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| MATR Newsletter - Tue Feb 3, 2009 |
"Play the point, not the score." Brad Gilbert
The economy is tough. Here are some ideas for improving the success of your company and career --- "Montana's Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program is here to help your company" http://www.matr.net/ar ... .html --- "University of Montana College of Technology Offers Online Noncredit Courses - No enrollment to UM or COT is required" http://www.matr.net/ar ... .html --- "Miles Community College wants waiver of nonresident tuition - “Grow Eastern Montana” http://www.matr.net/ar ... .html --- and WOW... - 26 in a row!!! Congratulations to the Rams "Missoula, Montana's Loyola Sacred Heart High School speech and debate team wins 26th state title in a row" http://www.matr.net/ar ... .html
TechRanch
Idaho National Laboratory
- MATR is pleased to welcome TechRanch as an advertiser and supporter.
TechRanch is a leading business development assistance organization focused on the high tech sectors.
2009 Montana Legislature
- Idaho National Laboratory honors 102 inventors at the Annual Honors Banquet
INL is the only national laboratory to recognize lifetime achievements for inventors who accrue 5, 10, 15 and 20 U.S. patented inventions.
- Idaho National Laboratory, Teledyne Isco sign water sampling technology licensing agreement
The Water Sample Concentrator (WSC), a new technology tool that will help in evaluating water supplies suspected of being contaminated.
- Idaho National Laboratory and Water Technology Group Inc. sign arsenic removal technology licensing agreement
Nano-Composite Arsenic Sorbent (N-CAS) will improve the ability to remove arsenic from contaminated water supplies and is seven times more effective than current arsenic removal technologies.
MEDA -Montana Economic Developers Association
- Funding for Montana students to attend medical school in jeopardy
If funding to subsidize students is cut, that might mean Montana students wouldn’t participate in the WWAMI program at the University of Washington’s Medical School and could put the number of places reserved for Montana students in the future at risk, said Stephen Barrett of Bozeman, who is the regents board chair.
- Montana Governor Schweitzer and Sen. Ron Erickson back mileage rules
The measure would save Montanans millions of dollars at the pump, and ensure that they have their pick of the best cars on the market.
Montana Ambassadors
- The February MEDA Online News
As always, feel free to contact me with information and news you would like included each month.
Come Home Montana
- Montana Ambassador Arne Siegel awarded the " Ableson Award for Visionary Leadership" by the SAE Foundation. - Education Equals Economic Vitality.
One of the gifts Arne and Steffi have made to the SAE Foundation is an endowed fund to support the expansion of "A World in Motion" (AWIM) throughout Montana and eventually throughout the Rocky Mountain rural states.
Montana Business
- Montana Career Opportunity - Telecommunications Engineer - NorthWestern Energy
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science or Physics required.
- Montana Career Opportunity - Director of Sales - Max Media of Montana
Max Media of Montana seeks a Director of Sales for KTMF-TV in Missoula and Kalispell.
- Montana Career Opportunities - Drafter Designers ~ Applications Engineers ~ Chemical Engineers ~ Mechanical Engineers ~ Product Quality Engineers II - GT Solar International, Inc.
GT Solar International, Inc. is a leading global provider of specialized manufacturing equipment and services essential for the production of photovoltaic wafers, cells and modules and polysilicon.
- Ravalli County Officials to publish ‘Code of the West’ brochure
“The idea is to get people to neighbor a little better with each other.”
Montana Economic Development
- Entrepreneurs: Startup, "Sagebrush Sirens" weathers ups, downs in Red Lodge, Montana
Your best business decisions? Without a doubt it was the creation of the Web site.
- Electronics and Multi-Channel Retailer, Vann's Corporation, Selects Goomzee to Reach Buyers on the Go
Vann’s, with over $100,000,000 in annualized sales, is among the growing number of partners nationwide to adopt this interactive marketing and advertising platform.
- The business of child care in Montana
A study by economists at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis estimates the returns on public investment in quality early childhood development programs for low-income children in terms of reduced spending on public programs and increased tax payments is 16 percent.
Regional Economic Development
- REC Silicon looking at $1Billion "clean coal" power plant in Butte, Montana
The entire project would cost "well north of $1 billion," Topaz said, and if built would employ up to 160 people permanently and create more than 700 temporary construction jobs.
- Frontier Communications celebrates fiber optic line from Troy to Libby, Montana
During a celebratory ribbon-cutting ceremony on Tuesday, Frontier Communications had a clear message – proactive telecommunications infrastructure lays the foundation for economic development.
