BUSINESS NEWS AND FUNDING

Green Tinge Is Attracting Seed Money to Ventures

Top venture firms on Sand Hill Road in Menlo Park, Calif., are beginning to show serious interest in the alternative energy sector, though that typically means venturing outside their core expertise.

India-bound jobs may detour to areas such as North Dakota

Companies are betting that by doing business in cheaper locations and paying workers much less than their big-city counterparts, they can secure jobs that might otherwise go offshore.

17 research projects in Utah notch state funding

"It’s a jewel of the state’s economic development policy," board member Richard Nelson said Friday in noting that the legislative appropriation for the Centers program had increased from $2 million to $3 million for the upcoming fiscal year. "It has been for years, and now it’s being reinvented, and we see in future years it being much more important."

Old Dogs, New Clicks – During the past 10 years, E-commerce has changed dramatically. Is your company keeping up?

Rather than build dot-coms because their competitors have them—often the motivation 10 years ago—companies today think deeply about the purpose of their E-commerce effort before giving it life.

Company says BSE test awaiting OK

The test has two main advantages. It can be performed on live animals, and the results are available as quickly as in 30 minutes. Current tests can only be done on the brain tissue of a dead cow and the results often take weeks.

Conducting a Market Analysis for Your Business Plan

It’s your plan–and every plan is different–so you need to know as much as you can about your target market.

Creativity key to economic vitality

Creativity in business, including engineering and electronics, spurs creativity in other areas. Businesses are likely to be attracted to communities where there are lively arts organizations, lively schools, attractive downtown cityscapes.

‘Collapse’ Author, Jared Diamond To Host Reading, 6/21, Hamilton

Lawrence said he’s expecting a large crowd for the reading because of Diamond’s prominence and because the author’s new book, which has been on the bestseller charts since it came out in February, spotlights communities in western Montana.

Missoula Cultural Council – Some news and upcoming events for the week of June 20, 2005

Den Morison, longtime host of the Swing Shift, Listener’s Bookstall and Wednesday Morning Freeforms on Montana Public Radio, passed away this week after a long illness. For a story of his life and many accomplishments,…

The New Architecture of Rural Prosperity

Southern Growth Policies Board’s 2005 Report on the Future of the South Released June 12th at the Rising Together: Summit on the Rural South conference in Point Clear, Alabama, The New Architecture of Rural Prosperity…

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