Resource Team Assessment Report
RESOURCE TEAM ASSESSMENT REPORT for ANACONDA, MONTANA OCTOBER 4 - 5, 2006 In Partnership with your Certified Regional Development Corporation: Headwaters RC& D; Anaconda Main Street, Montana Department of Commerce; Montana Economic Developers Association; Montana USDA/Rural Development; Montana Community Foundation, Applied Communications, Snowy Mountain Development and the people of Anaconda. Anaconda Resource Team Assessment 1 October 4 - 5, 2006 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY It was a privilege for the Anaconda Resource Team to spend two days in your community. Thank you for your hospitality, your time, and for sharing with the team the vision you have for Anaconda. Before digging in to the report itself, I would like to give recognition to the Certified Regional Development Corporation program that is funded through Montana Department of Commerce (MDOC). Headwaters RC& D, under the direction of Judie Tilman, is the Certified Regional Development Corporation for the community of Anaconda which made this assessment possible. In addition, support and training for the process is provided by Montana Economic Developers Association (MEDA). These three partnerships make Resource Team’s possible. Special thanks are also due to the Anaconda Main Street office. Betsy Pahut and Rose Nyman served as the champions behind this entire project and will continue to be involved with the project through activities detailed in this report. Bestsy and Rose had help from a host of other people, agencies and businesses, but without their “Let’s do it” energy, the assessment would not have taken place. In addition, I applaud each and every team member that dedicated hours of work and travel in order to participate on the team: Victor Bjornberg, Montana Department of Commerce Tourism Development Coordinator; Frank Kromkowski, Montana Department of Commerce Community Development Block Grant Program Specialist; Cathy Cooney, Program Director, Montana Community Foundation; Cindy Donnell, Area Director, Montana USDA/Rural Development and Kate McMahon of Applied Communications in Whitefish.
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