- Montana’s Housing Board is honored by Rocky Mountain Development Council for its role in the completion of Eagles Manor III in Helena
When completed in 2009, the entire project budget for Eagles I, II and III will be close to $20 million and will deliver 140 safe, comfortable, quality, accessible apartment units dedicated to housing low and moderate income seniors, age 62 and over, as well as other adults with special needs.
- Montana Association of Community Development Extension Professionals: February 2009 E-Newsletter
Many thanks to our membership for their continued efforts to make MSU Extension's newest association a success!
Careers
- World Economic Forum: Invest in girls to combat poverty
By providing girls with education and economic-based opportunities, he said, there is "a very direct connection to shaping the post-crisis world in many ways" because they will then help transform their families, their villages and ultimately their countries.
- More States Considering Tax Breaks to Woo Jobs
Other states are considering establishing multimillion-dollar loan funds for entrepreneurs, phasing out the corporate income tax, and pledging financial backing to banks willing to extend lines of credit to small businesses.
- Billions pegged to expand broadband Internet service to rural and underserved areas. (How will your company participate?)
The proposals for expanding broadband service offer a particularly useful case study because the potential benefits of wider network access are indisputable.
Developing Funding Opportunities in Montana
- Ten Ways to Use LinkedIn to Find a Job
In these kinds of times, you need to use all the weapons that you can, and one that many people don’t—or at least don’t use to the fullest extent, is LinkedIn.
Funding and Building your Business
- Maverick Angels Goes Virtual
The new virtual angel network will allow accredited investors to watch videos of and assess entrepreneur presentations online, and collaborate virtually to make investments.
Montana Education Excellence
- Do You Want To Do Business With The State, 02/13, Helena
The MDT Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program encourages and supports the participation of companies owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals
- Do You Want To Do Business With The State, 02/25, Browning
The MDT Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program encourages and supports the participation of companies owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals
- Do You Want To Do Business With The State, 02/10, Ronan
The MDT Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program encourages and supports the participation of companies owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals
- Montana's Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program is here to help your company.
The MDT Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program encourages and supports the participation of companies owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals.
- Why I don’t sign NDAs. . .
For those of you who have great ideas and want to share them with me I am happy to provide my advice, but please quit asking me to sign an NDA.
- Delayed law gives handmade sellers a break - Toxic testing requirement deadline gets pushed back
Small-business owners who make children's products got a reprieve late Friday.
- The Success of Persistent Entrepreneurs
When it comes to entrepreneurship, nothing says success like a track record of previous wins.
University TechTransfer
- University of Montana College of Technology Offers Online Noncredit Courses - No enrollment to UM or COT is required.
The courses are entirely Web-based with comprehensive lessons, quizzes and assignments. A dedicated professional instructor facilitates every course to pace learners, answer questions, give feedback and facilitate discussions.
- A new course in life - Montana's Alternative High Schools make a big difference.
“It’s a good idea for anybody who has any trouble at regular high school.”
- Miles Community College wants waiver of nonresident tuition - “Grow Eastern Montana”
The in-state rate would apply to students from Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota and Saskatchewan. The plan is called “Grow Eastern Montana” and covers an area of 147,000 square miles.
- Missoula, Montana's Loyola Sacred Heart High School speech and debate team wins 26th state title in a row
“We didn't start with great teams,” said coach Matt Stergios, who took over the team in 1981. “But we built the program and now it's something that people want to be part of. The expectation is that we're going to have a great team and we're going to win.”
Idaho Business
- The Unintended Consequences of American University Tech Transfer: Does It Facilitate the Offshoring of American R&D?
The way that the trade and tax policies on global trade were implemented has had the unintended consequence that university tech transfer promotes the offshoring the nation's research and development.
North Dakota Business and Economic Development
- Idaho's Project 60 - Statewide Tech Transfer - an initiative to grow Idaho's economy
Developing a statewide tech transfer process is one of the projects the Idaho Department of Commerce is working on as part of Project 60.
- Eagle, Idaho entrepreneur's ReddRox sports drink has fans even before it hits store shelves
Developer says the additive-free beverage hydrates athletes better than other products
Utah Economic Development
- North Dakota lures job-seeking Minnesotans
As unemployment climbs in Minnesota, a neighbor to the west is starting to look pretty good to people who are out of work.
