2026 CEDA Annual Meeting

Join CEDA's Annual Meeting to hear community stories, our growth updates, network over coffee and lunch and help us to celebrate 40 years of helping small communities do BIG things.

We are thrilled to announce that this year's event will take place in Itasca County at Sugar Lake Lodge in Cohasset, MN. Connect with other rural stakeholders while CEDA shares highlights from a transformative year. The event will feature:

• A celebration of CEDA's 40 years of helping small communities do BIG things
• Organizational changes CEDA made during 2025
• An update from each region, including Iowa and Wisconsin
• An overview of our Grants, Planning and Entrepreneurial Programs Departments

Presentations will start at 10 am and wrap up around 12 pm. Refreshments will be available throught the event and lunch will be provided after the presentations.

We hope this event will inspire conversation about the big things happening in rural communities. You'll get to meet our growing team and network with peers - so don't forget your business cards!

Following the event, attendees will have the option to golf at the beautiful Sugar Lake Lodge Golf Course or take part in a weather depending activity at Sugar Lake Lodge to take in and enjoy the beautiful fall colors of Minnesota's Northwoods region. If you would like to golf, please be sure to answer the bonus question after you register!