Montana Career Opportunity – Executive Director – Montana Business Assistance Connection (MBAC)

A Rare Opportunity to Build What Comes Next MBAC enters this next chapter with a meaningful regional mission, an established lending portfolio, and the ability to strengthen its role as a catalyst for business and…

CubCloud AI Applies to Become Montana’s First Tesla Cybercab Provider

“Missoula is where we prove it. Rural Montana is where it matters,” Rhines said. Missoula company will be its own first customer, running autonomous electric vehicles for its team and clients at its Missoula campus before expanding across Montana, and invites partners and collaborators to build with it

The $1 Million Startup World Cup Montana Regional – Come join the biggest entrepreneurial challenge in Montana’s history. – 10/21 – University of Montana

One startup from that room wins a $1 million investment prize. Why not you, o’ glorious Montana startup? You have to be in it to win it. Applications close September 25th

City Club Missoula – AI Under the Big Sky Issues and Opportunities Surrounding Montana Data Centers – 9/14

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California’s Governor Signs Landmark Online Child Safety Bills – Is Your State Next?

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill that prohibits social media platforms from providing addictive features to users under 16, the first law of its kind in the nation.

Meet the LA-area cook who’s gone viral for his Meta AI-filmed cooking videos – What do you do that’s interesting?

His first video received more than 60 million views

Code Girls United FREE after school program registration is open throughout the state

Registration is open! Code Girls United is offering free after-school programs for 4th–8th grade girls at locations across Montana. Our Advanced classes in Kalispell, Bozeman, and Billings are invitation-only for 8th–12th graders.

“Our Youth in the Age of AI”

What is it like to grow up as an “AI native?” Will the next generation be able to harness artificial intelligence for social good, or will creativity and logic deteriorate?

These are a couple of questions that a Code Girls United panel tackled.

How To Choose A College In The Age Of AI

It still comes down to academic fit, cost and career payoff. But as artificial intelligence reshapes classrooms and jobs, families should also consider how colleges are responding and preparing students for the future.

Great Falls Faces Critical Housing Shortage Amid Growth Surge

Great Falls is short about 6,300 housing units over the next decade, with homes selling quickly and inventory at half the needed level. Local groups are actively working to attract developers to address this growing challenge.

Trillions in Wealth Transfer Could Ignite Family Conflicts Nationwide. Talk About It Now Before They’re Gone

New research reveals that one-third of adult children expect inheritance disputes, with many already changing behavior due to financial concerns. Experts urge families to communicate openly and seek support to ease tensions during this massive wealth shift.

The Male Loneliness Epidemic – Michael Phelps Champions Mental Health and Male Vulnerability

After battling severe depression, Phelps now advocates for emotional awareness among men, challenging stigma and promoting open conversations that Montana communities could embrace.

University Of Wyoming President: School Should Dominate In Artificial Intelligence

UW President Shane Reeves highlights the university’s push to lead in artificial intelligence while requesting additional funding for athletics. This dual focus reflects UW’s strategy to adapt education and economic efforts amid AI’s disruptive impact.

TSA to allow PreCheck members without airline tickets to pass through security and enter gate areas at 13 airports and may allow full water bottles

Are the impacts of 9/11 on our everyday lives finally beginning to be less constricting?

We currently have 12259 data centers listed, from 179 countries worldwide.

Our database contains lists of data center operators and service providers, offering colocation, cloud and connectivity.

Helena, Montana’s Carroll College Slashes Undergraduate Tuition by 40 Percent

Starting fall 2027, Carroll College will reduce undergraduate tuition by 40 percent to improve accessibility. This move aims to make college more affordable for families and could impact regional enrollment trends.

Here’s how AI could kill us all by the end of the decade (if the worst fears come true)

AI researchers shook the world Tuesday when they publicly acknowledged that there’s a non-zero chance of AI killing off humanity in the next decade.

Montana Career Opportunity – Business Development Officers – Great Falls Development Alliance

  GFDA has two Business Development Officer opportunities. GFDA is non-profit economic development organization and certified Community Development Financial Institution based in Great Falls, Montana. One Business Development Officer will focus on attracting and facilitating…

Montana Career Opportunity – CEO – The Burton K. Wheeler Center for Public Policy

The Burton K. Wheeler Center for Public Policy seeks an exceptional leader to serve as its next Chief Executive Officer. For more than 34 years, the Wheeler Center has brought together citizens, policymakers, educators, business…

Winter is coming. Curl up in front of a fire and… The 50 Most Influential Books According To Successful People

Each choice is deeply personal, inspiring visionaries like Spike Lee, Gloria Steinem and Mark Cuban to think bigger, bolder and beyond the page, both in business and in life. We hope you’ll find some inspiration, too.

MSU to host conversation on AI with former U.S. Sen. Max Baucus and author Alvin Wang Graylin – 9/11

Graylin is the author of “Our Next Reality: How the AI-Powered Metaverse Will Reshape the World,” which was published in 2024.

Why Finland is the smartest country in the world

Is it all about pressure? 

XPENG’s IRON autonomous robot is built and then walks off its production line and goes for a coffee break.

