BUSINESS NEWS AND FUNDING

Measuring economic development success in Spokane

EDC looks for better ways to track jobs it has recruited to area When Mark Turner took over as president of the Spokane Area Economic Development Council in 1998, the agency was having a pretty…

State’s Finance Information Center Web site opens

The Montana Department of Commerce opened its Montana Finance Information Center Web site Wednesday, giving businesses, communities and local governments access to federal, state and local financing resources. Helena IR The primary purpose of the…

Missoula scientist Steve Running prepares for launch of second satellite

Steve Running is no stranger to playing the waiting game when it comes to satellite launches. The University of Montana’s nationally renowned rocket scientist spent the better part of the ’90s waiting for NASA’s $1.3…

Tech Entrepreneurs Apply Lessons From Tumble to Fledgling Ventures

In some ways, Sky Dayton hasn’t traveled far from his days back in 1993, when he was scrounging for $1,000 to start up what is now one of the largest Internet-service providers in the U.S….

Buck Knives eyes Post Falls

Decision due in July on new location for knife maker’s 300-person plant By Addy Hatch OF THE JOURNAL OF BUSINESS Buck Knives Inc., a renowned maker of hunting and utility knives, is considering moving its…

New venture fund in Utah offers hope for small firms -Lender licensed to give loans to Utah companies

Shrinking venture capital funds have made it hard on small businesses. "The biggest problem rural America and small businesses have is venture funding," said Elton Ringsak, Small Business Association regional administrator for Utah and five…

Timber towns and the tariff

FOREST GROVE, ORE. – Times in the timber industry are about as rough as Brian Peters has seen in his 10 years as a logger. By Frank Bures | Special to The Christian Science Monitor…

SBIR In The News

Proposals that Pop: An Interview with Gail and Jim Greenwood Considering that only one of every seven to ten SBIR proposals is funded, it pays to submit the very best proposal possible. That requires a…

Press Releases are a Colossal Waste of Time

For 20 years before I became a traffic builder for web sites, I was a publicist handling household name consumer brands. I’m going to share a trade secret with you: press releases are a colossal…

Your Job Is Change- The 10 Rules of the Change Insurgent Part I

When change programs are doomed before they start … When old leaders are stumped by new challengers … When change itself is changing … by Robert B. Reich from Fast Company issue 39, page 140…

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