MATR Newsletter – July 29, 2019
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Prospera to open food and agriculture development center

The money will go toward creating a business support system for companies that make products using Montana food and agriculture materials.

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Governors Announce Initiative to Address Aging Infrastructure
“Bullock capped his yearlong chairmanship of the National Governors Association Thursday by releasing “A Governor’s Action Guide to Achieving Good Jobs for All Americans.”

Report shows Montana’s outdoors needs millions in improvements – “Funding needs for Wildlife, Working Lands, and Recreation in Montana”
“We want to talk about what we have to do as we look to the future.”
As Rural America Slips, Governors Look for Ways to Help
Rural America lags behind metro areas in terms of population growth, business creation and workforce participation.
Prospera to open food and agriculture development center
The money will go toward creating a business support system for companies that make products using Montana food and agriculture materials.

Morrison-Maierle Systems Receives Elite Industry Award
Morrison-Maierle Systems announced their placement on the prestigious Channel Futures MSP 501 rankings last week. They are among only 27 MSPs from the western United States to represent the Mountain Region, and they are the sole provider in these ran
A Recession Is Coming (Eventually). Here’s Where You’ll See It First.
Here is a guide to some of the indicators that have historically done the best job of sounding the alarm.

Seeing Montana from above is an enlightening experience
That fairly empty expanse also emphasizes how lucky we are in Montana to have agricultural, reservation, state and federal lands that remain undeveloped.

An Innovation Playlist – Stanford’s Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Series
In these videos, influential leaders and technologist share their entrepreneurial journeys and tease out the secrets behind lasting success.

9 Successful Business Leaders Reveal Their Top Tips for Selling Anything to Anyone
Be passionate, listen, and build rapport, say Hint Water founder Kara Goldin and other top entrepreneurs.
Chobani Billionaire Hamdi Ulukaya: To Be Truly Successful, Break These 3 Stupid Business Rules
At TED the self-made billionaire explained why the usual business playbook is flat-out dumb.
How Feelings and Friendship Factor Into Startup Success (and Failure)
A quarter of U.S. entrepreneurial ventures fail after a year.

The burger battle: The lawsuits challenging restrictions on plant-based meat labels
As new laws sweep across America regulating what food can and can’t be called meat, a torrent of lawsuits are pushing back arguing the laws are unconstitutional

Emsi to build 70,000-square-foot headquarters in Moscow, Idaho
Emsi’s new 3.7-acre campus will house over 500 employees, offering the rapidly growing data software company ample room to grow.
Idaho Governor Uses Tech to Simplify State’s Rulemaking
Gov. Brad Little unveiled new rulemaking steps this week, releasing a list that includes online posting of rulemaking public meetings, a new subscribe feature for administrative bulletins and more.

Portland, Oregon Based R2C Group Has Launched a Marketing Accelerator for Female-Founded Startups – SheScales
SheScales, a marketing accelerator designed to provide performance marketing, brand strategy, research and creative expertise to participants.

CBS 60 Minutes – Ray Dalio: Wealth gap a “national emergency”
The founder of the most successful hedge fund in the world says capitalism needs to be reformed and that the American dream is lost.

The Industrial Era is Coming to an End. Here’s What’s Next
The threat is clear. Long time icons of the industrial era, from GE to Kodak, are failing fast, and not in a good way.

Cost of character: As Bozeman grows, maintaining historic neighborhoods will be expensive
Even as the city grows, it will be able to navigate what it is, what it’s becoming and what it was.

Nearly half of Montana adults affected by Equifax data breach but they need to fully understand the proposal first.
The head of the state Office of Consumer Protection urged Montanans on Friday to take full advantage of the $300 million settlement Equifax will pay affected consumers in the United States for a 2017 data breach. “People need to focus on it,” said Mark Mattioli, consumer protection chief in the Montana Department of Justice. “Part…
An Equifax hack settlement promises a $125 payout. The truth is more complicated.
The biggest loophole you should be aware of is that if you do nothing, you will automatically waive your right to take legal action against Equifax in the future.