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What the Great Resignation Taught Us About Retaining Talent

Big Ass Fans founder Carey Smith has some choice words–and sage advice–for employers who want to attract and keep top talent.

Investment of $18 million announced to increase child care accessibility across Montana

The grant amounts range from $142,000 to $1 million and serve these Montana counties: Glacier, Gallatin, Missoula, Mineral, Ravalli, Lewis and Clark, Beaverhead, Carter, Flathead, Granite, Yellowstone, Jefferson, Carbon, Deer Lodge, Sweet Grass, Fergus, Judith Basin, Petroleum, and Cascade.

What the CHIPS Act means for Montana – Butte’s REC Silicon

Significant to Montana is the bill’s support for silane gas production, which is used to produce semiconductors. The world’s largest supplier of the gas, REC Silicon, has a factory on the outskirts of Butte. REC Silicon employs nearly 300 people at the facility and has been recognized by the White House as a potential candidate for domestic expansion of silane gas production.

Few eastern Montana projects in $258 million broadband proposal

An initial project ranking would award more than half the grant money for broadband buildout to Charter Communications, drawing criticism from small telecom providers.

Limited co-op associations debut in Spokane

In 2019, Washington state passed legislation creating Limited Cooperative Associations (LCAs), which are holding companies that offer a new pathway for investment into worker- and community-owned businesses.

10 in-demand soft skills to supercharge your career

Your résumé and experience may get you through the door, but these soft skills could help you clinch the job.

TED Talk – 7 beliefs that can silence women — and how to unlearn them

Being “dismissed” in various inadvertent ways, is so common, most of us don’t notice it. The common “manspeaking” by some men to many women is just one form of this. Share it!

Montana girls coding team advances at international competition

It’s a very impressive feat, especially since the industry is male-dominated.

University of Montana Leads $10M Project to Advance Native American STEM Education Across the West

UM will receive $1.8 million of the total award to build a network for developing and disseminating science, technology, engineering and math educational resources, as well as implementing longitudinal programming, mentorship and teacher preparation in support of AI/AN student success.