Come Home Montana

• Come Home (Non-location specific) – Senior Project Manager, Executive Assistant – Williams Works

  We are a strategic advisory firm infused with a unique combination of visionary thinking, subject matter expertise, a global network of valuable connections and full-service, innovative make-it-happen support to help forward-looking individuals, non-profit organizations, public entities, foundations and corporations amplify their impact and achieve our shared goal of creating and sustaining positive change.

Montana Business

• New Under the Big Sky Video

  There has always been something special about the Big Sky State.

• Big Sky Brewing offering new non-alcoholic beverages

  Virga is available in stores around Missoula and at Big Sky’s taproom.

Visit Montana

• Mermaids and mermen work hard in the Sip N’ Dip Lounge pool in Great Falls, Montana

  Even the original mermaid herself — Darryl Hannah’s been seen in there!

Montana Department of Commerce

• Montana Movie Magic from Page to Screen

  Have you ever finished a book and, absorbed with the written word that created beautiful images in your mind, thought it would make a great movie? Luckily for Montana, talented writers have laid the groundwork for some of our most beloved films.

Northwestern Energy

• CENTURY LINK OUTAGE: NorthWestern Energy provides local customer service phone numbers

  Customers who cannot reach NorthWestern Energy through the toll free numbers, 888-467-2669 and 800-245-6977, are asked to use phone number listed in their local calling area.

Montana West Economic Development

• Business of the Year: Glacier Park International Airport, Glacier AERO

  This year, Glacier AERO teamed up with Montana West Economic Development so MWED could handle fundraising for the group year round with a focus on increasing flights and seats in and out of the Flathead during the shoulder seasons.

Funding and Building your Business

• Why data-driven decision-making can be for everyone

  At the heart of good decision making in today’s fast and complex environment is the ability to see how things fit together—and perhaps more crucially, spot when things do not have a good or logical fit—quickly and effectively, and leverage these connections to derive insights and make prompt data-driven decisions.

The Creative and Cultural Economy

• The trends in Missoula’s arts and music scene that took hold in 2018

  Let’s start with the most visible trend of last year: all of the concerts.

• A very good year: Billings arts and entertainment scene just keeps growing

  It was a big year for culture in Billings.

Regional Business News

• We’re all Just Starting to Realize the Power of Personal Data

  Consumers have a lot more to learn about what happens to their data online—how it’s gathered, who gets to look at it, and what it’s worth.

• 8 Tips for Planning an International Trip on a Budget – Passiflora Travel

  The key is finding someone who understands your needs. We used Passiflora Travel, a small travel consulting firm in Santa Fe, New Mexico, owned by former Missoula resident, Sullivan Peraino.

Education News

• ‘I Feel Invisible’: Native Students Languish in Montana Public Schools

  At Wolf Point High School in rural Montana, Native American students face the same neglect Native students across the U.S. do as they navigate a school system that has failed American Indians.

Montana Education Excellence

• Native American Education in Montana – A Second Chance for Prisoners, and Their Warden

  As a school board member in Wolf Point, Mont., Ron Jackson couldn’t help struggling Native American students as much as he hoped. Now some of them are his inmates.

Government Technology

• Eric Garcetti’s Bold Bid for L.A.

  “Traffic is the great thief in our life, stealing millions of hours and billions of dollars.”

Careers

• How to Motivate Yourself to Do Things You Don’t Want to Do

  The first step is to recognize that getting motivated doesn’t mean that you have to experience a particular feeling, like excitement or anticipation.

• I studied 5,000 people to understand what it really means to ‘work smart,’ and figured out how successful people get ahead without burning out

  In my study, many top performers were able to maintain a healthy work-life balance and not burn out on the job.

Oregon Economic Development

• Oregon Governor Kate Brown establishes rural broadband office

  “I think once we dig in we’ll find out that there’s a digital divide along other lines, socioeconomic and cultural lines.”

Community

• Missoula is the second most fit town in the U.S., survey shows

  SmartAsset ranked Missoula as the second-most fit community in the U.S., behind only La Crosse, Wisconsin.

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