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Want a More Equitable Future? Empower Citizen Developers

By the end of this decade, we will have failed if the tech industry is the only beneficiary of tech intensity. Its purpose is the democratic ideal of opportunity for everyone.

To Reduce Polarization, Modernize Federal Rural Policy

The federal government’s approach to rural policy is a crazy quilt of more than 400 programs and 14 legislative committees. Could we do better by rural America if we looked at the big picture?

A Guide to Montana’s Cultural Treasures

You don’t have to visit many Montana art galleries or museums to realize that there is something truly inspiring going on in Montana.

What Resilience Looks Like – Red Lodge, Montana Area Community Foundation

Connecting people—to resources, to each other, or to the causes they care about—has been uniquely challenging in 2020.

Building resilient rural places: Strategies from local leaders to strengthen rural assets, diversity, and dynamism

Using in-depth, on-the-ground research in three rural communities across the U.S., the following briefs highlight these place-based strategies as well as the policy and capacity-building supports needed to sustain and scale them in the years to come.

Montana Economic Developers Association [MEDA] December News – and a special alert

A special alert:  Thanks to the MT CARES Act and coordination with several partners, a special MEDA Scholarship Round will be announced in the next few days.   Be on your email lookout for details.

Remote work can’t change everything until we fix this $80 billion problem

The U.S.’s rural areas still suffer from limited broadband availability. Addressing that may take both government investment and new technologies.

Behind the Making of Delicious Yet Healthy Lab Grown Meat

This new technology reduces livestock greenhouse gas emissions and can help feed more mouths than traditional meat.

The Economics of Outdoor Recreation in Montana

For its part, Montana’s outdoor recreation economy contributed $2.5 billion and employed 31,598 people, while making up 4.7% of Montana’s total economy.

Debunking Three Myths about Rural America

To improve the accuracy and relevance of reporting, researchers and journalists can consider the following recommendations.