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Most Companies Have No Plan To Deal With Impending Brain Drain

In the next 10 years, about one-in-three companies expect 20% or more of their workforce will be eligible to retire, according Monster’s recent national survey of 550 HR managers.

Opening Up the Patent Process with new website – "Peer-to-Patent"

The United States Patent and Trademark Office is testing a new website designed to harness the collaborative power of the Internet to vet patents.

"Education — lifelong education for everyone is best investment for society" Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke

"Education — lifelong education for everyone — from toddlers to workers well advanced in their careers — is indeed an excellent investment for individuals and society as a whole" Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke

“The Power of the Rockies: Living with Energy in the Old West, the New West, and the Next West.”

The first thing that needs to happen is Westerners need to quit romanticizing the idea that life was better way back when

The National Science Foundation awards $750K grant to Montana Tech in Butte, Montana

Joe Figueira, associate vice chancellor for academic affairs and research, said the new award supports “new research directions on the campus and continues support for programs which introduce grade school, high school and college undergraduate students to the nation’s research enterprise.”

Rocky Mountain Laboratories in Hamilton, Montana helps to define cause of Job’s disease

Now, thanks largely to research lead by Frank DeLeo, Ph.D. at Rocky Mountain Laboratories in collaboration with a global research team, a specific mutation related to the cause of Job’s disease has been found.

A Big Push for Affordable Housing

A decades-old proposal is getting a new lease on life

Seven States to Increase Economic Capacity and Entrepreneurship through Clusters

"In the face of intensifying international competition, governors recognize innovation-based economic development is critical to states’ participation in the global marketplace," said Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano, who heads NGA’s Innovation America initiative, which focuses on better preparing America’s future workforce and promoting investment in the businesses and technologies of tomorrow. "This academy will help states develop comprehensive economic policies and strengthen industry collaborations to ensure their success globally."