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How To Lure Young Professionals – Can a new focus on becoming ‘Cool’ stop the brain drain from decaying cities?

Now officials in some cities and states are looking to reverse the trend — by marketing themselves as hip places to live and giving college graduates a reason to stay.

Disciplining employees not pop-culture simple

"The biggest thing for employers to remember is to proactively communicate their concerns with their employees,"

Washington State finally gets around to marketing

National business magazines often feature special advertising spreads touting various states or regions as the ideal place to move the company headquarters or locate that next big factory or research lab. One state, however, has…

Entrepreneurs’ expertise can be a shared advantage

While many entrepreneurs value their independence, a growing number are realizing they can’t succeed alone.

Fresh Meet: Make Strategy Sessions More Productive

Tired of mind-numbing meetings? These tips will help you add energy and value to your gatherings.

Plan would recognize Ice Age floods

"The trail will offer visitors a great opportunity to see firsthand and up-close the results of the phenomenal geological events that helped shape much of the Northwest," Sen. Cantwell said. "The trail will attract tourism dollars, sparking rural economic development and creating jobs for folks all across Eastern Washington."

Hire Learning

Nothing will contribute more to your company’s good fortune than the quality of the people you hire.

Entrepreneurs can ‘SCORE’ big through expert advice – Volunteers are eager to tutor business novices

One of the best-kept secrets in the world of business is that there are literally thousands of experienced, successful business advisers who are available and eager to help entrepreneurs launch new ventures. And, remarkably, this counseling and mentoring is free!

$50,000 donation boosts coffers of IWFF

The International Wildlife Media Center in Missoula will receive a gift of $50,000 from the family of media mogul Ted Turner, according to Janet Rose, executive director of the center and the International Wildlife Film Festival.

Lessons of Success — and Failure – For entrepreneurs, there’s something to be learned from every company that made it big — as well as from every company that crashed and burned.

"The challenge with entrepreneurs is that they don’t stick with it," Mr. Hall says. "It takes too much energy because the naysayers are whispering, ‘It doesn’t work, it doesn’t work.’"

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Montana Bioscience Cluster Initiative - Collaborative program design and execution and integrated programs fostering innovation, technology commercialization, entrepreneurship and sustainable small businesses

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