2019 Midstates Agenda
8:30 am • Registration
9:00 am • Welcome
9:15 am • Featured Speaker Presentation: “The Richest Man in Town”
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V.J. Smith, Brookings, SD
10:15 am • Break and Visit Vendors
10:30 am • Breakout Session 1A: Childcare & Community Services
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Kelsey Collier-Wise, Community Connection Center, Vermillion, SD
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Dawn Oliver Wiand, Building Community Child Care Solutions Collaborative, Rural Communities in IA
Breakout Session 1B: Housing
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Panel Discussion: The Sioux County Housing Boom, Sioux County, IA
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Mark Gaul, Orange City
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Dave Miller, Rock Valley
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Dennis Dokter, Sioux Center
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11:30 am • Lunch
12:00 pm • Featured Speaker Presentation: “Made in Iowa”
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Scott Siepker, Des Moines, IA
1:15 pm • Breakout Session 2A: Agriculture
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Barry Dittmer, Tucker Hill Vineyards, Hinton, IA
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Braden Garwood, Cardinal Farms Greenhouse, Dakota City, NE
Breakout Session 2B: Community Marketing & Branding
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David Anderson, Marketing Hometown America, Mt. Vernon, SD
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Joe Bartmann, Dakota Resources, Renner, SD
2:30 pm • Breakout Session 3A: Entrepreneurship & Innovation
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Mark Kanitz, 1912 Emporium & Rustic Treasures, Wayne, NE
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Jennifer Quail, Brookings Economic Development Corporation, Brookings, SD
Breakout Session 3B: Emergency Response
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Rebecca Socknat, Woodbury County Emergency Management, Woodbury County, IA
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Lorie Kreycik Knigge, Grassroots Disaster Recovery, Knox County, NE