Organizing an Inter City Visit Thursday, August 17, 2006 Cleveland, Ohio Joe Unterreiner Chamber Executive, Kalispell, MT (406) 758-2804 joe@kalispellchamber.com
About Kalispell, MT NW Montana – 150,000 pop. 6% Annual population growth Glacier National Park 85% in Federal ownership
Why Conduct a Community Visit? Benchmark peer communities Unify of our leadership Compare solutions
Our Visits In 2007!
Peer Communities
Typical Agenda – Day 1 noon Working Lunch 1:00 Tour Area 3:00 Session 1 5:00 Free Time 7:00 Dinner
Typical Agenda – Day 2 8:00 Breakfast 8:30 Session 2 10:00 Break noon End w/ Lunch To Go or Fun Activity
Outcomes College Bond Campaign (Bend) Regional Business Center (Spokane) Transportation Mils (Boise) Growth, Development, Downtown (Bend)
My Personal Thanks Rich Hadley – Spokane, WA. Gary Peters – now Rockford, IL. Ray Stark – Boise, ID.