BUSINESS NEWS AND FUNDING

Working Together – Aligning State Systems and Policies for Individual and Regional Prosperity

To produce workers with
these skills, states will need to do the following:

Reviving small towns. America the creative

Can statues of killer-bees and storytelling festivals stop the country’s smallest towns from withering away?

Finance your fantasy startup

It’s time to put your money where your mouth is, going from a great idea to reality may be easier than you think.

Reporters and Editors are Invited to Apply for 2007 "Medicine in the Media" Course

The course examines the challenges and opportunities inherent in communicating the results of medical research to the public. Stressing an evidence-based approach and re-examining intuitive beliefs about medicine, the course will prepare participants for the crucial task of evaluating research findings including statistics, selecting stories that hold meaningful messages for the public, and placing them in the appropriate context.

The Montana State of the Arts newspaper

The State of the Arts newspaper is online and ready to view at: http://art.mt.gov/soa/listing.asp

NASA awards Montana State University for speedy reporting from 100-hour experiment

While most Montanans were sleeping, a Montana State University antenna was gathering information last month from a satellite the size of a shoe box.

University of Idaho professors experiment with nanotechnology

Work on the nanosprings is being paid for with a $1.6 million, five-year grant from the university to seven interdisciplinary faculty members led by McIlroy, an $870,000, five-year grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation, and money from the Idaho Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research.

10 Steps to Protect Your Great Idea

10. Believe in your ideas and persevere—it takes some time and effort to do all this right. Be realistic about your goals and good luck.

Managers Have Too Much Information, Do Too Little Sharing, Says Study

"Business users need to figure out what they need and figure out whether they can find it," he says. However "silos and barriers prevent the sharing, communication and collaboration," he says.

Good connection. Phone system makes business communication hassle-free

"You can bring your phone anywhere and it will work the same," Edwards said. "You can use it from home, or even the Bahamas, and the people you are calling will think you’re right in the office and can call you right back at that number — our dispatchers love it."

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Bear Paw Development Corporation is a private non-profit organization created for the purpose of administering programs to help improve regional economic conditions in Hill, Blaine, Liberty, Chouteau and Phillips Counties and the Fort Belknap and Rocky Boy's Indian Reservations.

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

For over 25 years, Zoot Enterprises has been a global provider of advanced origination, acquisition, and decision management solutions.

Prospera helps businesses and communities find their pathway to success, acting as the navigator, problem solver and catalyst for a strong Montana economy.