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"You are all conjoined in this Montana exceptionalism. The world beyond these mountains is a lesser world; it rests on you to make it better." Colin Meloy, Helena High School commencement address
Happy New Year to all.
Montana Department of Commerce
Great Falls Development Authority
- Montana Film Office Wins International Marketing Awards
"It's exciting for us to win an award like this," said Deny Staggs, Montana's Film Commissioner. "We work hard to keep Montana competitive in the film industry. Our partnerships and efforts in marketing are just one piece of our strategy, and it's great to see recognition of those efforts."
- The Governor's Office of Economic Development is seeking your comments on the attached draft GOED Marketing Plan.
Please send your comments to John Rogers at [email protected] before January 15th.
Inteneo Systems
- GFDA Top 10 for 12/30/13
Here's the GFDA Top 10 for 2013, celebrating great things happening to move Great Falls Forward! When we work together, we accomplish amazing things!
Come Home Montana
- What Every CEO Needs To Know About Data Analytics
If you are among those who have been "data absent," you are missing out on an opportunity of major proportions.
Montana Business
- Montana Career Opportunity - Product Marketing Manager - TicketPrinting.com + Ticket River
We are a growing ecommerce and SaaS company, based in Bozeman, Montana, with operations in the US, Canada, Australia, UK and more to come.
- Montana Career Opportunity - Executive Director - Montana Association of Conservation Districts
MACD is a 70+ year old non-profit, private association representing Montana's 58 Conservation Districts. MACD's mission is to advance the purpose of Conservation Districts and their constituents by providing leadership, education, information and representation.
MSU Leadership Institute & UM Global Leadership Initiative
- The Bitterroot Resort offered for sale for $22.5 Million
Tom Maclay bet on a project to develop his family ranch into a ski resort--and lost. Now the ranch is on the market for $22.5 million.
- Maclay Ranch draws interest from prospective buyers local to international
"There has been everything from local interest to international interest. And a variety of uses. None of them, at least, have expressed a desire to follow through with Maclay's vision."
- Big Sky Brewing sues Anheuser-Busch over 'hold my beer' videos
Neal Leathers, president of Big Sky and one of the founders, said the Missoula-based company is "engaged in negotiations with Anheuser-Busch to try and get this resolved. Until something's actually been resolved, we're just sort of taking the no-comment route."
Rural Communities
- MSU Leadership Institute supports Montana classrooms
The student members of the MSU Leadership Institutes selected projects in Hamilton, Helena, Laurel and Great Falls based on need, demonstration of an ability to help enhance and enrich learning environments as well as ability to provide diverse, engaging experiences for the students in the classrooms.
Government
- 'Picked Off Like a Single Quail'
If you care about rural communities, watch this speech -- even if it means skipping a few cat videos.
North Dakota Business and Economic Development
- Montana Governor Steve Bullock eyes future goals after first year in office
His goals are to create jobs, to improve education in Montana and to improve the effectiveness of state government.
- Why Government Employees Should Assess Their Bosses
Instead of using limited resources to duplicate existing employee-development efforts, agencies should focus on improving performance-evaluation systems that directly impact advancement, compensation and development.
Regional Economic Development
- North Dakota picked for drone testing
North Dakota has long sought to position itself as a center for unmanned-aviation activity, seeing the nascent industry as a potential source of new jobs.
- New Innovate North Dakota program provides right resources at right time
Since 2006, Innovate ND has served over 450 entrepreneurs, startups, and early-stage ventures by providing a comprehensive educational program and coaching through entrepreneurial centers to help entrepreneurs build new ventures.
21st Century Education Initiative - "You Should Care..."
- The world braces for retirement crisis
The problems are emerging as the generation born after World War II moves into retirement.
Education
- How America's Best Inventor, Dean Kamen, Is Helping Thousands Of US Kids
Now he's taking on the problem of how to inspire kids in the U.S. to enter careers in math and the sciences.
- Understanding Learning Disabilities - You will understand much more after this video
The F.A.T. City Workshop" Workshop demonstrating learning disabilities, through audience participation.
Montana Education/Business Partnerships
- Computers Jump to the Head of the Class
If they succeed, she said, such a machine should be capable, with appropriate programming, of doing many -- perhaps most -- jobs now done by university graduates.
Funding and Building your Business
- Support grows for new Montana businesses
LaunchPad aims to facilitate the creation of some 150 new businesses in Montana over the next five years.
Energy and Climate Change
- Startup Early Execution Can Be Better Than Planning
Even when a good plan is possible, I believe there are many circumstances where the ready-fire-aim approach is the best alternative, even though it may be counter-intuitive that one can fire without having aimed precisely.
- Rideshare drivers' unexpected perk: networking
Getting asked about what he does is "the most common question," he said. Passengers who ask then serve as a sounding board for pitches, and some offer to help.
- You Can't Run A Startup And Fear Speaking In Public
Beyond the fear, many really don't get the value of being willing and able to communicate effectively with team members, investors, customers, and a myriad of other support people, both one-on-one and one-to-many.
- How To Recruit The Perfect Employee
If you don't have the time to give your full attention to searching through the wide expanse of the talent pool then you're in luck, you don't have to.
- Startups can no longer count on traditional PR -- here's why
When it comes to tech in particular, traditional PR is fundamentally broken, beyond repair, and losing its relevance in real time. The sooner struggling startups realize this, the better.
- 7 Questions Test Entrepreneur Focus Before Funding
In reality, the best way to assure the success of your startup is to do something you love, as opposed to something that you think will make you a lot of money.
Connectivity & Communications
- Affordable plug adapters make any appliance smartphone-controlled
Seeking funding through Kickstarter for the next five days, the system is a highly affordable way to make any electronic element of the home connected to owners' smartphones, regardless of when it was made.
- How technology can halt climate change
What will it take to fix global warming? Scientists say the world, within a few decades, will need to switch to energy that doesn't emit greenhouse gases. Even the optimists agree, it won't be easy.
- Program aims to help Bozeman businesses pursue energy projects
Through the new Bozeman Business Energy Program, a fund will be created to encourage businesses to invest in energy conservation, energy efficiency and renewable energy.
Miscellaneous Ramblings
- U.S. Struggles to Keep Pace in Delivering Broadband Service
The United States, the country that invented the Internet, is falling dangerously behind in offering high-speed, affordable broadband service to businesses and consumers, according to technology experts and an array of recent studies.
Cool Stuff That's Coming
- How Does Your State Stack Up?
From the impact of food stamp cuts to the shrinking number of school districts nationwide, these features resonated with readers and helped us illuminate state politics and policy in a creative way.
- 5 things you missed: Netflix movies on the chopping block and more
Here's how to avoid a Google+ app takeover
- Brainlike Computers, Learning From Experience
Computers have entered the age when they are able to learn from their own mistakes, a development that is about to turn the digital world on its head.
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