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New Resource Alert: Rising Tide of Municipal Broadband Networks Fact Sheet

As the municipal broadband movement continues to gain momentum, we created a new fact sheet to highlight the dramatic surge in the number of communities building publicly-owned, locally controlled high-speed Internet infrastructure over the last three years.

MMEC – April 2024 Manufacturing News

At MMEC, we grow Montana’s economy by helping manufacturers succeed. We are a statewide manufacturing outreach and assistance center that provides solutions to help Montana manufacturers grow, innovate and enhance their businesses.

BioScience under the Big Sky Spring 2024 Newsletter

The Montana Bioscience Alliance serves as a hub for Montana’s biotechnology companies, entrepreneurs, laboratories, hospitals, clinics and universities to commercialize, grow and sustain globally competitive bioscience companies — ultimately to create high-quality jobs and economic opportunity in Montana.

Amazon’s Just Walk Out tech could start popping up everywhere. Here’s how it works.

The technology, which debuted in 2018 with the first Amazon Go convenience store in Seattle, uses artificial intelligence, a lot of cameras and some sensors to enable shoppers to grab what they want and leave without stopping at a cash register.

Prospera receives $60,000 grant from Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines and Wells Fargo through the Member Impact Fund

Grant program supports affordable housing and community development

Red states fight growing efforts to give ‘basic income’ cash to residents

Basic income advocates say the concept is an effective way of reducing poverty.

Montana voters have chance to review their local governments in June elections – $400K for Missoula???

“It’s kind of a Jeffersonian idea – it’s an opportunity for us to refresh and to evaluate,” he said. “We’re not the same state, our counties aren’t the same as they were in 1970, and so I think it’s good for us.”

Missoula Chamber of Commerce – 2024 State of Missoula: Missoula Now – 4/23 – All Are Invited to Participate

The Missoula Area Chamber of Commerce presents the 2024 State of Missoula, an eagerly anticipated event that brings together the foremost influencers and visionaries shaping our community’s destiny. This year, our distinguished panel comprises representatives from key organizations dedicated to Missoula’s prosperity.

A Digital Ads Tax Would Devastate Small Businesses Like Mine

Affordable online advertisements are critical for thousands of brick-and-mortar businesses that need to reach out to national customers to survive.

Butte Nuclear Power Plant reports are unfounded, regulators say

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Friday told Lee Montana newspapers there have been no discussions with anyone about nuclear power plants in Montana.

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