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TechLink helps the Department of Defense to commercialize leading-edge new technology by partnering DoD labs with private sector companies for technology licensing, transfer, and research and development

IC2 Institute at the University of Texas at Austin Launches E-Learning And Training ‘Collaboratory Work Force Development and Community Development’

ELT Labs, Co-directed by Dr. George Kozmetsky & Dr. Alex Cavalli, Launches Web-Based Job Training Program called EnterTech The IC2 Institute at the University of Texas at Austin is expanding its international, multi- disciplinary "think-and-do"…

Economic council meets in Great Falls

Most Montanans are clear about what they want — better paying jobs. In an effort to help improve the state’s economy, members of Gov. Martz’s Economic Advisory Council were in Great Falls Tuesday volleying development…

Test case scenario-Montana World Trade Center program hopes to put regional products in the hands of consumers in Ireland, Taiwan

On the top floor in one of the few buildings western Montanans call a high rise, Mark Porter toils away in his one-man office in downtown Missoula trying to make a go of his one-man…

Raising Small Money

Money is the lifeblood of any company, but early-stage companies are too immature to generate their own, so they need infusions of capital from outside sources to survive. The ability to secure this quickly is…

Meeting to examine Glacier influence

KALISPELL – A quick glance through the Flathead Valley phone book is evidence enough of Glacier National Park’s influence, economic and otherwise, on northwestern Montana. By MICHAEL JAMISON of the Missoulian In those white pages…

National Indian conference focusing on economic development

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – American Indian tribes must move beyond reliance on government programs but they need federal help to do it, a national Indian leader says. Delegates to the National Congress of American Indians…

Illinois to invest $60M

State governments are not known for their swing-for-the-fences investment styles. But as capital dries up for technology companies that helped drive state economies in the 1990s, at least one state has warmed to the idea…

Chicago group buys Smurfit parent

DUBLIN, Ireland — In a $3.5 billion deal, Chicago-based private investment firm Madison Dearborn Partners has agreed to take Irish packaging giant Jefferson Smurfit Group PLC private. By James P, Miller Tribune staff reporter The…

Women’s conferense set for Friday in Butte

Sen. Conrad Burns will host his 19th women’s conference, “ Montana Women 2002,” on Friday in Butte, featuring keynote luncheon speaker Catherine Bertini. Bertini is prominent in charity work and is the first American woman…

Mending broken hearts-Missoula cardiologist has gained international acclaim for his inventions

Stan Wilson is not a mechanical genius. His wife jokes that he can’t even fix an alarm clock. He hardly looks the part of a world-class inventor. His free-form salt-and-pepper beard and easy manner make…

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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.

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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.

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

As the hub of learning, creativity and innovation in Northwest Montana, Flathead Valley Community College is expanding