Montana Education/Business Partnerships

"The college also will continue to work closely with local businesses and industries to develop training programs that local employers need."

"Partnerships such as this help the college offer wonderful opportunities for young people interesting in learning sought-after skills and for displaced older workers eager to re-enter the well-paid work world. But they also are an essential part of any plan to grow Montana’s economy."

"Education is our business – everybody’s business. If Montana’s economy is to grow in the coming years, we must place a higher priority on education. Education is as integral to economic development as water is to agriculture."

Boston’s 8 research universities provide $7B annual boost to the regional economy Study: Universities are stable economic engines, constantly changing, developing new knowledge, new industries BOSTON, March 11—Greater Boston’s eight research universities — magnets for…

Call it a sign of the times: Prompted by a tough job market and Cornell University’s remote location in upstate New York, the university’s business school plans to fly corporate recruiters to campus March 28…

"The engine for economic growth is tied to translating knowledge into new products and practices," says Mary Walshok, associate vice chancellor at University of California at San Diego. "Innovation drives the new economy."

"It’s easy to have the right ethics when things are going good," Barry told the class. "But what happens when things get tight? How do you perform then?"
Teacher Hinz said Xcel’s Evans had taught her something, as well. "I learned that I need to listen to my students more. They had good thoughts on the qualities of what makes good leaders."

Students in Florida’s Miami-Dade County School District are saving local nonprofit organizations thousands of dollars in design fees by creating professional-looking web sites in exchange for high school credit and the irreplaceable benefit of real-world…

Vasphi Etienne never dreamed her first job would involve more than flipping burgers at a local fast-food joint. But the junior at Media and Technology Charter High School in Boston decided to take a business…

(There are many opportunities for similar relationships between our schools and business. The College of Technology in Missoula has many relationships with major companies like Polaris, Honda, Arctic Cat. etc. What shools can your company work with in any number of areas?- Russ)