MEDA -Montana Economic Developers Association

• Helena-area economy rebounds in 2021

  “It did come roaring back, and that’s difficult to say because some businesses have suffered,” said Brian Obert, executive director of the Montana Business Assistance Connection, a nonprofit economic development organization focused on improving the economy and livability of Lewis and Clark, Broadwater, and Meagher counties.

Next Generation Broadband in Montana

• Senator Jon Tester Secures $450,000 in Emergency Connectivity Funding to Close Montana Homework Gap

  Funding to provide connected devices to Montana students and staff lacking broadband

Montana Biotech

• Montana Bioscience Alliance Winter 2021 Newsletter

  MSU researcher elected as member of prestigious National Academy of Medicine

Funding and Building your Business

• Disney’s Former CEO Bob Iger Just Explained the Reason He Resigned. It’s the Best Example of Emotional Intelligence I’ve Seen Yet

  “I started listening less,” Iger said of his leadership style. It was a sign it was time to leave.

Idaho News & Events

• Solar Roadways: American Ingenuity to Power a Greener Future

  There are moments in life when we hear about something that strikes us as so obvious, so wonderful, that we wonder why we haven’t encountered it before.

  Solar Roadways was one of those things for me.

Government News & Events

• Colorado To Prioritize Climate Impacts in Transportation Projects

  Under new state regulations, Colorado transportation projects will be required to reduce GHG emissions and promote more sustainable transportation modes.

Transportation

• Montana professor running travel website to help motorists find safest route – One-Stop-Shop for Rural Traveler Information

  The website takes information and webcam photos from transportation departments in most of the Western United States and provides them to viewers in a timely and reliable manner.

Cool Stuff That’s Coming

• The Next Economic Boom and a Roaring 2020s. The next long boom starts now.

  Forbes Innovation Rules talks to our favorite futurist, Mark Mills. We discussed his new book The Cloud Revolution, the rise of “digital cathedrals,””and why it all comes back to energy.