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| MATR Newsletter - Fri Apr 25, 2008 |
"Change happens by listening and then starting a dialogue with the people who are doing something you don't believe is right." -- Jane Goodall
Dr. Jane Goodall To Deliver The 2008 Wallace Stegner Lecture "Reason For Hope", 4/28, Montana State University, Bozeman http://matr.net/events ... =2254
2009 Montana Legislature
Idaho National Laboratory
- Getting ready for aging baby boomers in Montana
The problem, of course, is that those old people will require more state services at the same time that there is a smaller percentage of working Montanans providing the tax revenue that pays for those services.
Montana Chamber Choices
- Georgia firm, Idaho National Laboratory develop new ID testing
They've developed a new forensic human identification test which delivers accurate, reliable results in two hours.
Highway 12 Ventures
- New Study: Montana Businesses Pay More Taxes
The next time you hear someone talk about Montana businesses paying their fair share, you'll can say they are already carrying a heavier burden than most other states.
Developing a more Entrepreneurial Montana
- Setting value of young company is more art than science
Remember one thing when raising money for your start-up: Drink when served ...
Montana Biotech
- Economic slowdown not stalling start-ups
The report found that the highest "entrepreneurial activity rates" were in the District of Columbia and nine states: Idaho, Arizona, Tennessee, Louisiana, Wyoming, Vermont, Montana, Georgia and California.
Montana Business
- Silicon Valley Bank offers new tool to value biotech startups
Unknown factors such as timing, amount, price and terms of future rounds of financing make valuations something of a guessing game.
Montana Economic Development
- Putting skills to work: Stimson workers get help looking at options after lumber mill closure
“I know for myself, and for a lot of us here, we want to get out of the timber industry,” Dallman said. “I don't really want to leave Montana, but there just (aren't) many jobs left that pay a decent wage.”
- The Eagle Nest Lodge of Hardin, Montana has been named the Orvis Endorsed Fly Fishing Lodge of the Year.
Situated on the famed Bighorn River, the Eagle Nest Lodge has been owned and operated since 2002 by John and Rebecca Shirley who bring to their guests a combination of expert guiding skills and a passionate commitment to customer service.
- Entrepreneur's motors give bicycles a no-emission push. Green-Go Bicycles LLC of Lockwood, Montana
"They're environmentally friendly," he said. "They're off the grid as far as fuel consumption. Plus, you get exercise, freedom. You can go anywhere you like."
- Portlock Software of Butte, Montana owner, John Hanley ordered to pay $335K in sexual harassment case
“He took advantage of their status as single mothers struggling to raise children, and required them to perform degrading and highly offensive actions in order to keep their jobs.”
Regional Economic Development
- Montana Economic Chief, Evan Barrett promotes wind energy
The governor’s office is beginning to prepare for next winter’s legislative session, and, as with education, it is tempering expectations for funding.
Funding and Building your Business
- Farm bill: making America fat and polluted, one subsidy at a time. Let's support sustainable farming, instead.
It's time to overhaul the government's approach to food and farming.
Montana Education Excellence
- ECommerce Training - Western Style, 5/14-15, Bozeman, Montana
The Internet has ushered in new ways to conduct business from rural areas that did not exist ten years ago. Your markets can now expand beyond a 50-100 mile radius and be regional, national, and even international.
- Montana Guide to Capital Formation. Is your startup raising money legally?
Before you offer or sell securities in Montana, you must make sure you comply with all state and federal securities laws.
- Taking Your Web Site Seriously?
It's not about the technology, it's about the clients.
- Ning Valuation Spot On. 60 million on a 500 million pre is pretty heady stuff.
It's important to point out that the social network platform space is one of the rare places where Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, and AOL don't have meaningful plays.
- A different approach to growing a startup
Where most speakers took for granted that the entrepreneur would be seeking VC funding, David took the opposite approach; he wanted to talk about how you could start making money on your own, growing your company without needing to go look for funding.
South Dakota Economic Development
- University of Montana nationally recognized by The National Wildlife Federation for transportation options
The award focused on the Associated Students of UM Office of Transportation, created in 1999 by a student referendum as the only student-run transit system in the country.
- Cindy McCain Joins Board of Directors of Grateful Nation Montana, Inc.
Grateful Nation Montana was founded in 2007 to provide college scholarships and outreach services to the children of Montana soldiers killed while on active duty in Iraq or Afghanistan.
Education
- South Dakota Genesis of Innovation update
As the technology based economic development landscape changes in South Dakota, so must the GOI mission.
Connectivity & Communications
- A Short Guide to "Tipping Point" Analyses of Community College Student Labor Market Outcomes
An approach to analyzing the labor market outcomes of programs for community colleges and state agencies.
- Supporting College Transitions Through Collaborative Programming: A Conceptual Model for Guiding Policy
Provides a solid rationale for policy that permits high school students to take college-level classes for college credit.
Energy
- FCC Announces Summit on Future of Nation's Emergency Alert System
The panel discussions will focus on the current state of the nation's EAS and what is needed to transition to a more robust, Next Generation alert and warning system to help ensure that all citizens receive accurate and timely information during emergencies.
Miscellaneous Ramblings
- Montana Launches Climate Change Website
"We created this site so that people both from Montana, and anywhere else in the world, will have a convenient place to find credible data and resources about how climate change is impacting the state.,"
- Greenpeace founder now backs nuclear power
Patrick Moore tells the Boise chamber that the world must wean itself from fossil fuels to reduce greenhouse gases.
Government Technology
- Get Smarter: 12 Hacks That Will Amp Up Your Brainpower
Our guide to better brainpower shows you how to boost your memory, sharpen your concentration skills, and even pop the right combination of drugs and supplements.
The Creative and Cultural Economy
- Electronic archive system in the works for Missoula City Government
Mayor John Engen said the program is part of a Web site renovation and “technology extravaganza” taking place at City Hall, and the people of Missoula will benefit.
Transportation
- Montana Museum of Art and Culture - April Newsletter
Sordid and Sacred: The Beggars in Rembrandt's Etchings A national touring exhibition of 35 rare etchings created by the master between 1629 and 1654, from the collection of John Villarino. This exhibition was organized by Landau Traveling Exhibitions. Generously sponsored by Grizzly Riders International.
- 31st International Wildlife Film Festival, 5/10-17, Missoula, Montana
Festival week features award-winning films in the beautiful and newly renovated large screen Wilma Theater, and at the historic Roxy Theater, our festival headquarters where delegates gather for seminars, workshops, and a technology forum, demos and field trips, that emphasize critical issues and trends in the wildlife and documentary film industry, all part of festival week May 10-17.
- Frontier will not begin Missoula to Denver flights
Frontier Airlines announced this morning that it is discontinuing service on six routes.
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