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MATR Newsletter – January 12, 2023
The state with the best education wins!




New fiber-optic provider announces plans to expand to Butte

A new fiber-optic internet service will soon be available in western Montana. TDS Telecommunications added Butte to its construction roster, with plans to build a new all-fiber network in six Montana communities.

Grizzly Broadband to bring fiber-optic internet to Montana’s Bitterroot Valley

According to executive director Joe Smith, the majority of Ravalli County will have fiber internet after all five projects are completed.



Montana State University, Montana Technological University, the University of Montana and 10 other Universities, join regional alliance for high-tech economic development

The Mountains and Plains University Innovation Alliance, which includes universities in Montana, Idaho, Wyoming and the Dakotas, will support coordination and collaboration


Today’s MATR Newsletter is sponsored by:

Come Home Montana

Great Falls Development Authority

Montana West Economic Development

Montana Business

Next Generation Broadband in Montana

Montana Governor Greg Gianforte

Montana Economic Development

Housing

  • What’s Ahead for the U.S. Housing Market?

    After a year of rising mortgage rates and shortages in both supply and demand, the best option for prospective homebuyers and homeowners is to bide their time, says Wharton’s Susan Wachter.

Montana Ambassadors

  • Publication finds Montana has second highest demand for leaders in the U.S.

    The publication, prepared for Montana by rural sociologist Benjamin Winchester of the University of Minnesota Extension, is titled “Montana’s Leadership Demand.” It reports that one in every 13 adults must hold a leadership position to keep the state’s existing government and nonprofit organizations running, according to Tara Mastel, MSU Extension community development program leader.

TechLink

Developing a more Entrepreneurial Montana

Montana Biotech

Funding and Building your Business

Come Home Idaho

Wyoming Business

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

Rural Communities

Government News & Events

Transportation

Cool Stuff That’s Coming

  • Snøhetta unveils “Svart”, the Arctic Circle’s first energy-positive hotel

    Located in the arctic environment where natural preservation is key, the circular hotel reduces its yearly energy consumption by approximately 85 percent and produces its own energy. Inspired by local vernacular architecture, Svart’s design is based on the “fiskehjell” (an A-shaped wooden structure for drying fish) and the “rorbue” (a traditional seasonal house used by fisherman).

Energy and Climate Change

TED and TEDX Talks

VR/AR, Blockchain, Bitcoin, Artificial Intelligence and The Internet of Things

Privacy, Hacking and Virus Alerts

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