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Last day to purchase tickets, Friday, September 20th at midnight! Global Gauntlet – A Trivia Competition of Global Proportions – 9/27- Missoula

This MWAC “signature” fundraiser is a team trivia competition like no other. Modeled after our Academic WorldQuest competition, teams of community supporters vie to test their knowledge on global events. Funds raised from this evening event support the Council’s ongoing efforts to increase global awareness and understanding in Montana’s classrooms and communities and especially supports our Global Education Initiatives.

Strong Towns Cohort Applications Open

Are you an active community leader who wants to connect with other Strong Towns advocates and learn from Strong Towns experts? Is there a specific challenge facing your community that you’d like help addressing? If so, Cohort is the program for you!

Planning Your Planning Degree

In the Northern Hemisphere, many students are starting urban planning degree programs. How can students position themselves for a productive and meaningful education in planning.

GFDA Top Ten for 9-15-24

4) NeighborWorks Great Falls and Great Falls Public Schools held the groundbreaking event for the 47th High School House in Great Falls. There are 30 student builders in the class this year. The home will be finished in spring of 2025.

FVCC to host “Night of the Trades” to introduce students to career opportunities

Sessions topics include plumbing, surveying, welding, fabrication, heavy equipment operator, commercial driver’s license, advanced manufacturing: mills, lathes and CNC, HVAC and refrigeration, culinary arts, construction/building trades, electrical, and firearms technologies.

PNWER ECONOMIC LEADERSHIP FORUM November 12 – 14, 2024 | Anchorage, AK

The Economic Leadership Forum provides an opportunity for local, provincial, and state leaders in both the public and private sectors to carry out in-depth discussions on key subjects affecting our regional economy. This year’s event will be coordinated in partnership with the Alaska Resources Conference.

Missoula early literacy programs get added capacity as new school year starts

Early literacy is free and runs during the regular MCPS school year. A survey sent out by United Way found a need for more early education in Missoula. The survey found less than half of the city’s young children arrive fully prepared for kindergarten. Kindergarten readiness is a key indicator of long-term outcomes in education, health and income.

Changes to state contracts with childcare service providers provoke concern, and cuts 

While support services for Montana providers and families will continue, changes to who delivers those services and how are presenting serious challenges.

Montana’s Data-Driven Broadband Affordability Plans

In Montana, over 63,400 Broadband Serviceable Locations (BSLs) remain unserved and nearly 24,000 remain underserved.

Black Ram Guitar Festival 9/28/2024 The Wilma – Missoula, Montana

On September 28 in Missoula, Montana, TMP will host a transcendent weekend in celebration of the Breedlove Black Ram Guitar (www.blackramguitarfest.org) and in solidarity for creating the first Climate Refuge (www.yaakvalley.org) in northwest Montana’s Black Ram forest.

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

Big Sky Commerce is an integrated provider of merchant credit card transaction processing services, check processing services, Internet payment gateways, related software application products and value-added services.