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Nerd Nite SF returns to Rickshaw Stop with guerilla gardening and lots of cursing – Is Your Community Ready to Host a Nerd Night?

A typical Nerd Nite includes three experts giving 20-minute lectures. A presenter might speak about why baroque music was the jazz of the 18th century or explain sharks’ ability to detect nearby electricity. In addition to some serious science, there’s typically a lot of cursing and a lot of beer.

August Business Trainings! Great Falls Development Authority

Whether you’re just getting started, looking for new customers, wanting to grow sales through e-commerce, or focusing on workforce.
We’re here to help.

Disruptive iron-air grid-scale battery is 10% the cost of lithium

Boston’s Form Energy is building a commercial-scale pilot of a remarkable new grid-scale battery project that could make a huge contribution to long-term energy storage as the world moves away from fossil fuels. These simple iron-air batteries store up to 100 hours of energy at a tenth the cost of a lithium battery farm.

Trucks Move Past Cars on the Road to Autonomy

Money is pouring into autonomous trucking startups, just as many are souring on the short-term prospects for self-driving cars. 

The Senate’s E-BIKE Act could make electric bikes a lot cheaper

Much like the House bill, Schatz and Markey’s legislation would offer Americans a refundable tax credit worth 30 percent of a new e-bike’s purchase price, capped at $1,500.

City Club of Missoula to host in-person mayoral debate on Aug. 9.

Mayor John Engen will face off against three challengers: Jacob Elder, Greg Strandberg and Shawn Knopp.

Alphabet’s Intrinsic aims to unlock industrial robotics’ economic potential

The company said it’s creating “software tools” to make industrial robots more affordable and easier to use, extending their utility beyond big businesses and to more people — 70% of the world’s manufacturing currently takes place in just 10 countries.

What’s a nursing home combined with a childcare center? A hopeful model for the future of aging  (and early education)

Imagine a place for the elderly that’s also filled with the sounds of kids playing. Marc Freedman goes to Singapore to investigate a new model for intergenerational living.

‘Economic transformation’ Montana commission adopts priorities, seeks public input on how to allocate $150 Million

Lawmakers and Gianforte administration officials tasked with allocating $150 million to bolster Montana’s post-COVID economy name business innovation, value-added ag, worker training and affordable housing as priorities.

Butte, Montana will now have daily flights to Salt Lake and Denver

SkyWest Airlines will start providing Butte flights to and from Salt Lake City and Denver starting in January, giving the Mining City a second, big-destination city it has sought for years.

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Prospera helps businesses and communities find their pathway to success, acting as the navigator, problem solver and catalyst for a strong Montana economy.

SBA 504 Loans offered statewide! Real estate and equipment, acquisitions, renovation, and new construction. Low, fixed-rates up to 25 years with as little as 10% down.

Big Sky EDA- Building Businesses and Creating Jobs in the Greater Billings, Montana area