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| MATR Newsletter - Thu Nov 24, 2011 |
Stand up, on this Thanksgiving Day, stand upon your feet. Believe in man. Soberly and with clear eyes, believe in your own time and place. There is not, and there never has been a better time, or a better place to live in. ~Phillips Brooks
Please "join" and pass along to your friends: "Petition to Have ESPN Have Feeds of the University of Montana and Montana State University FCS Playoff Games" http://www.matr.net/ar ... .html --- Missoula Chamber of Commerce Announces New Strategic Plan - "A New Foundation for a Strong Future" http://matr.net/articl ... .html
Globalization Partners International
21st Century Education Initiative - "You Should Care..."
- How to Create a Quote for Software Translation Services
One of the first questions companies ask when inquiring about software translation services provided by a translation agency is "how much will it cost?"
- 10 Tips for Website Localization
Website localization involves website translation that is appropriate to the specific locale of your target audience.
MSU Leadership Institute & UM Global Leadership Initiative
- Apprentice-Based Education
The apprenticeship would function in a manner that is mutually beneficial to both the student-worker and the instructor-employer.
- Case Study: Palm Beach County School District's Business Intelligence (BI) Program Establishes a Performance-Driven Culture
Read this case study and see how the SDPBC was able to build a data warehouse and establish a performance-driven culture among all teachers and administrators who now rely on this data to make informed decisions.
- Textbooks Finally Take a Big Leap to Digital
"All of our books are available as digital."
Come Home Montana
- What Crabs in a Pot Have to Do with Leadership Presence
"Don't let them drag you back into that pot"
Montana Business
- Editorial by Governor Brian Schweitzer - Yet another reason to feel lucky that you live in Montana.
Perhaps Montana is in a better position because our legislators are part-timers, citizens who spend most of their months not in the Capitol but out in the real world. That's an important feature of Montana politics. It brings average citizens together to solve problems.
- Montana Americorps Program Seeks School and Community partners
"We are seeking schools and organizations that want to help young adults make a difference in their communities," said Sarah Sadowski, Director of Young Adult Service Corps. "Committed partner organizations can give Young Adult Service Corps members the opportunity to provide valuable contributions to their community through service."
- "Petition to Have ESPN Have Feeds of the University of Montana and Montana State University FCS Playoff Games"
Social media have helped to topple governments in the Middle East, but it was unclear whether it could change the mind of a television network - even with Montana's congressional delegation wading into the fray on Tuesday, urging ESPN to reconsider.
- Love, Laugh,cry When Fred Haefele Reads From His New New Book, "Extremophilia", 11/22, Missoula, Montana
It's Montana .... and more. You simply must hear this guy read his own stuff.
Montana Economic Development
- Griffin-Hammis Associates announces Appalachia Microenterprise Project (AMP)
This five-year initiative, funded through the Ohio Developmental Disabilities Council, will create lasting capacity for business ownership by individuals with significant disabilities living in this area of southeastern Ohio.
- Montana CDC Receives Funding for Rural Communities
The grant money provides specialized help for businesses in the areas of marketing, legal assistance, and accounting, and is specifically designed for rural businesses.
- Missoula Chamber of Commerce Announces New Strategic Plan - "A New Foundation for a Strong Future"
"We will be a leading catalyst in creating a cooperative and prosperous community, which inspired and motivates the majority of area businesses to invest their resources with the Chamber in helping build Missoula's future. "
- Montana State Fund Declares $6M Policyholder Dividend
Montana State Fund provides workers' compensation coverage to over 28,000 employers in the state, making it the largest workers' compensation insurance company in Montana.
Regional Economic Development
- HUD Announces Sustainable Communities Award for Montana
Grants will create jobs, improve housing, transportation and economic vitality of urban and rural regions
- TechLink's Swearingen honored with business award
"This award is a tribute to the hard work and excellence of all the TechLink staff," Swearingen said. "We are proud to represent MSU in promoting technology-based economic development in Montana and the nation."
