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Arkansas Tries a New Strategy to Lure Tech Workers: Free Bitcoin

With a new twist on its worker incentive program, the Northwest Arkansas region is also marketing itself as crypto-friendly. 

4 Innovations That Give a Sneak Peek Into the Metaverse

New patents granted to Meta, formerly known as Facebook, could make the virtual world incredibly realistic.

Science Just Discovered Your Brain Really Hates PowerPoint

PowerPoint-style presentations force you to multitask in ways that your brain can’t really handle.

4 Truths Behind DoorDash’s All-Employees-Deliver Policy–and the Real Reason It’s Brilliant

If you’re not eating your own food, you don’t know what your customers are eating either.

January 2022 Montana Manufacturing News + Career Opportunities

Stories of Manufacturing Excellence: SIMMS Highlighted in New Video 

MFFA, Commerce Announce New Financing Program for Montana Businesses to Receive Energy Efficiency, Water Conservation, and Renewable Upgrades

“The annual energy savings for C-PACE projects are designed to exceed the annual assessment payment, so property owners save money from the start of the program,” MFFA Executive Director Adam Gill said.

J.K. & David Simmons release song “All Aboard Montana” in support of Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority (North Coast Hiawatha) rail restoration

It supports restoring the North Coast Hiawatha rail line. David is a musician. J.K. is known throughout the world in major motion pictures, including Spiderman. Both graduated from the University of Montana, where their father, Donald Simmons, was the long-time director of the School of Music.

Small business owners share their best advice for starting your own company

These past two years have been banner years for people launching a new company.

Why Startups Need Hierarchical Structure

According to his latest research, startups with flat organizational structures often fail.

Butte Local Development Corp officials push for meat processing plant in Whitehall

“There’s definitely a great job-creation element to it and being able to increase that role for more people to work locally and just the big picture stuff of being able to keep more Montana cows in Montana,” said Butte Local Development Corp. Director Joe Willauer.

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