BUSINESS NEWS AND FUNDING

Steel life: Florence woman expresses her devotion to raptors through metal art

For more than 30 years, the founder and director of Raptors of the Rockies has done about everything there is to do with the noble band of high-flying birds that includes hawks, falcons, ospreys, eagles, and owls.

Crafting a Simple Business Plan

The reason you’re keeping it simple isn’t because you haven’t developed your idea fully. You’re keeping it simple so you can get your point across quickly and easily to whoever’s reading it.

Rural living’s ‘great divide’ – Where tourism is king, but capital is scarce

Lower incomes, higher poverty and the decline of traditional industries are common themes in the intermountain West. These rural Western regions are tethered to tourism, and capital for new businesses is scarce. In addition, schools are starved for resources and higher education options are limited.

Entrepreneurs must take care not to kill creativity

Create an attitude of creativity.

This CEO is rock-steady

That’s important, he said, because no one — not even the CEO of a company — is all-knowing.

Canopy’s future uncertain, but legacy assured

In its heyday, the Canopy Group was Utah’s prime technology incubator. Using the fortune of technology legend Ray Noorda, it launched, funded and inspired the creation of thousands of new, high-paying jobs.

Radiology by night – NightHawk Radiology gets more than just money from VC investments

"I had no idea what a venture capital company did, except somehow they screw you," Berger said. "Nothing could be further from the truth."

Business gets top billing from Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr.

"Business, rather than government, creates wealth and pays the bills," said Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr.

Idaho exports boom, thanks to high-tech $1.4 billion of state’s $2.9 billion in ’04 exports was computer chips

"International markets provide an important source of revenue for Idaho companies, which gives our economy an extra boost," Madsen said. "Governor Kempthorne is leading trade missions to Asia and Mexico this year that will open up additional export opportunities for Idaho companies." Kempthorne’s mission to Asia is scheduled for May 14 to 28 and includes stops in Tokyo, Japan; Seoul, South Korea; Beijing and Shanghai, China; and Taipei, Taiwan. The Mexico mission, set for Oct. 22 to 29, will visit Monterrey, Mexico City, and Guadalajara.

Study shows problems with Wyoming’s workforce

Whether state and economic development officials agree with the finding, it nonetheless is the ranking that businesses will see when considering locating facilities in Wyoming, Bruns said.

"If that’s how we score, we better work with those numbers," he said.

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As the hub of learning, creativity and innovation in Northwest Montana, Flathead Valley Community College is expanding

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.

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