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It's The Batteries, Stupid:
That famous line from The Graduate has changed from plastics to batteries. In America, with American ingenuity, engineers and workers, we can produce an unlimited supply of energy from the wind and ...
Supercomputer could be super bump for Butte, Montana:
A supercomputing company wants to bring a large investment into Butte, but the kryptonite of tight budgets threatens the project.
Rocky Mountain Supercomputing Centers, a private nonprofit company, ...
Panel at The Montana League of Cities and Towns pushes new version of local option tourist tax:
A Democrat, a Republican and a Chamber of Commerce director walked into a, uh, meeting. Punchline? All three Montanans support a local option sales tax, or tourist tax.
The Montana League of ...
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Tell Edvantia about Your Rural School and Community:
The Rural Education Center at Edvantia http://ruraleducationcenter.org/ (RECE) invites rural students, parents, community members, and educators to participate in the 2008 National Rural Education ...
Sheridan, Wyoming and Boise, Idaho (North End) designated country's "10 Great Neighborhoods":
Downtown Sheridan has been designated one of the country's "10 Great Neighborhoods" by the American Planning Association http://www.planning.org/greatplaces/index.htm .
W. Paul Farmer, the association's ...
DigitalBridge Communications Announces Voice over WiMAX:
Arrives
By Ted Stevenson
October 10, 2008
Utah-based Alianza Corp. has been developing its integrated VoIP/UC platform for some four years now, and selling it around the world to a variety of ...
Clearfly Communications announces regional expansion throughout the western US.:
Clearfly Communications http://www.clearfly.net , an infrastructure-based provider of integrated communications solutions for the small and medium business community announced today the availability ...
Idaho's 21 years of job growth will end this year:
Even without Micron's job cuts, Idaho will see an end to 21 consecutive years of annual job growth when 2008 comes to a close, the head of the state Department of Labor said Thursday.
According ...
Depleted uranium company, International Isotopes Inc., eyes two Idaho sites:
A small eastern Idaho company aiming to build a $55 million plant in the West to extract industrial gases from depleted uranium has narrowed its search to four sites, including two in Idaho.
International ...
Wyoming economy avoids meltdown:
As the national economic meltdown takes its toll on local economies, some out-of-the-way states are enjoying unprecedented prosperity. Home prices in states such as Wyoming, West Virginia and North Dakota ...
Montana Career Opportunity - Business Development Specialist (Small Business Development Center Associate Director):
Operational Management: Under the general guidance of the SBDC State Director, the SBDC Associate Director manages the daily operations of the SBDC statewide network according to the cyclical activities ...
Inside Entrepreneurship: Go-getters see silver lining for businesses in bad times:
During the past few weeks I've received an increasing amount of mail that reflects the uneasiness business owners have with the economy. They are worried that "things are really going to get bad" ...
Provo, Utah lands aircraft-repair company Duncan Aviation. Company to bring Provo 650 new jobs over next 15 years :
Provo Municipal Airport's radar system isn't installed yet, but it's already landed a major business despite economic turbulence.
Duncan Aviation http://www.duncanaviation.aero/, a Nebraska-based ...
The Votes Are In: 100 VCs & Angel Investors Have Chosen the Top 50 Emerging Companies:
FundingPost announces the winners of the Fifth Annual Pitching Across America, the largest Venture Capital competition ever.
FundingPost proudly announced today the winning companies from its fifth ...
Advice On Partnering With The Big and Powerful: Don't:
The topic of partnerships comes up relatively frequently in startup circles. The common question entrepreneurs have about partnerships with Some Big Powerful Company (SBPC) can be reduced down to something ...
America's Innovative Leaders - Lessons from Our Best:
Each year, through the Innovations in American Government Program at Harvard's Kennedy School, we review more than a thousand federal, city and state applications demonstrating smart and innovative ...
Math Skills Suffer in U.S., Study Finds:
The United States is failing to develop the math skills of both girls and boys, especially among those who could excel at the highest levels, a new study asserts, and girls who do succeed in the field ...
Do Strong Leaders Destroy Leadership?:
Google “leadership” and you’ll get around 163 million entries. Search Amazon for books on leadership and you’ll get 39,000 results. A search for leadership articles takes you into the millions. Leadership ...
Montana World Trade Center Mission To India, January 12-16, 2009:
Based off extremely positive feedback from Dale Tasharski, Deputy Senior Commercial Counselor in India, MWTC will lead a trade mission to India January 12-16, 2009. Mr. Tasharski was previously stationed ...
A business idea sparked by a bad battery - 1,200 customers on his first day:
Henk van Ess didn't want a business, just a better battery for his iPhone. So he posted a note on LinkedIn, and a Chinese battery-maker responded. Van Ess was so impressed with the battery that he started ...
Economist: Montana likely to outperform nation:
The director of the University of Montana Bureau of Business and Economic Research says Montana won't be immune from the pain of the U.S. economic turmoil.
But Patrick Barkey says he expects the state's ...
PrintingforLess October Newsletter - Economic Stimulus Contest and Strategies for Growing Your Business:
When the economy gets rough, some companies circle the wagons and cut back on their marketing activities. Other businesses view the slowdown as an opportunity to pour gas on their marketing efforts to ...
Ok Entrepreneurs, Time to Step Up - Stop Moping and Lead!:
If you remember that Fear Is The Mindkiller you'll quickly realize the correlation between the general commentary (the sky is falling, the world financial markets are collapsing, all your money will disappear, ...
Ground Breaking Ceremony Of The Gilkey Center, 10/10, University Of Montana:
2008-10-10 13:30:00
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The Gilkey Center is the vision of The University of Montana ...
Montana’s Current Opportunities In Wind Energy And Challenges To Developing The State’s Wind Resources, 10/16, UofM:
2008-10-16 14:00:00
University Center Room 333, University of Montana
Contact: Ashley Preston, 406-243-7915 ashley.preston@umontana.edu
Mike Carlson of Glendive’s New Harvest Energy will ...
McLaughlin Research Center raises $2 million to match grant:
The McLaughlin Research Institute http://www.montana.edu/wwwmri/ has raised $2 million to match a $2 million grant from the Montana Department of Commerce.
MRI officials announced the match goal ...
Video: Entrepreneurs can't ignore patents:
Technology entrepreneurs wishing to protect their intellectual property should consider hiring a patent attorney, says Frank Bruno, an associate at Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP, who offers advice ...
Commission Questions Plum Creek, Forest Service Road Deal:
In a meeting with Plum Creek Timber Co. and U.S. Forest Service officials last week about a controversial road-easement deal, Flathead County commissioners criticized both groups for not being more ...
Starting up: Small Business Innovation Research grants can help your company. Computer Measurement Laboratory of Boise, Idaho:
Learn more by talking to federal agencies that will be at a conference in Boise on Oct. 28-29.
My company, Computer Measurement Laboratory http://www.computermeasurementlab.com/ , is pioneering real-time ...
Idaho National Laboratory hydrogen breakthrough could have big impacts on oil industry:
A breakthrough at the Idaho National Laboratory may lead the way forward for the commercial use of hydrogen produced through high-temperature electrolysis (HTE), specifically in the area of oil production.
“The ...
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