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| MATR Newsletter - Fri Feb 26, 2010 |
"He who has never learned to obey cannot be a good commander." -Aristotle
Globalization Partners International
Montana Ambassadors
- Half of all Twitter messages are not in English
Over the last few months, Twitter has signed several partnerships with mobile carriers around the world, allowing those companies' customers to text message tweets in their native languages.
Developing a more Entrepreneurial Montana
- Montana Ambassadors honor Walter Breuning
Great Falls attorney Channing Hartelius, president-elect of the 180-member organization, said Montana Ambassadors chose to make Breuning an honorary member not just because he's 113 years old, but for bringing a lot of visibility to Montana and Great Falls. "We felt that he truly represents what Montanans should be and are," Hartelius said.
Montana Business
- Five nations boosting their culture of innovation
How places like China, Brazil, and Israel are taking aggressive steps to encourage more start-ups – and what that means for the US.
Montana Economic Development
- ‘Modern’ water: blue turns green - Lotic Water Marketing
“There has historically been this monolithic view of water use in the West: people claim a water right for a specific purpose with the intent to always use that water for that purpose,” Corbin said. “Now that you have this competition for water resources among the environmental sector, the agricultural sector and the urban sector, there’s a marketplace to basically capture additional value in existing water rights.”
- Montana Companies Recognized For Their Efforts To Improving Missoula's Economy
The Missoula Area Economic Development Corporation held a luncheon to highlight these companies' accomplishments and their efforts.
- Two innovative companies, McKinstry and WhoCanHelp.com, discuss Missoula expansion plans at MAEDC gathering
Two vastly different, innovative companies that have at their helm people with long ties to Missoula discussed plans to expand operations in Missoula.
- Bozeman Company, West Paw Design Testifies Before U.S. Senate Finance Committee
During the hearing Williams shared his first-hand exporting experience with the committee along with suggestions for how services such as the US Commercial Service’s Gold Key Service could become even more effective and affordable for small businesses.
- Montana’s Enduring Industry - Health care gains 1,400 jobs in two years, most in state
“I don’t see a lot of downside in the health care industry,” Eldredge said. “All of the projections say we’re going need more medical attention.”
- 24-hour production underway at Earl Fisher Bio-Diesel Plant
They make fuel and meal for people to use on their farm from oil seed they grew. But they are also doing commercial sales as well, and that was off to a good start last year as well.
Developing Funding Opportunities in Montana
- Montana World Trade Center Announces International Business Development Mission to Israel May 31-June 3, 2010
The mission will help Montana companies develop relationships with new clients through prearranged one-on-one meetings. It will also provide an opportunity for companies already doing business in the region to cultivate stronger ties with business partners.
Funding and Building your Business
- A Federal Tax Credit for Startup Investors
I propose that the federal government tag along on the tax incentive programs already in place in 30 states meant to stimulate this kind of investment.
Incubators and R&D
- Intel Spearheads A $3.5 Billion Effort Aims to Help Tech Start-Ups - Hire Grads - Invest in America Alliance
In addition, Intel, Google, Cisco Systems, Microsoft and 13 other employers pledged to add jobs in 2010 — specifically by hiring 10,500 graduates of American colleges, largely those with computer science and engineering degrees.
- Four Words That Could Save The Farm
The key to development: If what you really like is salty caramel, don't get into the business of making pizza-flavored popcorn.
Montana Education Excellence
- Life in 3-D: Weber State University grad student creates 3-D video recorder
"Simpler and cheaper than I would have thought," has been his conclusion. While it's "nothing that hasn't been done before with regular cameras," there's something really appealing about a do-it-yourself tool that goes for less than $250 — far from the $20,000 or more were you to go the commercial product route. And the quality's not bad, either.
University TechTransfer
- Montana State University online class helps educators use dirt to engage kids in science
A six-week online graduate course, "The Dirt on Soil Science," will help teachers engage kids in science through a substance with universal appeal: dirt.
- Montana Wins Grant to Expand Advance Placement Program to Low-Income Students
Grant Will Help Low-Income Students with Fees to Take AP Tests, Earn College Credits
- Montana Superintendent of Public Instruction Denise Juneau Announces Office of Public Instruction New Web 2.0 Tools, New Web site
"We are committed to constant innovation in order to be able to use the leading technology to provide the vision, advocacy, support and leadership for schools and communities to ensure that all students meet today's challenges and tomorrow's opportunities."
- Strategic Vision for Missoula schools - Excellent teachers, high expectations and a healthy amount of tension in the system.
If a community provides lip service to high expectations only to lower the bar when too many students fail to meet them, insufficient tension exists to provide the feedback necessary for a good school system dedicated to assuring the highest quality of education for all learners.
- Registration opens March 1 for Expanding Your Horizons at MSU to motivate girls in grades 6, 7 and 8 to pursue math and science courses and careers.
Workshops are taught by MSU faculty and community members and cover topics like astronomy, sports medicine, architecture and more.
North Dakota Business and Economic Development
- Purdue Research Foundation Establishes Network for Angel Investors
The Purdue Research Foundation has established the P3 Alliance - "Purdue, People, Performance" - as an angel investment network that provides investment information and connects individuals to firms or new technologies in which they may choose to invest.
- The Need to 'Do Even More' - How might the technology transfer process be improved?
The campus presidents focused on ways to increase collaboration with each other and with other parties in what the University of Akron's president, Luis Proenza, called the "national innovation ecosystem," including companies, states and other nonprofit enterprises.
Oregon Economic Development
- Oil Industry Booms -- in North Dakota
State Is Riding High as Firms Develop Better Ways to Tap Huge Bakken Shale Deposit, Raising Hopes for U.S. Production
Education
- Vancouver startup a finalist for $25K in seed money from Angel Oregon.
Investors with the Oregon Entrepreneurs Network chose the concept from 46 early-stage and launch-stage companies in Oregon and Southwest Washington competing for angel investment in two categories.
Connectivity & Communications
- Study Finds Public Discontent With Colleges
Most Americans believe that colleges could admit a lot more students without lowering quality or raising prices, and that colleges could spend less and maintain a high quality of education.
Legislative Newsletters
- Will Rural Towns Bite Google's Bait?
Google has announced a new competition for super-fast fiber networks. Craig Settles explains what rural communities should consider before going after the megabits.
Government Technology
- Montana Senator Jon Tester - A recap of my 1,500-mile road trip
These are ideas that I'm taking back to the Senate with me as I continue fighting to create jobs for Montana.
- Big City iPhone App Comes to Small-Town America
Citizen Request Tracker iPhone app means less waiting, more interaction with government.
- Can a Smart Water Grid Save States from Looming Water Shortage?
The Smart Grid Cyber Security Report, conducted by Pike Research -- a market research and consulting firm focused on clean technology markets -- utilities, vendors and world governments are becoming more focused on grid security, which will grow revenue in that sector from $1.2 billion in 2009 to $3.7 billion by 2015.
- Microsoft Unveils Dedicated Cloud for Government
The cloud offering, known as BPOS Federal, was designed to meet stringent security standards
- Montana Cities Applying Brakes to Travel Budgets and Make Increased Use of Technology
Missoula Finance Director Brent Ramharter said the city is asking employees to make increased use of webinars. "It's starting to take hold," Ramharter said. "It saves on travel and that's the wave of the future."
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