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“The first step is to establish that something is possible; then probability will occur.†Elon Musk
$160,000 in scholarships being offered by CodeMontana for Montana Tech computer science students http://www.matr.net/ar ... .html
TEDx Events in Montana
Northwestern Energy
- TED Talk - What I learned from Nelson Mandela
"I am, because of you."
Big Sky Commerce
- Innovate NorthWestern Energy Projects Showcased in Energy Publication
Two NorthWestern Energy projects are part of Innovations Across the Grid, a just-released book that showcases utility-technology company partnerships that are changing how electricity is delivered, managed and used across the country.
Great Falls Development Authority
- Big Sky Commerce merchants were unaffected by the recent data breach involving URM Stores, Inc.
During these busy holiday times, dealing with credit card theft is the last thing you need on your to-do list. Extra protection for merchants, as provided by Big Sky Commerce, minimizes the risks associated with fraud and data breaches in the payments food chain.
Inteneo Systems
- Great Falls Development Authority Top 12 for December 15, 2013
Here's the GFDA Top 14 for this week, celebrating great things happening to move Great Falls Forward!
Come Home Montana
- How Big Data Will Change the Face of Philanthropy
Flood of new information has the potential to make both donors and charities more effective.
Developing a more Entrepreneurial Montana
- Montana Career Opportunities - Business Analyst - Northwestern Energy
The successful candidate will work in a team environment to provide superior customer liaison services and provide technology solutions to Operations customers.
- Montana Career Opportunity - Senior Vice President Chief Financial Officer - American Federal Savings Bank
As a key member of the American Federal Savings Bank Senior Executive Management Team, the Chief Financial Officer provides leadership and direction to all financial departments and collaborates with the CEO and Board of Directors on developing and executing the company's strategic goals.
Leadership Montana
- LaunchPad program at MSU aims to connect students and alumni with entrepreneurship opportunities
"It's the future of America," said Rob Irizarry, director of the MSU LaunchPad.
Montana Business
- 2013 books every leader should read
These memoirs, research books, biographies and how-to guides made it onto On Leadership's bookshelf this year.
Careers
- Mushrooms to the Rescue! featuring Larry Evans
Join us as we interview special guest, Larry Evans, scientist and mushroom expert, known for his work with the Fungal Jungal - Western Montana Mycological Association, being featured in Know Your Mushrooms, a wonderful documentary on fungus, and much more.
- Keyboard virtuoso Piano Pat rocks the Sip 'n Dip Lounge in Great Falls, Montana - CBS Sunday Morning
She's a living legend, having played the same venue in Great Falls, Montana, for 50 years. Bill Geist visits Piano Pat, a 79-year-old great-grandmother considered the main reason that the Sip 'n Dip Lounge has been called one of the best bars anywhere.
- Billings based Forbidn Manufacturing uses 3D tech to design parts
3D modelers and 3D printers are taking the place of humans who machine prototypes the traditional way that may not be exact replicas.
- UpNSmokin - Philipsburg, Montana barbecue finishes in the top 8 at prestigious Las Vegas cooking event
Shirley Beck, co-owner of the town's famous Sweet Palace and Sapphire Gallery, had a plan to turn a dark but historic 1910 building on East Broadway into a barbecue shop. It had started as a soda fountain and ice cream shop, later serving as the Gallery Cafe for many years and, most recently, the Philipsburg Cafe.
- Michael Fitzgerald, CEO of Submittable: Show Up and Keep Your Butt in the Chair - It feels right to be in Montana.
The only people we care about are customers and employees. We're focused on paying the bills and making something people want to use. We're so far outside of the echo chamber--focusing on how much money we've raised, and who is going to buy us. It just doesn't take up an ounce of our energy. For me, it feels good.
- Rural homes must be more fireproof, study finds - EverLog Systems
As the costs of fighting large wildland fires continue to increase, Calkin said, there will eventually be a push by taxpayers to require greater restrictions on homeowners in rural areas to fireproof their homes, as well as improvements
Idaho Business
- What Makes Us Happy? - A Formula for Happiness
Armed with this knowledge and a few simple rules, we can improve our lives and the lives of those around us.
