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"As early as 2021, just over three years from now, traveling by a shared vehicle will be four to 10 times cheaper than buying a new car. Even if your vehicle is paid off, it will be two to four times cheaper to summon a shared vehicle." The Great Transportation Wormhole: Are We Ready for Autonomous Vehicles? http://www.matr.net/ar ... .html
NorthWestern Energy Hosts Butte Forum To Explore Electricity Supply Resources - 11/29 http://www.matr.net/ar ... .html
Montana Department of Commerce
Montana's Outdoor Recreation Economy
- Winter Tourism Campaign Brings Montana Moments to New Audience
"Montana is a world-class destination year-round, and each season offers its own unique experience," said Commerce Director Pam Haxby-Cote. "Thanks to our integrated approach to marketing, we can effectively match potential visitors with the type of experience they're looking for to maximize our return on investment."
Big Sky Code Academy
- Texas Billionaire Brothers Offer a Cautionary Tale for Public Lands
If the Wilks brothers are any indication, it's easy to see what happens to recreational access if public lands end up in private hands.
Great Falls Development Authority
- How Can Computer Science Education Meet the Needs of Rural Learners?
Exploring how Computer Science education can meet the needs of Montana's rural students.
- What enables rural teachers to learn (and teach) computer science?
How can we empower Montana's teachers to learn & teach computer science?
Visit Montana
- A Thanksgiving Message from the Great Falls Development Authority
Creating economic opportunity doesn't solve all of our ills, but it goes a long way to improving the lives of the thousands of members of our community who strive for the American Dream.
VR/AR, Blockchain, Bitcoin, Artificial Intelligence and The Internet of Things
- How many of these Montana adventures have you done in your lifetime?
The Treasure State is full of so many gems, it would be impossible to see them all. But if you manage to do these 10 in your lifetime, you're doing pretty well.
Energy and Climate Change
- Robot Makes History by Passing Medical Licensing Exam
"General practitioners are in severe shortage in China's rural areas. We hope AI can help more people access quality medical resource," Qingfeng noted.
Come Home Montana
- A new way to store thermal energy
MIT researchers create material for a chemical heat "battery" that could release its energy on demand.
- With Idahoans split, our big employers take the lead on adapting to climate change
"The only Idahoans who are not impacted by climate change are those who don't use water, electricity, eat, breathe, recreate, rely on the forest endowment for their children's education," Hardesty said at the Idaho Climate Summit.
- Could graphene ripples be tapped into as a clean, limitless energy source?
As if graphene wasn't versatile enough already, researchers at the University of Arkansas have now found a way for the two-dimensional material to be used as a source of clean and potentially unlimited energy.
Montana Business
- Montana Career Opportunities - Compensation Analyst, Networking Information Analyst, Telecommunications Engineer - Northwestern Energy
It looks like Northwestern Energy has some Montana jobs that you might be interested in.
TED and TEDX Talks
- Blackfoot and T-Mobile to Bring the Un-Carrier to More Montana and Wyoming Customers
With Blackfoot's fiber back-haul services, T-Mobile aims to build out hundreds of new mobile sites in eastern Montana and northern Wyoming, such as Bozeman, Great Falls and Billings while extending service in Helena and Butte, to bring 4G LTE coverage to customers that have been underserved by existing network infrastructure and availability.
- Front forging partnerships with other breweries in Great Falls, Montana
"The more breweries we can get in Great Falls, the better for our community. They bring people together," Johnson said. "We all get along well."
Careers
- Today's TED Talk - How can groups make good decisions?
In a time when people seem to be more polarized than ever, Sigman says, better understanding how groups interact and reach conclusions might spark interesting new ways to construct a healthier democracy.
Government
- How to Break into an Analytics Career
Since I get asked this question several times a week, I summarized my top suggestions, tips and resources below to help you begin your journey.
- How to Break into an Analytics Career
Since I get asked this question several times a week, I summarized my top suggestions, tips and resources below to help you begin your journey.
Incubators and R&D
- What an FCC rollback of net neutrality may mean for you
"Donald Trump' handpicked FCC chairman (and former cable lobbyist) could announce his plan to end Net Neutrality as soon as Wednesday. We need to stop this power grab over what we can say and do online. https://savethenetfromtrump.com " Robert Reich
- NY AG probing 'massive scheme' to influence FCC with fake net neutrality comments
Schneiderman said in a tweet his office has been investigating a "massive scheme" over the last six months to "corrupt the FCC's comment process on net neutrality by impersonating 100,000s of real Americans."
- Not so neutral net? Montana companies watching FCC decision closely
"Some of America's greatest companies were born on the internet," Montana Senator Steve Daines said. "By dismantling harmful internet regulations, American companies will have an open internet that allows their business, and our economy, to grow."
