1. Organizing an Inter City Visit
Thursday, August 17, 2006
Cleveland, Ohio
Joe Unterreiner
Chamber Executive,
Kalispell, MT
(406)

2. About Kalispell, MT NW Montana – 150,000 pop.
6% Annual population growth
Glacier National Park
85% in Federal ownership

3. Why Conduct a Community Visit?
Benchmark peer communities
Unify of our leadership
Compare solutions

4. Our Visits
In 2007!

5. Peer Communities

6. Typical Agenda – Day 1 noon Working Lunch 1:00 Tour Area
3:00 Session 1
5:00 Free Time
7:00 Dinner

7. Typical Agenda – Day 2 8:00 Breakfast 8:30 Session 2 10:00 Break
noon End w/ Lunch To Go or
Fun Activity

8. Outcomes College Bond Campaign (Bend)
Regional Business Center (Spokane)
Transportation Mils (Boise)
Growth, Development, Downtown (Bend)

9. My Personal Thanks Rich Hadley – Spokane, WA.
Gary Peters – now Rockford, IL.
Ray Stark – Boise, ID.