Regional Business
- Boise State, North Idaho College, Idaho State Get Worker Training Grants
"These grants are a major step forward in connecting our education teams directly with industry," Commerce Director Jeff Sayer said. "That connection will accelerate the talent pipelines our economy needs to achieve higher wage jobs and stronger economic growth."
Regional Economic Development
- The Morning Risk Report: How Banks Should Reinforce Cybersecurity Programs
The issue is how to prevent account takeovers, attacks on their payments systems and wire-transfer systems, how to protect the IDs of users-those should be the real priorities in 2014.
21st Century Education Initiative - "You Should Care..."
- Walking the Walk: How Vo-Tech Ed Saved a Town
In short, people can be your ace. In terms of site selection and/or location analysis, my primary consulting service to corporate clients, I not only look for an talent existing base - people who are more than capable of doing the work -- but also a pipeline for future talent to sustain business operations.
Montana Education/Business Partnerships
- Forget Academia. Startups Are the Future of Knowledge
We Need to Focus on the Tools, Not the Fields
- Young Parents Education Center providing stability for Teen and young-adult parents in high school
"These students have proven they can succeed going on to careers and to post-secondary education," said United Way of Cascade County president Gary Owen. "The cost to society is too great to give up on parenting teens."
- Youth Serve Montana scholarships available to high school seniors
The Youth Serve Montana Scholarship program rewards students who have volunteered more than 100 hours in the last year and who want to further their education in-state.
Community
- $160,000 in scholarships being offered by CodeMontana for Montana Tech computer science students
Jeff Braun, chairman of the computer science department at Montana Tech, said scholarships of $4,000 each will go to 20 incoming freshmen next fall and 20 more freshmen in 2015
Funding and Building your Business
- Breaking Clean
Gritty, lyrical, unsentimental and wise, Breaking Clean is at once informed by the myths of the West and powerful enough to break them down.
- The World's Worst Place to Raise a Child
The magazine's editors found that with no community centers, golf courses, neighborhood gardens, or social outlets of any sort to speak of, there was little if anything to distract a mother or father from the extremely stressful lifestyle that would be typical of raising a family
- The Most Walkable Cities and How Some Are Making Strides
Densely populated neighborhoods, commercial district city squares and multiple public transit lines all span the city of Cambridge, Mass., creating an environment ideal for walking.
Non-Profit News
- Call For Presenters - 31st Annual Venture Capital In The Rockies Conference, 3/28-2/1, Beaver Creek, Colorado
Venture Capital in the Rockies is actively seeking emerging growth companies to present at the conference. Ideal candidates should anticipate fundraising in 2014 and must be headquartered in the rocky mountain region (Colorado, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, Montana, Wyoming and Idaho).
- 'Make a Stand' is a shining example of what one 8 year-old girl can do.
"If done right, [Make a Stand] could not just raise money to end child slavery, but perhaps create a role model for nonprofits and all types of businesses." ~The New York Times
- 8 Key Questions To Expect In Investor Due Diligence
If you really want to impress a startup founder as a potential employee, or you want to be a smart investor, you need to know the right questions to ask.
The Creative and Cultural Economy
- GiveWell Helps Donors Calculate the Good a Charity Will Do
GiveWell studies charities the way a stock analyst might research companies.
Cool Stuff That's Coming
- Archie Bray Foundation Boosts Montana's Economy
The Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts in Helena provides an environment for ceramic artists to work and thrive.
Transportation
- Have You Seen the Latest Bicycle Wheel? It's Simply Incredible - Transform your bike and transform your city.
MIT presents: a smart wheel which replaces your rear and does much more than you're thinking. The capabilities of this revolutionary design will convince many to rethink the way they commute.
- Tester, Baucus secure key Amtrak meeting to build new stop in Culbertson, Montana
Tester and Baucus recently requested Amtrak study the possibility of adding a stop in Culbertson to give area oil workers easier access to the fast-growing region.
- Public Transit Is Underfunded Because the Wealthy Don't Rely on It
As cities continue to grow and congestion increases, the benefits of BRT may become impossible to ignore -- even to the rich and powerful folks who are stuck in traffic.
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