CEDAS

CEDAS is a not-for-profit organization committed to advancing the practice of economic development in CT

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Register here: https://t.co/CicNOsslYo

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Our webinar series, The CEDAS Hour, returns for Nov this Wed 11/11 at 1 pm!

CEDAS President Kevin Bielmeier discusses small biz development w/ Dorian Zwierewicz, State Director of the Connecticut Small Business Development Center (@ctsbdc), at the UCONN School of Business.

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Dorian provides strategic oversight for a statewide network of professional business advisors dedicated to fostering economic growth, job creation, & entrepreneurship.

The CEDAS Hour is free, but registration is required. Please register at the link below. See you Wednesday! 💻

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Thank you to our sponsors! @Goman_York (Platinum); @_seCTer and Weston & Sampson (Gold); @CICLendingand and @CTGreenBank (Silver); and Tyche Planning & Policy Group, M&J Engineering, @PullmanComley, @CTLobby, and @CONNSTEP (Bronze).

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CEDAS honored 3 individuals at their Annual Meeting last week!
Member of the Year-Rista Malanca, NHCOG
President's Award-David Kooris, CMDA
Kenneth L. Roberts Lifetime Achievement Award-Patrick McMahon, Town of Windsor
Thanks to Sen. Blumenthal for the certificates of honor!

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Thank you to all of our sponsors: @Goman_York (Platinum); @_seCTer and Weston & Sampson (Gold); @CICLending and @CICLending (Silver); and Tyche Planning & Policy Group, M&J Engineering, @PullmanComley, @CTLobby, and @CONNSTEP (Bronze).

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The CEDAS 2026 Annual Meeting & Awards Ceremony was 2 weeks ago in Watertown.

Please join us in continuing to celebrate the successes of our 2026 Best Practices Gold-certified munis: Enfield, New Haven, New London, and Torrington; and our Silver-certified municipality: Newtown.

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Thank you to our sponsors for helping to make this year's event a success: @Goman_York (Platinum); @_seCTer and Weston & Sampson (Gold); @CICLending & @CTGreenBank (Silver); and Tyche Planning & Policy Group, M&J Engineering, @PullmanComley, @CTLobby, and @CONNSTEP (Bronze).

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On Wed, 10/21, at the 2026 CEDAS Annual Meeting, we were treated to an enlightening and informative key note speech by Nandika Prakash, Ph.D. Chief Economist & Director of Research at the Institute of Data and Economic Analysis (IDEA) for @CTDECD, who spoke about CT's success.

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Last week, CEDAS joined @CCMAdvocacy at their 2026 Convention, at the Mohegan Sun Earth Expo Center on Tue, 10/27 & Wed, 10/28.
We lead a workshop during track A (Beyond Boundaries: Building a Regional Economic Ecosystem), & we exhibited on the trade show floor for another year!

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Tickets (available through 2 p.m. today online): $55 for CEDAS members; $75 for nonmembers. Your CEDAS membership must be in good standing to receive member pricing.

Where: Hawk Ridge Winery, Watertown, CT 06795
Tickets: https://t.co/spR5CWA7sa
🚶‍♀️🚶🚶‍♂️Walk-ins are welcome!

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The 2026 CEDAS Annual Meeting and Awards Ceremony is today! Join us from 2 to 5 p.m. at Hawk Ridge Winery in Watertown.

We'll present some awards, incl the President's Award which this year goes to David Kooris, Executive Director of the CT Municipal Development Authority.

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$55 for current CEDAS members; $75 for non-members. Your CEDAS membership must be in good standing to receive member pricing.

When: Wednesday, October 21, 2026, 2 to 5 p.m.
Where: Hawk Ridge Winery, 28 Plungis Road, Watertown, CT 06795
Tickets: https://t.co/spR5CWA7sa

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Our annual meeting is tomorrow! 🎟️Tickets are still on sale! 🎟️Enjoy food from Uncommon Grill, & catch up on what we've been up to as we gear up for 2027.
The Kenneth L. Roberts Lifetime Achievement Award goes to Patrick McMahon, Economic Development Dir. at the Town of Windsor!

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$55 for current CEDAS members; $75 for non-members. Note: Your CEDAS membership must be in good standing to receive member pricing.

When: Wednesday, October 21, 2026, 2 to 5 p.m.
Where: Hawk Ridge Winery, 28 Plungis Road, Watertown, CT 06795

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The 2026 CEDAS Annual Meeting and Awards Ceremony is this week! Tickets are still on sale!: https://t.co/spR5CWzzCC

Our Member of the Year Award goes to Rista Malanca, Deputy Director & Director of Community & Economic Development at NHCOG. Congratulations to Rista!

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$55 for current CEDAS members; $75 for non-members. Note: Membership must be in good standing to receive member pricing.

When: Wednesday, October 21, 2026, 2 to 5 p.m.
Where: Hawk Ridge Winery, 28 Plungis Road, Watertown, CT 06795
Tickets: https://t.co/spR5CWA7sa

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The 2026 CEDAS Annual Meeting & Awards Ceremony is 5 days away! Have you bought your tickets yet?

Keynote speaker: Nandika Prakash, Ph.D., Chief Economist & Director of Research, Institute of Data & Economic Analysis (IDEA) at CT DECD. Enjoy food from Uncommon Grill and more.

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$55 for current CEDAS members; $75 for non-members. Note: Membership must be in good standing to receive member pricing.

When: Wednesday, October 21, 2026, 2 to 5 p.m.
Where: Hawk Ridge Winery, 28 Plungis Road, Watertown, CT 06795
Tickets: https://t.co/spR5CWA7sa

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6 days left to buy your ticket to the 2026 CEDAS Annual Meeting & Awards Ceremony!

Join us in celebrating the municipalities who've earned Best Practices in Economic Development and Land Use Planning certification this year. Congrats to our newly certified cities and towns!