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Apple Pays Its Engineers $180,000 Bonuses to Stop Them From Joining Meta

Meta has reportedly poached about 100 engineers from Apple.

This Quirky Co-Op In Montana Has Everything You Didn’t Know You Needed

We weren’t surprised to hear that the people of Neihart (all 37 of them) formed a co-op to conserve the only store on Highway 89 Scenic Byway between Belt and White Sulphur Springs.

Senator Jon Tester Highlights Top 7 Results Delivered for Montanans in 2021

In a video, Senator shares how he worked hand-in-hand with Montanans to pass critical legislation, protect family farmers and ranchers, and lead economic recovery efforts

‘Zoom towns’ take aim at vacation rentals in western states

“During most of the year, not just the season, there were more renters than there were full-time residents,”

4 leadership trends to watch in 2022

Companies can recruit more diversely, revamp antiquated onboarding practices, and provide autonomy to workers with flexible scheduling. But leaders need proof beyond anecdotes and in 2022 we’ll begin to see that data roll in.

California’s Keenest Competitors for Tech Jobs are Blue Western States

We found that Washington and Utah have actually created more innovation sector jobs per capita than California over the past decade, while Arizona, Colorado and Idaho have had higher per capita growth rates for such jobs.

Big Ideas for Small-Town Revival

“No one is out there to save us as a community, other than us.”

Montana film industry excited about growth but needs more buy-in from the state

While Montana has a portion of the necessary ingredients, more infrastructure, a higher tax credit, and more workers are needed to ensure the industry’s continued growth.

In 2022, Get Ready for the Great Onboarding

It’s clear that today’s employees will not be complacent, staying at companies that aren’t keeping up with new demands for safety, flexibility and better compensation. And as millions of workers join new organizations in 2022, the onboarding experience will be key in shaping how they view their new employer and how long they intend to stay.

Kalispell, Montana based Endpoint Utility Corporation is a small local tech company born from some of the biggest businesses in the global market.

“Our core belief is to democratize access,” said David Mayer, CEO and one of the founders. The goal is to “put small businesses on a more equal playing field with large businesses.”

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