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“A fundamental paradox at the core of human life is that we are highly social and made better in every way by being around people,” Epley said. “And yet over and over, we have opportunities to connect that we don’t take, or even actively reject, and it is a terrible mistake.” |
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Planning for an aging population and how evolving technology will work is simply built into how the city works. Preparing for the “Age Wave” in the Gallatin Valley |
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MEDA -Montana Economic Developers Association- Cities are using carrots instead of sticks for code enforcement.
City officials report that this strategy has helped property owners and neighborhoods resolve issues more quickly and view the city as a partner rather than an adversary. - Great Cities – Your Community Can Plan For and Build So That People Can Enjoy Aging In It – Befrienders of Bozeman
Planning for an aging population and how evolving technology will work is simply built into how the city works. Preparing for the “Age Wave” in the Gallatin Valley - The 9 Best Podcast Episodes of 2025 for Business Leaders
Want a lightning-fast, free, well-rounded education into how to launch, grow, or pivot your business (and your life) in 2026? These stellar podcast episodes from Acquired, Diary of a CEO, Rebecca Minkoff, Tim Ferriss, Emma Grede, and more are must listens. - Do your schools have a class on How to Disagree?
The Litowitz Center for Enlightened Disagreement uses a multifaceted approach that combines research, curriculum, outreach, and convening to provide students, community members, and organizations with intellectual and analytical tools and skills to navigate disagreement. It helps them harness the power of difference in service of greater understanding, knowledge, and progress. - How Ford, Farnsworth and Berners-Lee Help Make Us All More Anti-Social. We’re Even Building for Loneliness With AI.
“A fundamental paradox at the core of human life is that we are highly social and made better in every way by being around people,” Epley said. “And yet over and over, we have opportunities to connect that we don’t take, or even actively reject, and it is a terrible mistake.” - What Is a 3(38) Fiduciary and Why Should You Consider One for Your Company 401(k) Accounts
Do you know that plans will be able to include private equity and debt as well as real estate and digital assets such as crypto. - Why does sports betting contribute to increased crime?
Is the revenue from sports betting worth the increased crime rates? - 2026 Regional Economic Conditions Conference – 1/9 – Online
The conference will also feature presentations and panel discussions with representatives of each state in the Ninth Federal Reserve District, which includes Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, northwestern Wisconsin, and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.
Missoula, Montana Chamber of CommerceGreat Falls Montana Development AllianceMontana BusinessMontana Candidate – Exploring opportunities in early stage investments, investment analysis, economic research, and economic development. Dynamic and results-driven Business Analyst with extensive experience in entrepreneurship and empirical economics. Track record of leveraging data-driven insights to design strategic investment theses and drive business growth. Demonstrated expertise in financial modeling, market research,… - Do your developers know “Claude”? If not, you better get on board ASAP.
It’s all about feedback loops. - Why is the United States 24th in the global happiness ranking?
It’s not fair to say that Generation Z is abandoning the American dream, the American dream is abandoning them. - No Montana Communities on “The Best Small Cities in the US to live in 2025”
The popularity and increasing housing expense of Montana has finally taken our communities off of the lists. - How “anticircumvention” laws could bite Americas manufacturers in the butt.
“anticircumvention” It’s illegal—a felony, in many cases—to modify devices and services without permission from manufacturers. - You should always be preparing to sell your business
Even if you have no intention of selling anytime soon, the acts that you take to do so not only make it more attractive but also contribute significantly to the bottom line. - The Data Center Rodeo is Really Ramping Up and Becoming More Financially Dangerous Similar to 2008.
It’s like the Bakkan Oil Fields but on a world wide scale. “Nvidia is also CoreWeave’s supplier of chips and one of its major investors, meaning CoreWeave is using Nvidia’s money to buy Nvidia’s chips and then renting them right back to Nvidia.”
YOUR MONTANA CAREERMontana Energy and TransportationMontana’s 21st Century Education Initiative – “You Should Care…”- How do fewer receptors for glutamate impact people with autism?
“We have found this really important, never-before-understood difference in autism that is meaningful, has implications for intervention, and can help us understand autism in a more concrete way than we ever have before,” says James McPartland, a professor of child psychiatry and psychology in the Child Study Center at Yale School of Medicine (YSM) and the study’s co-principal investigator. - What solitary animal has 44 distinct compounds in its square poo?
And why should you care? Hey, it’s Christmas… Laugh a little. - Is there something better than sugar brewing in the lab?
It’s without excess calories, tooth decay, and heightened risk for obesity, insulin resistance, and diabetes. - Interview with University of Montana President Seth Bodnar on the Success and Challenges of 2025.
The University has had an outstanding 2025 especially in the face of uncertainties at the Federal level.
VR/AR, Blockchain, Bitcoin, Artificial Intelligence, The Internet of Things and Montana |
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