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Lewistown Municipal Airport lands $4 million research facility

After nearly four years of planning and negotiating, the Western Transportation Institute (WTI) and the Lewistown Municipal Airport Board signed a contract to establish a $4 million cold weather transportation research center at the airport.

LigoCyte, Biogen Idec to jointly develop anti-inflammatory treatment

LigoCyte Pharmaceuticals Inc said it and biotechnology group Biogen Idec Inc have agreed to jointly develop anti-inflammatory drugs.

How to Be an Executive

Part of being an executive is motivating your employees to get the best possible return. One often-overlooked aspect is how encouraging creativity plays a major role.

"Global Infectious Disease, Environment And Human Health", 9/29, Big Sky, Montana

The talk is being given in conjunction with the second annual Northern Rocky Mountain Conference on Infectious Disease and Environmental Health co-sponsored by the INBRE and COBRE programs at Montana State University.

Social Entrepreneurship: Ten Questions with David Bornstein

David Bornstein is the author of How to Change the World: Social Entrepreneurs and the Power of New Ideas.

VC investors discovering small can be beautiful

With the cost of starting certain technology centered businesses dropping, many VCs are singing a different tune, quietly handing out smaller rounds of cash as small as $75,000.

Has smart money abandoned U.S. Web 2.0 companies?

Venture capitalists invested about six percent more into Web 2.0 companies in the first half of 2007, but the increase was attributable to more deals in Europe and Israel.

Growing the Economy in a Region – The benchmark of success in today’s dynamic global marketplace is flexible management.

Workforce development must be the centerpiece of the community’s
economic development strategy, although the “workforce”
includes the managers and entrepreneurs just as much as the
employees on the shop floor, in the office, or in the laboratory.

What if Washington teamed up with Oregon to create a regional tourism program?

In general, people don’t know our summers are magnificent, our people the epitome of civility and that we have three national parks within two hours of downtown Seattle.

The Benchmark in Venture Capital – Bill Gurley of Benchmark Capital

See what Bill had to say about his due diligence process, the ideal start-up, and which part of the technology industry to avoid.

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Bozeman is a rapidly growing city with a high quality of life in part due to the easy access to the outdoors, burgeoning tech industry, and cultural experiences it offers.

Our range includes a flat range from 10-100 yards as well as a 20 target walking course for more realistic simulation of hunting scenarios.

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