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Great Falls Economic Development Top 10 for 12-29-22

It’s a challenge to condense a great year into a Top 10, but here it goes!

Montana Ambassadors 2022 Year End Review and 2023 Plans

Our goal in Leadership at the MTA is to make sure we continue to provide value for our members and support our state government in driving higher economic development. 

All aboard! The train is leaving the station! Please Donate Today To The Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority (BSPRA)

Chicago to Seattle. Together we can restore more than 2,000 miles of passenger rail service from the Great Lakes to the Pacific. Today, we are asking for your help.

Montana within top 10 states for percent of population growth in 2022

Montana added 17,000 new residents this year, marking a population gain of 1.5%, according to data released by the U.S. Census Bureau.

Montana students taking aim at archery competition

There’s over 120 schools, it might be 140 schools now, in Montana that are doing archery in their schools.

2022 was the worst for many US hospitals. The aftershocks will last for years.

Constant health crises have made it impossible for some hospitals to plan for the future. Patients will pay the price.

Hell on Two Wheels, Until the E-Bike’s Battery Runs Out

In 2020, Americans bought more than twice as many electric bikes as electric cars. I test-drove a fleet of them and lived to tell the tale—and make recommendations.

Cities are finally starting to question why they devote so much space to the cult of the automobile.

The worship of cars is coming to an end in many American cities.

Improving the FCC Maps

Please share the below information with your networks and colleagues regarding the Federal Communication Commission’s (FCC) first version of the National Broadband Map and open challenge process.  Look for an email invite from me in mid-January for a virtual event on NTIA’s new broadband programs and how you can get involved. 

Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation – We don’t have to wait for the future of education and work

“We’re agnostic about students’ majors because most entrepreneurs don’t come from business schools. We opened up [the Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Research Clinic & Lab] to students all across
campus and framed it as: Do you have things that you want to change in this world?” 

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Montana Technology Innovation Partnership (MTIP)- Promoting Technology Commercialization in the State of Montana.

Our range includes a flat range from 10-100 yards as well as a 20 target walking course for more realistic simulation of hunting scenarios.

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