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The thing about this bill is that it’s going to keep having a huge impact on the country for many many years and, mostly, we will not even notice. That’s what happens with almost all good legislation. |
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Significant to Montana is the bill’s support for silane gas production, which is used to produce semiconductors. The world’s largest supplier of the gas, REC Silicon, has a factory on the outskirts of Butte. REC Silicon employs nearly 300 people at the facility and has been recognized by the White House as a potential candidate for domestic expansion of silane gas production. An initial project ranking would award more than half the grant money for broadband buildout to Charter Communications, drawing criticism from small telecoms |
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Come Home MontanaGreat Falls Development AuthorityMEDA -Montana Economic Developers Association- The elephant in the room which is destroying family farms, rural communities and democracy
For the last three decades, roughly 40 U.S. family cattle operations have gone out of business every day. It’s time to end the talk and campaigning and actually fix the problem. - What the CHIPS Act means for Montana – Butte’s REC Silicon
Significant to Montana is the bill’s support for silane gas production, which is used to produce semiconductors. The world’s largest supplier of the gas, REC Silicon, has a factory on the outskirts of Butte. REC Silicon employs nearly 300 people at the facility and has been recognized by the White House as a potential candidate for domestic expansion of silane gas production. - MEDA Fall 2022 Conference – Mon, Nov 14-16 – Great Falls, MT, USA
Please Join Us at The Newberry in Great Falls this November to learn about local and national trends impacting economic development. Hot topics include housing, workforce, business, and talent attraction. Benefit from networking and professional development opportunities. - Don’t Miss Out: MEDA August 12 Newsletter – Fall Conference And Much More
Please Join Us at The Newberry in Great Falls this November to learn about local and national trends impacting economic development. Hot topics include housing, workforce, business, and talent attraction. Benefit from networking and professional development opportunities. - One Western town’s solution to wildfires? Community.
“There’s a choice: We can burn the land on our terms, or we can let nature burn everything – and we won’t like the effects.”
Next Generation Broadband in Montana- Duluth, Minnesota Ponders A Major Bet On Open Access Fiber
Last April, the Duluth Economic Development Authority signed a $65,000 contract with Entrypoint LLC to examine the possibility of building a community-owned fiber network in Duluth. The result: a new Digital Access Master Plan that proposes the city spend $7-9 million to build a pilot open access fiber network in Lincoln Park next year. - Few eastern Montana projects in $258 million broadband proposal
An initial project ranking would award more than half the grant money for broadband buildout to Charter Communications, drawing criticism from small telecom providers.
Montana Businesses Seeking Investment or For SaleHousing- New world’s tallest timber tower crowned in the USA
Move over Mjøstårnet, the Ascent, by Korb + Associates Architects, has officially been recognized as the new world’s tallest timber tower by the CTBUH (Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat). Located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the residential high-rise reaches an impressive maximum height of 86.6 m (284 ft).
Montana Business- Montana Hospitals Facing Unprecedented Financial Crisis
In the first quarter of 2022, Bozeman Health reached a financial barrier, according to Brad Ludford, Chief Financial Officer of Bozeman Health. By June, the hospital was running at his nearly $15 million loss, pushing the hospital to a breaking point. As a result, CEO John Hill announced a major layoff of the executive team.
2023 Montana Legislature and Politics- Montana legislators to weigh in on special session for $1.5B surplus
The letter requesting the special session sets out three goals: Rebates of up to $1,000 for Montana resident homeowners who paid property taxes on a primary residence in 2021 and 2020; rebates of up to $1,250 for individual taxpayers and $2,500 for couples filing jointly; and a payment of $100 million to reduce Montana’s bonded debt.
Government News & EventsNon-Profit NewsWashington State BusinessTransportation- Wireless EV Charging Update: Siemens & MAHLE Team Up
“Wireless charging of electric vehicles is emerging as a major market for the future. In addition to making life considerably easier for drivers, who no longer have to fiddle with cables and connectors, it is a crucial requirement for the autonomous mobility of tomorrow.
Cool Stuff That’s ComingEnergy and Climate Change- Experts warn California of a disaster ‘larger than any in world history.’ It’s not an earthquake.
A new study says that as the Earth warms, a massive California flood gets more likely — one that would swamp Los Angeles, displace millions and cause historic damage. - US climate bill includes massive, game-changing green hydrogen incentives
The US Inflation Reduction Act is poised to kickstart a global hydrogen revolution. Among the bill’s many climate-focused provisions are tax credits that will make American green hydrogen the cheapest H2 in the world, as low as US$0.73 per kilogram (2.2 lb). - Video – Hank Green Talks About – The Biggest Deal in Climate History Almost Didn’t Happen
The thing about this bill is that it’s going to keep having a huge impact on the country for many many years and, mostly, we will not even notice. That’s what happens with almost all good legislation. - Meat has a big carbon footprint. The Inflation Reduction Act ignores it.
The historic climate legislation is a missed opportunity to cut food emissions, but it can show us how to navigate the messy politics of meat. - Innovation in solar panels generates 1,000x more power
Unlike silicon, ferroelectric crystals do not require a so-called pn junction to create the photovoltaic effect, in other words, no positively and negatively doped layers. This makes it much easier to produce the solar panels.
Social Media, Connectivity & CommunicationsUpcoming Events:- Montana Young Professionals Summit 2022 – The Best Conference For All Young Professionals in Montana – Butte, MT – August 15-17th, 2022
- Free Business Finance Class – 8/15 – Online
- Moving In, Moving Out, and Moving Over: The Future of the Rural Housing Supply – 8/16 – Online
- Dorsey – Labor and Employment 2022 Symposium – Thursday, August 18, 2022 – Online
- Dorsey – Labor and Employment 2022 Symposium – 8/18 – Online
- Hellgate Venture Network – August 18, 4.30pm Syann Stevens TAP Missoula
- The Greater Northwest Passenger Rail Summit August 22-23, 2022 • Billings, MT
- Libby (8/22), Kalispell (8/23),Eureka (8/24), Thompson Falls (8/25) to host elk management meetings
- MEDA (Montana Economic Developers Association) Office Hour Each Month – Join the discussion of the future of Montana’s Economy
- Libby (8/22), Kalispell (8/23),Eureka (8/24), Thompson Falls (8/25) to host elk management meetings
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