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How AI can help you make a little money from the clothes you don’t wear anymore.

Send Threadup your unwanted clothes, they’ll do the rest.

Could Australia’s social media ban for kids be a template for America?

 “The ban will be one of the biggest social and cultural changes our nation has faced.”  Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese

Montana Career Opportunity – Executive Director – Northern Rocky Mountain Economic Development District

The Executive Director serves as the principal administrative and strategic leader of NRMEDD and reports directly to the Board of Directors. This position is the primary driver of the organization’s mission, requiring an entrepreneurial spirit…

Neighbors Helping Neighbors. What are people doing in your community?

Maybe it’s a small town thing. Maybe it’s just a human being thing.
One woman in Kingston, Wa. saw something that needed fixing. And she looked into her own heart, and appealed to the hearts of others to fix it.
Wouldn’t it be nice if it was like this all the time?
Heroes, all of them.

Reliability First, Opportunity Ahead By Brian Bird, President & CEO, NorthWestern Energy

Over the last 18 years, NorthWestern Energy has added nearly 1,100 megawatts of power generation to serve our Montana customers. More than half of this comes from renewable wind and hydro generation.

Kindness 101 – How one man set off a global chain reaction of good deeds for people who can’t pay for their medications..

“He was not a wealthy man, but he was probably the richest man on Earth with his heart.”

Gloria’s Gladiators – It started with a light fixture and became a whole home. Who do you know that needs help?

On the Road with Steve Hartman with the story of how a broken light became a beacon of hope.

The Montana Nonprofit Association Announces A New Fundraising Hub To Help Members

Thanks to a generous three-year grant, MNA is leaning in and bringing new resources to support members’ abilities to raise money from individual donors across Montana.

Instead of New Power Plants Duke Energy Wants More Customer Battery Storage

It already encourages home storage.  Now it want’s to expand that to businesses, local governments and non profits. 

New Mexico Data Center Could Emit More Greenhouse Gases Than The State’s Largest Cities

Project Jupiter could emit more than 14 million tons of greenhouse gases per year. By comparison, Albuquerque and Las Cruces emit a combined 6.7 million metric tons of greenhouse gases annually, according to both cities’ climate action plans. The applications also say developers seek to install 41 turbines to annually generate about as much electricity as PNM.

You may be able to buy your own autonomous car in 2026.

Instead of adapting a car to be autonomous, Tensor is building it as autonomous from the start. 

MISSOULA VILLAGES – Neighbors Helping Neighbors Age In Place

Our Mission – Enhance Missoula’s vibrant neighborhoods by promoting aging in place with dignity, independence, and engagement through a trusted network of services, social connections, and community-driven resource exchange.

GFDA Top Ten for 12-7-25

Blackfeet Community College in Browning has received an $8 million unrestricted donation from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott—its largest single gift in the school’s 51-year history. College leaders say the funding will expand scholarships, support employees, and improve campus infrastructure, strengthening long-term programs for the Blackfeet Nation and the broader community. The gift builds on Scott’s $3 million contribution in 2020 and continues a wave of major philanthropic investment in Montana’s tribal colleges – see KRTV. 

GL Solutions of Kalispell, Montana helps reengineer government processes to improve efficiency and reduce waste.

G L Solutions took one government agency from an average of three years to approve paperwork to three months.  

Montana Career Opportunity – Senior Product Manager – onX

onX is seeking a Senior Product Manager with a passion for empowering adventurers to stay informed and confident no matter how far they venture off the grid. You will lead the product strategy for degraded-service…

Montana Career Opportunity – Business Manager – Missoula College Dean’s Office

The Dean’s Office at Missoula College invites applications for a Business Manager. The Dean’s Office has oversight in the following areas: Human Resources, Finance, Classroom Scheduling, Academic Course Scheduling, Community Communications and Public Relations, Compliance, Grants and…

Vocational Training helping Veterans get jobs in the Ranching Industry – Bear Hug Cattle Company Montana

Bear Hug Cattle Company is a 501c3 non-profit that provides vocational training to veterans pursuing a career in the ranching industry. Our goal at Bear Hug Cattle Company is to provide veterans with the opportunity…

In Ten Years, Your Local Nuclear Reactor May Be Cooled With Liquid Salt

Idaho National Labs have successfully created the first batch of fuel salt.

$39 million for affordable Montana housing projects

Awards are for Miles City, Kalispell and Livingston, and rehabilitation projects in Billings and Missoula.

Tool developed at Montana State aims to help farmers implement new technologies

The Smart Spray Annual ROI Calculator, a free and easy-to-use digital tool where producers can plug in numbers relevant to their own operations and determine how much time it would take for them to save enough money to justify the cost of new tools.

Georgia offers plan to keep data centers but constructing gas plants

The proposal would give hyperscalers and other big commercial and industrial customers the ability to secure gigawatts of solar, batteries, and other energy resources on their own, not just rely on the local utility for their data centers.

