MONTANA

Plum Creek abandons road deal

Plum Creek Timber Co. is abandoning a controversial deal brokered with Agriculture Undersecretary Mark Rey, citing strong public opposition.

Montana Association of Community Development Extension Professionals January 2009 Newsletter

Happy 2009! We have a lot to look forward to including the 2009 Rural Community Conference, the 2009 NACDEP Conference, and continuing our work with Horizons.

U.S. Forest Policy Is Set to Change, Aiding Plum Creek Timber Co. Shift Would Let Firm Pave Logging Roads in Montana

Scenic western Montana, where Plum Creek owns 1.2 million acres, would be most affected, placing fresh burdens on county governments to provide services and undoing efforts to cluster housing near towns.

Lack of extradition pact creates lawless haven – Business owner victim on Blackfeet Indian Reservation frustrated by inaction of authorities – Reservation burglary suspects escape scrutiny

"Without some level of accountability and competence, you can’t have economic development here."

Colstrip, Montana comes together to form clothing store – Got Socks!

Colstrip worked with the Montana Cooperative Development Center to create a cooperative. Got Socks! opened in June 2005.

Finding strength in numbers to develop an art gallery in Havre, Montana with help from the Montana Cooperative Development Center – Artitudes Art Gallery

The Montana Cooperative Development Center was created by the state Legislature in 1999 to foster the formation of cooperatives to produce and market Montana products.

The long wait: Laid-off Smurfit-Stone employees sit anxiously by the phone, hoping for good news

“It’s the best job in town,” said the stepmother to five children. “Everyone here is thankful for their job, and nobody wants to let it go.”

Open for Business – ‘Pub Night’ aims to help tech startups in Helena, Montana

John O’Donnell, TechRanch’s executive director, said the organization holds similar events quarterly in Bozeman, with several start-ups and other business relationships as the result. This year, they plan to try entrepreneur socials in several cities around the state.

Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer looking forward to new term

The governor repeatedly referred to the policies he championed during the first four years of his administration as a tree.

“They will now bear fruit,” he said Friday. “You put those pieces together, then you step back and let the trees grow.”

23 Student Innovations

On campuses across the country, they have been building practical inventions, starting novel businesses and generally alpha-testing their ideas. Here are a few.

MATR Sponsor (view all)

The MDT Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program encourages and supports the participation of companies owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals in transportation contracts.

MATR Supporters (view all)

SBA 504 Loans offered statewide! Real estate and equipment, acquisitions, renovation, and new construction. Low, fixed-rates up to 25 years with as little as 10% down.

Bozeman is a rapidly growing city with a high quality of life in part due to the easy access to the outdoors, burgeoning tech industry, and cultural experiences it offers.

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