EDSP is the development of the Economic Resilience Scorecard, a dynamic tool that will guide ongoing strategy refinement, track progress, and ensure that resilience remains a central pillar of the County’s economic future.

Economic Resilience Area

Strategic Focus

Identify opportunities to upgrade energy, water, and transportation systems with resilient design, redundancy, and proactive maintenance to en sure business continuity.

Strengthen Infrastructure Resilience

Retrofit facilities, stockpile supplies, and expand telehealth and surge capacity. Ensure backup utilities and coordinated emergency response.

Bolster Healthcare Systems

Enable remote work through broadband invest ment and telework policies. Integrate prepared ness into workforce training and employer part nerships. Encourage local production, contingency plan ning, and regional logistics hubs. Support in dustries that reduce reliance on external sup ply chains.

Support Workforce Mobility

Strengthen Supply Chains and Diversification

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