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 The Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority (BSPRA) has been awarded a $150,000 grant through the Pacific Northwest Economic Region’s Regional Infrastructure Accelerator (PNWER-RIA) to further high-performance rail across the region.

“These funds will further our work both in southern Montana and also along the Empire Builder route, to the benefit of both freight and passenger operations,” said BSPRA Chairman Dave Strohmaier. “This is a great example of how working together at a regional scale, with the sweat equity and financial support of partners, is moving this train down the tracks.”

Now Is The Time To Get Transportation Right

With record amounts of federal funding for transportation projects underway, a new NRDC scorecard ranks the states on their transportation priorities.

BSED Receives 3 Awards at the Montana Economic Developers Association 2023 Fall Conference

Steve Arveschoug Awarded Anthony J. Preite Champion of Economic Development Award

Did You Hear What I Said? How to Listen Better

“There’s so much work showing that when employees are heard at work, they are going to flourish and thrive.”

Fitbits for cows: Precision agriculture in crops, livestock systems big topic at MSU conference

Montana State University professors highlighted upcoming technology for agricultural crops and livestock at the annual Agricultural Economics conference in Bozeman last Friday.

Montana Bioscience Cluster Initiative November 2023 Newsletter – Don’t wait – join us on November 9th to understand export regulations for biotech today

Failure to properly classify products in the R&D stage can lead to dire consequences for biotech companies, including legal liabilities and jeopardized international partnerships. Don’t wait – join us on November 9th to understand export regulations for biotech today to avoid costly delays and legal troubles tomorrow. (Remember, “deemed exports” take place in the U.S.!)

Protecting Montanans’ Privacy is Aim of New Tester Bill

Senator’s bipartisan Government Surveillance Reform Act would protect Montanans from warrantless searches of data by government and law enforcement

Tell Us Something is in 31 days (12/6)! Plus! On Site Child Care

We are so excited to be partnering with Spark! to provide this service for our guests with little humans during this event for kiddos ages 4 and up!

Montana PBS IMPACT Video – Restoring Passenger Rail to southern Montana

Montana PBS IMPACT on the revitalization and restoration of passenger rail to southern Montana and beyond.  Very informative 15-minute story by Stan Parker including interviews with Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority Chairman Dave Strohmaier.

GFDA – Upcoming Trainings: Government Contracting, Produce Safety Grower Training and more!

Startup Roadmap  November 9