there is an alumni group of EMC football players who played from 1947 to 1978, they are called the "Big Huddle". website is www.emcbighuddle.com They have a plan to raise $5 million to reintroduce a quality football program at MSUB to anchor an improved student athlete experience in all sports at MSUB. They have a 3-5-8 plan: raise $5 mil in 3 years, field a team and coaches in 5 years, help build a new football stadium on land jointly owned by MSUB and school dist. 2 on Shiloh road. Chancellor Rolf Groseth opened the door, Rick Halmes (406-208-8142) is the chairman of the Big Huddle org.

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I love working with all of you and your connections with MetraPark and our community! Thanks for all that all of you do!

Chamber should focus on getting people who have left to return.

When the chamber supports a levy that is successful, don’t take it off the radar. Continue to work to assure its successful implementation.

There are too many emails from the Chamber. Maybe go dark for two weeks then relaunch all the eblasts with a request to sign up for the different ones. Chamber must better inform members of initiatives, opportunities to become involved and what we do in general.

Commercial land shortage.

Change the name of the Salespersons' Breakfast to Billings Chamber Leadership Breakfast.

An outlet mall along the interstate would be a tremendous draw to our area. Plus the bonus of no sales tax could be part of promotion to both the stores and customers.

Chamber needs to serve all businesses, not just downtown outfits. Do you support all business in our area or just members? Billings should have lowest energy costs in our area with 3 refineries. But they take advantage of locals to sell cheap in Spokane & Minneapolis.