Section 230. Economic development regions

1. The department shall establish
  economic  development  regions  of  the state and shall establish within
  each region at least one regional office.
    2. The boundaries of regions shall be based on factors including,  but
  not  limited  to:  (a)  interdependence  and commonality of economic and
  social interests;  (b)  previous  cooperation  in  economic  development
  related   matters;   (c)   intraregional  commuting  and  transportation
  patterns; (d) geographic proximity  to  and  dependence  on  centers  of
  employment   and  economic  opportunity,  population  concentration  and
  markets; (e) unifying topographic characteristics;  (f)  labor  markets;
  and (g) geographic size.