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Montana Governor's Office of Economic Development
VR/AR, Blockchain, Bitcoin, Artificial Intelligence and The Internet of Things
- Innovate Montana Symposium entrepreneur conference in Billings was networking bonanza
The Symposium was a mix of entrepreneurs, state officials, economic development pros, educators and nonprofit types. They listened to talks from inspirational business leaders with Montana ties, including Native American clothing designer Bethany Yellowtail, pressed the flesh and absorbed as much as they could.
Energy and Climate Change
- AI and 'Enormous Data' Could Make Tech Giants Harder to Topple
When competition in tech depends on machine learning systems powered by huge stockpiles of data, slaying a tech giant may be harder than ever.
Come Home Montana
- Al Gore's crusade to save the world
Gore has been a crusader on climate change for years now, and took Lee Cowan back to Tennessee to take stock of the battle in our "Sunday Morning" Cover Story:
- Mark Zuckerberg Visits Glacier National Park - Goodby Glaciers
Thanks to all the rangers for all you do and for showing me around such an amazing place. We need to make sure parks like Glacier -- and the planet overall -- are around for future generations to enjoy.
Montana Business
- New program gives employers big financial incentive to hire Missoula job-seekers
The Missoula Job Service's Pathways Program uses federal money to reimburse employers for the first 600 hours of employment for hiring Missoula-area job seekers as long as they pay at least $10 an hour.
Business Plan Forums
- Global Bolting Technologies, Inc. - Industrial Tool Distributor specializing in Hydraulic, Pneumatic, Electric, Battery, and Manual Torque Tools along with Tensioning Equipment and Associated products.
Have you encountered a special application and need a custom engineered bolting solution? We love a good challenge and are looking forward to hearing from you!
- A JPMorgan exec and a cybersecurity expert bet on a billion-dollar future for hemp - Industrial hemp new star crop in Montana agriculture
The industry is currently a $688 million business in the U.S.
Government
- Bozeman's Jessica Dehn Wins MSU Blackstone LaunchPad's InnovateHER Competition for Dino Drop-In - Flexible Preschool Startup for Rural Communities
In rural communities with high growth rates and increasing rates of entrepreneurship and non-traditional work schedules, the lack of flexible child care is one of the key factors affecting career advancement for women. Demand is also increasing for affordable preschool offerings. The Dino Drop-In model is an elegant solution to both of these needs.
Idaho Business
- 2017's Best-Run Cities in America - Missoula #4, Billings #7
Leaders must carefully consider which services are most essential, which agencies' budgets to cut or boost, whether and how high to raise taxes, among other important decisions that affect the daily lives of city dwellers.
North Dakota Business and Economic Development
- Quit Your Job for a Better One? Not if You Live in Idaho
"We're trying to build the tech ecosystem in Boise," said George Mulhern, chief executive of Cradlepoint, a company here that makes routers and other networking equipment. "And anything that would make somebody not want to move here or start a company here is going to slow down our progress."
Regional Business
- When Dinosaurs Roamed North Dakota
The lonely landscape of the North Dakota Badlands has allowed nature to preserve one of the state's greatest intrigues: its prehistoric residents.
Utah Economic Development
- This influential Silicon Valley firm is spearheading a blacklist of venture capitalists accused of harassing women
One of the region's most prominent firms recently emailed an online reporting form to 3,500 entrepreneurs, encouraging them to blow the whistle on sexual harassment by venture capitalists.
Washington State Business
- Utah will play Yellowstone in a new Kevin Costner series.
"Coupled with its incentive program, experienced crew and the Park City Studios, I think Utah is at the forefront of what will become a much bigger film industry."
Workforce Development
- Fox Business show slams Seattle as 'socialist hellhole'
"Good job, commies!" Montgomery said.
- Investors pump $20M into Seattle startup Textio, which helps job recruiters find the right words
The startup, which helps companies tweak job postings to get a better pool of qualified candidates to apply
Education
- Coding culture: Native American skills needed in technology sector
There aren't enough Native Americans in the technology sector right now, said Cory Cornelius, a research scientist for Intel Labs and enrolled member of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes.
Montana Education Excellence
- Silicon Valley investors embrace a new vision of college
The goal at Make School is not getting good grades. It's putting together a portfolio of practical work capable of impressing Silicon Valley companies like Google and Facebook -- and prompting them to make lucrative job offers.
Community
- How big should Montana State University grow?
Will MSU keep growing? What does university growth mean for the Bozeman community, economy and housing market? And what could slam the brakes on MSU's growth? What challenges lie ahead?
Non-Profit News
- Great Falls has always been great and proves it once again
Great Falls is the kind of community that we know a whole lot of people would like to live in.
Miscellaneous Ramblings
- How A Connecticut Nonprofit Aims to Foster Employment for Autism
Roses for Autism is a non-profit social enterprise that sells roses and a variety other flowers -- all proceeds from the sales fund scholarships and career training for transition age Autism.
Cool Stuff That's Coming
- Technology and the Decline of Morality
"It's discouraging to think how many people are shocked by honesty and how few by deceit," says a character in Noel Coward's play, Blithe Spirit.
- Acorns - Automatically Invest Life's Spare Change
Anyone Can Grow Wealth
- Elon Musk talks cars -- and humanity's fate -- with governors
"Once there is awareness (of artificial intelligence), people will be extremely afraid, as they should be," Musk said.
- Disrupting the Cow: The Impossible Burger - This Plant-Based Burger Smells, Tastes, and Bleeds Like the Real Thing
The company seeks to replace all animals, in addition to fish and even dairy products, with Impossible's methods. Its food scientists can already create chicken, pork, fish and yogurt entirely from plants.
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