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The Pulse of Career Innovation: 
How the Cass County Career Innovation Center will Transform Workforce Readiness

Join us for The Pulse to be among the first to get an inside look at the Cass County Career Innovation Center (CIC), opening this August. This is one of the region’s biggest workforce investments and will be a game-changer for education, workforce training and regional growth

Leaders and partners behind the CIC will share:

• Progress on the facility’s completion and opening timeline
• Funding updates and long-term sustainability plans
• Details on programming and student pathways
• Opportunities for business and industry engagement
• What’s next for workforce innovation in our region

Whether you’re an employer, educator or community leader, this is your chance to connect, ask questions, and see how the CIC is helping shape the future of talent in Cass County and beyond.

Agenda

Welcome and Introduction
Shawn Paschke, Xcel Energy 

Pulse Check + Program Introduction
Katherine Grindberg, Executive Vice President, FMWF Chamber 

Workforce Readiness Presentation
Rod Flanigan, President, North Dakota State College of Science
Kim Nelson, NDSCS Consultant 

Panel Discussion 

• Moderator: Shannon Full, FMWF Chamber President and CEO 
• Lisa Karch, Executive Vice President of Academic Affairs, NDSCS 
• Travis Hoeg, Executive Director of Operations, NDSCS 
• Ron Lawler, Director of Education, Sanford Health
• Corey Steiner, Fargo Schools Superintendent

Pulse Check + Closing
Katherine Grindberg, Executive Vice President, FMWF Chamber