5:30 am

Meet at Technology Plus, 1961 Premier Drive, east parking lot

5:45 am

Depart Mankato
Breakfast on bus
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9:23 am

Depart MSP

10:21 am

Delegation arrives DENVER
Speakers on buses to give insights on ride in from Denver areas of development, growth patterns, regional scope, housing development, etc.

1. J.J. Johnston, President and CEO, Northern Colorado Economic Development Corporation
2. Jacob Castillo, Director of Business Development, Northern Colorado Economic Development Corporation

Economic Development
Livability
Community Planning/Regional Governance

12:15 pm

Opening lunch
Location: Stonehouse Grille - Highlands Room
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1:00 pm

Welcome to Fort Collins - The Business Climate

Economic Development
Livability

1:30 pm

The Downtown Story - an Urban Village
Maintaining Your Signature Assets: Uniquely Fort Collins Cluster

1. Chip Steiner, Executive Director, Downtown Development Authority
2. Scott and Kim Kintz, Owners, Stonehouse Grille

2:30 pm

Walking tours of downtown
Divide into smaller groups - each group will hear highlights of:

• Retail
• Housing/In-fill
• Industrial/manufacturing
• Preservation
• Public Art

Economic Development
Livability
Community Planning/Regional Governance

4:00 pm

Board buses for hotel

4:45 pm

Check into Hilton Fort Collins

Hospitality Suite open
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5:30 pm

Depart for dinner at Lincoln Center

6:00 pm

Pre-dinner presentation:
The Value of a Performing Arts Center

1. Jill Stilwell, Director, Lincoln Center
2. Denise Burson Freestone, Artistic Director, Open Stage Theatre & Company

Economic Development
Livability

7:15 pm

Dinner
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8:00 pm

Touching Lives - Revolutionizing Regional Health Care

Dr. Rulon Stacey, President and CEO,
Poudre Valley Health System

Economic Development
Livability

8:45 pm

9:00 pm

11:00 pm

Monday, October 9, 2006

7:30 am

Breakfast
Hilton Hotel
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8:00 am

City/County Partnerships - A new way of doing business

1. The Honorable Doug Hutchinson, Mayor, City of Fort Collins
2. Darin Atteberry, City Manager, City of Fort Collins
3. Frank Lancaster, County Manager, Larimer County

9:00 am

9:30 am

A Holistic Look at Transportation Planning

1. Mark Jackson, AICP, Transportation Planning & Policy Director, City of Fort Collins
2. Kathleen Bracke, AICP, Senior Transportation Planner, City of Fort Collins
3. Kurt Kastein, North Front Range Metropolitan Planning Organization and City Council member

10:30 am

Walk through downtown Transit Center

11:00 am

11:30 am

Lunch
Colorado State University, new Transportation Center
Sponsored by:

12:15 pm

CSU and the Business Community - Partners for Economic Development Success

1. Hunt Lambert, Associate Vice President - Economic Development, CSU
2. Stu McMillan, President & CEO, Everitt-MacMillan Development, Inc. and past chair of NCEDC

1:00 pm

Divide into small groups for concurrent sessions of 15-20 each

Bob Blythe, CEO

Economic Development
Livability

1. Morgan DeFoort, Associate Director, Engines and Energy Conversion Laboratory, CSU
2. Judy Dorsey, CEO, Brendle Group and leader of an industry-led initiative for Advancing Northern Colorado's Clean Energy Cluster

Economic Development
Livability
Education

1. Chris Wood, Co-Publisher,
Northern Colorado Business Report
2. Kelly DiMartino, Communications & Public Involvement Director
City of Fort Collins
3. Jim Thome, Senior Web Administrator
City of Fort Collins
Award-Winning City Website
4. Lisa Summers, Management Analyst,
Larimer County Health & Human Services Division
COMPASS: a One-Stop Source for Data

Economic Development
Livability
Education

1. Dr. Jim Butzek, Vice President, Larimer Campus
2. Pat Bonazzoli, Training Coordinator, Front Range Community College
3. Dorothy Hull, Institute for Community and Professional Development, Front Range Community College
4. Dr. Gary Cagle, High School Programs, Front Range Community College
5. Mary Fischer, Director, Small Business Development Center

Economic Development
Livability
Education

1. Donna Visocky, Co-Director
2. Debra Becker, Co-Director
3. Amelia Caruso, Artist, Poudre River Arts Center
4. Erik Greer, Artist, Poudre River

4:00 pm

4:15 pm

5:00 pm

'Thank You Fort Collins' Reception
Hilton Hotel Atrium
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6:30 pm

7:00 pm

Sustainable Business Practices

Kim Jordan, CEO and Co-founder, New Belgium Brewing Co.

7:30 pm

Beer tasting and Dinner
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9:00 pm

Return to hotel
Hospitality Suite open
Sponsored by:

11:00 pm

7:30 am

Breakfast
Hilton Hotel
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Topic Tables:

1. Fort Collins technology Incubator
Doug Johnson, Interim Executive Director

2. Poudre Valley Health System Collaborative Programs
Well City Initiative, Aspen Club, Health Communities Coalition
Ruth Lytle Barnaby, Executive Director
Poudre Valley Health System Foundation

3. Talent Retention
Sarah Kneece Hach, Assistant Director,
Office of Economic Development, CSU

4. Affordable Housing
Julie Brewen, Executive Director
Fort Collins Housing Authority

5. Encouraging and Embracing Diversity
Suzanne Jarboe-Simpson, Change Management Analyst
City of Fort Collins

6. Early Childhood Investment
Anne Keire, Executive Director
Early Childhood Council of Larimer County

7. Leadership 2010
J.J. Johnston, President & CEO
Northern Colorado Economic Development Corporation

8 .Community Center Case Study - More than just Sports
Chris Kastelic, Principal
Sink Combs Dethlefs Architects

Economic Development
Livability
Community Planning/Regional Governance
Health and Human Services
Education

8:30 am

Depart for Loveland

9:00 am

Wal-Mart Distribution Center - How to create a win-win with a new demand on the workforce and the community - What is the real impact?

1. Dan Speed, General Manager
2. Bill Hornick, Assistant General Manager

10:30 am

Depart for Denver International Airport

11:45 am

Arrive at DIA

12:15 pm

Wrap up session over Lunch
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1:15 pm

Head to departure gate/through security
(Airport timing to be determined depending upon security regulations)

2:15 pm

Depart Denver

5:06 pm

Arrive MSP

7:30 pm

Arrive Mankato

Additional sponsors:

Printing and Luggage Tags

Speaker Gifts

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