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The End of Reading Is Here – Things are about to get worse, and fast.
Optimists once believed that universal literacy was inevitable. Now it seems that the age of reading might be a short anomaly in human history.
Proposed Calif. law prioritizes human customer service agents over AI
Assembly Bill 1609, authored by Democrat Rick Chavez Zbur, would require companies that earn at least $500 million in revenue annually to make sure that people calling customer service have the option to talk with a human rather than an automated chatbot.
University of Montana’s College of Business Helps Grow Northwest Montana’s Entertainment Economy to a Near $300 Million Impact
The University of Montana’s expanded Entertainment, Events and Sports Management major is doubling enrollment and aligning workforce training with the region’s booming entertainment sector. Local venues and year-round live music are key drivers of this economic growth.
Montana Business Assistance Connection (MBAC) – Why do we do what we do? It’s not because every challenge is easy.
The businesses we support are just a small sample of the entrepreneurs and organizations helping shape our region every day. Their success strengthens our communities, creates opportunities for others, and reminds us why this work matters.
What if your next customer was the U.S. government?
Making connections. Creating opportunities. Growing Montana businesses.
Startup World Cup – 10/21 – University of Montana – Missoula
Startup World Cup is a series of global startup conferences and competitions, powered by Pegasus Tech Ventures. It consists of 100+ regional startup competitions in more than 20 different countries around the world, leading up to the Grand Finale in Silicon Valley. The top startups from each regional event will fly out to the USA to compete for a $1,000,000 prize. The Grand Finale for Startup World Cup 2026 will be held on October 17 in San Francisco, California at the Hilton Union Square.
DOE Announces $10M in SBIR/STTR Funding Opportunity Supporting the Genesis Mission
American small businesses are invited to develop breakthrough technologies that advance the U.S. Department of Energy’s Genesis Mission.
University of Montana Launches Workshop and Coworking Space in Downtown Missoula to Boost Startups
The VBX Entrepreneurship Workshop Series offers mentorship and practical training to local entrepreneurs. A new downtown coworking space provides a hub for startups to collaborate and grow.
Is the Age of Reading over and, if so, what has it done to our country?
Over the past 18 months, scholars have debated—and likely will continue to long into the future—why voters returned Donald Trump to the presidency. One intriguing theory: It’s because Americans don’t read books anymore.
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) Downtown Tourism Infrastructure — Planning & Engineering Services – City of Dillon, Montana
Headwaters RC&D, serving as the Lead Organization for the Dillon D-Tour initiative under the Montana
Tourism Development Grant (MTDG) Program of the Montana Department of Commerce, is seeking
proposals from qualified firms to provide planning and engineering services in support of downtown
tourism infrastructure improvements in the City of Dillon, Montana.






