AGENDA – Draft
July 18, 2013
Island Convention Center
8:30 – 9:00 Registration
9:00 – 9:15 Welcome and Board Update
9:15 – 10:15 Northwoods Rail Transit Commission
NRTC currently consists of 10 northern Wisconsin Counties. The NRTC officially formed in May of 2012 in an effort to sustain and enhance safe, reliable and efficient rail service critical to the businesses, communities and economies of northern Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. A summary of what the NRTC has accomplished since forming, plans for future work and an update on an official interstate agreement process to enable Michigan Counties to join NRTC efforts to help push for improved commercial rail service in our combined Northwoods region.
10:15 – 10: 30 Networking Break
10:30 – 11:00 Naturalia Conference
- Advanced manufacturing
- Value-added forest products
- Mining supply and services
- Smart energy development, supply and services
Learn from conference organizers, how you can connect your business partners and others in withthis great opportunity.
11:00 – 12:00 Senator Tom Casperson – Invited
12:00 – 1:00 Lunch and One-Minute -Updates
1:00 – 2:30 Wineries and Craft Breweries as Economic Drivers
Learn from local wineries and craft breweries about their businesses and how they impact the UP. Confirmed UP Sun Winery and Keweenaw Brewing Company. Others have been invited.
2:30 – 3:00 Finish One Minute Updates
Adjournment
Next meeting – September 20, Upper Great Lakes Talent Summit
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