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A Governor’s Guide to Creating a 21st-Century Workforce

This report describes state policies and programs that help build the workforce needed for today’s jobs and business leadership. Contact: Martin Simon Employment & Social Services Policy Studies This report describes state policies and programs…

USDA to Launch Agricultural Innovation Centers (Will Montana make a presentation?)

The Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture will hold a meeting July 31 to get public input for the design and implementation of the new Agricultural Innovation Center Demonstration Program. Created…

Capitol help for high tech in Utah? Task force to eye possibility of a tax credit venture fund

Utah’s high-tech sector is struggling, especially with its ongoing search for capital, and is turning to the state Legislature to help. The High Tech Business Development Subcommittee on Wednesday decided to appoint a task force…

THE 2002 STATE NEW ECONOMY INDEX-Benchmarking Economic Transformation in the States

At the dawn of the 21st century, Americans are inventing a New Economy. Yesterday’s industrial order is giving way to a more complex, dynamic and dispersed economy shaped by information technologies, global markets and new…

VLC cuts jobs in Bozeman: Gaming machine company moving manufacturing department to Nevada

Video Lottery Consultants in Bozeman is moving its manufacturing department, and eliminating some of the more than 30 jobs attached to that operation, to Reno, Nev., company officials confirmed Wednesday. By KAYLEY MENDENHALL Chronicle Staff…

Panel drafts plans for 10% cuts in income taxes

A Martz administration advisory council recommended Wednesday lowering state individual income taxes by 10 percent, cutting top marginal tax rates from 11 percent to 6.9 percent and capping how much in federal taxes Montanans can…

Space Imaging Inc. Contracts Earth Search Sciences For Hyperspectral Survey Over Hayman Wildfire in Colorado

KALISPELL, Mont., July 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Earth Search Sciences, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: EDIS – News) a leading commercial provider of revolutionary hyperspectral remote sensing technology, today announced that it has been awarded a contract…

$418,560 awarded from commerce economic action program to stabilize fire impacted rural areas

Eleven Montana entities will receive $418,560 in U.S. Forest Service National Fire Plan (Title IV) funds from the Montana Department of Commerce Economic Action Program (EAP). Projects Located in Fergus, Flathead, Judith Basin, Lake, Lewis…

Survey shows Ravalli county wages ‘dead last’

Ravalli County’s Economic Development Authority is set to unveil the results of an area economic needs assessment in the coming weeks and, though not yet compiled in report form, members said there are some surprising…

USDA funds variety of rural projects

BOZEMAN – Economic and community-development projects in rural Montana will receive $174,665 in grants and $925,000 in loans, says Tim Ryan, state director of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development. "These projects help invest…