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| MATR Newsletter - Tue Sep 10, 2013 |
Missoula..."One Question" Thanks to Scott Billadeau, Founder of Liquid Planet for giving the world a gift of insight into what makes Missoula so wonderful. Congratulations on 10 great years of Liquid Planet Scott. Here's to many more. Great Video: http://www.matr.net/ar ... .html
Parsec Data Management
Montana Economic Development Summit - 9-16/17, Butte, Montana
- First Interstate Bank Tests Its Disaster Recovery Plans Using Parsec Data Management
"First Interstate Bank is excited to have a provider like Parsec Data who offers the facility, products and services we need to ensure business continuity in the event of a disaster."
Arrow Solutions Group
- Senator Baucus Unveils 5 International Trading Partners (China, Germany, Japan, Peru, Canada) Touring Montana Ahead of Jobs Summit
"Time and time again we've proven that when we bring the right buyers to Montana, our products and businesses sell themselves," Baucus said. "The more we can open new markets for Montana products around the world, the more jobs we can support here at home."
Great Falls Development Authority
- Montana Career Opportunities - Business Intelligence (BI) Developer, C# Developer, Computer Design Drafting Technician and more... - Arrow Solutions Group
As the top technical talent resource for the Northern Rockies and Northern Plains, we understand who will work best for you, both for the short term and the long term.
Developing a more Entrepreneurial Montana
- GFDA Top Twelve 9-2-13
We're organizing an Ignite Montana! session at this fall's Montana Economic Development Association's conference in Sidney. The hour-long session will feature the 12 most innovative economic development ideas put to work in Montana in the last year
Montana Ambassadors
- Startup Weekend, 10/18, Bozeman, Montana
Whether entrepreneurs found companies, find a cofounder, meet someone new, or learn a skill far outside their usual 9-to-5, everyone is guaranteed to leave the event better prepared to navigate the chaotic but fun world of startups.
Montana Business
- Come Hear From Montana's Newly Elected Governor - Steve Bullock, 9/24, Seattle, WA
Please join us for an evening of networking with fellow "friends of Montana" who share a professional and personal interest in Montana business and economic development and a desire to forge strong ties between Montana and the Pacific Northwest.
MSU Leadership Institute & UM Global Leadership Initiative
- PayneWest Insurance named a 2013 Best Practices Agency
"During our transition from two companies to one, we worked hard to bring our people and resources together in ways that best fit our clients and communities," said Kyle Lingscheit, co-CEO of PayneWest Insurance. "We are proud to see those efforts recognized by the IIABA."
Careers
- Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation presents charitable grant to funds student scholarships for MSU Leadership Summit
The student Leadership Summit, organized and presented by the MSU Leadership Institute, is one of many programs, lectures and events the university will be offering as part of its Year of Engaged Leadership, which began with last week's Freshman Convocation featuring Life of Pi author Yann Martel.
Idaho Business
- How 'Difference Makers' Think -- The Single Greatest Secret To Personal And Business Success
How do you see yourself? Are you defined by your job description?
Oregon Business
- Boise-based Balihoo gets $5 million in funding to fuel future growth
"The new funding from OpenView allows us to further invest into the technology which is currently powering marketing activations for over 300,000 local marketers."
Other Economies
- Portland online retail startup Brandlive raises $1.6 million from Oregon Angel Fund
The company (formerly known as Your Brandlive) enables live video chats between retailers and customers.
Education
- Empowering Locals to Drive Economic Prosperity
We must recognize that the world does not simply identify with local units of government, individual counties or even the entire state
Missoula Schools Excellence
- The Case for Teaching Entrepreneurship in High School
New research from the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) argues that the benefits of teaching young people how to launch and run a business extend beyond developing the next generation of world-changing entrepreneurs.
- Graduation Rates, Test Scores Drive Higher Education Funding
The goals differ from state to state, but performance-based funding is a growing trend in higher education.
- Sequester Hits Special Education Like 'Ton of Bricks'
"Conditions are eroding and children are not being allowed to become taxpayers. They're not being given access to independence, being productive, being ready for a global workforce."
Montana Education Excellence
- Hatton Littman is the new Director of Technology and Communications at Missoula County Public Schools
"I want people - parents, students, community members - to feel that this office is an avenue to talk about the district and to work together to solve problems."
Community
- University Of Montana Entrepreneurship Club's Student Startup Panel, 9/10
Your college years can be a great time to start a business. Come hear from students who are working on degrees at the UM while they launch their entrepreneurial dreams.
- Montana high school seniors encouraged to apply for 2014 scholarships at MSU
"It's one of my priorities to make higher education as accessible as possible," said MSU President Waded Cruzado. "Montana high school students are the future of our state, and I want to help them succeed. The benefits of a college education to one's life and one's career are huge."
- Montana Opinion: Let's boost Montana kids' early education
In order to guarantee long-term success, however, Montana must do better for our children even before they reach kindergarten.
- Girls STEM group launches mini-grant program Oct. 1
Projects for consideration may include everything from a one-day event with a single classroom, to a youth organization partnering with a professional association, corporation or college, to an extended project of monthly meetings, or a summer camp.
- Gazette opinion: ACT scores show Montana must upgrade college prep
There's much controversy about how to improve America's schools. But there should be broad agreement that classes need to be more rigorous and more relevant to the needs of 21st century students, and to the workforce they soon will enter.
Funding and Building your Business
- How to make a city great
By 2030, 60 percent of the world's population will live in cities. That could mean great things for economic growth--if the cities handle their expansion wisely. Here's how.
- Missoula...One Question
Thanks to Scott Billadeau, Founder of Liquid Planet for giving the world a gift of insight into what makes Missoula so wonderful. Congratulations on 10 great years of Liquid Planet Scott. Here's to many more.
Energy and Climate Change
- 10 Tips For Building The Most Scalable Startup
Ready to scale is when you have a proven product and a proven business model, about to expand to new geographies and markets.
- Growth Through Agriculture Program Application Deadline
The Agriculture Development Council, which consists of representatives from agriculture and government, reviews and selects successful applicants for GTA grants and loans twice a year.
- Baby Boomers Are Surpassing Gen-Y As Entrepreneurs
These indicate that the correct icon for an entrepreneur may now have gray hair, rather than the warm glow of youth:
Connectivity & Communications
- Going and going and going: MassChallenge finalist EnerLeap developing super long-lasting battery
EnerLeap claims its battery will provide 10 times more power and five times more energy capacity than today's lithium ion batteries.
Cool Stuff That's Coming
- A Map Of Who's Got The Best (And Worst) Internet Connections In The U.S.
The rich are getting gouged, the poor are very often left out, and this means that we're creating, yet again, two Americas, and deepening inequality through this communications inequality.
- Appeals court skeptical of FCC's Internet access rules
The decision by the court could also determine the future of the FCC as a regulator of the Internet economy.
- Handheld scanner reproduces any object in digital form
Chile-based ThinkerThing has already made 3D modelling easy by using an EEG headband to turn users' thoughts into shapes. Now Fuel3D is a handheld scanner that can produce a high-resolution 3D model of any object.
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