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SUMMARY:2026 GrowND: Workforce Showcase
DESCRIPTION:This GNDC event offers a fast-paced introduction to current workforce opportunities for North Dakota businesses.\n\n\n\nJoin us for two hours of concise\, 10-minute presentations\, each showcasing solutions to workforce challenges.\n\n\n\nAfter these 11 mini-sessions\, attendees can connect during a social hour. Speakers will host resource tables\, offering opportunities for discussion\, Q&A\, and take-home materials to help implement solutions in the workplace.\n\n\n\n\n\nAGENDA\n\n1:00: Registration Opens\n\n\n\n1:15: GNDC Welcome\, acknowledgements & housekeeping\n\n\n\n1:30: Karen Witzel\, Franchise Owner (Spherion Staffing)\n\n\n\n1:40: Retha Mattern\, Education & Membership Director (Lignite Energy Council)\n\n\n\n1:50: Casey Nyhus\, HR Specialist II (Bobcat)\n\n\n\n2:00: Sheriff Sharma\, Owner (Inclusive Staffing)\n\n\n\n2:10: Jenna Mueller\, COO (F5 Project)\n\n\n\n2:20 Melissa Marshall\, Owner (Dale Carnegie of ND & Northwest MN)\n\n\n\n2:30: Break\n\n\n\n2:40: Patrick Mineer\, Founder & CEO (Golden Path Solutions)\n\n\n\n2:50: Wayde Sick\, State Director (ND Dept of Career & Technical Education)\n\n\n\n3:00: Alli Goossens\, Assistant Director of Employer Engagement (North Dakota State University)\n\n\n\n3:10: Pat Bertagnolli\, Executive Director (Job Service North Dakota)\n\n\n\n3:20: Matt Chaussee\, CEO (CareerViewXR\, Be More Colorful) & Bruce Klootwyk Jr. (Bismarck State College - XR for VR)\n\n\n\n3:30: Social and resource tables open - sponsored by CareerViewXR\n\n  Refund policy and other event policies
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>This GNDC event offers a fast-paced introduction to current workforce opportunities for North Dakota businesses.<br />\n<br />\nJoin us for&nbsp\;two hours of concise\, 10-minute presentations\, each showcasing solutions to workforce challenges.<br />\n<br />\nAfter these 11&nbsp\;mini-sessions\, attendees can connect during a social hour. Speakers will host resource tables\, offering opportunities for discussion\, Q&amp\;A\, and take-home materials to help implement solutions in the workplace.<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<strong>AGENDA</strong></p>\n\n<p><strong>1:00:&nbsp\;</strong>Registration Opens<br />\n<br />\n<strong>1:15:&nbsp\;GNDC</strong>&nbsp\;Welcome\,&nbsp\;acknowledgements &amp\; housekeeping<br />\n<br />\n<strong>1:30: Karen Witzel\, </strong>Franchise Owner (Spherion Staffing)<br />\n<br />\n<strong>1:40:&nbsp\;Retha Mattern\,</strong> Education &amp\; Membership Director (Lignite Energy Council)<br />\n<br />\n<strong>1:50: Casey Nyhus\, </strong>HR Specialist II (Bobcat)<br />\n<br />\n<strong>2:00:&nbsp\;Sheriff Sharma\,</strong> Owner (Inclusive Staffing)<br />\n<br />\n<strong>2:10: Jenna Mueller\, </strong>COO (F5 Project)<br />\n<br />\n<strong>2:20 Melissa Marshall\,</strong> Owner (Dale Carnegie of ND &amp\; Northwest MN)<br />\n<br />\n2:30:&nbsp\;Break<br />\n<br />\n<strong>2:40:&nbsp\;Patrick Mineer\, </strong>Founder &amp\;<strong>&nbsp\;</strong>CEO&nbsp\;(Golden Path Solutions)<br />\n<br />\n<strong>2:50:&nbsp\;Wayde Sick\,</strong> State Director (ND Dept of Career &amp\; Technical Education)<br />\n<br />\n<strong>3:00:&nbsp\;Alli Goossens\,</strong> Assistant Director of Employer Engagement (North Dakota State University)<br />\n<br />\n<strong>3:10:&nbsp\;Pat Bertagnolli\,</strong> Executive Director (Job Service North Dakota)<br />\n<br />\n<strong>3:20:&nbsp\;Matt&nbsp\;Chaussee\,</strong> CEO (CareerViewXR\, Be More Colorful) &amp\; <strong>Bruce Klootwyk&nbsp\;Jr.</strong> (Bismarck State College - XR for VR)<br />\n<br />\n<strong>3:30:&nbsp\;</strong>Social and resource tables open<strong> -&nbsp\;sponsored by CareerViewXR</strong></p>\n\n<p><span style="font-size:11px\;">&gt\;&nbsp\;<a href="https://www.ndchamber.com/event-policies">Refund policy and other event policies</a>&nbsp\;&lt\;</span><br />\n&nbsp\;</p>\n
LOCATION:ND Heritage Center - Bismarck
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URL:http://business.ndchamber.com/events/details/grownd-workforce-showcase-365
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