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SUMMARY:Broadband Grant Discussion - Lt. Gov. Tina Smith
DESCRIPTION:Date: Wednesday\, February 4\, 2015\n\nTime: 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm\n\nLocation: Gateway Building Systems\, 17153 Co Hwy 82 and Hwy 94\, Fergus Falls\n\n \n\nParticipants:\n\nLt. Governor Tina Smith\n\nDanna MacKenzie\, Executive Director\, Minnesota Office of Broadband Development\n\nDave Bickett\, Ottertail\n\nKevin Beyer\, Federated \n\nDan Schindler\, Broker/telecommuter\n\nBrent Olson\, Farmer\, Blogger\, and small-business owner\n\nBrian Shuck\, Gateway Building Systems\n\nAmy Baldwin\, Executive Director\, Fergus Falls Area Economic Improvement Commission\n\n \n\nTick-Tock:\n\n2:00 pm   Roundtable Begins. Brief overview of how broadband expansion will impact regional economic development and introduction of the Lt. Governor\, Amy Baldwin\, Executive Director\, Fergus Falls Area Economic Improvement Commission.\n\n2:03 pm   Welcome and recognition of awarded grants\, Lt. Governor Smith.\n\n2:05 pm   Synopsis of broadband initiative\, Danna MacKenzie.\n\n2:10 pm   Discussion: Each grant awardee and business representative (Dave\, Kevin\, Dan\, Brent\, and Brian) will have up to five minutes each to talk about their project and what it will do for the community\, or about how the projects impact their business and economic development in the region.\n\n2:35 pm (or at conclusion of Discussion\, if earlier)   Conversation: Conversation between panel participants (and possibly the audience) moderated by Lt. Governor.  This is an opportunity to discuss next steps\, what is still needed to be done regarding broadband\, and the economic development possibilities still out there.\n\n2:55 pm   Conclusion and summary\, Lt. Governor Smith.\n\n3:00 pm   Roundtable ends.\n\n(Please note that members of the press will be invited)
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<span style="font-family: calibri\;"><strong><span style="color: black\;"><span style="font-size: medium\;">Date:&nbsp\;</span></span></strong><span style="color: black\;"><span style="font-size: medium\;">Wednesday\, February 4\, 2015</span></span></span><br />\n<span style="font-family: calibri\;"><strong><span style="color: black\;"><span style="font-size: medium\;">Time:&nbsp\;</span></span></strong><span style="color: black\;"><span style="font-size: medium\;">2:00 pm - 3:00 pm</span></span></span><br />\n<span style="font-family: calibri\;"><strong><span style="color: black\;"><span style="font-size: medium\;">Location:&nbsp\;</span></span></strong><span style="color: black\;"><span style="font-size: medium\;">Gateway Building Systems\, 17153 Co Hwy 82 and Hwy 94\, Fergus Falls</span></span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="font-size: medium\;"><span style="font-family: calibri\;"><strong><span style="color: black\;">Participants:</span></strong></span></span><br />\n<span style="color: black\;"><span style="font-size: medium\;"><span style="font-family: calibri\;">Lt. Governor Tina Smith</span></span></span><br />\n<span style="color: black\;"><span style="font-size: medium\;"><span style="font-family: calibri\;">Danna MacKenzie\, Executive Director\, Minnesota Office of Broadband Development</span></span></span><br />\n<span style="color: black\;"><span style="font-size: medium\;"><span style="font-family: calibri\;">Dave Bickett\, Ottertail</span></span></span><br />\n<span style="color: black\;"><span style="font-size: medium\;"><span style="font-family: calibri\;">Kevin Beyer\, Federated&nbsp\;</span></span></span><br />\n<span style="color: black\;"><span style="font-size: medium\;"><span style="font-family: calibri\;">Dan Schindler\, Broker/telecommuter</span></span></span><br />\n<span style="color: black\;"><span style="font-size: medium\;"><span style="font-family: calibri\;">Brent Olson\, Farmer\, Blogger\, and small-business owner</span></span></span><br />\n<span style="color: black\;"><span style="font-size: medium\;"><span style="font-family: calibri\;">Brian Shuck\, Gateway Building Systems</span></span></span><br />\n<span style="color: black\;"><span style="font-size: medium\;"><span style="font-family: calibri\;">Amy Baldwin\, Executive Director\, Fergus Falls Area Economic Improvement Commission</span></span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="font-size: medium\;"><span style="font-family: calibri\;"><strong><span style="color: black\;">Tick-Tock:</span></strong></span></span><br />\n<span style="color: black\;"><span style="font-size: medium\;"><span style="font-family: calibri\;">2:00 pm &ndash\; Roundtable Begins. Brief overview of how broadband expansion will impact regional economic development and introduction of the Lt. Governor\, Amy Baldwin\, Executive Director\, Fergus Falls Area Economic Improvement Commission.</span></span></span><br />\n<span style="color: black\;"><span style="font-size: medium\;"><span style="font-family: calibri\;">2:03 pm &ndash\; Welcome and recognition of awarded grants\, Lt. Governor Smith.</span></span></span><br />\n<span style="color: black\;"><span style="font-size: medium\;"><span style="font-family: calibri\;">2:05 pm &ndash\; Synopsis of broadband initiative\, Danna MacKenzie.</span></span></span><br />\n<span style="color: black\;"><span style="font-size: medium\;"><span style="font-family: calibri\;">2:10 pm &ndash\; Discussion: Each grant awardee and business representative (Dave\, Kevin\, Dan\, Brent\, and Brian) will have up to five minutes each to talk about their project and what it will do for the community\, or about how the projects impact their business and economic development in the region.</span></span></span><br />\n<span style="color: black\;"><span style="font-size: medium\;"><span style="font-family: calibri\;">2:35 pm (or at conclusion of Discussion\, if earlier) &ndash\; Conversation: Conversation between panel participants (and possibly the audience) moderated by Lt. Governor.&nbsp\; This is an opportunity to discuss next steps\, what is still needed to be done regarding broadband\, and the economic development possibilities still out there.</span></span></span><br />\n<span style="color: black\;"><span style="font-size: medium\;"><span style="font-family: calibri\;">2:55 pm &ndash\; Conclusion and summary\, Lt. Governor Smith.</span></span></span><br />\n<span style="color: black\;"><span style="font-size: medium\;"><span style="font-family: calibri\;">3:00 pm &ndash\; Roundtable ends.</span></span></span><br />\n<span style="color: black\;"><span style="font-size: medium\;"><span style="font-family: calibri\;">(Please note that members of the press will be invited)</span></span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;
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URL:https://business.fergusfalls.com/events/details/broadband-grant-discussion-lt-gov-tina-smith-02-04-2015-18054
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