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| MATR Newsletter - Tue Nov 3, 2009 |
“Those who are waiting for this recession to end so someone can again hand them work could have a long wait. Those with the imagination to make themselves untouchables — to invent smarter ways to do old jobs, energy-saving ways to provide new services, new ways to attract old customers or new ways to combine existing technologies — will thrive. We not only need a higher percentage of our kids graduating from high school and college — more education — but we need more of them with the right education.” Thomas L. Friedman http://matr.net/articl ... .html
Montana Means Business - GIS Technology, demographic, consumer, and business data available for economic development prospectors http://www.matr.net/ar ... .html
Globalization Partners International
MEDA -Montana Economic Developers Association
- Web addresses in Hebrew, Hindi, other scripts approved
"This represents one small step for ICANN, but one big step for half of mankind who use non-Latin scripts, such as those in Korea, China and the Arabic speaking world, as well as across Asia, Africa, and the rest of the world."
Missoula Children's Theatre
- The November Montana Economic Developers Association Online News is now available
Learn what is new in your region with the statewide Montana BEAR Program’s monthly report.
MSU Leadership Institute
- Middle-school students learn life skills through Missoula Children's Theater performance
MCT, founded 35 years ago, is the nation's largest touring children's theater visiting nearly 1,300 communities this year. The touring team brings set lights, costumes, props and makeup to each town, and the cast is selected at each venue.
Come Home Montana
- MSU Leadership Institute - Ambassador Peter Galbraith “Afghanistan - A War Of Necessity Or A Quagmire”, 11/9, Bozeman
President Hamid Karzai has agreed to a run-off vote to be held on November 7th – terrific timing to hear from Ambassador Galbraith!
Montana Business
- Western Montana InBusiness November 2009 - "Yes We're Open" - Give thanks for Montana's, Missoula's business climate
Here we are - already! - at the November edition of Western Montana InBusiness, and we're giving thanks for the growing, vibrant, forward-thinking business community that Montanans have built over the years. As our cover illustration proclaims: "Yes, we're open!"
Montana Economic Development
- Transtech Data Center opens new era in data management in Montana
Now, back in Billings, the 27-year-old sees a bright future for the data center industry in Montana.
- Turning Blue Into Green - The assumption that water is merely blue is no longer true. - Lotic LLC of Missoula, Montana
Lotic views water rights as assets and focuses on maximizing the value of water. Are you making your blue as green as it can be?
- “WhoCanHelp.com™” to Roll-Out New Service in Missoula Ahead of Nationwide Release
WhoCanHelp.com™ creates the most efficient real-time connection possible for accomplishing any task from fixing a sink to replacing a muffler on a car.
- Rivertop Renewables Selected as One of Three Winners of Rocky Mountain Clean Tech Open
“This recognition and the exposure to the clean tech community will help us accelerate the development of our biodegradable chemicals, and advance the notion progressive chemistry.”
- Survey Seeks to Find How Montana Women Are Fairing in Today's Workforce
The group agreed that resurrecting and redistributing a slightly updated survey could provide valuable insight and comparison about women's strides in the Montana workplace.
Regional Economic Development
- Montana Means Business - GIS Technology, demographic, consumer, and business data available for economic development prospectors
When you consider all the exciting things we offer, from financial incentives to a peaceful way of life, you’ll realize Montana is an excellent location for your business and your family. Governor Schweitzer’s Economic Development Office is ready to put your business on the map, here, where Montana means business.
Funding and Building your Business
- Rural Amenities
The rural outdoors has become a major asset for rural communities—and a key advantage that some rural areas have over urban areas.
Montana Education Excellence
- How I Tweet
As a small business owner, you can adopt my techniques to use Twitter as a marketing tool.
Developing an Angel Network in Montana
- Montana Leads the Region in Key Education Policies - New Report Highlights Montana's Leadership in Indian Education
"This new report demonstrates Montana's landmark progress," said Superintendent Denise Juneau. "We're pleased to be in a leadership position and to share our success with our neighbors."
- New Montana State University President Cruzado’s salary $280,000, top in state government - More College Presidents Get Million-Plus
- Google Product Marketing Manager And U Of M Graduate, Chris Wright, 11/5, University Of Montana
General Google philosophy, mission statement, business model (high level 2 minutes - but I'm sure I'll reference it throughout the discussion)—including Google’s rather unique approach to marketing
- Whittier Literacy Fairs tries to get kids reading early in Bozeman, Montana
“It’s a great idea -- giving away books stimulates kids,” said Oscar Perez, who came with his wife and new baby to support his daughter, third-grader Arianna. She won a “365 Stories” book.
Idaho Business
- Can Angel Investors Earn Heavenly Returns?
This may be the best time in years for an investor to become an angel. But that doesn't mean you should rush out to get yourself fitted for wings and a halo.
Utah Economic Development
- Meridian, Idaho aims to attract health care, technology and related industries
Officials predict St. Luke's Meridian and ISU's Health Science Center will help attract health care, technology and related industries to Meridian
Education
- Utah Governor's Office of Economic Development Annual Report 2009
The report details the work that GOEDs programs have been doing and many other facets of this integral organization. GOED, a strategic partner with WTCU, is focused on nurturing an environment where Utah companies can be successful and the business community can create jobs that raise Utah's citizen's standard of living.
Connectivity & Communications
- The New Untouchables (Are you one of them?)
"In a world in which more and more average work can be done by a computer, robot or talented foreigner faster, cheaper “and just as well,” vanilla doesn’t cut it anymore. It’s all about what chocolate sauce, whipped cream and cherry you can put on top. So our schools have a doubly hard task now — not just improving reading, writing and arithmetic but entrepreneurship, innovation and creativity." Daniel Pink, the author of “A Whole New Mind”
Energy and Climate Change
- Critics say Schweitzer-endorsed Internet plan won’t extend services in Montana
Critics said the Bresnan plan claims to fill gaps on high-speed Internet service, but in reality just duplicates long-distance fiber-optic lines that already exist. It does not increase critical "last-mile" high-speed lines to homes and businesses, they said.
- Rural Broadband: Let's Talk About Cost
When the federal government brought electricity to rural America, it worried more about cost to farm families than construction. There's a lesson here for broadband.
- Bresnan Backroom Deal Threatens Jobs, Investment in Rural Montana
Montana’s rural telecommunications providers employ 1,000 Montanans and invest $70 million every year in building and expanding broadband networks to serve their business and residential consumers, as well as schools, health care providers, emergency responders, Tribal institutions and other key entities.
Non-Profit News
- Pioneer has high hopes for new type of wind turbine
Kananen may be the first in the area to install a vertical-axis wind turbine. He's been told he's the first in the nation to test the particular 10-kilowatt model he installed near his home. In fact, it's supposedly only the second in the world, the other having been erected in Canada.
Transportation
- $600,000 in Community service grants available from Serve Montana agency
"Any organization that provides services. The first thing, the first requirement that you must need: you must demonstrate that what you want to do meets an un-met requirement in your community."
- Putting bicycles and cars in the same lane prevents accidents, city says
With more cities encouraging bicyclists to ride directly in front of cars in the same lane, the bicycle czar in one of them says the idea is a big success -- reducing accidents among bicyclists.
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