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The Next Silicon Valley Will Be in the US Heartland

Steve Case, founder of AOL, predicts the dominance of tech companies on the coasts will give way to a flourishing of startups from smaller cities.

As countries (and states) try to attract digital nomads, locals say ‘not so fast’

Digital nomad culture is clashing with local culture.

Zoom towns transforming small rural towns

As remote jobs took hold during the COVID-19 pandemic, a flux of remote workers left big cities for rural towns creating so-called Zoom towns.

Biden administration partnering with job search companies to help fill teacher shortages

The Biden administration will partner with several major job search companies to try to address teacher shortages that have plagued many of the country’s school districts – moves that aim to boost a profession increasingly under attack.

The fabulously wealthy are fueling a booming luxury ranch market out West

Moguls are lavishing ever-larger fortunes on the rustic life, prompted in part by the pandemic

Montana & Washington Career Opportunities – Derivatives Development Engineer, Electrical Technician, Standards Engineer – REC Silicon

Work at the forefront of silicon innovation, where ingenuity and initiate are highly valued. REC Silicon materials are shipped worldwide to help energy and technology providers shape the future. Have a passion for excellence? Check…

Limited co-op associations debut in Spokane

In 2019, Washington state passed legislation creating Limited Cooperative Associations (LCAs), which are holding companies that offer a new pathway for investment into worker- and community-owned businesses.

People are moving out of small towns and into more populous regions (Video)

“We are fighting from a development standpoint to fight that fight, the depopulation, to not only have people come into town but to get them to stay here and hopefully start a family,” Swanger said.

A Place to Call Home: Small Towns That Welcome All

In places like New Hope, Pennsylvania, or Eureka Springs, Arkansas, thriving LGBTQ+ communities help shape small town life from economy and culture to education.  

‘Place and Prosperity – How Cities Help Us to Connect and Innovate’ – Marrying Urban Identity and Economic Prosperity

For Fulton, “A fully realized city needs to contain all the benefits of an integrated urban existence: close proximity of its citizens to the fulfilment of their ordinary human needs, the ability to walk and bike everywhere, an efficient transit system and a rich tapestry of everyday urban life.”

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Montana West Economic Development - Mission: To cultivate growth through the support of new and expanding businesses in the Flathead Valley

Prospera Business Network is the lead non-profit organization advancing and supporting community-centered economic development in southwest Montana. Our focus is helping people start and grow their business – in turn strengthening our region’s economy and communities.

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