Developing a more Entrepreneurial Montana

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GFDA’s Top 10

Met with dozens of Japanese companies interested in expanding in Montana! We were able to join the Montana delegation spearheaded by the Montana Department of Commerce.

Rural recruitment key to solving rural physician shortage – The WWAMI Program / The University of Montana’s Medical Residency Program

KayCee Gardner is from Broadus, Montana, where it’s not unusual for a horse trailer to double as a moving van.

It was the beginning of Gardner’s medical training at the University of Washington with the WWAMI program. The aim of the program, accessible to medical students from Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana and Idaho, is to create a pipeline of physicians to underserved communities by recruiting directly from those underserved areas. 

Advocates pushing for more tourism promotion in eastern Montana

Tourism has come back better in Montana than the rest of the country, according to Montana Lodging and Hospitality Association (MLHA).

The association wants to make sure the Legislature allocates enough of the bed tax money to go toward marketing Billings and the rest of eastern Montana.

Last Saturday for Missoula’s Clark Fork Market

Big Sky Commerce encourages you to stop by the last Clark Fork Market this Saturday before they retire for winter! We are proud to say we have worked with the Clark Fork River Market for twelve years to provide secure transactions between vendors and customers. Thanks for a great season!

Montana report shows 62% of occupations that require post-secondary education are undersupplied

Our unemployment rate sits now just below 3%, which is a very tight labor market. Employers throughout the state are reporting difficulty hiring and finding qualified applicants,” says State Economist with the Montana Department of Labor & Industry, Amy Watson.

Vermont’s Community-Based Broadband Solutions Get a Boost from American Rescue Plan

The 2018 Vermont gubernatorial election pitted incumbent Governor Phil Scott (R-VT) against challenger Christine Hallquist (D-VT). Previous to the election, Hallquist spent 12 years as the chief executive of the Vermont Electric Cooperative, an in-state power utility that she helped to bring back from near ruin. Expanding fiber infrastructure and increasing internet access in Vermont formed a centerpiece of her campaign. Governor Scott was reelected, but—demonstrating his moderate, bipartisan approach—appointed Hallquist to be executive director of the newly formed Vermont Community Broadband Board in 2021. He realized that Hallquist was “absolutely the right person” for the job.

Carbon investments backed by AI and satellite data – ‘Biochar’ incinerator tested for forest thinning, soil enhancement

A fintech platform helps farmers attract investment in carbon credits for regeneration projects

Montana State University Extension publishes results of statewide needs assessment

Nearly 2,500 Montanans from all counties and reservations completed the needs assessment survey. More than 800 others participated in listening sessions and interviews coordinated by MSU Extension county and tribal agents. Participants included people who use MSU Extension programs, as well as non-users.

The Last Mile, a computer coding education program for prison inmates that boasts a 0% recidivism rate among its graduates, is officially up and running at Montana State Prison outside of Deer Lodge.

 The 22 participants are just over a month into the year-long program, moving through the curriculum together. Their teachers, many former participants themselves, log into a computer remotely and guide them individually through the coursework.

Montana Innovation Partnership receives FAST award! What you can expect in this new year.

MTIP has again been named Montana’s FAST partner as part of the cooperative agreement with the SBA, Montana State University, and the Montana Department of Commerce. 

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