Join us in Central Iowa next Wednesday and Thursday for The Rural Futures Series – The Lay of the Land: Labor, Zoning, and Housing in Rural Communities. Industry experts will discuss how rural communities are attracting labor with the help of creative zoning practices and housing policies, as well as ways to mitigate the risks of economic development.
Registration is open through October 8, register here: https://bit.ly/3BqWTwr
Learn how communities are reimagining land use and collaborating with their neighbors on place-making initiatives that not only attract labor but also the employment opportunities that come with having a sufficient workforce in a region.
Speakers for this event include:
• Marie Barry – Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative
• Carlton Basmajian – Iowa State University
• Todd Blake – Fremont, MI City Manager
• Susan Bradbury – Iowa State University
• Jason Brown – Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
• Erin Chambers – Newton, IA Community Development Director
• Dan Culhane – Ames Regional Economic Alliance
• Matthew Daniels – Origin Homes, Inc
• Steven Deller – University of Wisconsin-Madison
• Nick Glew – Professional Developers of Iowa
• Megan Weiler Green - Weiler
• Molly Hammond – USDA
• Scott Hanson – Crawford, Murphy & Tilly
• Dustin Ingram - Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
• Susan Longworth – Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
• Emilie LaGrow, Esq. – Cassopolis, MI Village Manager
• Raymond Lai, AICP – McLean County Regional Planning Commission
• Lisa Leedy, M.Ed, CEcD – Builders Exchange of Northwest Michigan, Inc.
• Janie McNabb – Networks Northwest
• Lisa Miller – Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO) Office of Rural Prosperity
• Keri Navratil – Storm Lake, IA City Manager
• Neil Sheridan, CAE, MBA – NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF TOWNS AND TOWNSHIPS
• Adam Sonntag – Ripon, WI City Administrator
• Gary Taylor – Iowa State University
• Nora Foote Westbrook – Center on Rural Innovation
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