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- Tuesday, May 12, 2026 | 8:30-10:00 AM
- Brainerd Lakes Chamber, in the CTC Room
- 224 West Washington Street, Brainerd MN 56401
- Free to attend
Join us on May 12 for the Blue Ox Success Series Workshop:
Preparing Your Business for Severe Weather.
key takeaways
- Build confidence in weather-related decision making by better understanding forecasts
- Review common summer severe weather hazards and how they may affect your business
- Gain a clear understanding of the difference between a watch and a warning
- Learn how you can build a Business Continuity of Operations Plan to be prepared for severe weather
who should attend
- Operations managers and facility supervisors
- HR leaders and workplace safety coordinators
- Small business owners
- Tourism, Event, and Hospitality managers
- Anyone dealing with IT, risk management, and business continuity
Joe Moore serves as the Warning Coordination Meteorologist (WCM) for the National Weather Service office in Duluth, MN. As WCM, he is responsible for managing the office’s hazardous weather preparedness, outreach, and education activities across northeast Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin, which includes working closely with government public safety partners at the federal, state, tribal, and local levels.
Joe has over 15 years of experience with the National Weather Service, with previous roles in western Kansas and outside of Washington, DC at NWS Headquarters. Outside of work, Joe enjoys hiking in summer, downhill skiing in the winter, photography year-round. During the warmer months you can find Joe with his wife Miranda and their dog Stella out on the deck listening to Yacht Rock.
