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The MDT Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program encourages and supports the participation of companies owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals in transportation contracts. Frederick Van Den Abbeel, Business Attraction Manager with the Montana Department of Commerce, noted the state has a number of flagship programs that provide training for both existing and new employees and businesses including: |
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Come Home MontanaMontana Department of Commerce- Home prices not cooling in western, central Montana, realtor group says
Median sales prices reached a record amount of $502,000, Darra Norgaard, president of the Montana Regional MLS, which covers the western and central parts of the state, told The Center Square. As recently as April 2021, the median price was $385,000, almost $100,000 more than compared to April 2020. - Workforce Development Programs To Get The Job Done at The Montana Department of Commerce
Frederick Van Den Abbeel, Business Attraction Manager with the Montana Department of Commerce, noted the state has a number of flagship programs that provide training for both existing and new employees and businesses including: - Montana’s Indian Country Economic Development Programs
These programs allow the Indian Country Programs to continue to articulate measurable success for investing in business and economic development activities on reservations in partnership with tribal governments for the benefit of tribal communities and members. - Choose Montana Business Attraction Success Story – Hyundai Comes to Montana – Montana Department of Commerce
“We are pleased that our Business Attraction team’s personalized support for Hyundai Motor Group, in close collaboration with our partners in the academic, business, and government sectors, helped play a key role in the expansion of Hyundai Motor Group’s footprint to Montana,” said Montana Department of Commerce Director Scott Osterman. “We look forward to collaborating with other corporations, entrepreneurs, and companies who want to establish or broaden their presence in Montana.”
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Thank you for a great showing at our Spring Conference. We had a full house with great speakers, networking opportunities, and discussions. Presentation materials will be posted to our website shortly. Please contact us if you’d like a copy of the materials beforehand. - Brad Feld Releases: Startup Boards: A Field Guide to Building and Leading an Effective Board of Directors 2nd edition launch day is 6/15. It will be a must read for every board.
The first time many founders see the inside of a board room is when they step in to lead their board. But how do boards work? How should they be structured, managed, and leveraged so that startups can grow, avoid pitfalls, and get the best out of their boards? Authors Brad Feld, Mahendra Ramsinghani, and Matt Blumberg have collectively served on hundreds of startup and scaleup boards over the past 30 years, attended thousands of board meetings, encountered multiple personalities and situations, and seen the good, bad, and ugly of boards.
The Telecommuting and Gig Workforce in Montana- A full return to the office? Does ‘never’ work for you?
“It’s kind of a Wizard of Oz thing,” Kime said. In other words, his team realized that there was no almighty being compelling his assistance; there was just a man behind a curtain (or Zoom screen). “As much as we complained about going back to work, we all understood that it was going to happen. But the minute we started going, we realized how silly that was,” she added.
Next Generation Broadband in MontanaMontana Economic Development- Climate change puts a different spin on fly fishing for once skeptical anglers
“When you spend a lot of time outdoors, and you do it over decades, you start to see a pattern, and you can count on those things happening over and over again at approximately the same time (of year),” said Todd Tanner, a Montana resident who has been fishing for more than 55 years. “Anyone who has been fly fishing for a decade or longer has seen the impacts of climate on our fisheries.”
Housing- Even Deep-Pocketed Buyers Are Starting to Back Away From the U.S. Housing Market. But no, we’re not headed for anything even close to 2008.
If you’ve tried to buy a home in the past two years, you have my most profound sympathies. Your experience has probably gone something like this: You found your dream home online; sent photos around to your family; visited the premises (or decided to buy, sight unseen); got your financial statements in order; smartly offered 10 percent over asking; and learned, several hours later, that no fewer than 831 other people had bid for the same house, which sold to a couple who paid 50 percent over asking, all cash, and cinched the deal with a contract amendment promising to name their firstborn child after the seller. - Rents across U.S. rise above $2,000 a month for the first time ever
Rents are up more than 30% in Austin, Seattle, and Cincinnati. In Los Angeles the median asking rent is $3,400. Even in formerly affordable cities such as Nashville it’s now $2,140, up 32% from last year. - Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac take steps to make it easier to buy a home
In a historic move, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac announced changes to battle systemic racism that has blocked people of color from homeownership. - Have you faced a bidding war trying to rent an apartment?
Many people are facing the kind of intense competition usually only seen with buying houses. - Less Parking Could Mean More Housing
Citing environmental concerns and a lack of housing, an increasing number of cities and some West Coast states are reconsidering mandates that all homes, offices and businesses offer a minimum number of parking spots for residents, workers and customers.
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