The 25th
Anniversary summit of Pacific NorthWest Economic Region (PNWER) was held at BigSky Resort’s Yellowstone Conference Center in mid-July. It was the first time
for Montana to host this large economic summit representing Alaska, Idaho,
Montana, Oregon and Washington in the United States and Alberta, British
Columbia, Saskatchewan, the Northwest Territories and Yukon in Canada.
Governor of
Montana, Steve Bullock, was the keynote speaker addressing more than 540
delegates from the United States and Canada. “[PNWER] summit is a success and
showcases all that Montana has to offer,” Bullock stated. United States
Senators for Montana, Jon Tester and Steve Daines, and United States
Representative Ryan Zinke attended the Opening Ceremonies.
"When
the Pacific NorthWest Economic Region Executive Board decided to host our 25th
Annual Summit in Montana, Big Sky Resort was the top of our list,” said Matt
Morrison
Chief Executive
Officer of PNWER. “The Montana host committee wanted to show our regional
delegates the natural beauty of Montana within a functional conference center.
The resort exceeded our expectations.”
PNWER summit
sessions were held throughout the Yellowstone Conference Center with topics on
The Invasive Species Working Group, Cyber Security and Disaster,
Transportation, and Energy and Environment.
Morrison
added, “this was a first visit to Montana for many of our delegates and they
enjoyed being able to take in fun activities like hiking, biking and golfing
after the sessions. We hope to be back soon!"
Formed in
1991, PNWER is the only public-private sector partnership of its kind in North
America with working groups from Agriculture to Energy to Tourism and more
which represents a regional combined gross domestic product (GDP) of approximately
one trillion dollars with a mission to promote greater regional collaboration,
enhance competitiveness, achieve continued economic growth and reduce trade and
regulatory barriers.
Big Sky
Resort has one of the largest conference facilities, the Yellowstone Conference
Center, in Montana.
About Big Sky Resort:
Big Sky Resort, established
in 1973, is located in the Northern Rockies of southwest Montana between
Bozeman, Montana and Yellowstone National Park. Big Sky Resort is the Biggest
Skiing in America with 5,800 acres offering an average of two acres per skier
and 4,350 vertical drop. Big Sky Resort is owned by Boyne Resorts, a Michigan-based
corporation and the largest family-run four-season resort company in North America.
Boyne Resorts also owns Cypress Mountain near Vancouver, British Columbia;
Boyne Mountain, Boyne Highlands, and The Inn at Bay Harbor,
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