MATR Newsletter – July 26, 2019
The state with the best education wins!

Bozeman, Montana’s Quiq raises $12.5 million from Next Frontier Capital and others to bring bots and messaging to customer service -Career Opportunities

Quiq, like others in the space, is setting out to capitalize on this growing push toward messaging in customer service.

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Montana Career Opportunities – Enterprise Sales, Digital Marketing Analyst, Front End Engineers, Software Engineers and more… Quiq
Although our team is small, our aspirations are mighty! First and foremost, we are motivated by getting stuff done. Some teams spend a lot of time talking about doing work. We get work done! We love technology, but only if it works for our customers. We believe in going fast and failing forward. We’re not afraid of hard…

Montana highlighted on MSNBC’s ‘American Swamp’ starting Sunday 7/28
Montana is one of the few states to implement its own campaign finance restrictions. Jacob met with a few state senators to discuss Montana’s unusual approach to big money.

State Department grant brings workforce experts to University of Montana
Led by Theresa Floyd at the UM College of Business, the 18 scholars are traveling around western Montana, participating in panels and visiting area employers like LumenAd, Blackfoot Communications, S&K Technologies, and Wilson Logistics.

Tentative deal: Butte Council OK’s Missoula media production company Media Studios getting former Northwestern Energy building complex
The company would take over all five buildings and use the space for production sound stages, interior filming, offices, educational and training rooms, set locations and apartments and condos for those working on movie and film projects.
Bozeman, Montana’s Quiq raises $12.5 million from Next Frontier Capital and others to bring bots and messaging to customer service -Career Opportunities
Quiq, like others in the space, is setting out to capitalize on this growing push toward messaging in customer service.

Idaho workforce program pairs teachers with tech firms
“This is the STEM Action Center’s way of giving a teacher real world experience.”

Why Future Jobs Will Require Data Analytics Skills
“Every single person should have an aptitude for insights. This is no longer a back-office activity. It’s at the table and it should be part of how we make decisions.”