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Are you on our waiting lists? Action to stay on lists is required – check your email!

The CDA periodically updates waitlists to ensure that interested applicants remain on lists and that information is up-to-date. You will be notified by email that action is needed on your account to remain on the list. It is important that you check your email for correspondence from the CDA, and follow instructions timely. All messages […]


Dakota County Library Summer Series for Small Business Owners

The Dakota County Library is offering “Workplace Wednesdays” in June. This summer “lunch and learn” series offers free virtual sessions for small business owners to sharpen their technical skills. See more information – including how to register – on the event flier: Workplace Wednesdays – Dakota County Libraries


The Corner of Hope and Prosperity: El Rincon Mexicano, Inver Grove Heights

Sometimes starting and owning a business isn’t all big ideas and dreams. Sometimes it has a little more to do with an answered prayer for your family – which was the case for Inver Grove Heights restaurant owner Mireya Sanchez of El Rincon Mexicano. An immigrant- and family-owned business, El Rincon has been an Inver […]


Denmark Trail Construction Progress

Construction continues to progress on Denmark Trail in Farmington, the CDA’s newest Workforce Family Townhome development. This beautiful new community is located west of the Dakota County fairgrounds, with an anticipated open date in late summer 2025. Denmark Trail will be the second CDA workforce housing development located in Farmington. March 4, 2025 – Aerial […]