CBS Sunday Morning – National History Day offers students in grades 6-12 the opportunity to explore significant topics of history.

Those who do not learn history are doomed to repeat it

Come Home Montana

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• 2024 Western Montana Career Fair – 9/17 – Missoula

  The Missoula Job Service Presents Western Montana’s Largest Career Fair

• Montana Career Opportunities – Business Advisor – APEX Accelerator, Director Regional Small Business Development Center, Lending Solutions Specialist – Great Falls Montana Development Alliance

  The Great Falls Development Alliance (GFDA) is a regional public/private economic development organization that serves the 13-county urban/rural/tribal Great Falls Montana trade area.

• Please Help Support the Missoula Strikers FC 2007 Boys Soccer Team As They Represent Montana at National Tournament 

  To attend the U.S. Presidents Cup National Tournament, the team must raise $18,000. They are in the midst of a significant fundraising effort with limited time to secure funding, with a deadline of July 3, 2024.

Eventgroove

• Tell us how Eventgroove has helped you fundraising or developing events and possibly win $500.

  In return for a quick video telling us how Eventgroove has helped you run a great event or fundraiser, we’ll enter you to win a $500 Visa gift card!⁠

MEDA -Montana Economic Developers Association

• What Is Your Home’s Wildfire Risk?

  An updated online tool allows towns and counties to get a sense of their wildfire risk without having to pay for expensive studies.

• How This Former U.S. Navy SEAL Prevents Burnout

  Madefor founder and former SEAL Patrick Dossett has made managing mental health and burnout his business.

• Leadership Montana – The Leading Edge – May 2024

  Leadership Montana exists to develop leaders committed to building a better Montana through knowledge, collaboration and civility.

• AARP Montana hands out $88,936 through six grants to aid communities

  Grantees will implement quick-action projects that help communities become more livable by improving public places, transportation, housing, digital connections and more, with an emphasis on the needs of adults ages 50 and older, AARP said.

• Headwaters report: Time to rethink wildfire management – Adaptive Firescapes

  “Wildfire is coming to our landscape. Is it fire that we can live with or fire that will repeatedly destroy us?

• Female entrepreneurs are creating businesses at record rates. Here’s why

  New data from Gusto shows that women started half of all new businesses in 2023. This is compared to a mere 29% in 2019.

• Montana Department of Commerce Awards New Grants to Enhance Rural Tourism

  “Visitation provides a significant impact to towns and communities across our state,” said Paul Green, Director of the Montana Department of Commerce. “Through the Pilot Community Tourism Grant Program, these communities will understand more ways to diversify their economic portfolios, improve the quality of life for local residents and provide unique experiences for visitors to discover.”

Missoula Chamber of Commerce

• Hellgate Venture Network – 7/18 – Missoula

  I founded Full Swing PR in 2019 to help leaders from underrecognized groups fulfill their potential as subject matter experts, bestselling authors, keynote speakers, and political leaders.

• City Club Missoula – Meeting the Candidates for the Montana Supreme Court – 7/8 – Doubletree

  The Montana Supreme Court has two vacancies, one for Chief Justice and one for Seat 3 that will be filled after November’s general election. Please Join City Club Missoula on July 8 to hear about each race from candidates Jerry Lynch, former magistrate Judge, and Katherine Bidegaray, state district court judge. Attendees will be given the opportunity to ask questions of the candidates during our Table Talk portion of the forum.

Montana Business

• California’s High Tech Approach to Preventing Wildfires

  AI-trained cameras are putting eyes — hundreds of them — on land across the state. They’re spotting fires before the 911 calls come in.

• Return-To-Office Mandates Are (Finally, Unquestionably) Dead

  For the tech industry anyway, the remote work productivity argument is no longer relevant

Montana Businesses Seeking Investment or For Sale

• Butte’s historic Truzzolino Tamales is up for sale; business remains open

  Truzzolino Tamales reached out to NonStop Local to clarify that they are not closing. The business will remain in operation as usual, and customers can continue to enjoy their beloved tamales.

Senator Jon Tester

• Senator Tester Introduces Bill to Support Affordable Housing Options in Montana
  Senator’s Manufactured Housing Community Sustainability Act addresses rising housing costs by bolstering manufactured housing

Housing

• Study finds US does not have housing shortage, but shortage of affordable housing

  Most of the nation’s markets have ample housing in total, but nearly all lack enough units affordable to very low-income households.

TechLink

• The Hottest in R&D and Innovation Available for Licensing from TechLink

  We’re also serving up the latest in VA lab breakthroughs available to license today. From a novel kidney disease treatment to a tool that reduces foodborne illnesses, these world-changing inventions offer the next wave of healthcare advances.

The Creative and Cultural Economy

• Montana couple shares behind the scenes of their book “Most Trouts Don’t Read” and “Marmot Babies”

  His stories are warm, funny, and full of great advice to improve your skills and better enjoy your time on the water. His comments on gear, guides, and other aspects of the sport are based on decades of practical experience.”

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

• CBS Sunday Morning – National History Day offers students in grades 6-12 the opportunity to explore significant topics of history.  How about your state?

  At a time when educators may face restrictions on what they can teach, a contest sponsored by the non-profit organization National History Day offers students in grades 6-12 the opportunity to explore significant topics of history. Correspondent Faith Salie talks with some of the young people using writing, performance art and documentary filmmaking to tell stories of the past that resonate today, proving that history never gets old.

• World Language Initiative – Making language and culture education available for all Montanans -How a second language can boost the brain

  WLI – MT strives to create accessible pathways to multi-language learning and heightened global awareness. Through making language & culture education available, Montanans will have improved access and desire to celebrate diversity in their communities.

University of Montana & Montana State University Tech Transfer

• University of Montana researchers admit falsifying records in federal investigation

  Braxton Alan Norwood pleaded guilty to falsification of records in a federal investigation.

2024 Montana Legislature and Politics

• You probably missed this Supreme Court decision. It will change how government works.

  The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision involving fishing vessels will alter how presidents handle executive orders and should force Congress to do its job.

Government News & Events

• Don’t want to breathe toxic air from other states? The Supreme Court says too bad

  The EPA’s Good Neighbor Plan would have forced coal plants to curb their interstate pollution. The Supreme Court just put the plan on hold.

Transportation

• Roundabouts are a Proven Safety Countermeasure because they can substantially reduce crashes that result in serious injury or death.

  The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is an agency within the U.S. Department of Transportation that supports State and local governments in the design, construction, and maintenance of the Nation’s highway system (Federal Aid Highway Program) and various federally and tribal owned lands (Federal Lands Highway Program).

• FAA Approves Air Taxis in the Bay Area

  Archer said its goal is to replace 60- to 90-minute car commutes with 10- to 20-minute electric air taxi flights.

• The Charging Installation Needs of The Non-Passenger Side Of The EV Industry

  Electrifying commercial vehicles that drive continuously throughout the day, particularly in cities, will mean a great deal in reducing emissions and improving air quality.

• Yellowstone-Teton Clean Cities (YTCC) works to advance alternative fuels, vehicles, infrastructure and sustainable transportation opportunities in Idaho, Montana and Wyoming.

  Yellowstone-Teton Clean Cities (YTCC’s) mission is to reduce consumption of traditional petroleum-based fuels, support our regional economy and protect our environment by encouraging and expanding the use of alternative fuels and advanced vehicle technologies, and promoting efficient transportation options.

• Monster 310-mile automated cargo conveyor will replace 25,000 trucks

  The Japanese government is planning to connect major cities with automated zero-emissions logistics links that can quietly and efficiently shift millions of tons of cargo, while getting tens of thousands of trucks off the road.

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