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| MATR Newsletter - Tue Jun 4, 2013 |
Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for." -- Joseph Addison, British essayist, poet, playwright and politician
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Montana Department of Commerce
GigaPOP in Missoula
- Montana Energy Currents - Solar PV Incentives Lower Out - of - Pocket Expenses
These incentives, as shown below, can reduce installation costs by nearly half and even more in some instances.
Northwestern Energy
- Extreme broadband Internet could boost Missoula businesses
Extreme broadband is on the verge of being rolled out in Missoula, but what does that mean to you?
Visit Montana - Montana Dept. of Tourism
- Pacific Northwest Smart Grid Demonstration Project
Over the past decade, the Pacific Northwest region has been a pioneer in the nation's emerging smart grid agenda, contributing technology, utility applications, customer engagement strategies, and policy. The Pacific Northwest Smart Grid Demonstration Project (PNW-SGDP) is taking the region's involvement in smart grid to a new and exciting level.
Great Falls Development Authority
- Montana finds riches in 'geotourism' niches
"Geotravelers have multifaceted interests and will take in numerous attractions, as long as they are authentic to the culture they are visiting," said Jeri Duran, head of the Montana Office of Tourism.
Come Home Montana
- GFDA Top Ten 6-2-13
10) Governor Bullock's Main Street Montana Project will hold a Business Roundtable in Great Falls on June 12th, 2:00-5:00 PM in the Civic Center Missouri Room. A reception will follow. RSVP by June 6th to Elizabeth Williams at 406-444-5634 or [email protected]
Flynn's Harp
- Going rural: Quality of life and slower pace driving younger people to small communities
"When it comes to the reasons 30- to 40-year-olds say they want to move to a rural area, jobs isn't even in the top 10," Winchester said. "Quality of life is No. 1. Others are a slower pace, lower cost of housing, and safety and security. Many of these people are creating their own jobs."
- Montana Career Opportunity - Linux Systems Administrator - Blackfoot Telecommunications
This position will work with a great team of Admins, Network Engineers, and Techs to support ISP and Webhosting operations.
- Montana Career Opportunity - Economic & Community Development Extension Agent - Park Co . and the City of Livingston
The successful candidate will possess excellent human relations skills, including ef fective oral communication abilities; evidence of good judgment; flexibility and innovativeness in order to respond to the changing needs of people in Park County.
MEDA -Montana Economic Developers Association
- Flynn's Harp: Washington eyes state crowd-funding bills
If there's any doubt that there's a queuing up of entrepreneurs and those who would be involved in crowd funding, consider that the LinkedIn group "CrowdSourcing and CrowdFunding" has over 19,000 members.
Montana Business
- MEDA June Online News
There are a lot of links to reports and files that will be of interest to many.
MSU Leadership Institute & UM Global Leadership Initiative
- LMG Security - IT Security Experts
We are proud to be a Montana company with clients around the world.
- AIM GeoAnalytics, LLC - Geological consulting and analytical services
We provide our customers with a range of geologic, geochemical, mineralogic and petrographic services to help them achieve their individual goals faster.
- Product Funder Launches in Bozeman, Montana
Product Funder, a new effort that's designed to spur consumer product development through crowdsourcing, has been launched in Bozeman.
- Ripple Effect: Local inventors get project funded through Kickstarter
"We're really excited," Schwartz said soon after the Ripple's Kickstarter project reached its goal. "Now we'll have to try and reach a stretch goal."
- Robert Minto, Founder of Missoula firm ALPS steps into new role
"I told my board, I'm not ready to retire, I don't really want to give up this job, but it's time for the company to give me up for David," Minto said. "He's really the next generation of leader. He's the leader we need."
- Montana SBA District Office Newsletter
Deadline Extended to TODAY (6/3) to Register for SBA's Small Business Week Awards Luncheon!!!
- MAMALODE - "America's BEST parenting magazine"
This website is for you. We post three times a day, every weekday (weekend posts are a special treat--like a secret candy/coffee stash.)
