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Meet the Winning Teams – High School Idaho Entrepreneur Challenge

On January 28, 2022, Venture College partnered with Teach Idaho to host the 5th annual High School Idaho Entrepreneur Challenge (HSIEC). The HSIEC deploys entrepreneurial skills, methods, and tools to high school students throughout the state. This program introduces students to the heart of the Treasure Valley start-up ecosystem and Idaho’s entrepreneurial community.

MEDA Workforce Development Working Group – Recorded Zoom Discussion with Paul Gladen – Montana Workforce Accelerate Rapid Training (SMART) Program Overview

Learn about Montana’s Rapid Workforce Training program

Benefis Health System to provide land for new nursing education building as part of Montana State University’s Mark and Robyn Jones College of Nursing

Benefis Health System has signed a letter of intent to donate land for a new nursing education building in Great Falls to be built with a portion of a $101 million investment by philanthropists Mark and Robyn Jones, founders of Goosehead Insurance, to Montana State University.

Montana State University again designated R1 – among top U.S. research universities in Carnegie classification

Only 146 institutions in the nation received R1 classifications, and among them, MSU and Utah State University are the only two that also have an enrollment profile of “very high undergraduate.”

Tester’s rural medical residency bill a ‘game-changer’ for Montana

CMS, federal government adding 200 residency slots per year

UM Earns Top-Tier ‘R1’ Research Status

“UM reaching R1 status is a great testament to the quality of our faculty, staff and students,” said Scott Whittenburg, UM vice president for research and creative scholarship. “Being one of the top research universities in the country also will help us recruit new students and faculty to campus.”

Applications due Feb. 16 for 406 Labs spring incubator program

All Montana residents and MSU students, faculty, staff and alumni are eligible to apply.

Important Notice: Montana Workforce Rapid Training Input Requested

We encourage you to engage and share your ideas and needs to help us deliver the
benefits of this major investment in Montana’s workforce.

Apply for a Boise State intern that you don’t have to pay

Bronco Corps is back for a third summer and is now accepting applications. If you haven’t heard of the program, it’s a win-win for both the employer and intern.

Montana State University receives millions to study algae biomaterials production

The research could improve the efficiency of growing and collecting algae’s natural oils, which can be used to create bioplastics, vehicle fuels and pharmaceuticals, said Robin Gerlach professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering.

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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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Great Falls trade area. Competitive for food, ag, bioprocessing, energy, and support. Closest U.S. metro area to Calgary. Untame Your Entrepreneurial Spirit!

For over 25 years, Montana World Trade Center® has served Montana as a trusted business adviser.

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