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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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Welcome to MEDA: Leadership Dedicated to Building Montana's Economy

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"For small to medium to national organizations, for events and fundraisers of any size, in any format – live, virtual or hybrid – the platform is built for scale."

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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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Working to create a clean and balanced energy portfolio that will provide for a safe and reliable energy future. Learn more at http://www.NorthWesternEnergy.com/BrightFuture

Montana Department of Transportation – INROADS January 2012

Paving the Way for Montana’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprises

Pillar of Montana law, government finance ‘matriarch’ Dorsey & Whitney’s Mae Nan Ellingson retiring

Mae Nan Ellingson is retiring from her legendary career of nearly three decades as a public finance lawyer for Dorsey & Whitney in Missoula. "You know, I’d like to be involved in everything that goes on in Missoula," Ellingson said. "I’ve just been so lucky to be involved in so many wonderful, wonderful things."

Montana Department of Transportation offers educators ideas to "Takeoff with Aviation"

The objective of "Takeoff with Aviation Education" is to expand the scope of aviation and aerospace education for teachers.

Montana’s PrintingForLess expands operations, possibly jobs

PFL CEO Andrew Field said in a prepared statement that Southwest Color will be an important part of his company’s success.

“We fully expect to explore further strategic acquisitions in 2012.”

PrintingForLess partners with shoplet.com

Our latest partner, Shoplet.com, offers all essential items for the office such as office supplies, furniture, cleaning supplies and more.

Southwest Color, LLC Joins Forces with PrintingForLess.com

Andrew Field, CEO of PFL, stated, "Southwest Color is a great addition to our company and will be an important component for our future success and growth. We fully expect to explore further strategic acquisitions in 2012."

2012 MEDA Gubernatorial Forum And Annual Meeting, 2/28-29, Helena, Montana

A recent poll of the 500+ individuals that subscribe to MEDA’s listserve listed the following as top priorities:

Getting Your Resolutions to Stick – PrintingForLess.com

Do the hard stuff

GCS Research Announces New Release of Montana Economic Development Site Selector Solution

Choose from several ESRI Business Analyst Online Reports to learn about demographics, employment, wages, traffic, nearby businesses, and many other business factors in a radius around a site of interest, or an entire city or county. The tools on this site help you select the best site for your business in Montana.

MEDA News – 1. January 2012 News 2. Take Legislative Survey 3. Save the date!

MEDA’s January 2012 Newsletter is attached and available online.