Careers
- The Development of an Ethical Mind
One of the things about an ethical mind is that it's not something that one can develop early in life.
Idaho Business
- As economy improves, businesses now working hard to retain talent
This is good news if you are looking for a job -- or hoping to get more out of the one you have.
Incubators and R&D
- Idaho's tech hopes now center on software
Well-established firms and flurries of startups show strength and promise, experts say.
Regional Economic Development
- MonTEC's future shapes up with new start-ups, investments
"We need to be a starting point for companies to come through and graduate, but also ensure they have a culture embedded in them to go out and further that incubation process."
Washington State Business
- Economic Outlook for 50 States
The coincident indexes combine four state-level indicators to summarize current economic conditions in a single statistic.
21st Century Education Initiative - "You Should Care..."
- Boeing shifting engineering work to California, S. Carolina
Boeing announced Friday a significant shift of current and future engineering work out of the Puget Sound region.
Education
- Why Programming Is The Core Skill Of The 21st Century
In the 20th Century, meaningful education was all about learning your ABCs. Today, it's centered on Alphas, Betas and C++.
- Discovery Education offers free STEM camp
The STEM Camp is a "dynamic series of standards-aligned curricula available at no cost to schools, districts, non-profit organizations, and parents for use as part of summer camps, after-school STEM programs or wherever support is needed."
Montana Education Excellence
- How online learning is reinventing college
Students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) are not automatically required to go to class.
- University profiles experiment aims for greater transparency
"For research in particular, the consideration of a range of factors (including those of "Knowledge Exchange") gives a much richer picture than the usual blunt indicators of research income, number of publications, and number of research postgraduates."
Community
- Montana Tech to get $10M Materials Science research center, doctorate program
Tech Provost Doug Abbott said the collaborative aspect of the material science program, which will combine the resources, facilities, and faculties of Montana Tech, Montana State University, and University of Montana, will even enable it to compete against more established and larger programs, such as Massachusetts Institute of Technology and University of California, Berkeley.
- Everest to Elliston, Montana: Area school to join in Skype mountain adventure
"The students have become fact junkies."
- Missoula, Montana students learn about 3D printing with guidance from Acuity Design
"I know that's something with our education system that's sort of lacking is engineering in the schools and actually applying math and science. So it's really cool that they get to do that here," said James Fields of Acuity Design.
Funding and Building your Business
- Wayfinding Signs Installed Around Whitefish, Montana
Design meant to mimic historic downtown features
- Study Underway to Assess Feasibility of Whitefish Convention Center
$70 million entertainment complex would include indoor waterpark
Montana Biotech
- Great Office Suite Available in the Heart of Downtown Missoula by the River
If you're thinking about moving your company, consider downtown Missoula. Last Best Office Space
- 6 Ways Entrepreneurs Become Great Problem Solvers
The real entrepreneurs I know are good at overcoming both people problems and business obstacles, and get satisfaction from the challenge
- Elevator Pitch: Josh Green of Mohr Davidow Ventures
These days, I'm most interested in cleantech IT, or cleanweb, deals.
- 5 Ways to Make Your Startup a Choice Investment
Venture investing is often mentioned as the most sexy form of wealth creation, but it's also recognized as one of riskiest.
- How Many Key Leadership Principles Do You Practice?
Creating and building a business is not a one-man show.
- How to be Perceived as an Entrepreneur Role Model
A great jockey is a great role model.
Government Technology
- Glaxo to Get Up to $200 Million From U.S. for Biothreat Research
Even as drug-resistant bacteria pose a growing threat globally, the pipeline of new antibiotics is "virtually dry."
Miscellaneous Ramblings
- Local Governments Participate in National Day of Civic Hacking
The White House led event, June 1-2, aims to unite everyday citizens, coders, hackers and entrepreneurs to build civic solutions leveraging government data.
- Mountain lion caught on video fishing the Blackfoot near Seeley Lake, Montana
As fish tales go, this one's long and fuzzy.
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