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| MATR Newsletter - Sat Sep 29, 2007 |
"I’m in love with Montana. For other states I have admiration, respect, recognition, even some affection. But with Montana it is love. And it’s difficult to analyze love when you’re in it." --John Steinbeck, "Travels with Charley"
Two articles that are at the ends of the spectrum in terms of getting things done. One is very positive and deserves your assistance: "MAPS: Media Arts in the Public Schools is now in five new Montana communities. The new programs need your support." http://www.matr.net/ar ... .html -- and the other is statistics on a very well know and publicized problem (but there are solutions added as a comment) : "Addressing the Coming Labor Shortage in Montana. (Hey folks, it's already here!!!)" http://www.matr.net/ar ... .html
Come Home Montana
Come Home Oregon
- Montana Career Opportunity - Media Director -Adventure Cycling Association, Missoula, MT
Adventure Cycling Association http://www.adventurecycling.org seeks a dynamic, well-organized, and good-spirited staffer to direct our media and electronic communications work and to help further our mission of inspiring people of all ages to travel by bicycle.
MAPS™ : Media Arts in the Public Schools
- In Portland, a Golden Age of Dining and Drinking
Chefs flock to a city where food is the star, produce is stellar and real estate is cheap.
PrintingForLess
- MAPS: Media Arts in the Public Schools is now in five new Montana communities. The new programs need your support.
Our mission is to educate, train and create quality jobs for youth. FYI - our public school program is cash-flow positive and profitable and our ROI in human capital is proven. Our goal at all the clubs including Wolf Point is to create student owned profitable businesses by year three. Note: we have secured $21,000 of our $42,000 budget - a hometown helper grant would help immensely. Paying for these programs is an ongoing effort and now you can help. (and it will only take a minute of your time.)
Developing Tech Jobs in Rural Communities
- Commerce Director Anthony Preite To Present $480,000 To PrintingForLess.com In Livingston, 10.1. Livingston, Montana
PrinitngForLess.com will use the $480,000 in funding from the Workforce Training Grant Program to hire and train 96 employees.
Funding and Building your Business
- The strength of the wolf is in the pack, and the Midwest is looking stronger as the "third coast".
“It's not something that happens overnight,” Shagory said. “These companies can take a long time to develop, but success stories can do amazing things for a community.”
Connectivity & Communications
- Opening Up the Patent Process with new website - "Peer-to-Patent"
The United States Patent and Trademark Office is testing a new website designed to harness the collaborative power of the Internet to vet patents.
- Most Companies Have No Plan To Deal With Impending Brain Drain
In the next 10 years, about one-in-three companies expect 20% or more of their workforce will be eligible to retire, according Monster's recent national survey of 550 HR managers.
Cool Stuff That's Coming
- The wisdom of the "older" crowds is a growing online business
Now is the time to harness and connect the insights and experiences of the 40-60 crowd to create content.
Montana Business
- The Future of Computing, According to Intel
Massively multicore processors will enable smarter computers that can infer our activities.
Montana Economic Development
- Glassy project - Missoula Federal Credit Union seeks recyclables to help construct new building
Residents of western Montana are careful with their environment, and the credit union feels it's appropriate to make building decisions that reflect that care, she explained. The credit union's president, Gary Clark, and its seven-member board of directors also feel it's important to promote the health and well-being of their employees, she said.
North Dakota Business and Economic Development
- Addressing the Coming Labor Shortage in Montana. (Hey folks, it's already here!!!)
One source of outside labor is expatriates. Residents of the state have left in search of better opportunities elsewhere. As economic conditions improve in the state, it is important that some of these individuals are recruited back to Montana. Not only will these individuals provide a source of labor, they will also bring new business ideas and strategies to the state.
- Panelists criticize Montana Governor's energy plan. What did Stephen Colbert say on the Colbert Report?
“No one criticizes the governor except, maybe, for Stephen Colbert"
- Urban Institute aims at Billings' next step
The event at the downtown campus included participation by about 50 Billings business, civic and political leaders. Called a "smart communities" seminar, it was not only a brainstorming session but an opportunity to begin prioritizing issues that will help Billings thrive in the future, said Chuck Tooley, director of the Urban Institute.
- Iceland leaders coming to Montana next month at Tester’s request. Iceland interested in state’s geothermal energy resources
Today Tester and his colleagues on the Senate Energy Committee heard expert testimony on the measure, which sets a goal for the U.S. to draw 20% of its energy from geothermal resources by the year 2030.
- October MEDA Online News
Get information regarding changes in the Governor’s Office of Economic Development staff, and read the two FAQ’s regarding the fast approaching IEDC training.
Regional Economic Development
- "Innovate North Dakota" program helps young entrepreneurs throughout the state pursue their dreams and develop great business concepts into new businesses,
The initiative is open to all residents of North Dakota, or people who want to start a venture in the state. In last year's competition, one third of the submissions came from rural counties in the state.
Utah Business
- the International Economic Development Council (IEDC) announces the top economic development websites
The award-winning websites are impressive and their results are noteworthy. These best-practice websites are models for economic development organizations to follow.
- SBA Newsline Eight October 2007
Small Business Week 2008 Nomination Guidelines and Forms are now online!
Non-Profit News
- Salt Lake Life Science Angels Lead Funding in Wasatch Microfluidics
SLLSA is a Salt Lake City-based angel investment group that was founded in 2006 to facilitate investment in seed-stage life science companies in Utah and the surrounding region. SLLSA is made up of accredited executives, entrepreneurs, scientists, and clinicians seeking investment opportunities in early-stage companies.
Making the Most of the American Prairie
- Montana Nonprofit Association viewed as a national model
Egger says he sees Montana as a national model for other non-profit groups across the country, "They are already really working at the state house, which I think is a huge step. They are not being loud or yelling or screaming, but they are being proactive business people who are saying, look we have great ideas and we can be a powerful ally with business and government, lets think collectively and lets be smart."
Community
- Montana 3rd in prairie loss
"It makes no sense - and the report agrees - for taxpayers to fund growing crops on these lands," said Scott Stevens, Ducks Unlimited conservation director.
Leadership Montana
- Can We Talk? Public Discourse in Montana. A State-wide Conference, October 26, Bozeman Holiday Inn, 9am-5pm
What can concerned citizens and groups do to ensure that effective public discourse will support effective democracy in our state?
- Seattle Area Business and Political Leaders Pursue New Way To "See" And Solve Problems
Decision Theater uses wall-size video screens, and moving charts and maps, to enable policymakers and business leaders to "see," in three-dimensional detail, the outcomes of decisions they might make about various issues, from urban growth and transportation to education and health.
- Soft Power, Smart Leadership
If power at its most general level is the ability to influence the behavior of others to get the outcomes one wants, there are several ways to accomplish that.
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