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Wyoming and Montana Brace for Wild Hog Invasion from Neighboring States and Canada

With feral pigs roaming in Canada, North Dakota, and Utah, the invasion seems inevitable

Montana Career Opportunities – Field Technicians – Montana State University, Animal & Range Science, The Nature Conservancy, USGS

Remote locations: Centennial Valley, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, The Nature Conservancy Preserve or Bowdoin National Wildlife Refuge 6 Field Technicians. Start May 1 to September 29. $15 per hour. Start and end dates…

Duke Energy’s Idaho Project Is Part Of A Much Bigger National Expansion Through Clean Energy

Through a 20-year power purchase agreement with Idaho Power, this 120 megawatt capacity plant will have enough electricity generation annually to meet all essential energy needs for an estimated 24,000 households.

University of Montana Bitterroot College announces 20% enrollment increase

UM officials hosted the roundtable of students, educators and valley business leaders at Bitterroot College to highlight the success of dual enrollment programs and workforce partnerships in the health care, biotech and trades/transportation sectors.

The Hidden High Costs of Rocky Mountain Living

Many towns from Colorado to Wyoming to Montana are playgrounds for wealthy individuals, but year-round living comes with a lot of additional expenses and inconveniences

Modular home maker coming to Butte, could employ hundreds

A California company that makes modular homes plans to build an $80 million, 450,000 square-foot facility at the Montana Connections Business Development Park in Butte that could employ up to 150 employees the first year and more after that.

Montana’s McLaughlin Research Institute aims to establish one of the nation’s first rural clinical research centers

While much of their research has focused on using mouse models as a way to dissect the genetic basis of susceptibility to neurodegenerative diseases, they are on the path towards a much bigger goal, in the hopes that it will bring all sorts of benefits to the Treasure State. That goal is establishing one of the nation’s first rural clinical research centers, which will be aimed at expanding clinical research in neurodegenerative diseases.

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MSU Extension – The Remote Work Certificate course (RWC) Exit Survey

As we enter into the third calendar year of offering the Remote Work Certificate course, we thought it would be worth looking back on who has taken the course and why.

Idaho National Laboratory opens application period for 2023 K-12 education grants

INL’s K-12 STEM program cultivates Idaho’s education landscape by leveraging partnerships and resources to grow science, technology, engineering and math opportunities for all. The program seeks to align future workforce needs with STEM education in Idaho. Over the past decade, INL has awarded nearly $5 million to support STEM education in Idaho.

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