MATR Newsletter – December 29, 2022
The state with the best education wins!

Improving the FCC Maps

Please share the below information with your networks and colleagues regarding the Federal Communication Commission’s (FCC) first version of the National Broadband Map and open challenge process. Look for an email invite from me in mid-January for a virtual event on NTIA’s new broadband programs and how you can get involved.

My goal is no longer to get more done, but rather to have less to do.

Francine Jay

Today’s MATR Newsletter is sponsored by:

Come Home Montana

Montana within top 10 states for percent of population growth in 2022
Montana added 17,000 new residents this year, marking a population gain of 1.5%, according to data released by the U.S. Census Bureau.
OZ Bozeman – brand new, fully furnished private office and coworking location in the Bozeman Gateway development
Ww would love to let MATR members learn more about the opening of Oz Bozeman (“the Oz”) as another option for team expansions, start-ups, health and medical practices, conferences, events, etc.

Northwestern Energy

NorthWestern Energy Does Its Work So That You Can Do Yours – NorthWestern Energy Chief Executive Officer Bob Rowe
NorthWestern Energy exists to build, maintain and operate critical infrastructure and provide essential energy service so that you, our customers, may live your lives and pursue your dreams.

Five Valleys Archery Club

Montana students taking aim at archery competition
There’s over 120 schools, it might be 140 schools now, in Montana that are doing archery in their schools.

Prospera Business Network

Prospera Pulse – Pay it Forward with Prospera
“I’ve been a member of Prospera for two years and they are amazing! They host some of the most fun and beneficial networking events I have been to and their business resources are excellent.

Montana Business

2022 was the worst for many US hospitals. The aftershocks will last for years.
Constant health crises have made it impossible for some hospitals to plan for the future. Patients will pay the price.
Sick Profit: Investigating Private Equity’s Stealthy Takeover of Health Care Across Cities and Specialties
KHN found that companies owned or managed by private equity firms have agreed to pay fines of more than $500 million since 2014 to settle at least 34 lawsuits filed under the False Claims Act, a federal law that punishes false billing submissions to the federal government with fines. Most of the time, the private equity owners have avoided liability.

Next Generation Broadband in Montana

Improving the FCC Maps
Please share the below information with your networks and colleagues regarding the Federal Communication Commission’s (FCC) first version of the National Broadband Map and open challenge process. Look for an email invite from me in mid-January for a virtual event on NTIA’s new broadband programs and how you can get involved.

Housing

The Obvious Answer to Homelessness And why everyone’s ignoring it
The only reason anyone is without a house is because there aren’t enough of them.
49 Habitat For Humanity Homes In Wisconsin To Be Solar Powered
The Grow Solar for Humanity initiative, which aims to bring solar to homes that will significantly benefit from lower utility bills, has been developed in collaboration with Habitat for Humanity chapters around Wisconsin and the Midwest Renewable Energy Association (MREA).

Funding and Building your Business

Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation – We don’t have to wait for the future of education and work
“We’re agnostic about students’ majors because most entrepreneurs don’t come from business schools. We opened up [the Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Research Clinic & Lab] to students all across
campus and framed it as: Do you have things that you want to change in this world?”

Incubators and R&D

Springwise: Our top ten most-read innovations of 2022
At Springwise, we often find that our readers’ interest in different types of innovation correlates with the issues facing the wider world.
Can aging be cured? Scientists are giving it a try. National Geographic
Cutting-edge technologies are revealing the intricacies of human aging and sparking research into drugs to slow it, or even reverse it.

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

Boost your science and math skills through these interactive courses
Whether you work in math, science, or computer science – or are just a lifelong learner – Brilliant has a course for you. From basic to advanced, these interactive courses are both challenging and fun for anyone looking to improve their STEM skills.

Transportation

Hell on Two Wheels, Until the E-Bike’s Battery Runs Out
In 2020, Americans bought more than twice as many electric bikes as electric cars. I test-drove a fleet of them and lived to tell the tale—and make recommendations.
Cities are finally starting to question why they devote so much space to the cult of the automobile.
The worship of cars is coming to an end in many American cities.
Interested in purchasing an electric car? This 2023 tax credit could help.
Starting Jan. 1, many Americans will qualify for a tax credit of up to $7,500 for buying an electric vehicle. The credit, part of changes enacted in the Inflation Reduction Act, is designed to spur EV sales and reduce greenhouse emissions.

Cool Stuff That’s Coming

Eight Technologies That Could Have An Exciting Impact On Business In 2023
There were a multitude of technological innovations and improvements within the last 12 months, and to share a few of their favorites, the members of Young Entrepreneur Council chime in below. Here, they each share one technology that they think has the most exciting implications for business in the coming year and why they believe its impact will be so great.
McDonald’s tests first automated location that could change fast food industry
Machines do nearly everything there, from taking orders to delivering food.

Energy and Climate Change

Solar panels that look like stone, brick, glass, or wood facade turns homes into power generators
Capable of matching almost any design, the material provides architects and government planners with near limitless options for integrating solar panels into new or existing structures.