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Montana’s expert witnesses in climate change trial billed state $95K

So what did the State of Montana get for $95,000 in expert witness fees in the landmark Held vs. State of Montana case? The answer: Not much. Montana paid nearly one-hundred grand to debunk climate change and then only called one witness who was, by most accounts, eviscerated on the stand.

Helena families receive free laptops to support student education

On Wednesday, August 9, AT&T along with Human-I-T and the Montana Chamber of Commerce worked together to distribute laptops to students and families to allow them to participate in today’s digital world.

NorthWestern Energy presents new Integrated Resource Plan – Public Hearings and Your Input Requested

Montana regulators are taking public input on a new plan from NorthWestern Energy, laying out how the utility plans to meet the state’s energy needs over the next 20 years.

How Montana performed a housing miracle

This has become a familiar story across America, where the housing crisis has gotten so severe that even rural communities in northern Montana are feeling the pinch.

New housing model in Montana turns tenants into shareholders

A statewide organization that helped craft a new design for affordability at Wolf Avenue is using the first-of-its-kind model in Montana in a second project — and plans to use it again.

Big Sky Economic Development is helping connect local companies to government contracts in hopes of boosting the local economy with GovMatch in Billings

Federal and state agencies have all sorts of needs that can be filled with expertise from the private sector.

Habitat For Humanity wants to build hundreds of houses in East Helena

“This project is larger in scope and scale than most anything I’ve seen in the nation,” said Jacob Kuntz, director of Helena Area Habitat for Humanity.

Strides made to restore passenger rail service to southern Montana

Messages from Montana’s Senators, Steve Daines and Jon Tester, in support of the Big Sky Authority’s work were provided to the attendees, but there was no correspondence from congressmen Ryan Zinke and Matt Rosendale, or Governor Greg Gianforte.

UM launches new degree, plans to be future ‘cybersecurity headquarters’ in MT

Shawn Clouse describes data on the internet as akin to a torn-up letter. While individually those pieces of data mean very little, information like names and addresses can be put back together.

Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine hosts grand opening in Great Falls

They had a white coat ceremony Monday morning to present the inaugural class with their official white coats and stethoscopes

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Montana Bioscience Cluster Initiative - Collaborative program design and execution and integrated programs fostering innovation, technology commercialization, entrepreneurship and sustainable small businesses

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