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Montana’s Aaniiih Nakoda College to establish Buffalo Research and Education Center

The center aims to enrich the relationship between the people of Fort Belknap, the tribal bison herd and the prairie ecosystem.

Holistic Rural Broadband Solutions Are on the Horizon

Federal money dedicated to building out broadband capacity for farmers and others in rural communities could follow a blueprint created by a minority colleges broadband grants. The idea is to approach the Internet needs more comprehensively than ever before.

Montana manufacturing bouncing back from pandemic

“The strength of Montana’s manufacturing sector is a testament to the incredible hard work and commitment of our manufacturers,” said MMEC Director Paddy Fleming.

War on public education in Idaho causes businesses to rethink locating, expanding there, leaders say

Political hostility to public education in the Republican-dominated Idaho Legislature is causing some businesses to doubt the wisdom of moving to or expanding in a state that ranks at or near the bottom in what it spends on K-12 students and has one of the nation’s worst graduation rates.

Internships with Real Montana Startups – Open to All University of Montana Students – Do you know of Montana startups that would like to participate?

Montana Entrepreneur Project Support Program provides students with hands on experiential learning while working to help grow a young vibrant Montana startup.

Crowd-solving startup incentivises young data scientists to tackle real world problems

The competitions create a win-win scenario. The participants learn skills and have the chance to win prizes, while the hosts are presented with a variety of solutions and get to choose and use the one that best fits their needs.

University of Washington’s CoMotion incubator partners with T-Mobile to provide startups with 5G

T-Mobile is equipping the University of Washington’s CoMotion Labs with a new 5G network to help entrepreneurs build products and services using next-generation connectivity.

Top eight technology picks for commercialization from TechLink for December 2021

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University of Montana brewing science beer on tap at Draught Works

“We’re learning the very hard science behind it all, which I think is very cool,” said Lillian Vaughn, a student pursuing the certificate.

MSU spinout Resilient Computing wins $90,000 NASA entrepreneurship prize

“This is the culmination of a lot of effort to move this technology out of the lab and into the private sector,” said LaMeres, professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering in MSU’s Norm Asbjornson College of Engineering. “A lot of people, especially at MSU, have helped us get here.”

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Montana Technology Innovation Partnership (MTIP)- Promoting Technology Commercialization in the State of Montana.

Big Sky EDA- Building Businesses and Creating Jobs in the Greater Billings, Montana area

SBA 504 Loans offered statewide! Real estate and equipment, acquisitions, renovation, and new construction. Low, fixed-rates up to 25 years with as little as 10% down.