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The Montana Photonics Industry Alliance serves as a hub for Montana’s optics, photonics, and quantum companies, entrepreneurs, laboratories, and universities to commercialize, grow and sustain globally leading organizations that create high quality jobs and economic opportunity in Montana.

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The Montana World Affairs Council is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering global understanding and awareness in Montana’s communities and classrooms.

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The Missoula Chamber of Commerce advances the quality of life in Missoula by advocating for a healthy, responsible & diverse business environment & by providing resources that help businesses succeed. Contact Sharon Morren, Director of Membership, [email protected] to join.

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We will bring the North Coast Hiawatha train route back to Southern Montana

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TOMIS is the Tour and Activity Industry's only one-stop shop for all things digital marketing.

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Bear Paw Development Corporation is a private non-profit organization created for the purpose of administering programs to help improve regional economic conditions in Hill, Blaine, Liberty, Chouteau and Phillips Counties and the Fort Belknap and Rocky Boy's Indian Reservations.

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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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Pennsylvania’s website redesign looks to open ‘no wrong door’

Gov. Josh Shapiro mandated better online services in 2023, and since then a massive effort has been underway to revamp the commonwealth’s website around life events, not agency functions.

Tourists spent nearly $5 billion in Montana last year

Report from Institute of Tourism and Recreation Research shows more tourists spent less in 2024

Liquidity really is a big deal for tech companies. A well-written investment policy is crucial for capital preservation

“A tech startup needs to focus on the prudent use of capital, until there is a proven business model.”
Jeff Minick | National Transformative Technology Group Executive | Bank of America

“The Citizens” – Weekly reporting on the harms of Big Tech. Follow for personal stories, features and debate.

Tech fascism is not inevitable: community is the alternative

Report details how states can implement reliable, effective generative AI

The NASCIO report underscored the importance of an incremental, regulated approach to generative AI before states rush into using it. 

Montana State University Mountains and Minds Magazine Spring 2025

Montana State University has posted the content from the most recent issue of its flagship magazine, Mountains and Minds. The magazine focuses on President Waded Cruzado as she retires after 15 years as the university’s leader. As with all MSU News Service stories, this content is available for you to use in your publications free of charge.

Bozeman, Montana based Next Frontier Capital’s First Investment, SiteOne, Sells to Eli Lilly for $1Billion

On May 20, 2015, Next Frontier Capital authored our very first investment memo arguing to make a $400,000 investment in SiteOne’s seed round. Ten years and one week to the day.

Park Service Accepting Bids to Operate Historic Chalets in Glacier National Park

The federal agency released its prospectus for a new concession contract at both Granite Park and Sperry chalets, two lodges in Glacier National Park’s backcountry that are turning 110 this year

Anthropic CEO warns AI will destroy half of all white-collar jobs

Technology has often been bad news for blue-collar jobs. Now, white-collar workers could be facing pink slips.

Native American Collateral Support program aids Indigenous business growth

The program facilitates funding by creating a lending system between business lenders and the state. When a business secures a loan, the state deposits collateral to the lender from the NACS program, reinforcing the lender’s capital support.