Reimagining Rural Roadshow 2025
Agenda
Wednesday, October 1, 2025
- Check-in 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM at the Cottonwood Inn
- Local Tour of Glasgow 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
- Welcome Reception 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM at Busted Knuckle Tap Room
Thursday, October 2, 2025
- Registration and light Breakfast 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM.
- Roadshow Welcome, with Rod Karst, Shyanne Wallace, and Jennifer Anderson.
- Potholes Happen, Good Partners Make the Ride Smoother
- Small towns thrive on partnerships. Learn from Glasgow’s tremendously successful wayfinding project and see how great partnerships can keep projects moving forward.
- Panelists: Betty Stone, Robert Brunelle, Lisa Koski, and Stacy Amundson. Moderator: Micky Zurcher.
- Lunch & Lightening Talks from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM.
- Grab your lunch and enjoy quick, engaging talks on rural hot topics:
- Rural Capacity
- There's Nothing to Do in this Darn Town!
- Rural Housing
- Small Towns with Old Buildings
- Grab your lunch and enjoy quick, engaging talks on rural hot topics:
- Introduction of Resources
- Regional and statewide resources are the lifeblood of community projects—but they face the same constraints as small towns. This “speed-dating” session puts names and faces to the people who can help small communities succeed.
- Round Table Talks
- Choose three table topics that interest you most and dive in! Each 20-minute round
offers insights from experts and peers.
- Topics include: Housing, wayfinding, tourism, TBIDs, Workforce, Brownfields, and Montana Historic Preservation Grants.
- Choose three table topics that interest you most and dive in! Each 20-minute round
offers insights from experts and peers.
- Wrap-up at 3:00 PM.
- Closing reflections and final connections before hitting the road.
Thank you to our Sponsors!
For questions on registration or how to be involved as a sponsor, please contact Jennifer Anderson.