CONCURRENT SESSIONS
A. TRANSFORMING MONTANA’S FOOD SYSTEMS
SESSION I: Food Hub Development Challenges
Dan Hobbs, Rocky Mountain Farmers Union
SESSION II: Capitalizing Agricultural Cooperatives
Margaret Lund, Co-opera, Co.
B. UNLEASHING LOCAL CAPITAL
SESSION I: Legal & Financial Tools for Rural Investment Cooperatives
Roundtable Participants:
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Cortney Angeley, Filene Research Institute
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Margaret Lund, Co-opera
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Tracie Kenyon, Montana’s Credit Unions
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Paul Herendeen Missoula Federal Credit Union
SESSION II: Rural Investment Cooperatives – Pilot Project Design
Case Study 1: Gardiner Rental Housing Project – Katie Weaver, Park County Extension
Case Study 2: Roundup Central School Project – Kathie Bailey, Snowy Mountain Development
C. MONTANA’S RURAL RENAISSANCE
SESSION I: Housing Cooperatives & Case Study
Ricardo Nuñez, Sustainable Economies Law Center
Case Study: Riverside Crossing Adult Cottage Cooperative, Paul Travitz, Executive Director
SESSION II: Worker Cooperative Resources & Case Study
Ricardo Nuñez, Sustainable Economies Law Center
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Case Study: Crucible Worker Cooperative – Tyson Holland, President