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| MATR Newsletter - Sun Jun 15, 2014 |
“The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it” -- Michaelangelo
Hellgate Venture Network - Next Meeting - New Leaf Environmental, 6/19, Missoula, Montana http://www.matr.net/ar ... .html
Northwestern Energy
Visit Montana - Montana Dept. of Tourism
- NorthWestern Energy Issues Request for Proposals for Community-Owned Renewable Generation in Montana
The company is required to purchase energy from qualified community renewable energy projects that meet the legal definition as a qualified renewable energy resource that has a total generating capacity under 25 megawatts with a majority ownership stake by in-state residents or entities.
TicketRiver.com
- Epic adventures in Montana's unassuming burgs
Living under our gorgeous Big Sky, we're often the envy of the rest of the world.
Inteneo Systems
- Harlowton businesses reach beyond Montana - Elk River Systems - TicketPrinting.com
If you've handed off a ticket stub at a big event, chances are they were manufactured by Elk River Systems http://www.elkriversystems.com/ , which operates http://www.TicketPrinting.com in Harlowton.
Come Home Montana
- Teaching All Employees to Keep Score
...if you don't give people metrics, smart people will make up their own.
Hellgate Venture Network
- Price for Flathead Lake island, mansion lowered to $59.5M
We'll wait a moment while you go grab your checkbook.
- Montana Career Opportunity - Network Analyst - Information Technology Center at Montana State University - Bozeman
This position is responsible for monitoring enterprise data communication systems and networks, including local area, wide area, and internet, in order to manage the security, integrity, and availability of campus network resources.
Montana Business
- Hellgate Venture Network - Next Meeting - New Leaf Environmental, 6/19, Missoula, Montana
Founder Matt Gangloff will talk about how they are working to bring environmental monitoring to the masses!
Next Generation Broadband in Missoula
- Polson manufacturer Core Outdoor Power hopes electric lawnmower engine takes off
The key there is that for about three pennies' worth of electricity, the lawnmower can run as long and strong as a tank of gas would take it.
- Missoula's health care industry generates most local income
The health care industry has grown much more explosively than any other sector in Missoula, increasing by $232 million worth of personal income.
Government
- Boulder Eyes Challenge to Colorado Law Blocking City Broadband
City leaders in Boulder, Colo., are preparing to fight state restrictions that prevent the city from connecting citizens with 100 miles of municipal fiber.
Idaho Business
- Missoula's tax burden a bargain in Montana
An analysis of taxes levied by Montana's six largest cities reveals differences in the way taxes are collected and slight disparities in the property tax burden incurred by residents of each municipality.
21st Century Education Initiative - "You Should Care..."
- SkyWest considering Boise for $20-30 million maintenance building
"This is exciting news for our local economy and further evidence of the importance of Boise Airport in driving job expansion and new investment in our community," Mayor Bieter told the audience at Boise Centre.
Montana Education Excellence
- Montana AWIM in Society of Automotive Engineer's [SAE] 2013 Annual Report
It is a great PR piece for the state. Indeed, Montana knows how to put Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics into STEM education.
Funding and Building your Business
- Film crew visits Montana State University for documentary on grad Maurice Hilleman who saved lives of millions
Hilleman went on to become one of the world's most successful developers of vaccines, and he is credited with saving more lives than any other 20th century scientist.
Connectivity & Communications
- Why Elon Musk is giving away Tesla's patents
"receiving a patent really just meant that you bought a lottery ticket to a lawsuit."
- Are meetings more creative without chairs?
"Organizations should design office spaces that facilitate non-sedentary work."
Government Technology
- Your home Wi-Fi for public use
Comcast plans to turn thousands of wireless Internet routers in private homes in the Bay Area into publicly available Wi-Fi hotspots.
Miscellaneous Ramblings
- With Data and Resolve, Tacoma Fights Pollution
The critical tool for the city is data.
- Which States and Cities Have Chief Data Officers?
Ranks of government CDOs grow as agencies implement analytics.
Transportation
- 'Love' hormone makes old muscles new again
"This is the hormone that makes your heart melt when you see kittens, puppies, and human babies."
- Frontier Airlines service kicks off at Missoula Airport
While Frontier's impact is a little too early to tell. Airport officials say compared with last May, they saw an increase of 10 percent more passengers. And year over year, they've seen an increase of 20 percent more seats made available. If this keeps up, the potential for prices to come down may, come up.
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