Join other like-minded community leaders at the CEC Conference. Learn exciting concepts and resources, share best practices and fresh ideas, and empower teams to grow local communities.

Breakout sessions are embedded in shops and venues throughout the downtown which offers the unique opportunity to learn about and experience an entrepreneurial community. As you walk from session to session, you can enjoy networking with fellow attendees and experience McCook’s downtown business environment on the “The Bricks.”

Invite your colleagues, co-workers, community leaders, entrepreneurs and stakeholders to attend. Whether you work in economic development, business, arts and culture, government, philanthropy, the nonprofit sector or education, all have an important part to play in supporting local businesses and entrepreneurial development in communities.