Admission is free.
The presentation will include a talk by Tom McMakin, chief operating officer of Great Harvest Bread Co. of Dillon, Montana. McMakin will tell how his company grew from a single-site retailer into a national franchise organization. Inclusion on the New Pioneers list is intended to recognize achievement and to encourage emulation. The name of the list is taken from the term coined by author and journalist Tom Petzinger in his award-winning book, The New Pioneers . Today's pioneers are businesspeople, some in search of riches, others in search of freedom, all in search of the new.