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SUMMARY:Fergus Falls Business Summit 2016
DESCRIPTION:Fergus Falls Business Summit\n\n11:00am "Connect 4 Networking" -- bring business cards\n\n12:00pm Welcome & Lunch \n\nOrganizational Updates: Chamber of Commerce\, Convention & Visitors Bureau and Economic Improvement Commission\n\nLunch: Beef medallions w/rosemary potatoes\, vegetables\, roll\, beverage and dessert/coffee.\n\n\n\n12:35pm Local Guest Speakers\n\nErin Smith\, Fergus Falls Public Library Director\n\nNick Leonard\, Otter Tail Co. Director of Economic Development and Tourism\n\n\n\n12:55pm Dessert & Cofffee\n\nChamber of Commerce "Business Gives" Recognition\n\nLisa Workman\, Executive Director & Sean Sullivan\, Board President\n\n\n\n1:15pm Keynote Speaker: \n\nBen Winchester "Rewriting the Rural Narrative" Click Here for Ben's Presentation \n\nIt seems the rural story has already been told. Small towns keep getting smaller.  Churches\, schools\, clinics\, businesses\, and now post offices\, have closed their doors as the lucky few migrate out to the big cities. This deficit framework dominates how we discuss and envision our rural communities. However\, the story of rural America since 1970 is rich and diverse\, with positive trends occurring under the radar. Learn how these important positive changes have been occurring across the rural landscape that require us to rewrite the narrative of rural community change.\n\nBen Winchester\, Senior Research Fellow\n\nU of MN Extension\, Center for Community Vitality\n\nBen has been working both in and for small towns across the Midwest for over 20 years. He is trained as a Rural Sociologist and works as a Senior Research Fellow for the University of Minnesota Extension\, Center for Community Vitality and conducts research on topics surrounding a theme of "rewriting the rural narrative" that are vital to rural America. The first documents "newcomers"   the influx of 30-49 year old people   to identify the social and economic opportunities of this migration. The second research topic involves the analysis of rural community leadership\, specifically examining the community-wide requirements to "keep the town running" through the public and nonprofit sector. The third is the impact of the baby boomer retirements on the rural housing supply. These positive trends show that rural communities show a resilience of which we should be proud.\n\n"Connect 4 Networking" Prize Drawing -- Winner Samantha Klecan\n\n The event has been a partnership between the Fergus Falls Area Chamber of Commerce\, Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) and Economic Improvement Commission (EIC) for 12 years.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p _mce_style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt\;" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt\;"><span style="font-size: 11px\;"><span style="font-family: verdana\;"><span style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\;"><strong>Fergus Falls Business Summit</strong><br />\n<u><span style="font-weight: bold\; language: en-US\;">11:00am &ldquo\;Connect 4 Networking&rdquo\; -- bring business cards</span></u><br />\n<span style="font-weight: bold\; text-decoration: underline\; language: en-US\; text-underline: single\;">12:00pm Welcome &amp\; Lunch&nbsp\;</span><br />\nOrganizational Updates: Chamber of Commerce\, Convention &amp\; Visitors Bureau and&nbsp\;Economic Improvement Commission<br />\n<span style="font-style: italic\; language: en-US\;">Lunch: Beef medallions w/rosemary potatoes\, vegetables\, roll\, beverage and dessert/coffee.</span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-weight: bold\; text-decoration: underline\; language: en-US\; text-underline: single\;">12:35pm Local Guest Speakers</span><br />\n<span style="line-height: 18.77px\;"><b>Erin Smith\, Fergus Falls Public Library&nbsp\;Director<br />\nNick Leonard\, Otter Tail Co. Director of Economic Development and Tourism</b></span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-weight: bold\; text-decoration: underline\; language: en-US\; text-underline: single\;">12:55pm Dessert &amp\; Cofffee</span><br />\n<span style="line-height: 16.64px\; font-weight: bold\;">Chamber of Commerce &ldquo\;Business Gives&rdquo\; Recognition</span><br style="line-height: 16.64px\; font-family: verdana\;" />\n<span style="line-height: 16.64px\;">Lisa Workman\, Executive Director &amp\; Sean Sullivan\, Board </span><span style="line-height: 16.64px\;">President</span><br />\n<br />\n<strong><u>1:15pm Keynote Speaker:&nbsp\;<br />\nBen Winchester &quot\;Rewriting the Rural Narrative&quot\;&nbsp\;<a href="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/314/File/BenWinchesterBrainGainofNewcomerspresentation.pdf">Click Here for Ben&#39\;s Presentation</a> </u></strong><br />\nIt seems the rural story has already been told. Small towns keep getting smaller.&nbsp\; Churches\, schools\, clinics\, businesses\, and now post offices\, have closed their doors as the lucky few migrate out to the big cities. This deficit framework dominates how we discuss and envision our rural communities. However\, the story of rural America since 1970 is rich and diverse\, with positive trends occurring under the radar. Learn how these important positive changes have been occurring across the rural landscape that require us to rewrite the narrative of rural community change.<br />\n<strong>Ben Winchester\, Senior Research Fellow</strong><br />\nU of MN Extension\, Center for Community Vitality<br />\nBen has been working both in and for small towns across the Midwest for over 20 years. He is trained as a Rural Sociologist and works as a Senior Research Fellow for the University of Minnesota Extension\, Center for Community Vitality and conducts research on topics surrounding a theme of &ldquo\;rewriting the rural narrative&rdquo\; that are vital to rural America. The first documents &ldquo\;newcomers&rdquo\; &ndash\; the influx of 30-49 year old people &ndash\; to identify the social and economic opportunities of this migration. The second research topic involves the analysis of rural community leadership\, specifically examining the community-wide requirements to &ldquo\;keep the town running&rdquo\; through the public and nonprofit sector. The third is the impact of the baby boomer retirements on the rural housing supply. These positive trends show that rural communities show a resilience of which we should be proud.<br />\n<span style="font-weight: bold\; language: en-US\;">&ldquo\;Connect 4 Networking&rdquo\; Prize Drawing -- Winner Samantha Klecan</span><br />\n&nbsp\;The event has been a partnership between the Fergus Falls Area Chamber of Commerce\, Convention &amp\; Visitors Bureau (CVB) and Economic Improvement Commission (EIC) for&nbsp\;12 years.</span></span></span></p>\n
LOCATION:Bigwood Event Center 925 Western Ave. Fergus Falls\, MN 56537
UID:e.314.28676
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DTSTAMP:20260425T195920Z
URL:https://business.fergusfalls.com/events/details/fergus-falls-business-summit-2016-03-16-2016-28676
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