Voices of Montana Tourism Helping Rural and Less Publicized Communities Attract More Visitors

There’s so much more to Montana than the larger well known cities.   

Help start your new company with TBED Programs from TechLink

I don’t need to do everything myself. Watching this designer’s methodical approach—their focus on understanding not just what we wanted visually, but why we may need a brand change—was both humbling and liberating.

Montana’s History Has a New Home in Helena

The goal is that every student in Montana will visit and learn about the history of their state.

Only 43.1% in language arts, and 36.9% in math.  That’s the “at or above proficiency levels” for Montana students.  Is this our future? 

Was it how they were tested?

“No Plastic For YOU!!!” California goes paper only

San Francisco has been doing it for over 2 decades.   Now the rest of the state is catching up.  Only recycled paper bags will be available for shoppers in most stores.  What is your community and state doing to remove plastic from our environment?

Come celebrate with Hellgate Venture Network at our Annual Holiday Party! – 12/18 – Missoula, Montana

This month, we’re skipping the formal program and keeping it simple: good food, great company, and plenty of holiday cheer. It’s the perfect chance to unwind, catch up with familiar faces, and welcome new ones. Bring your favorite people! Friends and family are absolutely welcome.

Who knew that improving yourself started with the Ocean?

How are you seen in the eyes of other people?  What do you do beat and least?  How can you improve the areas where you’re the weakest? 

50 per cent more energy from 3D solar towers on a smaller footprint than traditional flat panels.

Janta Power has developed 3D vertical towers that stack panels upward instead of spreading them across the ground offering triple the solar surface area of traditional flat panels, capturing low-angle morning and evening light and using only a third of the land

Hundreds of low-income Illinois families are going electric — for free

As federal incentives for home electrification disappear, an innovative state law lets utilities meet energy-efficiency mandates by getting people off gas.

Kansas and Arizona Senators Unite in Bipartisan bid to Boost Public Transit Funding for Small Cities

They’ve proposed legislation to increase the Section 5307 grant allocation for the STIC program from 3 percent to 5 percent. This increase is aimed to improve public transportation in cities sporting populations of 50,000 to 200,000, an upgrade that would not require additional federal spending but would instead redirect existing funds to cater to the areas of highest need.

Helena, Montana’s Trxstle Makes Stuff to Carry the Stuff You Need to Catch Fish

Trxstle, (say “trestle”) based in Helena, Montana, is a rapidly growing company founded by engineers John Smigaj and Morgan Misek that designs and manufactures gear for outdoor enthusiasts, particularly for carrying fishing and hunting equipment.

Eastern Montana is emerging as a stronger tourism player, even without the marquee national parks that define the western experience.

The report reveals that while overall drive-through visitation in eastern Montana increased by a modest 3% between 2018 and 2023, the region saw a dramatic rise in economic impact.

Georgia High School Students Push Frontiers of Genetic Engineering at Global iGEM Competition. What Is Your High School Doing?

At this year’s competition, Asian high school teams outnumbered U.S. teams by nearly 10 to 1—120 teams from Asia compared to just 14 from the United States. China’s teams alone, backed by national investment in STEM talent and biotech infrastructure, captured the majority of top honors. Lambert was the only American team to place in the high school global top 10.

What is Polymarket and is it impacting elections, decisions that leaders make and our future so people can bet on outcomes?

Polymarket taps into incentives—people put real money behind what they truly believe will happen.

Laurel, Montana (near Billings) Chosen for New 32-Bed Mental Health Facility.

Beyond capacity concerns, the Laurel location is expected to improve access for families and care teams who often travel long distances across the region’s vast geography.

How Ice Cream Saved Missoula by Michael Orford

Prepare yourself for a wild ride through Missoula, Montana. Create your own experience in this gamebook that places you in the driver’s seat or rather the bicycle seat. You will encounter friends and enemies, bullies and trolls, local wildlife and more. With your good friend Sam at your side and a triple scoop from the Big Dipper, your summer adventure is just beginning. Only you can choose the path you take. Can you help ice cream save Missoula?

Is Artificial Intelligence the Scrooge of Christmas Art in Bozeman, Montana? “Artgate”

Until someone figures it out, at least we can count on one constant: Bozeman’s holiday spiders are now the most unintentionally iconic mascots in Montana — glowing above Main Street, blissfully unaware that they’ve become the Switzerland of the AI art wars.

Missoula wants AI to help stop the leaks…water that is.

Missoula’s water system is finally getting ahead of the leaks, proving that sometimes the best way to stop losing water is simply to start listening to it.

Is Social Media anti-social? Why you need to go meet a new friend.

Strengthening real-world social ties, even in small everyday ways, may be one of the most powerful tools we have to improve both individual and collective mental health.