CHAMBER INFORMATION
Business Affairs
Tom Gorman- Chair
Missoula Job Service
Our Mission:
To assist the Chamber to examine, educate, advocate and
support issues which affect the health and growth of
industry and the economy of the Missoula area.
Next Meeting: Tuesday, August 12, 2008-7:30am
at the Chamber.
Current Committee News
MESSAGE FROM THE OUTGOING CHAIRMAN-July 08
The Business Affairs Committee has been updated on Plum
Creek and the Beaverhead-Deer Lodge Partnership during
the last two months. In May Jim Lehner gave a
presentation regarding Plum Creek in Montana. Plum Creek
employs 1400 people in Montana, owns 1.2 million acres
and has nine manufacturing facilities. Seventy one
percent of Plum Creeks real estate sales since 2000
have been to help conserve land, and 0.04 percent of
their current projects are residential communities.
During the June meeting Tom France of the National
Wildlife Federation and Rick Frankie from Smurfit-Stone
presented the Beaverhead-Deer Lodge Partnership. This
has been a collaboration effort to develop a bill for
congress. Several environmental groups and timber
companies have worked together to develop this
legislation. This legislation would direct the Forest
Service to complete stewardship forestry projects
including restoration work that improves fish and
wildlife habitat. It also protects as wilderness special
places that we Montanans have long enjoyed.
It has been my pleasure to serve as Chairman of this
committee over the past three years and to be involved
in Chamber affairs. After three years it is time to hand
the reins over to someone else. I would like to thank
the Chamber staff and the Business Affairs Committee
members for the tremendous support that they have given
me during this time. Tom Gorman will begin serving as
chairman in July.
As always the Business Affairs Committee is here to
serve Chamber members. If there are things the Business
Affairs Committee can help you with please contact Kim
Latrielle or Nicole Childre at the Chamber office
543-6623
kim@missoulachamber.com or
nicloe@missoulachamber.com.
Our Members:
Arvid Hiller (Mountain Water Company)
Dan Daly (Roseburg Forest Products)
David Roberts (Apex Engineering Services, Inc.)
Don Williams (D.L. Williams Insurance, Inc.)
Frank Tabish (Tabish Bros. Distributors Inc.)
Gene Mostad (Mostad Construction, Inc.)
Howard Nash (Montana Rail Link, Inc.)
Jane Rectenwald (Jane L. Rectenwald)
Jim Kuffel (Bolt & Anchor Supply, Inc.)
Karen Sullivan (Community Medical Center)
Keli McQuiston (Congressman Denny Rehberg)
Ken Cole (Roseburg Forest Products)
Lynda Frost (Montana Rail Link, Inc.)
Mae Hassman (Missoula Organization of Realtors)
Neal Marxer (Smurfit-Stone Container Corp.)
Steve Paulson (Roseburg Forest Products)
Vicki Judd (NorthWestern Energy)
Warren Wilcox (Daily Food-Missoula)
Barry Good (UM College of Technology)
Jack Chambers (Opportunity Resources)
Jim Leiter (Massage Therapy Partners)
Matt Jones (Senator Baucus Office)
Tom Gorman (Missoula
Job Service)
If you are interested in more information regarding this committee,
please contact Nicole Childre at (406) 543-6623 ext. 33
or by e-mail at
nicole@missoulachamber.com
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