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4 Reasons You Should Have a Board of Advisors

It’s an opportunity to fill skill gaps in your leadership, and get unbiased perspective on the long game.

Mask Up With Montana Produced Masks – The Governor’s Office of Economic Development

I had our team put together a list of made in Montana masks in preparation for the mask mandate yesterday.

A Third of U.S. Workers Want to Ditch Commutes and Work Remotely

If employers give the workers what they want, we can end three pandemics: COVID-19, climate change, and traffic violence.

Montana Loan Deferment Program Webinar – July 17, 2020 – 10:00 am (MST)

Governor Bullock is directing $125 million to the program with $25 million specifically dedicated to hotels and restaurants and the remaining $100 million dedicated to other eligible borrowers.

These states ban employers from asking about salary history. Why doesn’t Montana?

Banning employers from asking about salary history can help close the wage gap between white employees and those of color and between men and women, research finds.

Great Falls Economic Development Top 10 for 7-12-20

Great Falls received two awesome rankings this week. According to Business Insider , Great Falls is the #10 best city in the Western U.S. to live in after the pandemic.  LendEDU ranked Great Falls the #2 city in Montana for budget-friendliness for renters.

One sad thing all Montanans share: Horrible broadband – We rank dead last — 50th in the nation — for broadband internet access.

Even in some of our largest communities, the investment in broadband infrastructure is either non-existent or so spotty that it is not even worth trying to make a call or send an email.

If you could do it all over again… In Missoula, a message for small business in uncertain times: Rethink like a startup.

Housed at the University of Montana, the COVID-19 Business Emergency Assistance & Recovery program — or BEAR — emerged during the early days of the pandemic in response to the ever-shifting landscape of financial tools churned out at the federal and state levels.

The Red Ants Pants Foundation Girls Leadership Program – 2020 Program Applications Available

The Red Ants Pants Foundation Girls Leadership Program is designed to inspire hope for our youth, develop pride in our rural communities, and foster strength and courage in our leadership.

Red Ants Pants Foundation Newsletter – The Show Must Go On

Our second class of girls have graduated from the our Girls Leadership Program.