Montana Economic Development

Armed with the best workers, innovative technology, abundant energy resources, and an entrepreneurial spirit, Montana’s economy is poised for long term growth, U.S. Senator Max Baucus told a capacity crowd today at his fourth Montana Economic Development Summit in Butte.

Business opportunities, he said, are now less determined by location and “much more determined by the amount and quality of education you’ve received.”

Between our MEDA Working Groups, the BEAR Program, training opportunities and news updates, there is always much to report.

Through a public/private partnership, the Bresnan Business Incubator makes money available to entrepreneurs in the state’s 10 regional Small Business Development Centers.

The ambassadors toured Montana this weekend leading up to Baucus’ Economic Development Summit, scheduled for Monday in Butte.

“When we do this right, it will show people Montana Tech is a great place that can do so many things.” The summit kicks off Monday morning with six foreign ambassadors discussing Montana and the global economy.

Bresnan Communications is pleased to provide key portions of the 2007 Montana Economic Development Summit live on its Montana cable network on April 30 and May 1.

The CDI design center employs engineers that perform targeted airframe and subsystem detail design for Sikorsky Aircraft.

This workshop explains the use of regional BEA economic data for policy-making and planning in a hands-on approach.

I’ve outlined a sample of the leading sectors for US exports in each country, compliments of the US Commercial Services, at the bottom of this email. The proposed dates are August 18-25, 2007.