BUSINESS NEWS AND FUNDING

Creating a web site is easy. Creating a successful international e-business takes more thought.

To help you revolutionize your e-business strategy, the Commercial Service is bringing together three global e-business icons—Google, FedEx, and Baker & McKenzie—to share best practices in our Web Revolution half-day seminars.

National Geographic and Partners Launch Geotourism Program in Greater Yellowstone Region

National Geographic Society’s Center for Sustainable Destinations has joined with partners in Wyoming, Montana and Idaho in a project to celebrate and help sustain the world-class natural and cultural heritage of the Greater Yellowstone region.

Global knowledge economy demands cooperation, not rivalry

In the “knowledge economy” of the 21st century, those regions that have the right work force are better positioned to innovate and to adapt quickly.

“Small Businesses Outpace Larger Ones in Planning for Impact of Aging Workforce.”

Twenty-eight percent of the small-business owners in a recent survey have planned for knowledge transfer from these experienced older workers to other workers.

Google, Salesforce take aim at Microsoft

The companies planned to release a joint offering called Salesforce for Google Apps today, combining online customer relationship management software with productivity applications.

Montana Historical Society Receives Grant for Preservation. Applications Requested

Projects eligible for funding under this round are local historic resource surveys and research for listings on the National Register of Historic Places.

Innovation Tax Credit Act of 2008.

Legislation will support America’s high-tech innovation economy, help create jobs

Cows, naturally: Meyer Company Ranch major player in alternative beef market

The 23,000-acre ranch Phillips runs is among the largest of 200 to 250 suppliers to Meyer Natural Angus of Loveland, Colo., a company that will command well over half the natural beef market in the United States this year.