Tuesday, June 5th

 

6:00 – 8:30 p.m.             Board Meeting – Comfort Suites Board Room

 

 

Wednesday, June 6th

 

8:30 a.m. – 4:50 p.m.     Pre-Conference - Hydrology of Economic Development Tour –                                                                                Gothenburg Control Center / Water Interpretative Center                                                                                        Meet at Gothenburg Comfort Suites

 

12 p.m. – 5 p.m.             Golf Outing at Wild Horse Golf Club
                                        Lunch @ Noon - Tee off @ 1 p.m. 

 

6 p.m. – 9 p.m.              Opening Dinner at Wild Horse Golf Club
                                        Welcome from Mike Bacon, Bacon & Vinton, LLC
                                        Bus will shuttle from Comfort Suites to Wild Horse begining at 5:15. last shuttle will                                            depart hotel at 5:45 p.m.
                                       

8 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.           New Member Orientation at Wild Horse Golf Club

 

9 p.m. - Midnight           Hospitality Room at Comfort Inn & Suites Hall (west of hotel)
                                        Sponsors: Cline Williams Wright Johnson & Oldfather, L.L.P. and Jensen Trucking

 

 

Thursday– Monsanto Learning Center, June 7th

 

7:30 a.m.                         Registration open

 

8:30 a.m.                         Opening Remarks, Pat Haverty, President 

 

8:45 a.m.                         Blueprint Nebraska - Catherine Lang, Nebraska Business Development Center

 

9 a.m.                              Nebraska's Tax Increment Financing: Impacts & Legislative Recap
                                        Moderator: Lara Huskey, Midwest Housing Development Fund
                                        Speakers: Ernie Goss, Goss & Associates
                                        Scott Strain, Goss & Associates
                                        David Levy, Baird Holm

 

10 a.m.                            Nebraska Department of Transportation’s Economic Opportunity Program,
                                        Korey Donahoo, Department of Transportation

 

10:25 a.m.                       Nebraska Department of Economic Development Update – Dave Rippe, NEDED

 

11:30 a.m.                       Lunch / Annual Meeting / Professional of the Year Award

 

1:15 p.m.                         2017 – 2018 Legislation Recap & Looking Ahead at 2019
                                         Moderator: Deb Cottier, Northwest NE Development Corporation
                                         Speakers: Senator Matt Williams, District 36
                                         Senator Jim Scheer, District 19, Speaker of the Legislature
                                         

2:30 p.m.                          Annual Meeting Continuation

 

3:45 p.m.                         Tours:
                                         Community Tour – YMCA, Sun Theatre, Hospital - "How Non-Profits Fit into your                                                 Economic Development Strategy" 
                                         Monsanto Agriculture Tour - Learn about issues and solutions with production                                                     agriculture Nebraska's leading industry.

 

6:00 p.m.                         Networking Dinner & Entertainment with Formerly Three – Nebraska Salt & Grain,                                              Bus will begin shuttling from Comfort Suites to NSG @ 5:15 p.m. lat shuttle will                                                    depart hotel at 5:45 p.m.

 

9 p.m. - Midnight.           Hospitality Room at Comfort Inn & Suites Hall (West of hotel)
                                         Sponsors: Cline Williams Wright Johnson & Oldfather, L.L.P.  and Jensen Trucking

 

 

Friday - Monsanto Learning Center, June 8th

 

9 a.m.                               Keynote, John Cook, Nebraska Cornhusker Volleyball Head Coach  
                                         "Dream Big, Dream Like a Champion"

 

11 a.m.                             Closing Remarks