The Connecticut Economic Development Association (CEDAS) is seeking an intern to assist with all aspects of implementation of a new community Best Practices program pilot.  The intern will be involved program’s implementation and will work closely with economic development professionals through the Connecticut Economic Development Association, the state’s only organization for economic development professionals, including opportunities to attend regular professional [...]

Earlier this year, Governor Ned Lamont announced David Lehman as his Commissioner for the Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) and as his Senior Economic Advisor.  In April, Lehman joined the CEDAS membership for a conversation about economic development under the new administration.  More than 100 CEDAS members attended the event that was hosted by Eversource.  Lehman described his [...]

Town of Stratford/Stratford Redevelopment Agency is seeking mixed use private development within Stratford’s Transit Oriented Development District. The development of the former Center Elementary School site, coordinated and integrated with other ongoing projects, is critical to the transformation of Stratford Center. The Town of Stratford is seeking development partners with a demonstrated capacity to help the Town achieve that goal. [...]

The Connecticut Housing Coalition invites you to be a part of its upcoming annual conference by becoming a workshop organizer. The conference will be held on September 26th, 2018 at the Radisson Hotel in Cromwell, CT. The daylong conference is the state's largest gathering of affordable housing developers, funders, service providers and advocates. The conference attracts approximately 400 attendees from every [...]

We’re excited to announce this year’s CEDAS Academy Webinar Series: Reuse, Recycle, Rejuvenate! In these slim budget times, the three webinars in our series ask: how can our communities make best use of the physical infrastructure we already have? March 28, 2018:  Brownfields from Start to Finish July:  Reurbanization of Manufacturing September: Adaptive Reuse of Historic Mills - Tools and Resources In [...]

Originally published on the Hamden Economic and Community Development website by CEDAS Member Dale Kroop. Technology has forever changed the local, state and national economy. It affects retail trade, services that we buy and products that we have come to know. The landscape of retail continues to change. The list keeps getting longer for stores that are closing in the [...]

Do you have a hand in economic development for your community or region?  Please take a moment to participate in the Connecticut Local Economic Survey.  The survey will close on Friday, February 9 at 4 pm.  The Connecticut Local Economic Development Survey is coordinated by the University of Connecticut Extension in partnership with the Connecticut Economic Resource Center (CERC), the Connecticut Economic Development Association (CEDAS) and the Connecticut [...]

Providing Value for our Members Participated in 18 Municipal Economic Development Training Sessions with CERC. Organized well-attended educational and networking workshops statewide through CEDAS Academy and partnership programs. Membership retention remained strong and new member engagement with a wider diverse professional base grew to 306 members. Collaborative efforts engaged several professional organizations (CCAPA, CERC, CoreNet Global, CREW, EverSource, NEDA, ICSC) bringing value to [...]

Do you have a hand in economic development for your community or region?  Next month economic developers across the state will have the opportunity to participate in the first Connecticut Local Economic Survey coordinated by the University of Connecticut Extension in partnership with the Connecticut Economic Resource Center (CERC), the Connecticut Economic Development Association (CEDAS) and the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities [...]