MATR Newsletter – July 24, 2025
The state with the best education wins!

How to Delete All of Your Social Media Accounts

Breaking up is hard to do—harder yet when there’s a deactivation period. Here’s how to log off every big social site, including Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, Threads, Bluesky, and Truth Social.

A glass of wine at 2pm in Paris isn’t day drinking. It’s cultural immersion.

Today’s MATR Newsletter is sponsored by:

MEDA -Montana Economic Developers Association

Voices of Montana Tourism – Monthly News & Views Share your insights as Montana invests in a strong travel and tourism economy
Commerce is partnering with our data and research agency of record, Lawrence & Schiller (L&S) to create a database of tourism and visitation assets found throughout Montana in alignment with Commerce’s Destination MT Statewide Resiliency Plan.
Zero to Five Montana offers childcare grants for employers
“The beauty of this program is that there are so many different ways that employers can use these funds, depending on their need, their business, and their community,” she said.
Missoula, Montana Knife Company Grows From Garage to State-of-the-art Facility
On Tuesday’s KGVO Talk Back show, the Missoula Economic Partnership hosted Josh Smith, founder and owner of the Montana Knife Company, in the monthly ECON 101 broadcast.
Why stories still matter in a fast-moving world
The world needs stories. And stories need us.
Four-day workweek makes for healthier, more satisfied workers
We must stop living to work. We must work to live.

Missoula Chamber of Commerce

New ‘IndigiPalooza’ event to celebrate Native art, storytelling – 8/1-2 – Missoula, Montana
IndigiPalooza brings together more than a dozen Native artists, musicians and writers for panel discussions, live music, an art market and more.

Montana Photonics & Quantum Alliance

Montana Photonics & Quantum Alliance July Newsletter: Highlights, New Members, Events, & More
Welcome to the MPQA newsletter! It has been an eventful time for Montana Photonics & Quantum Alliance. From events to visits, welcoming new members to planning for upcoming events, we are grateful for this community. Read on to learn about our new members and exciting events.

City of Bozeman Economic Development

Last of 62 below-market-rate homes up for sale in unique Bozeman neighborhood
A lottery to buy the last of 62 homes in the groundbreaking Bridger View neighborhood — where half of the homes were sold for well below market rate — is open until Monday.

Great Falls Development Alliance

U.S. Bank Foundation supports local communities with $16.5 million in grants
When I visited Great Falls, Montana, for the first time and met with the to talk about the work it does, it felt like it is creating that atmosphere that I had when I was growing up. Nonprofits like Great Falls Development Authority are needed in these rural areas because they drive economic development for those who have lived there for years and also create the atmosphere to bring new folks to beautiful areas across the country.
GFDA Upcoming Business Trainings
AI-powered Value Stream Mapping Webinar

TechLink

Techlink – Mixed Reality, Thermal Wetsuits & Enhanced Motion Protectors
Welcome back to The Pulse! As a reminder: The Pulse is your monthly guide to exciting technology transfer opportunities from federal labs. The innovations we share here are available now for your business to license and use as you develop new products and services.

Prospera Business Network

Prospera Upcoming Events
Business Trainings and Networking Events

Montana Business

Montana Career Opportunity – Community Marketing Specialist – Clearwater Credit Union
Clearwater Credit Union is accepting applications for a Community Marketing Specialist to join our Marketing Team. This role is vital to Clearwater’s ability to build brand awareness, attract new members, and cultivate brand love. In this role, you’ll plan and support the execution of sponsored community events and activities, credit union events, career fairs, and industry/association partner activities. Along the way, you’ll fulfill your desire to make a difference and have a positive impact on the people and communities we serve.
TDS Telecom Celebrating recent neighborhood launches – with more to come!
Make sure to catch TDS at Downtown ToNight, held from 5-9 p.m. every Thursday at Caras Park! Enjoy food trucks and live music and chat with TDS associates about our all-fiber network in Missoula.

Housing

Investors own the majority of homes in some California counties
Purchasing a home in California is hard enough before you realize that almost one-fifth of them have been gobbled up by investors instead of individuals.

YOUR CAREER

Gallatin College MSU launches hospitality program to meet demand in service industry
Starting in August, Gallatin College Montana State University will train students to house, guide and feed the state’s tourists and other travelers with a one-year hospitality certificate. The certificate provides baseline knowledge of business communication, culinary arts, hotel management and more, said program manager Meredith Allen.

Energy and Transportation

Amtrak Cutting Jobs, Funding to High-Speed Rail
The agency plans to cut 10 percent of its workforce and has confirmed it will not fund new high-speed rail projects.
Tesla wants to offer Robotaxis to ‘half the population of the U.S.’ by the end of 2025
During the call, Musk did also say that the company is being “very cautious” with Robotaxi expansion, but that the service areas and the number of vehicles in operation will increase at a “hyper-exponential rate.”

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

A New Angle – Dr. Reed Humphrey on higher education, part two
In part two of this two-part episode, Justin presses Reed on the tenuous nature of the provost position at UM. Reed talks about the pros of interdisciplinary initiatives and the importance of stability and institutional knowledge in academic leadership roles, as well as the need to balance innovation and tradition in higher education.