- Montana's Ravalli County to consider economic development effort
Julie Foster, director of the Ravalli County Economic Development Authority, praised the plan. "I think it's a really good idea. Planning is important," Foster said. "I think documents done in Ravalli County for Ravalli County would be an excellent tool. We need it."
- Flathead County sees economic growth in transportation
Air travel is a great way to draw in people from the outside, and that means more revenue and more stable economy.
Careers
- Economic Cluster Initiatives Around the World
Good way to see what's being done in the industries you're doing cluster development on.
- TOP SITE SELECTION FACTORS
Find out why and how these factors should be evaluated in your next move..
Developing Funding Opportunities in Montana
- 15 BANNED Google Interview Questions That Will Make You Feel Stupid
Why are manhole covers round?
Funding and Building your Business
- This venture capital idea worth a look
We do need state action. We cannot simply sit on our cheese. We must take steps to develop new products and industries that employ highly-skilled workers, for that is the only way to keep ahead of cheap-labor economies.
Montana Education Excellence
- Groupon creams small bakery with orders for 102,000 cupcakes
"Without doubt, it was my worst-ever business decision."
- Peter Thiel Opens Application Period for "20 Under 20" Thiel Fellowship
"Every moment in history happens only once. If you have a good idea, the right time to work on it is right away," said Peter Thiel, founder of the Thiel Foundation.
- Want Press Coverage? Start Small. Really Small.
MATR welcomes articles, events, job openings, resumes, comments and company listings from registered members http://www.matr.net/login.phtml (also free)
Regional Business
- Saco, montana students get high-tech head start
"The first reason we did this was because (kids) need to be more computer savvy as they leave school," Superintendent Gordon Hahn said.
Developing an Angel Network in Montana
- With millions to spend, Excellere Partners likes look of Colorado
Denver-based Excellere Partners plans to start investing $465 million in private equity it raised late last year.
Idaho Business
- If This Bill Passes, The Angel Investment Community Is Dead And Companies Like Kickstarter Take Over
If the bill passes (watch the latest Congressional Bill Progress), you can say good bye to the Professional Angel Investment Community as we know it today.
North Dakota Business and Economic Development
- Zonda USA says it plans to build electric buses in Idaho's Treasure Valley
"They're the real deal," said Nampa Mayor Tom Dale. "They're a prominent company in China, and the technology with these electric buses seems to be leading edge."
- Idaho farmers, ranchers can raise revenues through agritourism
"Studies show that farmers and ranchers who are involved in direct marketing and/or agritourism have greater revenue than operations of similar size that are not."
Utah Business
- North Dakota Leaders Head to Vietnam, Indonesia on Trade Mission
Goehring says business practices in the United States are much different than in other countries and the key in Vietnam and Indonesia is face time.
Community
- Forbes Magazine ranks Utah 'the best state for business'
"Being again recognized by Forbes as the country's best state for business and careers is certainly an outstanding honor." Utah Gov. Gary Herbert
Connectivity & Communications
- What Can Schools and Cities Learn from Wasps? "The Neighborhood Project: Using Evolution to Improve My City, One Block at a Time"
"Governing is about causing groups to function well as a unit."
Energy and Climate Change
- SOPA opposition goes viral
"Don't Break the Internet"
Government Technology
- Smart plugs can help electronic devices use less electricity
"On average, in home electricity, about 15 to 20 percent comes from things like an entertainment center, your TV, DVR, your home office."
Non-Profit News
- States Look to Modernize Their Aging Tax Systems
Eight states -- Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Minnesota, California and Oregon -- listed tax system modernization among their top five technology priorities in the Center for Digital Government's 2010 Digital States Survey.
- 15 Tons Of Chicken Donated To Montana Food Bank in Missoula at the Request of Rock Musician Huey Lewis.
Huey Lewis has a residence in the Bitterroot Valley south of Missoula and is a friend of John Tyson, the chairman of the Arkansas-based food company.
- Non-Profit Compensation in a Down Economy
Reality Check: Why Non-Profits Need to Evaluate Their Pay Practices in Today's Economy
- Hedge Fund Analytics for Nonprofits - GiveWell - In-depth charity research.
GiveWell now ranks organizations according to five criteria
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