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GFDA Upcoming Business Trainings and Events

Questions about our trainings? Contact Jamie! Jamie Rapley [email protected] 1-406-750-4481

Humanoid Robots Perform Live Surgeries, Transforming Surgical Care

UC San Diego surgeons successfully used teleoperated humanoid robots in live procedures, showcasing a future where robots and humans collaborate in operating rooms. These compact robots could help address staffing shortages and reduce costs, especially benefiting rural healthcare providers.

Bozeman Launches Interactive Map Highlighting Accessible Parking- could Missoula be next?

The new digital map identifies 39 accessible parking spaces and other key features downtown. This tool helps people with disabilities navigate the city more easily and could inspire similar projects statewide.

Colorado Law Shifts EV Battery Recycling Costs to Manufacturers

Colorado’s new legislation requires EV manufacturers to cover recycling expenses, addressing costly challenges faced by salvage yards. This law could set a precedent for other states as EV adoption grows.

2026 Greater Northwest Rail Summit and BSPRA Annual Conference  August 25-27 Helena, MT 

Taking place August 25–27, 2026, in Helena, Montana, this three-day event will feature timely discussions on the future of passenger and freight rail throughout Montana and the region. Attendees will explore how strategic rail investments can strengthen commerce, expand mobility, create jobs, support tourism, and better connect communities across the Greater Northwest.

Best uninvited pitch response I’ve ever seen… The Angel says no.

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The Population Bust Is Coming Sooner Than Anyone Is Prepared For

What evidence supports these predictions? Birthrates have fallen almost continuously for nearly 20 years, an entire generation. They have fallen through good economies and bad, through Republican administrations and Democratic ones, through every tax credit and child-care subsidy.

American Loneliness – It’s not an epidemic—it’s an immune system. By Yair Lapid

The instability you are feeling is not cracking the process—it is the process.

GFDA Top Ten for 7/12/26

Day 1! Janicki Industries broke ground on its aerospace manufacturing campus in the Great Falls AgriTech Park. The $800 million investment in 1.6 million square feet of production space will create over 2,000 jobs at full build-out! Hundreds of community members participated in a town hall, the groundbreaking event and a celebration held downtown. Janicki launched a Montana section in their website with information about the project.

See KRTV, KFBB, TheElectric and BusinessWire.

Janicki is expanding to Great Falls, Montana. 2,000+ Jobs

Janicki is a privately owned engineering and manufacturing company with locations in Washington, Utah and, soon, Montana. Founded in 1993, Janicki designs and builds composite and metallic tooling, parts, prototypes and assemblies for customers across aerospace, defense, space, marine and other industries. Janicki is one of the largest privately owned Tier 1 aerospace suppliers in the United States, with more than 2,000 employees company wide.