MATR Newsletter – December 1, 2021
The state with the best education wins!

Come Home Montana

• Montana tech industry has more jobs than people who can work them – Post your Career Opportunities Here.

  According to the Bureau of Business and Economic Research, Montana’s tech industry is growing seven times faster than the statewide economy and industry wages are higher than most other jobs in the state.

• Montana Career Opportunities – 13 new nonprofit jobs

  The Montana nonprofit community is well connected, supportive of one another, and recognized for sustained collaboration and sharing of resources. Montana nonprofits efficiently and effectively serve communities across the state.

Montana Technology Innovation Partnership

• Proposal writing tips, telling your story, and upcoming Montana Innovation Partnership events – December 2021

  Welcome to the MTIP December 2021 newsletter with SBIR/STTR resources to help you grow your tech-based company in Montana.

Prospera Business Network

• 56Strong: Montana Women’s Mentorship Program – The Montana Women’s Business Center at Prospera Business Network

  The program will run for six months with a virtual kick-off meeting in January and a virtual conclusion meeting in June. The expectation is that mentors and mentees will meet monthly for about one-hour between February and June. The meeting times and days will be set by the mentors and mentees.

MEDA -Montana Economic Developers Association

• Communication is key: Montana Language Services in Bozeman provides translations as Montana and Northern Rockies become more diverse.

  With Montana’s growing population there has been more of a need for language accessibility and Montana Language Services in Bozeman aims to help businesses and people as well as the community across Montana, Idaho and Wyoming, get that language access.

• Is There Any Gold to Mine in the Graying of America?

  “If we put up barriers to the kinds of changes that need to happen to have a thriving and prosperous population and society, we’re going to lose our shirt in the global marketplace.”

• Montana’s Gallatin Valley business owner talks about language differences opening a restaurant

  As the Hispanic community in Bozeman continues to grow some open their own local business they face some language hurdles here in the valley.

• Discover Anaconda to focus on bringing in tourism

  Anaconda Local Development Corporation and the Chamber of Commerce have decided to merge their companies after one of the busiest tourist seasons they’ve seen in three years.

Montana Economic Development

• Public Q&A with Karhu Koski Distillery in Choteau! – 12/7 – 7PM

  Karhu Koski Distillery is holding a public meeting at the Stage Stop Inn on December 7th, 2021 at 7 pm. Refreshments will be served and a Q&A session will be held after the main presentation.

Housing

• Montana’s housing isn’t keeping pace with its population growth

  According to the analysis, homelessness in Montana has increased by more than 34% since 2007.

• Fast-Rising Rents: Cause or Effect of Institutional Real Estate Investors?

  More media attention for the growing influence of large, institutional investors on the housing market.

Montana Business

• If You Think the Great Resignation Is Bad, Just Wait Until January

  With year-end increases and bonuses in hand, will your employees head out the door?

• Live Virtual Event with PAYAL KADAKIA Founder, ClassPass 12/14 – 10:00 AM MST

  In this can’t-miss event, Kadakia will share how ClassPass became one of only 20 female-founded “unicorn” companies and why she was pleased with the acquisition by wellness giant Mindbody.

• Montana’s Griffin Enterprises – Your Number One Choice for Fly Tying

  Intuitively designed, Griffin fly tying tools and accessories promise to provide you with a lifetime of reliability and incomparable enjoyment.

Funding and Building your Business

• Elon Musk Sent a Controversial Email to Managers. It’s a Master Class in Leading People

  Expect more from your team.

21st Century Education Initiative – “You Should Care…”

• University of Montana College of Business Ranks Best in Big Sky

  The Big Sky Conference comprises 12 universities in Washington, Idaho, Montana, Arizona, Colorado, Oregon, California and Utah. The UM College of Business came in 166th in the nation, 78 spots ahead of other business schools in Montana. UM tied atop the Big Sky Conference with the College of Business and Economics at the University of Idaho.

Education News

• TONIGHT!!! – Maintaining Civility in an Age of Division: University of Montana Mansfield Dialogue December 1 – Online

  Does civility still exist in politics? Join four retiring long-time Montana legislators who will discuss how civility has changed in their communities and in the state Capitol, as well as their ideas on how to foster civil discourse in the political arena.

Careers

• If You Use These 4 Phrases Regularly, You’ll Have the Emotional Intelligence of a World-Class Leader

  Emotional intelligence can be actively improved — and a big part of that begins with our language

Washington State Business

• Washington State Department of Commerce Director’s Update – November 2021

  Federal infrastructure investments will strengthen Washington communities

Transportation

• Polaris’ new Ranger XP Kinetic is an all-electric side-by-side with a lot of horsepower

  Packing 110 horsepower and 140 pound-feet of torque, Polaris claims the Ranger XP Kinetic will be the most powerful utility side-by-side it’s ever produced. That represents 35 percent more power and two times more torque than any other utility side-by-side on the market, Polaris says.

Energy and Climate Change

• Snowpack in California’s Sierra Nevada could disappear in just 25 years – It’s too warm for ski resorts to make snow in Tahoe

  ‘We have until 2030 to fix this, and if not it’s too late.’

Other Economies

• China says 85% of citizens will use Mandarin by 2025

  Critics have sporadically protested changes to the education system and employment requirements that have steadily eroded the role of minority languages, calling it a campaign to eradicate cultures that don’t conform with the dominant Han ethnic group.

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