PNWER ECONOMIC LEADERSHIP FORUM November 12 – 14, 2024 | Anchorage, AK

The Economic Leadership Forum provides an opportunity for local, provincial, and state leaders in both the public and private sectors to carry out in-depth discussions on key subjects affecting our regional economy. This year’s event will be coordinated in partnership with the Alaska Resources Conference.

Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority Monthly Board Meeting

Online MT, United States

Monthly Board Meetings (and all meetings) are open to the public and we welcome all to attend and participate. This month's guest speaker will be Jim Mathews, President of The Rail Passenger's Association, a national organization that serves as a voice for the more than 40 million rail passengers in the US.

Free

Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority Monthly Board Meeting

Virtual MT, United States

Monthly Board meetings take place on the second Wednesday of every month from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Guest speakers join us on topics of interest and each committee provides an update on its efforts to restore/revitalize passenger rail to Southern Montana and beyond. Please join us, everyone is welcome. All meetings are virtual and recorded.

Free

How you can make housing more affordable in your place. – 11/15 – Online 10:00 MST

Online Webinar

This presentation introduces a first-of-its-kind discussion of the tension between housing as a financial product and housing as shelter. These insights will help local communities fight back against the current affordability housing crisis and opt out of the boom-and-bust cycles that have typified housing in postwar America.

East Missoula People’s Fair: Home. Health. Humanity – 11/16 – East Missoula

E-Mo has also become a pretty great example for community organizing and mutual aid, and the upcoming East Missoula People’s Fair is the perfect encapsulation of the community’s character. The Saturday event is being held at Habitat for Humanity’s ReStore, a donation warehouse where they keep the costs low for people in need.

City Club Missoula – Construction Gap: Why Infill Sites are Slow to Fill In – 11/18 – NEW SITE – Missoula Public Library

Missoula Public Library 301 E Main St, Missoula, MT, United States

Hear from a panel of experienced developers and builders about the challenges of building a diverse housing stock in Missoula. Discussion includes elements driving Missoula’s construction costs, why current costs limit what can be developed, and whether the challenges in Missoula and Montana are unique.