MATR Newsletter – January 27, 2020
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Montana Economic Outlook Seminar 2020 – Finding Good Workers – 1/28-3/19 – Various Montana Cities

These half-day seminars highlights the latest economic trends for local economies and the state of Montana.

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Economic Outlook 2020: Butte-Silver Bow County, economic development officials predict banner year
Butte’s future is looking bright.
How Missoula grows: City leaders have their say
The building boom has been good to some but not as good for others, so city leaders will be on the hook to make sure Missoula grows in a way that benefits everyone on the socioeconomic ladder.
Women’s Gains in the Work Force Conceal a Problem
Jobs traditionally viewed as female still don’t pay well, and still don’t appeal to men. Fixing one of these things would fix the other.
Bozeman’s economy ranked strongest small economy third year in a row
The group uses 23 different factors over a 20-year period, including wages, unemployment and welfare.
University of Montana – The Online Professional Certificate in Nonprofit Administration Summer classes are offered May 11 – July 17
Through a dynamic series of fully online courses and an internship, the certificate offers a combination of theoretical learning and hands-on experience.

Federal Courts Allow Corporations to Tear Apart the Family Farm
Presidential candidates have some good plans for revitalizing rural America. But unless we restructure the Supreme Court, those proposals won’t get far.
“Breaking and Entering: The Extraordinary Story of a Hacker Called ‘Alien,'” Sherri Davidoff, an MIT hacker turned cybersecurity CEO of LMG (Lake Missoula Group)
“We break into companies and write reports about it.”
Medical Simulation Brings High-Tech Training To Montana’s Remote Clinics
One Montana program is now delivering state-of-the-art simulated training to some of the state’s most remote clinics and hospitals. And experts say it’s helping save lives.
Calving time in Montana at “32 Below” – Montana Cattle Ranch Documentary Earns Natl Award
If you want to take “a journey through winter calving” it looks like a cool new documentary will soon be unveiled at the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival coming up on February 23rd at The Wilma in Missoula.

This is the best method for evaluating someone’s job performance
Evaluating someone fairly can be tough. Here’s how you should approach the task.
A Decade of Innovator Origin Stories
In ten short video clips from the past decade, founders and leaders describe how they took action on the opportunities that changed their lives.

Solar Roadways is making walking and driving surfaces safer in winter
Meanwhile, we are getting panels ready to install in Baltimore and continuing talks with next Customers in Florida and many other places.

The Wyoming Governor’s pitch: Fight climate change with coal
The state has begun the process of understanding an economy where coal is no longer king.

60 miles from college: Lack of education, a way out of poverty, could ‘kill rural America’
More than 5 million Americans live in education deserts, lacking any college within a 30-minute drive. Few students go away to college, and poverty persists.

Nonprofit expands free security services for campaigns as election season heats up
DDC is designed to be a one-stop shop for campaigns to get protections against phishing, websites and mobile app security, multi-factor authentication through security keys, and more.