MATR Newsletter – July 19, 2019
The state with the best education wins!

“We haven’t just built one of the cleanest and easy-to-use UI’s out there, we’ve perfected the customizable review processes for hundreds of use-cases and are now building out a suite of AI-matching technologies that will help any organization find the right opportunity for them.”  Michael FitzGerald, co-founder and chief executive officer of Submittable. 

Come Home Montana

• Montana Career Opportunities – Senior Software Engineer, Staff Accountant,  Account Director, Media Coordinator and more… – LumenAd

  LumenAd is an AdTech based in Missoula, MT. Agencies and brands craft the message, we make sure it’s heard. We then analyze its impact using technology we create and service we take pride in. And we have a ton of fun along the way. SEE OPEN POSITIONS ****************** LumenAd Develops Digital Marketing Platform and Grows…

Montana Department of Commerce

• Montana Commerce Director Rice Celebrates Newly-Renovated Affordable Homes in Lewistown

  “It’s important we recognize and celebrate the renovation of Lewistown’s Meadows Apartments, a place that will provide its residents with safe, accessible and affordable homes,” Commerce Director Rice said.

Montana Governor’s Office of Economic Development

• LumenAd Develops Digital Marketing Platform and Grows 2X Each Year from Montana – Career Opportunities Available

  LumenAd’s Founder and CEO Ryan Hansen has a focused niche in the shifting landscape of digital marketing, and an ideal place to grow his business in Missoula, Montana.

Montana Economic Development

• Startups Are Abandoning Suburbs for Cities With Good Transit

  Ultimately, transit is more than just a mobility strategy, it is a stimulant for new business creation, job generation, and economic development as well.

Montana Business

• Submittable Raises $10M Series B to Transform the Application Submission and Review Process – Submittable Career Opportunities

  Funding will spur growth in its AI-driven marketplace with plans to double workforce in Montana headquarters in the next year

Visit Montana

• University of Montana website provides backcountry maps

  University of Montana’s Wilderness Institute  makes it easier for backcountry visitors to plan backpacking, rafting and hiking trips.

Incubators and R&D

• National Institute of Health program asks Missoulians to donate DNA Thursday and Friday at Caras Park

  A new research program is asking citizens for a swab of their DNA to help researchers study how the environment and lifestyles can affect health.

Regional Economic Development

• Watch: Reimagining the Rural West Initiative launch

  Panelists explored challenges faced by rural areas, and ideas to build vibrant communities. Watch the webinar.

Come Home Idaho

• Idaho Career Opportunities – Unity developers, electrical engineers, sales and marketing professionals and more… – Black Box VR

  Let’s do this together. We are hiring Unity developers, electrical engineers, sales and marketing professionals and looking to partner with top fitness trainers, gyms and experts. We are also interested in sharing ideas and insights with VR and AR companies and experts around the world. We’d love to talk. 404 S 8th St Boise ID…

Idaho News & Events

• The key to continuing Idaho’s economic success: empower women business owners

  Women now own nearly 5,000 businesses and employ over 36,000 Idahoans, paying out more than $1 billion in salaries and wages to Idahoans.

Rural Communities

• Rural America’s Role in the Energy Revolution

  The Rural Energy Dialogues offer a way for communities to name their concerns, learn more about the issues, and make decisions that reflect their values and identity.

Transportation

• Electric scooter company launching in Bozeman

  “We do have a mobility problem,” Kitto said. “We want to be more than just a joy ride.”

• Portland, Ore., Metro Tests Mobility Analytics Platform

  It’s no longer enough to simply know how many cars travel a highway or how many passengers crowd onto a train or bus.

• Self-Driving and Electric Vehicles, Over Promised and Under Delivered

  The raft of rosy projections in recent years have not even remotely come true.

• Missoula will wait on e-scooters

  The scooters are already becoming popular in other Northwest cities, although they’ve also come with problems.

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

• Boston Dynamics’ robots are preparing to leave the lab — is the world ready?

  Not many robotics companies can boast legions of fans online, but not many robotics companies make robots quite like Boston Dynamics.

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