DETAILS:

• LOCATION: Trinity Pines Camp (349 Cabarton Rd, Cascade, ID)
• DATE: Monday, November 6, 2023. Check-in 8:45 – 9:15am. Welcome begins at 9:15am and programming concludes at 4:15pm, proceeded by the social networking event at Palooza Basecamp (112 N Main St, Cascade, ID) from 4:30-6pm.
• GOALS FOR THE DAY:
• Obtain bigger picture context of the current economic challenges we face nationally, regionally, locally
• Empower our local businesses to make decisions that are best for them
• Leave with some positivity, hope, and optimism for our future

AGENDA & PRESENTATIONS:

8:45-915am: Check-In & Networking
915am: Welcome
9:15-9:45am: Regional Housing Needs Assessment introduction by Agnew Beck; regional housing updates
9:45 – 10:45am: Early Childhood Education State Update by Heather Lee, Idaho Association for the Education for Young Children (IAEYC); Local early childhood provider panel; Youth Advocacy Coalition (YAC) regional update by Patty Wold, YAC
10:45 – 11am: Current Rural Broadband Initiatives Around the State by Ramón S. Hobdey-Sánchez, J.D., State Broadband Program Manager, Idaho Department of Commerce
11 – 11:15am: Break
11:15  – Noon: Local Leader Panel with representatives from
City of Cascade, City of Donnelly, City of McCall, City of New Meadows and Valley County. Moderated by Renee Silvus.
Noon – 1245pm: Lunch (buffet); WCM Creative District update; WCMEDC updates
12:45 – 1:15pm: “Get to Know Your Host Community” with Cascade Mayor Judith Nissula & Cascade Medical Center CEO Tom Reinhardt
1:15 – 2:00pm: “West Central Mountains Post-Pandemic Economic Trends” by Jan Roeser, Department of Labor Economist
2 – 2:15pm: Break
2:15 – 3pm: “If We Don’t Know How We Are Changing, We Cannot Take Advantage of Opportunities” by Dr. Jaap Vos, Head of the Department of Natural Resources and Society, University of Idaho
3 – 4pm: “Current Threats to Rural ‘gateway’ Communities & How the Gateway and Natural Amenity Region Iniatitive (GNAR) Can Help You Thrive Amid These Tremendous Pressures” by Jake Powell, Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning, Utah State University
4-4:15pm: Concluding Thoughts & Thank You
4:30-6pm: Special networking happy hour event at Palooza Basecamp with complimentary appetizers, beverages, axe-throwing and several State partner booths for special one-on-one networking opportunities. Please join us.

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