BUSINESS NEWS AND FUNDING

MATR teams with Amazon to recommend great entrepreneur and business books to MATR readers.

I’d like to ask that if you have read a book that you think is worthy of recommendation that you let me know [email protected] so I can pass it along to those who use MATR as a resource.

Towards the Knowledge Economy II

A sophisticated IT infrastructure – with the vast amounts of information and services it makes possible – is necessary but not sufficient for a business to succeed in our global, knowledge economy.

Rocky Mountain Laboratories in Hamilton, Montana leading research on staph infection that is now killing more people than AIDS.

If you could give every human being a nasal swab, you would find that up to 30 percent turn up colonies of staph.

The Annie E. Casey Foundation – Building Strong Communities Through Affordable Housing. Peer Technical Assistance Leads to Action

The objective is to create market rate communities owned by public/private partnerships which
seamlessly include affordable components.

Drying of the West

The American West was won by water management. What happens when there’s no water left to manage?

Boise State scientists win grant to develop West Nile vaccine

Researchers have developed a vaccine for horses, but so far nothing has emerged for humans.

Registration Usability – 87 Registration Forms Tested

Some tips for registration form design.

The Smart Growth Implementation Toolkit

The Smart Growth Implementation Toolkit helps communities across the nation to encourage development that creates safer, healthier, more livable neighborhoods; helps to protect the environment and reduce energy consumption; expands housing options; helps households lower their expenses; and maximizes returns from existing community investments.

Centre for Innovation Launches Global Innovation Portal

Our definition of innovation is quite broad, and it includes many social and economic factors that affect innovation performance.

Visions: One company’s approach to green best practices

The IT industry has begun to realize that being environmentally responsible is not an “add on,” but rather it is a key factor in running a smart business in today’s market.

MATR Sponsor (view all)

PFL Tech Inc. is a marketing technology company that provides sales enablement and marketing automation solutions, as well asprinting, mailing, and fulfillment services. They also provide some great Montana Jobs.

MATR Supporters (view all)

Montana Technology Innovation Partnership (MTIP)- Promoting Technology Commercialization in the State of Montana.

Montana Bioscience Cluster Initiative - Collaborative program design and execution and integrated programs fostering innovation, technology commercialization, entrepreneurship and sustainable small businesses

Big Sky Commerce is an integrated provider of merchant credit card transaction processing services, check processing services, Internet payment gateways, related software application products and value-added services.