Washington State Business
- Spreading Startup Success Regionally - (Excellent Commentary and Advice)
Across the nation, and in Utah, entrepreneurism remains a local phenomenon. What works so successfully in one region, such as a Salt Lake or a Utah Valley, doesn't seem to have much positive effect on cranking up the entrepreneurial engine of even a neighboring region.
- The Utah Science, Technology and Research Initiative Worth the Investment; Demonstrates Significant ROI in its First 3 Years
"The goal of the research area is to develop technologies that have the potential to be commercialized in billion-dollar markets."
- Utah Sen. Bob Bennett to co host Rural Business Conference in eight communities
There will be presentations on increasing sales, reaching new markets, economic development and how to be successful in rural Utah. Workshops generally run about five hours and include a keynote speaker and several breakout sessions.
Education
- Want a job? Try nursing, high-tech - statewide employment database lists nearly 15,000 jobs
WorkSource, the statewide employment database, lists nearly 15,000 jobs on its Web site
Government
- Michigan Creates 10 Tuition-Free “Promise Zones” - (What a great idea!)
Legislation helps more Michigan communities create promise of tuition-free college education for their kids
- Community Colleges working on own economic stimulus
"What impresses me about community colleges is an ability to turn on a dime."
- Community-based solutions to linking early learning and the early grades
As states look for ways to improve student outcomes by creating more “seamless” systems of education starting at preschool and beyond (P-20), communities have been making it happen.
- Leading futurists, thinkers to launch Silicon Valley university
Starting this summer, some of the world's leading thinkers in exponentially growing technologies will be gathering annually at NASA Ames Research Center, in the heart of Silicon Valley, for 10 weeks of discussions on how to change the future. And you could join them.
Other Economies
- Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer Meets with President Obama and VP Biden on Middle Class Task Force Also Meets with Secretary of Ag and Senator’s Office on Stimulus
“The most important thing for me right now is to ensure that whatever money Montana does get, we can make sure it is on the ground and putting folks to work as soon as possible,” said Governor Schweitzer.
Community
- Colorado Web Site Assists Business Development
"In these tough economic times, it's more important than ever to keep making Colorado a business-friendly state." -- Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter
- Britain Makes Commitment to Universal Broadband by 2012
Britain makes a commitment to extending Internet broadband to rural portions of that country by 2012 in a development project that parallels the United States.
Connectivity & Communications
- Greatest 10 Trends Shaping the Future of Our Communities
Placemaking puts people first.
- History Tested Foreclosure Mitigation: Accessory Apartments
Accessory apartments benefit society and the economy, and it's time for tax credits to promote them.
Energy
- Fiber-optic network spurs telecom price war
"As soon as people found out we were done, we just got bombarded with calls."
- Fight brews over how to build a better Internet
The stimulus bill has $6 billion to expand broadband access. But who can do it soonest vs. best?
- Passport RFIDs cloned wholesale by $250 eBay auction spree
Use of the cards is expected to rise as US officials continue to encourage their adoption. Civil liberties groups have criticized the cards and a travel industry association has called on the federal government to suspend their use until the risks can be better understood.
- A third of adults without Internet don't want it
The new Pew numbers suggest that a noteworthy digital divide lingers in the USA.
- Broke? Cancel your landline, not your home phone - Xtreme Technology Corporation
This small box, which resembles a modem, uses Bluetooth technology to sync up to three cell phones and, when plugged into a phone jack in your home, lets you use any landline phone (such as a cordless handset) to make or receive calls.
Non-Profit News
- Buzz grows for modernizing energy grid
Alternative energy is taking it on the chin this recession, with solar and wind developers canceling projects and laying off workers. But a far more obscure slice of the energy sector is hotter than ever: the electricity grid.
The Creative and Cultural Economy
- Are you part of a non-profit or community organization looking for volunteers? The Starbucks 'I'm In' campaign
Starbucks V2V is an online social network that serves as a catalyst for conversation and connection that inspires people to contribute to causes greater than themselves.
Small Diameter Timber Utilization
- Ken Burns' "The National Parks: America's Best Idea" brings national parks to the screen
Before the national forests were designated, before the interstates were even a glimmer in the mind's eye, Congress started making national parks.
- The color of profit: Businessman, Bill Clawson and ‘tree hugger', Peter Stark join forces with green windows - "The NorthSlope Window by Clawson"
The product's history and the hope it instills for a more sustainable and energy-efficient future, he said, is the common ground where folks from all perspectives can meet in agreement. “There's a valuable mission in restoration forestry,” Clawson said. “I respect that a lot and I think that's the kind of thing that can bring environmentalist and capitalist together.”
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