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"More great press about my friend Michael A. FitzGerald's company which I helped start. I think I gave him half an orange, a yogurt, and offered the advise to say the truth: "I will make you money." Submittable is really great. So is Fitz and his crew." Steve Saroff --- From basement hippies to fastest growing, Missoula tech company continues to scale - Submittable -- http://www.matr.net/ar ... .html
Congratulations to the Inc. 5000 Top Montana Companies http://www.matr.net/ar ... .html
Montana Department of Commerce
Northwestern Energy
- Small Businesses Create, Train Jobs with Support from Montana Department of Commerce
"Job creation and workforce training go hand in hand," said Commerce Director Pam Haxby-Cote. "By doing both, Montana's small businesses are growing, creating opportunities, and investing in their employees' success all at the same time."
Montana West Economic Development
- Please Share Your Experiences In NorthWestern Energy's Quick Community Survey and be eligible for a $500 Smart Home Package
Please share your feedback about your experience with NorthWestern Energy to be eligible for the drawing for a Smart Home package worth more than $500.
Great Falls Development Authority
- Montana West Economic Development is requesting citizens and businesses to provide their input in a survey on broadband.
The survey will be used to identify where and at what speeds Internet access is being utilized and to target areas that have limited or no broadband availability.
Visit Montana
- GFDA Top 10
Here is our Top 16 for last week, celebrating work and successes to grow and strengthen the Great Falls regional economy.
VR/AR, Blockchain, Bitcoin, Artificial Intelligence and The Internet of Things
- Always magical, the Bob becomes more special with daughter's first pack trip
A part of me wants to hold on to this secret, but I'll share it anyway. The Bob Marshall Wilderness is absolutely the best part of Montana, bar none.
Energy and Climate Change
- A palatable hum: Fan changeout at Bitcoin mine gets thumbs-up from Bonner residents
Even the loudest detractors of the cryptocurrency data center alongside Highway 200 agree that life is better here these days.
Come Home Montana
- Shopping for Community Solar? Contract Terms Are Getting Friendlier
Solstice introduces a "no-risk" contract, following a trend of increasingly flexible terms.
- Here's where you'll pay the most in electric bills - WA, Idaho, North Dakota, MT among lowest cost states
Households in states where electricity is relatively cheap often use more than double the electricity than homes in expensive areas.
Healthcare
- Montana Career Opportunities - Insurance Coordinator, AR Service Representative - Yellowstone Club
Yellowstone Club is a 15,200 acre private residential community set amidst the grandeur of the Rocky Mountains. The Club's superior amenities, Montana charm, and overwhelming natural beauty present an incomparable venue for mountain living, year-round recreation, and creating cherished family traditions.
- Montana Career Opportunities - CIP Compliance Coordinator, Content Development Specialist, Public Relations Expert and more... - Northwestern Energy
NorthWestern Energy has provided reliable and affordable energy to customers in Montana, South Dakota and Nebraska for more than 100 years.
Montana Business
- Hestia Moves to Lewis and Clark Business Center, Suite 102
http://www.hestiainhomesupport.com/
Careers
- Montana Manufacturing Extension Center August 2018 Newsletter
Interested in Taking Your Company Global???
- From basement hippies to fastest growing, Missoula tech company continues to scale - Submittable
CEO Michael FitzGerald takes a humble view of the company's beginnings and its long-term goals for growth. That includes 500 workers who earn more than double Missoula's median wage.
- Congratuations to the Inc. 5000 Top Montana Companies
13 Great Montana companies that are leading our economy to new levels of excellence.
City Club Missoula
- How to answer these 10 tricky questions tactfully in a job interview
Don't panic-consider these things first before you answer.
Government
- City Club Of Missoula Presents: Investing In Our Future: Downtown Missoula Master Plan - 9/10
It's now time to update the Downtown Missoula Master Plan.
Idaho
- Verizon data throttling hampered response to Mendocino wildfire - Now says it shouldn’t have - Duh....
The incident is now part of a net neutrality lawsuit.
- Podcast - Why Smokey Bear had it all wrong.
Professor John Bailey, an expert on all things fire, tells us about controlled burning, silviculture, and why Smokey Bear had it all wrong.
Incubators and R&D
- An Outdoor Enthusiast's Guide to Ketchum, Idaho
With beautiful trails and camping close to town, quick access to the mountains, and a vibrant downtown, this ski town is a gold mine of summer adventures
- Boise's big breweries face declining sales. Do you drink beer? Blame yourself
If you're a craft-beer drinker, the blame lies largely with you.
South Dakota
- Y Combinator is funding a nonprofit that advocates for meat alternatives
The Good Food Institute will sit alongside more traditional startups, as the famous accelerator tries to find ways to reduce our animal consumption.
Workforce Development
- Rural South Dakotans get better broadband service than in other rural states
More than 76 percent of rural South Dakotans get broadband download speeds of 25 megabytes and upload speeds of 3 megabytes, the "Connecting South Dakota's Future" report found, compared to 61 percent of rural residents nationwide.
Wyoming Business
- Seattle's Apprenti seeks to take its tech apprenticeship program nationwide
Though apprenticeships have been utilized by blue collar industries for years, they have gained a new level of prominence among white color industries in the U.S. as the cost of higher education reaches historic highs.
Montana Education Excellence
- ENDOW Economic Diversification Strategy Report Released Today
ENDOW was established by Governor Mead and the Wyoming State Legislature over eighteen months ago to drive Wyoming's economy forward and develop opportunities that will allow citizens to find good-paying jobs and meaningful work both now and long into the future.
- Art creates economic growth in Wyoming
"I was skeptical about it," Riddle said. But he had no idea what was coming.
Community
- University Of Montana Leaders To Deliver State Of The University Address Aug. 24
The University community, members of the public and the media are invited to the event.
- Great Falls' Bass Clef school could be the Juilliard of Montana
One of Bass' goals for Bass Clef is to create a school that benefits not just its students but also enriches the entire community.
- The 25 Most Affordable College Towns in 2018 - Helena, Montana is #1
People drop money to see places as beautiful as Helena, Montana, but living there means you'd always be in between Yellowstone National Park and Glacier National Park at a fraction of the price it'd cost to live elsewhere.
Transportation
- Watching a real urban planner play SimCity is incredibly satisfying
"I'm going to give everybody the black lung!"
- Positive Glendive, Montana message gains traction - "I believe in Glendive"
The "I believe in Glendive" slogan, started by local resident and business owner Katelynne Eslick and has been adopted by locals as a rallying cry to push for improvement and progress in town.
- To make better streets, we must first measure them
The English mathematician and biostatistician Karl Pearson once said, "That which is measured improves. That which is measured and reported improves exponentially." The question is, how do you measure a street?
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