The Mile High Innovation Network will be meeting Thursday, September 21 in the Ballroom of the Thornton Building. Our first guest speaker in the series will be Joe Willauer, the new Executive Director of the Butte Local Development Corporation.

Joe served as the Food and Agriculture Development Center Director and then as the Executive Director at Headwaters RC&D, serving the seven county region of Southwest Montana. Additionally, Joe founded Butte Young Professionals, a volunteer organization with a mission of supporting and recruiting young professionals to Butte. Joe has been very active in local and state community activities, serving on many commissions including the Governor-appointed Future Fisheries Review Panel and Montana Ambassadors.