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Why established companies need to think like entrepreneurs

Best-selling author of ‘The Lean Startup’ and founder of the Long-Term Stock Exchange, Eric Ries discusses the challenge of turning established companies into entrepreneurial hotbeds. This is ‘The New Human Movement’—where we feature bold thinkers and radical doers who reimagine work, management, and capitalism for a new age.

How to build a business with a higher calling

Paul Polman is the former CEO of Unilever (2009-2019), coauthor of ‘Net Positive,’ and cochair of Imagine. In this episode, Gary Hamel and Michele Zanini discuss with Paul how to build a business that services all of its constituents—and merits their trust.

All job postings in Washington will likely soon include salary information

Under the proposed legislation, employers with 15 or more workers would have to disclose the hourly pay rate or salary, or a range of what they could be, as well as give a general description of benefits and other compensation that could be offered in a job posting.

Helena businesses get boost from city & MBAC’s post-COVID loan, grant programs

Charmayne Kaminski, a loan officer with MBAC, says they received four applications for the loan/grant program and 19 for the direct grants.

Conservative real estate firms offer “sustainable homes in Montana and Idaho designed with integrated ballistic and defensive capabilities” to those seeking escape from liberal politics  – “It’s a challenge to civility.”

“The division gets wider and wider,” Navarre said, adding many of the new arrivals are changing the civility of the community. “My concern is there are so many people who are not nice.”

International Study: Montana faces higher temps, less snow, more drought

Montana is one of many regions that have much to lose if the world doesn’t take immediate action to stem the effects of climate change, according to a new report.

Montana Cuts to the Chase With Broadband Mapping Project

Broadband mapping is recognized as a complex, time-intensive process, as demonstrated by the experiences of the Federal Communications Commission and Georgia. But Montana was able to get a map fast. Here’s how.

Missoula, Montana based Gaize, Inc. today announced the close of $1.2 million USD in seed capital for their non-invasive impairment detection platform beginning with cannabis – Career Opportunities

“Gaize is building the cutting-edge technology we need to ensure that cannabis legalization happens in a way that maintains the safety of our roads and workplaces.” Fritz Lanman, CEO of ClassPass

Low cost airfare initiative is working to lower flight costs and bring in direct flights to Great Falls

The Great Falls Area Chamber of Commerce is working with the Airport Authority to make a financial guarantee for new flights at the Great Falls International Airport. 

60 Minutes – Local newsrooms strained by budget-slashing financial firms

Newsrooms in US cities were already suffering a declining audience and lost revenue to Facebook and Google, now some face takeover from opportunistic hedge funds.