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Virtual Power Plants Are Coming to Save the Grid

Networks of thousands of home-based batteries could be key to a cleaner, more reliable electricity system.

A Guide to How to Prepare for, Handle, and Recover from Wildfires

Preparing for wildfires is critical to ensuring the safety of yourself, your loved ones, and your property. This comprehensive guide will walk you through the steps to take before, during, and after a wildfire to reduce risk and ensure safety.

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Montana is 50th in a recent ranking of high-speed internet availability and 44th in high-speed internet adoption.

Without access, rural entrepreneurship can’t flourish, and there’s a “brain drain of small rural towns.” With it, on the other hand, he said people who are creative “have all kinds of opportunities.”

Montana towns need tax, policy tweaks to coexist with tourists

The paradox of a place with natural attractions that make it a great place to live but also threaten it with being ‘loved to death’ is what is known as the amenity trap.”

Does Federal Policy Disincentivize New Small Broadband Providers?

In that episode, ILSR’s Community Broadband Networks Initiative Director Christopher Mitchell and the livestream crew discuss whether federal policy disincentivizes new small broadband providers by setting up barriers to the historic amount of grant funds being made available, favoring the big incumbent providers and their entrenched regional monopolies.

The MDT Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program encourages and supports the participation of companies owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals in transportation contracts.

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Big Sky EDA- Building Businesses and Creating Jobs in the Greater Billings, Montana area

Prospera helps businesses and communities find their pathway to success, acting as the navigator, problem solver and catalyst for a strong Montana economy.