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Patagonia’s 5-Word Explanation of Why It’s Closing Its Stores and Giving Employees a Week Off Is the Best I’ve Seen Yet

The company’s stores and offices will be closed from December 25 through January 2nd.

Montana Bioscience Alliance Winter 2021 Newsletter

MSU researcher elected as member of prestigious National Academy of Medicine

This is how childcare boosts the economy and pays for itself

If lawmakers read the Build Back Better Act’s childcare provisions accurately, they would see that investments quickly pay for themselves, and the consequences of inaction is a tremendous economic slowdown.

Family of man who died of COVID after wife’s work exposure at See’s Candy can sue the company, court rules

The family of a man who died from COVID-19 that he caught from his wife, who was exposed at work, can sue her employer for damages, a state appeals court ruled Tuesday.

The Leader’s Checklist for Board Directors

The Goal – Understand and continuously evaluate your board’s performance and responses to today’s most pressing strategic and leadership issues.

Be Kind: Campaign launched to promote goodwill in Billings in stressful times

The Be Kind Tool Kit, developed by the Billings Chamber of Commerce and Visit Billings, is filled with downloadable materials for local businesses to use online, on their walls, and with their employees.

Video – Bone Dry – Farming Across Montana in 2021

Winifred native Riley Slivka grew up on a farm and ranch, learning all about ag production. These days, he’s producing a different commodity: videos.  On Dec. 7, Slivka released his documentary film, “Bone Dry,” chronicling the difficult 2021 season.

Great Falls Economic Development Top 10 for 12-19-21

Met with Senator Tester to discuss how Montana can best compete for the competitive grants that will be coming from the recently passed Infrastructure Bill.

Corporations are consolidating water and land rights in the West

Ghost cattle — 200,000 made-up heifers. A massive fraud rocking eastern Washington’s arid ranching communities, leading to criminal charges and bankruptcy. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and a Bill Gates-owned company duking it out at the auction block, each willing to spend more than $200 million to buy 22,500 acres of ranchland and its associated water rights. 

Google Just Announced a New Vaccine Policy. Here’s Why Other Companies Should Copy It

Unvaccinated Googlers will have to make a choice, but they have some time to do it.

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For over 25 years, Zoot Enterprises has been a global provider of advanced origination, acquisition, and decision management solutions.

Montana Technology Innovation Partnership (MTIP)- Promoting Technology Commercialization in the State of Montana.

Big Sky Commerce is an integrated provider of merchant credit card transaction processing services, check processing services, Internet payment gateways, related software application products and value-added services.