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"The universe consists of 5% protons, 5% neutrons, 5% electrons and 85% morons." Frank Zappa
Today is the 48th anniversary of Woodstock. Where were you on August 15, 1969? https://en.wikipedia.or ... stock
Montana Department of Commerce
Montana Technology Innovation Partnership
- 2017 Montana Healthy Communities Conference, 11/2, Helena, Montana
Be a part of the What Works in Montana showcase at the conference which will highlight a collection of successful joint projects by health, community development, and other practitioners to improve the health of Montana residents and communities.
PFL
- Montana Technology Innovation Partnership Announcement - Current SBIR/STTR Opportunities
Here is a list of current SBIR/STTR solicitations. If you have questions or would like to request MTIP's no cost services, click the button below!
Great Falls Development Authority
- Big Idea: Transformational Consumers
Don't miss her exciting revelations about transformational consumers and how to engage them with high-impact marketing.
Energy and Climate Change
- GFDA Top 10 for 8-13-17
Here is our Top 10 for this week, celebrating work and successes to grow and strengthen our regional Great Falls economy.
- Great Falls Development Authority Second Quarter 2017 Index
Number of chickens that produce 129 million eggs: 600,000
Montana Business
- Boulder, Colorado prepares long-term strategy for dramatic rise in local solar generation
Among the aspirational climate-related goals Boulder has set for itself are targets of 50 megawatts of local renewable energy generation by 2020, and 100 megawatts by 2030.
- Evidence of climate change abounds amid extreme weather in the Pacific Northwest
SEATTLE -- This city known for its rain just went a record-breaking 55 days without any.
- State regulators push back on PGE's green energy plan
The decision underscores the difficulty of planning for future electricity needs at a time of rapid and accelerating change in the industry.
Careers
- Welcome to Montana Internet - We are bringing the Fiber Revolution to Montana
We offer a variety of account types and services, including broadband via wireless microwave technologies to provide broadband to subscribers in areas which have very few (if any) broadband options.
Canada Business & Economic Development
- Emotional Intelligence - Tech's Damaging Myth of the Loner Genius Nerd
Computer programming was social from the beginning, in university computer labs and, later, Silicon Valley garages, he said. The social circle just didn't include women.
- Jill Michalak was Born to Pack
Mule-packer Jill Michalak is the first woman to saddle up in Glacier National Park's backcountry packing program, but her chops are true to tradition
City Club Missoula
- Industries compete to become part of 'supercluster' innovation economy
The competition to become one of up to five government-designated technology "superclusters" and draw from a federal funding purse of $950 million has attracted more than 50 proposals.
Government
- City Club Missoula Forum - Recycling isn't enough: Missoula works to reduce waste by 90 percent
Katie Deuel, executive director of Home ReSource and a member of the leadership team, said the first step in making a difference with waste is changing how we see waste - not as garbage, but as materials with value.
Other Economies
- Massive wildfires turned prairies to ash, leading Montana's cowboys to weigh federal help
"To have FEMA turn us down, it was like a slap in the face that we don't matter." Teddy Robertson, a commissioner in Garfield County
- Sinclair Broadcast Group - How a Conservative TV Giant Is Ridding Itself of Regulation
Since becoming chairman in January, FCC Chairman Mr. Pai has undertaken a deregulatory blitz, enacting or proposing a wish list of fundamental policy changes advocated by Mr. Smith and his company, Sinclair Broadcast Group .
Regional Business
- Colorado Classic organizers hosting big-business bosses in hopes of enticing investment in state - CEO Challenge using bikes, festival to lure entrepreneurs
The inaugural pro-cycling race, which wraps in Denver's River North neighborhood on Saturday and Sunday with a merry blend of bikes, beers and bands, also is serving as bait for big business.
- International venture capital partnership to bring Israeli energy startups to Colorado
The fund, which was spearheaded by some of Colorado's leading energy and water executives and backed by Innosphere, a Colorado startup accelerator, has a annual budget of $4 million. This year, six companies are being given grants totaling $1.5 million.
Regional Economic Development
- Wells Fargo accused of ripping off mom-and-pop shops
A lawsuit accuses Wells Fargo of overcharging small businesses for credit card transactions and imposing "massive early termination fees" on businesses that tried to leave the bank.
Montana Education Excellence
- The top U.S. states best positioned for data-driven innovation
Better use of data will be a crucial driver of economic and societal progress in the future.
Montana Education/Business Partnerships
- Faculty leave growing programs at the University of Montana
"How are we supposed to recruit the numbers we're supposed to recruit when there's no money -- and I mean zero money -- budgeted for the outreach?"
- MSU's success with out-of-state students a boon for budget, campus growth
Nearly every state in the nation was represented -- just one sign of how many American students are coming to MSU from outside Montana.
Community
- Montana State University 406 Labs venture receives grant to produce 'super crickets' for heart health
As Montana's first and only cricket farm, Cowboy Cricket Farms credits 406 Labs and the Blackstone LaunchPad for helping the business from concept to reality.
Funding and Building your Business
- This is how you build the library of the future
When looking towards the future of education and instruction, hardware will not be the catalyst for change.
The Creative and Cultural Economy
- These Personality Tests Might Know Your Dream Job Better Than You Do
SquarePeg algorithmically matches candidates with employers based on personality traits, skills, and preferences, including some you might not be aware of.
- How to Build a Startup That Gets Acquired
Here's the thing most founders miss. You've been funded to get to a liquidity event. Period. Your VCs know this, and you need to know this too.
- Why America's Universities And Business Schools Are The Best Place To Launch A Start-Up
There are major bragging rights in play. Billions in tax revenue, investment returns, and political capital are also at stake.
- 10 Key Business Domains With 'Big Data' Opportunities
Compared to the plethora of dating site proposals that I see, big data is an exciting opportunity for entrepreneurs and investors alike. Be there.
Transportation
- Redbarre details huge facility in Parker that could create 4,000 jobs, bring Hollywood to Colorado
The town of Parker could become a national destination for film and television production, with more than 4,000 new full-time jobs up for grabs, if a project backed by Denver media company Redbarre becomes a reality, company officials said Friday.
- An arcane American law protected by powerful interests is causing insane traffic jams
Moving trucks on to the ocean is not a panacea that will solve all of the US's traffic woes, says Weitz. But the extent to which it can get a significant portion of them off the coastal highway routes, he says, could make a big difference.
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