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Montana Bioscience Cluster Initiative April 2023 Newsletter

Join Montana Innovation Partnership (MTIP) for an interactive discussion about funding options for early-stage technology innovations and a deep dive into getting started with Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer Research (STTR) programs – America’s Seed Fund.

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Now it’s time to celebrate!

Incentivizing Creativity: How to Get Frontline Employees to Make Your Business Their Business

Being a thought partner in your business is a lot to ask in exchange for an hourly wage. Don’t be sad about this–be strategic.

Where are all those tech workers going? A Silicon Valley exodus is shaking up the landscape.

“You don’t have to be in the Bay Area to have success in tech.”

Beyond the Bottom Line: Impact Investing Looks to Correct Underinvestment in Rural America

A group of locally-rooted, trust-based organizations bring needed funding to underinvested rural communities, considering social and community benefits alongside financial return.

Rural Renewal: Placemaking In Small Towns Through Good Design

Planning, design, and placemaking as tools for enhancing quality of life for small communities.

Australia’s New City Tackles Climate Change From the Ground Up

Some 37 firms are already locked in as partners to the state government to construct Bradfield. That list, which includes Northrop Grumman Corp. and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., is expected to expand to 50 by the end of this year, according to the chief executive of Western Parkland City Authority Sarah Hill, who is overseeing the development. Australia’s top science organization, the CSIRO, will also move some divisions into a purpose-built facility.

In Rural America, ‘Those Who Can Supply the Talent Will Be the Winners’

To succeed in today’s economy, small towns need to up their game in recruiting and retaining workers. Luckily, they have a lot to build on.

Helena area economic development: Why don’t we have more big-name retailers?

The Montana Business Assistance Connection—or MBAC—provides community and economic development assistance in the Helena Area. Executive director Brian Obert said population is one of the roadblocks they encounter when trying to get retailers interested in the city.

City Club Missoula’s State of the Community event looks at Missoula’s present and future

The main question at the “State of the Community” was: how can Missoulians keep a strong, connected Missoula while the city continues to undergo changes and work through problems like housing, tourism, and climate?

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As the hub of learning, creativity and innovation in Northwest Montana, Flathead Valley Community College is expanding

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