- Gallitan County wants public input on making election duties appointed position
Gallatin County Commissioners voted 2-0 Tuesday to consider making the elections administrator an appointed role, rather than an elected position, and separate it from the clerk and recorder's duties.
- A Conservative Plan to Weaponize the Federal Courts
The Republicans, seemingly unable to accomplish much of anything else, are desperate to gain control of the federal courts.
- Here's How the End of Net Neutrality Will Change the Internet
Because many internet services for mobile devices include limits on data use, the changes will be visible there first.
Oregon Business
- Montana State University researchers developing improved technology for disease diagnosis
Montana State University researchers are working to develop a new technology that could make diagnosis of malaria and other diseases more accessible, potentially improving treatment for millions of people in areas with limited medical care.
Other Economies
- Dirty Deals: Roadmap to a tax credit bribery case (Watchdog Report Part 2 of 2)
"I'm dirty," he said.
Regional Business
- Deep in the Desert, an Experiment in Economic Development
Why businesses and employees from around the country have flocked to the desert in Nevada. It's all about the Gigafactory.
Regional Economic Development
- Podcast - The Rise of Experiential Retail
Brick-and-mortar store closures could result in one billion square feet of empty retail space.
- The Real Causes of the 'Retail Apocalypse'
The real reason so many companies are sick has to do with debt.
- This bakery is selling bread made from insects
Edible bugs are gaining traction in niche markets in western countries, particularly among those seeking a gluten-free diet or wanting to protect the environment because farming insects uses less land, water and feed than other animal husbandry.
Wyoming Business
- Blackfeet Community College secures funding for $7.5 million Health Science building
The financing package came together through a partnership with First Interstate Bank and Montana & Idaho CDC, which brought an innovative financing tool called New Markets Tax Credits that helps incentivize economic development projects in low-income communities around the country.
- Economic Developers, are you helping your companies keep the Silver Knowledge of their Retiring Boomer Workforce?
Gone are the days of dull, wordy documents hidden away on SharePoint servers, shelves filled with dusty binders, and endless PowerPoint presentations.
Funding and Building your Business
- Wyoming Smart Capital Network spreads statewide
The program has given out roughly $13.1 million in loans since 2010 to entrepreneurs looking to start businesses.
Connectivity & Communications
- 5 Strategies for Building Early-Stage Momentum
The more your business is able to pick up steam in its early years, the greater chance it will have for long-term success.
- Branding Your Big Idea
A good designer will have education in what makes good design, they will have proper designer software, and they will have the proper computer to create designs.
- How Firms Can Help Employees Make Better Retirement Choices
"How Do Consumers Respond When Default Options Push the Envelope?"
- How a Comedy Website Came to Sell Wine to Survive
Someecards had a great idea that went viral. Then Facebook, responsible for much of its success, almost killed it.
Miscellaneous Ramblings
- Wondering if the Russians reached you over Facebook? You can soon find out.
The new tool, which the company said will be available by the end of the year, is the latest move by Facebook to respond to public and political pressure to reveal the extent of the Russian disinformation campaign waged on its social media platform and on Instagram, which Facebook owns.
Cool Stuff That's Coming
- Simulation Theory Brand New Evidence! 2017
When Elon Musk isn't outlining plans to use his massive rocket to leave a decaying Planet Earth and colonize Mars, he sometimes talks about his belief that Earth isn't even real and we probably live in a computer simulation.
Transportation
- Young Again: How One Cell Turns Back Time
With every birth, cells begin anew. Scientists have found a biological mechanism underpinning the process in worms, which one day may be harnessed to restore our own damaged cells.
Events
- Waymo Finds Michigan's Unpredictable Winter Weather Perfect For Teaching Cars To Drive Themselves
The testing will enable Waymo to build on the advanced driving skills developed so far, like how to handle skidding on icy, unplowed roads. Its goal is to make fully self-driving cars that can operate safely and smoothly in any environment.
- Driverless cars can transform lives -- if we change the rules and let them
California, Michigan and Florida are leading the way. We need policies to unlock a self-driving future for all, including seniors and the disabled.
- United Airlines to begin nonstop service from Missoula to Los Angeles in 2018
United will begin the seasonal service on June 7 of next year.
- To See the Future of Cities, Watch the Curb. Yes, the Curb
"Cities have started to rethink how their streets are designed from curb from curb," says Matthew Roe, who directs street design initiatives for the National Association of City Transportation Officials and authored a new curbside management white paper released this week.
- BMW proposes congestion-busting elevated roads for zero-emission commuting
The idea is that bicycles, as well as a range of other electric mobility devices, including stand-up scooters, e-bikes and small electric motorcycles like the BMW Concept Link we saw earlier this year, would have their own express roads, inaccessible to cars, high above the ground and free from traffic lights.
- Amplifying the Call to Ban Cars
Could a political movement to ban cars be gaining momentum in North America?
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