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Profile of the Montana Economy

Harvard Institute Publishes Profiles on State Economies As a means of highlighting the performance and composition of state economies, Harvard’s Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness, led by Dr. Michael Porter, has published profiles on all…

Venture Capital for Communities

Community development venture capital (CDVC) is on of the fastest growing sectors in the field of community development finance. From a handful of funds in 1990, the industry has grown to more than sixty funds…

NASA Develops Blueprint to Address Aviation Issues

NASA’s Office of Aerospace Technology has released an integrated strategy, or blueprint, that suggests developing new technology will lead to a new era of aviation. The strategy, while not completed in time to be reflected…

Second Round Application Guidelines – Economic Action Program

As many of you know, last year the Montana Department of Commerce (DOC) was selected to implement and administer three parts of the U.S. Forest Service’s National Fire Plan; DOC received $1.4 in Title IV…

Pennsylvania Lawmakers tout tax breaks, incentives for tech start-ups

Hoping to stimulate the state’s high-tech industries, two Allegheny County lawmakers have introduced legislation that would allow start-ups to sell tax credits to raise working capital. By: Frank Reeves Pittsburgh Post Gazette Pittsburgh, PA http://www.post-gazette.com…

Analysis of the New Iowa Angel Tax Credit Legislation

Iowa’s Governor Tom Vilsack has signed legislation into law that would offer significant tax breaks to investors providing capital to early stage Iowa companies. The bill, House File 2271, was approved by overwhelming majorities in…

Fort Worth gets its first group offering start-up capital for entrepreneurs

FORT WORTH — A group of investors has formed the city’s first organized angel-investment group to invest seed money in start-up companies. Kerry Curry Staff Writer Dallas Business Journal About 30 potential members attended the…

Introdution to inBusiness 4

Dear Readers: In this our fourth issue of inBusiness, we dedicate our pages to small business, which in Montana covers nearly all business. However, Montana is not the only state that is making the transition…

Newcomers allow towns to wean economies from logging and mining

Here at the Center for the Rocky Mountain West, we’ve been closely monitoring economic conditions in areas closest to public tracts of Western forests. By Larry Swanson for Headwaters News We’ve found that across the…

Jobs Plus in Spokane recruiting ‘angel investors’

Jobs Plus is forming a local network of "angel investors" to funnel cash into promising startup companies. Becky Kramer – Staff writer Spokesman Review Angel investors typically provide smaller amounts of cash than venture capital…

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