Welcome and introductions Afternoon Keynote |
Doug Steele (MSU Extension) and Linda Reed (Montana Community Foundation); Keynote address by Don Macke (Rural Policy Research Institute Center for Rural Entrepreneurship) |
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Evening Keynote
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Video welcome by Senator Max Baucus Introduction by Matt Jones (USDA Rural Development); Keynote address by Bruce Nelson (Farm Service Agency) |
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Rural panel |
Matt Jones (USDA Rural Development), Sabrina Matteson (American Farm Bureau), Jim Smitham (Butte Local Development Corporation), and Tom Kaiserski (Energy Promotion and Development) |
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A Windshield of Community Change During a Boom |
Brent Moore, CTA |
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Complete Streets for All Montanans - A Toolkit & Success Stories |
Cathy Costakis, Montana Nutrition and Physical
Activity Program & Joe Gilpin, Alta Planning + Design |
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Dept of Commerce: Energy Promotion & Development
Division |
Tom Kaiserski, Program Manager |
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Entrepreneurship Panel |
Cindy Kittredge, Montana Arts Council, Sarah Calhoun, Red Ants Pants, Jan Tusick,Mission Mountain Food Enterprise Center |
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Montana Economic Development Tool Chest |
Business Expansion & Retention Program: Mike O’Rourke, Gloria O’Rourke, Michael Jackson, &
Dave Morey |
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Ready community --building disaster-resiliant places |
Barb Andreozzi, FEMA Facilitator of Deer Lodge pilot project |
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Healthcare in Frontier Communities |
Natalie Claiborne, Lisa Benzel, Lawrence White, Jr. & Mary Helgeson |
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Coming Together to Expand Montana’s Tourism Story |
Victor Bjornberg & Pam Gosink, MT Office of Tourism & Maclaren Latta, MercuryCSC |
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Putting Transfer of Wealth Into Practice |
Don Macke, Rural Policy Research Institute Center for Rural Entrepreneurship |
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Utilizing E-Commerce in Rural Communities |
Janelle Booth & Joel Schumacher, MSU Extension & Anne Booth, Triangle Communications |
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Projects to Build Community (American Farm Bureau & USDA Rural Development) - Initial audio is very quiet but sound improves at 9:45. Please adjust speakers accordingly |
Sabrina Matteson (American Farm Bureau), Matt
Jones (USDA), & Tom Gurr, Pacific Technology Alliance |
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Part 2 of Projects to Build Community (American Farm Bureau & USDA Rural Development) |
Sabrina Matteson (American Farm Bureau), Matt
Jones (USDA), & Tom Gurr, Pacific Technology Alliance |
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One Montana |
Lisa Titus, One Montana |
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Integrating Policy & Program into Organizational
Strategic Planning: |
Tom Jacobson, Rural Dynamics Inc. |

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