MATR Newsletter - Thu Jul 8, 2010 |
"I just don't think us humans have the capacity to control the climate," he said. "I've told people just plant a lawn and it will take care of the carbon while you sleep." Montana State Sen. Verdell Jackson, R-Kalispell "Kalispell, Montana state senator Verdell Jackson, who doesn't believe in human-caused warming, backs state energy policy" http://www.matr.net/ar ... .html
"Montana Sen. Baucus unveils lineup (Balmer, Immelt, Iger, Chu and Mills) for economic summit September 13-14 at Montana Tech in Butte, Montana" http://www.matr.net/ar ... .html --- "How States Can Attract Venture Capital" http://www.matr.net/ar ... .html --- "Flynn's Harp: Marchi touts Big Sky as angel gathering place" http://www.matr.net/ar ... .html
Come Home Montana
Developing a more Entrepreneurial Montana
- Superior, Montana couple rides horses to work each day
Taking a seat in the saddle will get you a lot of attention in a small town, And Jay and Amy plan to continue to ride, in hopes this old fashioned tradition of riding their horses to work everyday will make an impression on others.
Montana Business
- How Do Emotions Impact the Opportunity Recognition Process?
Using arguments derived from the entrepreneurship literature, cognitive psychology, and emotions research, this paper specifically depicts the role of emotions and its interaction with self-efficacy, prior knowledge and experience in the above two main stages of the OR process.
Montana Economic Development
- Tester’s Small Business Opportunity Workshop to be broadcast live online
All Montanans can watch Friday event in Kalispell on Senator’s website
- July Sustainabilty Newsletter & Calendar
Here at SBC, we provide the tools and resources needed to educate our members on the most up-to-date green business practices, teach them what makes a sustainable business and why its so important to the people they touch, the planet we live on and to their profits.
- Kayaking officials say Missoula competition made big $plash
"The venue was incredible and the whole town stepped forward to welcome the athletes and the event.
Regional Economic Development
- Montana Sen. Baucus unveils lineup for economic summit September 13-14 at Montana Tech in Butte, Montana
Those already committed to attend include: General Electric chairman Jeffrey Immelt; President and Chief Executive of The Walt Disney Company Robert Iger; Chief Executive Officer of the Microsoft Corporation Steven Ballmer; U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu; and U.S. Small Business Administration head Karen G. Mills.
Careers
- Job Growth in U.S. Driven Entirely by Startups, According to Kauffman Foundation Study
New firms add an average of 3 million jobs in their first year, while older companies lose 1 million jobs annually
Developing Funding Opportunities in Montana
- The Keys to Unlocking Your Most Successful Career
Five Simple But Crucial Lessons Culled From Many Years of Offering Advice to Workers, Bosses and Job Seekers
Funding and Building your Business
- How States Can Attract Venture Capital
A program in New Mexico provides a model for other states that would like to grow their local investment communities.
Montana Education Excellence
- Wayne Brown Institute offers start-ups a link to venture capital
The Wayne Brown Institute is looking for proposals from owners of young businesses who want help finding venture capital investors.
University TechTransfer
- Montana University System Distant Learning Report
The survey looked at consumer experiences in distance learning, as well as interest in engaging in additional distance learning specifically from the campuses of the Montana University System.
Developing an Angel Network in Montana
- Why Funding University Innovation Matters
The National Science Foundation (NSF) budget proposal calls for $12 million a year to establish several university proof-of-concept programs -- "Innovation Ecosystems"--in the hope that ultimately academic institutions everywhere can better assist their faculty and students to become successful entrepreneurs.
North Dakota Business and Economic Development
- Flynn's Harp: Marchi touts Big Sky as angel gathering place
There’s nothing misleading about the fact the state is home to one of the nation’s most successful entrepreneurs and summer home to the man who may be the nation’s best-known angel investor.
- Angels Just Wanna Have Funds
Dave and I groan with jealousy as Ray describes the $3.5M Ohio has granted to 2 native angel groups.
2011 Montana Legislature
- Empower North Dakota Commission Presents Energy Plan
"We`ve had a lot of momentum and it`s a question of keeping the momentum going and also dealing with the challenges. This momentum has lead to significant economic growth and expansion in our state. It`s creating jobs for our people. It`s creating wonderful opportunities for our young people," said Goettle.
Education
- Kalispell, Montana state senator Verdell Jackson, who doesn't believe in human-caused warming, backs state energy policy
"I just don't think us humans have the capacity to control the climate," he said. "I've told people just plant a lawn and it will take care of the carbon while you sleep."
Montana Meth Project
- Western Governors Online University Launches New Scholarships for Business Students
The online university will award up to 20 scholarships to qualified applicants.
- U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission gives Idaho State University $264K for scholarships
“It’s a very exciting time in the world of nuclear science and engineering.”
- Student avatars could help improve teacher training
Dieker and the TeachME team — which includes members of the university's education, engineering, computer science, mathematics, and theater departments — believe they have created a virtual classroom so real-seeming that it could drastically improve how prepared novice teachers are by the time they venture into the blackboard jungle as student teachers — and in so doing, reduce teacher turnover by weeding out likely candidates for burnout.
Other Economies
- Paint the State deadline extended
The Montana Meth Project has announced today that in response to requests from communities throughout the state, it is extending the registration deadline for its Paint the State contest to Wednesday, July 7, at 11:59 p.m. MDT.
Connectivity & Communications
- Louisville’s COOL Approach to Growing Jobs
Corridors of Opportunity in Louisville (COOL) has succeeded in attracting to the city at least 400 businesses since 2003.
Energy and Climate Change
- Gaming the System: How Marketers Rig the Social Media Machine
If clout is the new currency it already has its share of counterfeiters.
- Broadband and Tech - Fighting for the Last Mile
Federal stimulus funds targeted at rural America may help, but some telecommunications companies question whether it’s the best use of tax dollars.
Cool Stuff That's Coming
- A New Bloom for Algae
A DOE roadmap marks a return to research on a source of fuel that was once thought too costly.
- Smart gadgets may one day anticipate our needs
Within a decade or two, researchers at Silicon Valley companies and elsewhere predict, consumer gadgets will be functioning like hyper-attentive butlers, anticipating and fulfilling people's needs without having to be told.
- FDA OKs 1st implantable telescope to fight seniors' cause of blindness
The idea: Surgically insert the Implantable Miniature Telescope into one eye for better central vision, while leaving the other eye alone to provide peripheral vision.
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