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"Higher education is the best job creator in Montana." Gov. Brian Schweitzer http://matr.net/articl ... .html
"Montana Career Opportunity - Web Security Developer - Inteneosystems" http://www.matr.net/ar ... .html
Montana Department of Commerce
Highway 12 Ventures
- Montana Grants for Business Development and Workforce Training - Agencies offer incentives, financing and other help for employers - A Business Boost, if You Know Where to Look
"I think it's a heck of a start: to help these businesses that just need a little more push, that just need a little more something to hire someone," Jackson said. "Over time, I think that'll make a difference."
Come Home Montana
- 5 Minutes with Matt Warta, CEO of GutCheck - Highway 12 Ventures
Highway 12 Ventures http://www.highway12ventures.com/ recently invested in an exciting new company called GutCheck http://gutcheckit.com/ .
Leadership Montana
- Montana Career Opportunity - Web Security Developer - Inteneosystems
Inteneo Systems was founded in order to bring affordable decision support capabilities to organizations. We bridge the gap between technology and business to make that happen.
Montana Business
- Leadership - Off the Wall
As a leader, what should the sign on your wall or desk say?
University of Montana & Montana State University Tech Transfer
- Taking Manufacturing in Montana the Next Step
"We need insights as we move into the next two, three or four years on how to succeed, excel and grow."
- IBM honors Missoula company TerraEchos for sensor
TerraEchos http://www.terraechos.com/ , a Missoula company is owned by S&K Technologies http://www.sktcorp.com/ .
Incubators and R&D
- University of MontanaTechnology Transfer Launches Brain Imaging Company, Rio Pharmaceuticals
The new technology may help understand, diagnose and follow new therapies for neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases and neuropsychiatric conditions such as depression.
Montana Education Excellence
- Forest Products Laboratory's e-newsletter November, 2010
FPL Receives $1.7 Million for Nanotechnology Research Equipment
Montana Education/Business Partnerships
- Montana State University Hosts Super Science Saturday, 12/11,Bozeman, Montana
The event is free and open to kids and families of all ages.
2011 Montana Legislature
- Google at the University of Montana
It is a privilege to have a resource at The University of Montana who so ably represents us and can help to connect our students with a corporation such as Google.
Education
- Montana Governor Schweitzer proposes business tax break
The Democrat said a tax cut for companies would mean more jobs for Montanans -- all at a time when some states are simply trying to figure out how to keep schools open.
Other Economies
- Education reform: Have business-savvy officials improved big-city schools?
The market-driven reforms popular with leaders like Klein and Rhee represent the direction in which much of education policy is moving, and most observers expect them to continue.
- Roadtrip Nation seeks to connect students' education to real world
After 500,000 miles and 1,000 interviews, the organization has listened to countless inspiring stories and gained invaluable insights to help young people stay engaged and define their path in life.
Community
- Film tax credit in Missouri is endangered - $4.5 million tax credit may be used for startups instead
While supporters say that tax-credit-financed production helped put Missouri on the movie-making map, it has not spawned a lasting film industry. Now, with the state budget drum-tight and every program under the microscope, some wonder if Missouri's getting much for its money.
- A new plan for nurturing business - "Innovation Council"
"Innovation Distinguishes between a leader and a follower" Steve Jobs
Energy and Climate Change
- What Attaches People to Their Communities?
After interviewing close to 43,000 people in 26 communities over three years, the study has found that three main qualities attach people to place:
Miscellaneous Ramblings
- Glowing Trees To Replace Glowing Lamps
"In the future, bio-LED could be used to make roadside trees luminescent at night."
Government Technology
- New 'Story of Stuff' video reminds us to think twice before buying new gadgets
"It's not just bad luck," Leonard says in the video. "It's bad design. I call it 'design for the dump.' "
Non-Profit News
- Tiny chips let wastewater treatment plant grow by acres
"If the technology pans out -- and it worked very well in our pilot test -- our experience will be helpful for other facilities as they face ever-stricter [federal] requirements'' that take effect in 2014."
- Business Intelligence Dashboards Simplify Regulation Compliance for Social Service Agency
When Mary Shamouel became CIO of the Santa Clara County, Calif., Social Services Agency in 2007, she faced a barrage of skepticism regarding her goal to deploy business intelligence dashboards, which simplified the process of evaluating the agency's compliance with various regulations by systematically and comprehensively displaying certain tasks.
VIRUS ALERTS
- Dig Into Wallet To Support West Central Montana Avalanche Center "Wintervention", 12/11, Missoula, Montana
For all the work it does, and particularly in response to the recent theft of one of its primary fundraising tools, the West Central Montana Avalanche Center http://www.missoulaavalanche.org deserves to see an avalanche of community support.
- Can you really see who viewed your Facebook profile? Rogue application spreads virally
As we've described a couple of times before, plenty of Facebook users would *love* to know who has been checking them out online.. but unfortunately scammers are aware of this, and use the lure of such functionality as a way to trick you into making bad decisions.
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