MT/WY Economic Development Best Practices Retreat, 7/12-14, Red Lodge, MT

2004-07-12 08:00:00
Rock Creek Resort, Red Lodge, Montana

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BEST PRACTICES RETREAT

July 12, 13, 14, 2004

Red Lodge, Montana

Rock Creek Resort

EDA / MEDA / WEDA

EDA: Economic Development Administration

MEDA: Montana Economic Developers Association

WEDA: Wyoming Economic Development Association

Click here for REGISTRATION http://www.medamembers.org/registration.html

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Pre-Conference Activities:
** Sunday, July 11, 2004 1:00pm
Montana / Wyoming Mixer: BEST BALL SCRAMBLE
Red Lodge Mountain Golf Course
Cost is $50 and includes:
18 holes of golf with Cart
Dinner: BBQ Hamburgers and all the fixin’s. (Dinner only is $12.00; Children’s $7.00) See Registration for details. Be sure to note if additional meals are required for family members.

** Monday, July 12, 2004
Pending: Monday morning networking sessions.

Monday, July 12, 2004

1:30pm Opening Session – Introduction & Welcome
Note: Each session provides "best practices" presentation to discuss case studies, when practical, discussing various stages from idea to implementation, problems / challenges encountered, how it was financed, who were the partners, what could have been done differently, what worked or didn’t, etc. Presentations will last about 25 minutes each with Q&A after each presentation.

2:00pm Incubators – Practitioners tell how they are funded and operated and the kinds of services they provide.

3:30pm Break

3:45 – 5:15 Concurrent Sessions
3:45pm Economic Development Districts – Montana and Wyoming District Directors discuss the services they provide, the programs they use and methods they employ to achieve regional economic and community development.

3:45pm Local Development Organizations – Local Development Corporations from Montana and Wyoming discuss different approaches to managing successful economic development programs.

5:15pm Adjourn

6:00pm Reception – Sponsored by _____________ at the Rock Creek Resort

Tuesday, July 13, 2004

7:00am Breakfast Buffet. Please indicate on registration if additional family members will be joining us. For non-conference attendees, adults: $12 children $7

8:00am Opening Remarks

8:15am Local Business Financing Tools – Montana and Wyoming economic development practitioners discuss the financing tools in their economic development tool box – Revolving Loan Funds, Intermediary Re-lending Programs, Micro-business lending, and more.

10:30am Break

10:45am New Uses for that Old Building – Case studies of successful re-use strategies for vacant buildings or "Making lemonade from lemons"

12:00 Luncheon – Guest Speaker – Matt Chase, Executive Director, National Association of Development Organizations, Washington, D.C. Please indicate on registration if non-conference attendees will be joining you for lunch. Adults: $14.00 Children: $7:00
Concurrent Sessions: 1:30 – 3:00pm

1:30pm Downtown Development – Three different approaches to downtown redevelopment strategies in Wyoming and Montana and all of them successful!

1:30pm University-Based Economic Development – How a strong partnership with a university results in a winning strategy for communities.

3:00pm Break

3:15pm New State Programs Wyoming Business Ready Community Program and Montana’s Certified Regional Development Corporations and Community Assessments in Montana and Wyoming

5:00pm Feedback from Attendees

6:00pm Barbecue – Rock Creek Resort. Please indicate on the registration form if additional family members will be joining us. Adults: $20.00 Children $10

Wednesday, July 14, 2004

7:00am Breakfast Buffet. Non-conference attendee costs: Adult: $12.00 Children: $7

8:00am Brownfields Workshop Sponsored by National Association of Development Organizations with regional and national experts in Brownfields development

12:00 Luncheon – Gary Gorshing, Executive Director, Southwest Oklahoma Development Authority and President of the National Association of Development Organizations (NADO) Please indicate on registration if family members will be joining us. Adult: $14.00 Children $7.00

1:00pm Resume Brownfields Workshop

5:00pm Adjourn

LODGING: A block of rooms is available at the beautiful Rock Creek Resort for $55 per night. You must make your reservations before June 11th. Phone 406.446.1111 or 800.667.1119. We have secured some other rooms in Red Lodge if the RCR fills up. Some other lodging arrangements at a reduced rate are listed below: Best Western Lupine Inn 18 & S. Hauser Red Lodge, MT 59068 Ph: 1.888.567.1321; 406.446.1321. $55 + tax. reserve by June 10th. Comfort Inn 612 N. Broadway, Red Lodge, MT 59068 888.733.4661 or 406.446.4469. $75.00 + tax. reserve by June 10; Super 8 1223 S. Broadway Ave., Red Lodge, MT 800.813.8335 2 Q’s $80.89; 1K $71.89 reserve by June 11th. KOA Kampground, 7464 HWY 212, Red Lodge, MT 406.446.2364. http://www.koa.com
REGISTRATION: Due to funding from USDA/Rural Development, MEDA and the Brownfields hosts, conference costs are only $75.00. For family fun around Red Lodge visit:Shop Red
Lodge Red Lodge

Gloria O’Rourke

MEDA – Montana Economic Developers Association

MEDS – Montana Economic Development Services

118 E. Seventh St.; Suite 2A

Anaconda, MT 59711

ph: 406.563.5259 fx: 406.563.5476

http://www.medamembers.org