Montana Economic Development

During the week of September 8th to 12th Mr. Hank Mottl, under contract with the Government of Alberta Department of Advanced Education and Technology, will be in the Bozeman area for the purpose of exploring mutually beneficial relationships with all levels of government, academia, and business between the Province of Alberta and the State of Montana.

We don’t like change in our rural communities! But change is happening, with the rising oil costs, inflation, and recession. We can’t keep everything the same, but I think that we can use broadband to keep the best things about rural life.

The new site, which "automates" the county’s wind information, wouldn’t have happened without the hustle and know-how of the students, Commissioner Peggy Beltrone said.

This is the only time all of the sculptures will be in one place before the auction in 2009.

"While we support almost any meaningful approach to reducing greenhouse gases in Montana … we are profoundly disappointed by the limited number and scope of solutions proposed by the EQC."

Barrett said, despite the high demand for turbines, a regional market for the Butte plant needs to be developed.

"So we’re contacting all the wind energy companies and saying, ‘Have you thought about buying turbines for the Butte plant?’ because the longer there’s a cue of purchasers, the longer the more viable a plant is. As I say, they have a $2 billion backlog of turbine demand, so we have to develop the demand within 1,000 miles surrounding Butte," he said.

A celebration of Tony’s life will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 24, at the home of Lucy France. For details please contact Lucy at (406) 829-6512, [email protected]; or Karl at (406) 756-7692, [email protected].

Montana has benefited immensely from federal free trade agreements, with its number of exports growing at nearly the highest rate in the nation. Tiny businesses and large companies alike are taking advantage of the new markets.

“Prospera has a successful record of completing economic development research and this new project is a natural fit with our capabilities and is perfectly in line with our mission to support the economic development of Bozeman and the surrounding area,” added Kathleen Tonkovich, Prospera’s Board President.