XPENG has moved from prototypes to industrial-scale production of its humanoid IRON robot, featuring automotive-grade quality controls and advanced AI chips. This milestone could inspire Montana businesses to explore robotics integration in local industries.

Prospera Navigator 2026 Events and Trainings

Signature Events Prosperity Party 2026 September 17 6:00-9:00PM

GFDA Upcoming Montana Business Trainings

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Missoula, Montana’s Reading Opens your World (ROW) Gives Students One-on-One Reading Attention and Books

ROW is a non-profit organization that gives students one-on-one reading attention once a week. Every other week, each student is gifted a book to build their home library. Throughout the school year, the volunteer and student have an opportunity to create a bond and hopefully instill a love of reading.

First experimental drug approved under Montana’s new, controversial right-to-try law

“I’d anticipate over the next year we will be in double-digit submissions to the review board, he said.

AI Tinkerers Missoula brings builders back Sept. 23 for roundtable talks and live demos

This is not a networking mixer. It’s builders in one room talking code and how to put AI to work for real.

City Club Missoula -Save the Date – 10/19 – US Senate Debate – University of Montana

Alani Bankhead (D), Kurt Alme (R), Kyle Austin (L), and Seth Bodnar (I) are running in the general election for the U.S. Senate in Montana on the Nov. 3, 2026.

‘Ferris Bueller Gone Bad’ One of the largest cryptocurrency heists in the US

Lam allegedly spent more than $569K in one night at a Los Angeles nightclub. One judge likened the case to “Ferris Bueller gone bad.”

Students express skepticism about AI at UM summit: ‘Not really anything behind it’

“Faculty need to learn how to engage with their students and teach them ethical practices and positive practices when using AI,” he said.

Montana Eyes Growth in Employee Stock Ownership Plans for Stability

With only 34 ESOPs in Montana, advocates like Eva Villasana highlight their potential to boost retirement security and reduce layoffs. Expanding these plans could strengthen local economies and empower workers across the state.

This California City Has a New Alternative to Uber and Lyft: $3.50 Rides

Sunnyvale’s new rideshare service pairs über-cheap fares ($1.75 for seniors!) with an all-electric fleet and average wait times of just 10 to 15 minutes. ‘We think people are really going to like it,’ one official says.

3 AI Questions To Ask At The End Of A Job Interview In 2026

I detail the top three questions I recommend you ask the interviewer for your upcoming interview, along with why these questions are critical and what to look out for when they respond.

Headwaters Tech Hub Summit 2026 Join Us in Missoula Sept 9-11, 2026

The Headwaters Tech Hub Summit 2026 brings together leaders, builders, and partners from across Montana and beyond to focus on what it takes to strengthen our tech ecosystem for the long term.

DisruptHR Bozeman 2.0 – 9/23 – Bozeman, Montana

If you work with people, lead a team, build a business, drive innovation, or simply care about the future of work, this is your scene.

Get Better at Work

A series on the habits, behaviors, and strategies that can help you stand out at work and build your career.

Connor Blakley is taking on “Uncrustables” by Smuckers and winning with “Jams”. What product could you improve and build a company?

Last November, Jams entered Target stores, and six months later one flavor began outselling its Uncrustables counterpart. Jams are now stocked in half of NFL locker rooms, and when the new football season kicks off on September 9, Jams will debut as the NFL Players Association’s first official PB&J—a title Blakley spent a year quietly engineering.

GFDA Top Ten (23!) for 9/6/26

23) We have career openings for two Business Development Officers, one focusing on growing and diversifying the region’s food, ag, and bio processing industries and one focused on Downtown Great Falls. Download our Career Opportunities. Please pass along to great candidates.

Forest Service Closes 23 Research Stations to Cut Costs and Consolidate

The U.S. Forest Service will close 23 research stations and relocate its headquarters to Salt Lake City as part of a major reorganization. This move aims to reduce expenses while maintaining key scientific activities and could impact Montana businesses through shifts in partnerships and resource allocation.

The New Ivies: 20 Great Employer-Friendly Colleges Embracing AI

The job market has already been hit by tremors from the artificial intelligence earthquake. These 20 colleges—10 public and 10 private—are preparing and graduating the talent that employers will seek in this new era. “So we’re really leaning in hard on this idea of you need good foundations in something and then we focus on creativity, curiosity, problem solving.”

Is Your Wealth Advisor Using AI to Give Her More Time to Work With You?

The growth of artificial intelligence has put the would-be dinosaurs of wealth management– who employ hundreds of thousands of financial advisors and are responsible for $330 plus trillion in assets–on notice. “The next gen cares about how wealth impacts their life and the way they spend their time,” she says. “I can very quickly put together something that is completely customized to that person, and I can do it at scale because of AI.”

21 Elite Colleges Where Middle Class Students Go For Free

Families earning up to $250,000 can qualify for free tuition as wealthy private schools up their grant-only aid and use it as a marketing tool to lure students scared off by a $100,000 annual tab.

It can’t be good when plastic companies write the lesson plans

The plastics industry is offering schools curricula that cast plastics as safe, recyclable, and a source of good jobs. Critics say it’s propaganda.