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"I'm impressed by Mike's hard work and his commitment to public service. Mike is a proven leader who will work with me to responsibly manage our finances, hold the line on taxes, increase the number of high paying jobs, and ensure our economy remains one of the nation's strongest." Gov. Steve Bullock http://www.matr.net/ar ... .html
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Montana Department of Commerce
Northwestern Energy
- New Website for the Community Development Division of the Montana Department of Commerce
We hope you find it a useful tool for accessing our programs and resources: http://comdev.mt.gov/
Visit Montana - Montana Dept. of Tourism
- The City of Bozeman partners with Northwestern Energy to explore solar savings
"I think this is our most promising opportunity to advance our renewable energy goals," said Mayor of Bozeman Jeff Krauss. "The City of Bozeman and MSU will be partnering with NorthWestern Energy in this project of expanding renewable energy."
Energy and Climate Change
- LA Times Ranks Bozeman, Montana, Paris, Spain, Ireland Among Top 16 Vacation Destinations for 2016
Paris, Spain, Ireland and Bozeman: City joins list of must-see destinations
Come Home Montana
- Freak storm pushes North Pole 50 degrees above normal to melting point
A temperature around the freezing mark signifies a departure from normal of over 50 degrees, and close to typical mid-summer temperatures in this region.
Developing a more Entrepreneurial Montana
- Montana Career Opportunity - Loan Officer - Great Falls Development Authority
Join our fun, creative, fast-paced, results-driven team focused on growing and diversifying the Great Falls regional economy and supporting the creation of higher-wage jobs.
- Missoula, Montana among 8 Cities All the Cool Kids Are Moving To
Missoula is just as concerned about keeping things weird as Portland is.
- Montana Career Opportunities - Operations Manager, QA Manager, Software Development Manager, Manager of Deployment and Configuration, Manager of Release Management, Director of Customer Experience, Director of PMO, and more... - Arrow Solutions Group
The best jobs in our region are often found through knowing the right person at the right company. Our connections get you access to high quality jobs not found in newspapers and traditional media.
Montana Business
- UM Student Entrepreneurs Impress at Fall Startup Pitch Competition
It was the most diverse group of competitors to date, with students representing majors including anthropology and sociology; visual and performing arts, dance and sonic arts; environmental studies; health and human performance; computer science; and business.
Montana Economic Development
- Glo European Windows Donates to Montana Food Bank and Garden City Harvest
Glo European Windows also envisions a community that works together and has access to nutritious food.
- Montana-based Kampgrounds of America announces change in leadership
The largest system of privately held campgrounds will see a change in leadership.
- Great Harvest Great Falls owner Pete Rysted retires after 33 years
Rysted calls Great Harvest https://www.greatharvest.com/ "one of the most fascinating businesses in America," and he attributes the franchise's success to intelligent owners who contribute their business ideas to help one another be successful.
Government
- $5.3 million investment to expand business opportunities at Missoula airport
"It will allow for some development of new business here on the airport, like air cargo, air ambulance, helicopter and avionics," Jensen said. "It will allow Neptune to expand as they work on further federal contracts."
Other Economies
- Montana Governor Steve Bullock appoints Mike Cooney as new lieutenant governor
"Mike is a proven leader who will work with me to responsibly manage our finances, hold the line on taxes, increase the number of high paying jobs, and ensure our economy remains one of the nation's strongest."
- $100 Million TechHire Grant Initiative - Request for Proposals (RFP) from MTDLI
As part of my on-going efforts to help cultivate "pilot projects" to help address your respective community's priority workforce development needs, I am very interested in working collaboratively with you, and your respective community partnership teams, to support you in developing competitive proposals for this grant.
South Dakota
- How California's Fair Pay Act Will Help Women
In California, the Fair Pay Act puts in place some provisions similar to the federal ones; it also bars employers from setting wages for any of its employees at rates lower than those paid to employees of the opposite sex for similar work--not only for equal work--and applies to people who work at different offices for the same employer.
Education
- University of South Dakota on billboard typo: '**it happens'
"It's unfortunate regardless to whom it happens,"
Community
- The Counterfeit High School Diploma
Most states still have weak curriculums and graduation requirements that make high school diplomas useless and that leave graduates unprepared for college, the job market or even meeting entry requirements for the Army.
Funding and Building your Business
- TWELVE New grant announcements
- "May hardly be worth the paper it's printed on" Missoula County growth policy balks at guiding future development
The result, critics say, could be not only poorly planned development but also subpar public safety in one of the fastest growing counties in the state.
Connectivity & Communications
- CIOs Share The Worst Tech Excuses They've Heard
...a local exchange carrier once shut off to a critical enterprise site over a billing problem. It turned out the carrier had been incorrectly billing the residence next door, rather than the billion-dollar company, she says: "I can't make that up."
Miscellaneous Ramblings
- 2016 Could See Google Challenge WhatsApp With Chat Bots
Google is working on a secret messaging service that will deliver services through chat bots, similar to those already found in popular chat networks like Kik and WeChat
Cool Stuff That's Coming
- Why you should consider freezing your credit reports
They recommend a freeze even if your identity hasn't been stolen.
- Missoula Independent - Bold predictions for 2016
Bold predictions sometimes hit a stunning bullseye, no matter how crazy they may sound at the time.
Transportation
- The Tech That Will Change Your Life in 2016
Science fiction will become science fact this year when you take virtual-reality vacations and your dishwasher reorders its own soap. Are you ready for a drone that follows you around like paparazzi?
- Great Falls airport ranked among top 10 best in the nation
Several other airports in Montana ranked fairly high, too.
- How Delta masters the game of overbooking flights
By having customers compete against one another to give up their seats, Delta ensures it can just about always lock in the lowest possible payout.
- The Hydrogen Fuel Cell Giant You've Been Ignoring Is Waking Up
For all intents and purposes, a hydrogen car is an electric car, which means the whole controversy about hydrogen versus electric is, in some ways, a false debate.
- Why the dream of the flying car hasn't panned out
While automakers such as Toyota are exploring new mobility services, car analysts don't expect flying cars to be on the market anytime soon.
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