Develop an avenue for young professionals and seasoned professionals to meet and create meaningful professional relationships such as mentoring

There needs to be more job opportunities for young people.

We have to take care of our school buildings. What happens if the bond does not pass? Kids are already being taught in closets, hallways off of carts and in outdated “temporary” portables.

Think outside the box and get ahead of now. Some cities have 100 year plans. What's ours? In our community we want young educated people that are tech savvy, with entrepreneurial spirits, to build the companies of tomorrow. Now is the time to take Rimrock School and turn it into a CODING education center. Maybe a before/after school program? Check out this short film called Code Stars ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=dU1xS07N-FA

Mediate a mutually beneficial agreement between Rocky and SD2 so SD2 can sell Rimrock School and use the funds toward their new master plan.

I was reading an article in the AARP Bulletin, that I thought the Chamber might like to look into for the community. It was about boomers and older Americans looking at “retirement” differently and encouraging the community to use the talents of the 50+ population through new “second” careers. This could be paid, part time, or volunteer work. The article talked about growing organizations promoting the use of these talents. I do know that we have organizations doing just that but there could be a community push to get the info out to more people. The article talked about cities who are becoming “encore-friendly”. I liked the idea for fostering the concept in Billings. Here is a website that could be helpful www.encore.org

Orchestrate or offer niche educational workshops and seminars that are affordable for small business owners to offer to employees.

Continue to stay involved in K-12 education.

It's so important for Chamber and its members to support public education K-16.

Strengthen K-12 education.