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The model also predicts population at the county level for the next five years. Lawmakers joked about the influx of “pesky Minnesotans” and other out-of-state residents who have filled state parks and campsites |
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North Americans consume six times as much energy as the average global consumer, according to Bradley Layton, CEO of Human Powered Future. NWE experts consider the utility’s current business model ineffective in the changing energy market and encouraged implementation of full decoupling |
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Come Home Montana- Butte chief executive provides State of the City address
Gallagher says a top priority for 2023 is addressing dangerous buildings, with plans to create a grant program to help homeowners afford demolitions expected to be created in the coming weeks. - New tool helps track Montana’s population growth
The model also predicts population at the county level for the next five years. - Anaconda, Montana imagines a future beyond smelting and Superfund
“If you like to ski, we’ve got a ski hill that’s phenomenal. We got a golf course that’ll knock your socks off. We got the Big Hole valley, we got the Pinlters. Guys, we got it,” - Montana’s American Prairie Reserve to Launch New “Prairie Lectures” Series- 2/21 – Lewistown, Montana
Rolls’ presentation will be the first in a new series at the NDC called “Prairie Lectures.” This FREE event is open to the public and will be held at the American Prairie National Discovery Center at 302 W. Main Street in Lewistown. - Growing Pains in Columbia Falls, Montana
As more developments confront local resistance, a once sleepy Columbia Falls continues to wrestle with the best path forward - Montana Career Opportunities – 14 Opportunities – Montana Nonprofit Association
14 new nonprofit jobs - Software consulting firm, Axiom IT Solutions, looking for marketing & business development partner
AXIOM IT Solutions is seeking proposals for marketing and business development consulting and delivery and would be happy to send the RFI to qualified applicants. Contact us for more information. - Montana Career Opportunity – Chief Financial Officer – Cascade County
The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) ensures the accountability and effectiveness of Cascade County government by providing efficient innovative services, public policy analysis, financial expertise and management and oversight of the…
Northwestern EnergyBig Sky Economic DevelopmentMontana Bioscience Cluster InitiativeProspera Business NetworkMontana Business- In Tune In Bozeman: The Business of Music in Music City, Montana – 2/27 – 11:30AM – Bozeman
Bozeman is becoming known statewide as “Music City, Montana”. - Montana-based Gaize is like a VR-based breathalyzer for drug use
While breathalyzers make it quick and easy to tell if someone is drunk, it takes more time and effort to determine if they’re intoxicated by drugs such as cannabis. A new device known as Gaize could reportedly soon change that. - Missoula boosts tourist home fees 825%; opponents see property infringement
City Council also boosted the annual renewal fee by 564%. While members of council have frequently approved endeavors that are subsidized by taxpayers, many on Monday suggested that regulating tourist homes should pay for itself. - Missoula-based Gaize announces the launch of their real-time impairment screening device for cannabis and other drugs
Today, Gaize, Inc. announced the launch of their impairment screening solution for cannabis and other drugs. The product is a first-of-its-kind fully automated, non-invasive and portable eye movement test conducted by a VR headset. - Commerce Launches Montana Cybersecurity Program for Montana Businesses
Cyberattacks on all businesses, particularly small to medium-sized businesses, are becoming more frequent, targeted, and complex. The Cybersecurity Program provides funds to directly assist small to medium-sized businesses with cybersecurity monitoring and security. Commerce has allocated approximately $2 million for this purpose. - Boards made from grass replace timber
Production is all-electric and sequesters 80 per cent of the carbon contained within the grass
Montana Governor Greg GianforteHousingVisit MontanaMontana Manufacturing Extension CenterDeveloping an Angel Network in MontanaFunding and Building your BusinessEducation News2023 Montana Legislature and PoliticsGovernment News & EventsGovernment TechnologyCity Club MissoulaHellgate Venture NetworkTransportation- Wireless Charging for Autonomous Electric Buses — World 1st
The wireless EV charging makes the trips more efficient and eliminates any need for bus drivers to get out and handle heavy cables. And that’s especially important for autonomous buses with no drivers! After all, if the buses are driverless, the charging needs to be as well. - First electric air taxi takes flight around New York City
The electric air taxi demonstration in NYC is a massive milestone for the partnership and sustainable air transportation. BETA has already had test pilots from the US Air Force and Army fly the ALIA-250 in full-pattern evaluations. - U.S. government will pay Tesla to open its charger network to non-Tesla EVs
Elon Musk, Tesla’s chief executive, promised to provide 7,500 open-access chargers in the U.S. by the end of 2024, according to Biden administration officials. - Walmart offers drone delivery in 7 states: Here’s which store locations offer the service
The store just east of Lakeland was among 36 Walmart stores in seven states that have drone delivery hubs recently launched by DroneUp, Flytrex and Zipline. - Zoox autonomous e-shuttle begins operating on public roads in California
The electric vehicle has been in development for almost 10 years now, and was designed from the ground up to be an autonomous taxi, so lacks any of the traditional driving controls found in converted cars used by the likes of AutoX and Waymo. - What A Multimodal Urban Design Contest in Iceland Can Teach the U.S.
An open competition to design a new urban quarter in Iceland will prioritize sustainable transportation in a region that’s proactively transitioning out of car dependency — and it could serve as a model for how to fill similar holes in growing U.S. communities. - It’s Time to Embrace ‘Deinfluencing’ Car Culture — and Gen Z is Leading
“Influencer Culture Is Ruining Modern Generations: If we don’t stop somewhere, things are only going to get worse.” The same sentiment can be applied to the culture of a car-centric world. Gutting the status quo is the only path forward.
Energy and Climate Change- Montana youths take climate case to trial June 12th in historical first
Held et al v. Montana is now the nation’s first-ever youth constitutional climate case set to go to trial. - Rising seas risk climate migration of 900 million people on ‘biblical scale,’ says U.N. chief
“Megacities on every continent will face serious impacts including Lagos, Maputo, Bangkok, Dhaka, Jakarta, Mumbai, Shanghai, Copenhagen, London, Los Angeles, New York, Buenos Aires and Santiago.” - “Exceptional” new catalyst cheaply splits hydrogen from seawater
Green hydrogen can’t be viewed as environmentally friendly if it drinks huge amounts of fresh water, or results in the bulk output of toxic chlorine, according to RMIT researchers who say they’ve come up with a cheap technique that does neither. - Battery Virtual Power Plant launches to help with electricity grid stability
“Homeowners can sit back and passively earn more income without having to even change their energy consumption. With electricity prices continuing to soar, the financial business case for solar and storage becomes even more attractive.”
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