MEDA -Montana Economic Developers Association

• Park Service Accepting Bids to Operate Historic Chalets in Glacier National Park

  The federal agency released its prospectus for a new concession contract at both Granite Park and Sperry chalets, two lodges in Glacier National Park’s backcountry that are turning 110 this year

• Anthropic CEO warns AI will destroy half of all white-collar jobs

  Technology has often been bad news for blue-collar jobs. Now, white-collar workers could be facing pink slips.

• Native American Collateral Support program aids Indigenous business growth

  The program facilitates funding by creating a lending system between business lenders and the state. When a business secures a loan, the state deposits collateral to the lender from the NACS program, reinforcing the lender’s capital support.

City of Bozeman Economic Development

• Vacancy rate in Bozeman could rise

  Bozeman Apartment Glut: Vacancy Rates Soar as Construction Outpaces Demand

• Bozeman launches composting pick-up program

  For $10 a month, customers can sign up for weekly pickup, which provides them with a kitchen pail for food scraps and a beige tote to put curbside. With the help of a federal grant, the program has been up and running for about two months, said Nick Ross, the city’s director of transportation and engineering. About 1,100 people have signed up.

Great Falls Development Alliance

• GFDA Top Ten for 6-1-25

  Registration is open for GFDA’s Annual Meeting. Tuesday, June 17th, 8:00-10:00 AM at The Newberry. Join us as we reflect on the past year’s achievements, share updates on projects, and outline our strategic priorities for the upcoming year, while also honoring this year’s Ally Award winners. Mark your calendars

Kalispell Chamber of Commerce

• Flathead County youth get chance to learn entrepreneurship through Lemonade Day

  Participants will engage in a structured curriculum covering essential business concepts such as budgeting, marketing, product development, and customer service.

• Free cyber-security clinic to be held in Kalispell – 6/9

  The event will be hosted by the University of Montana and is open to the public. It is scheduled for Monday, June 9, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Flathead County Library.

Regional Economic Development

• ‘We Take Last Place’: North Dakota Residents Fight Industrial Dairy Threat to Land and Legacy

  Residents of Abercrombie, North Dakota, are fighting back against a proposed 19,000-cow mega-dairy, raising alarm over water contamination, environmental risks, and threats to small family farms. As corporate agriculture expands, rural communities push to protect their land, health, and way of life.

• Even Industry Insiders Find It Hard To Keep Up With Wyoming Nuclear Boom

  The dizzying, supercollider pace of energy investment in Wyoming — especially nuclear — is bringing waves of new faces into the state. It’s happening so fast that industry insiders and trade associations find it hard to keep up.

Regional Business News

• AI-enabled ‘vibe coding’ lets anyone write software

  You no longer need to be a software engineer to build software — you can “vibe code” it by prompting chatbots to build apps and websites. Could that put programmers out of a job?

YOUR CAREER

• Osteoarthritic knee pain reduced by in-ear vagus nerve stimulation

  A new study has found the non-invasive application of in-ear electrical stimulation to the vagus nerve to be safe and effective in reducing osteoarthritis-related knee pain. It opens the door to innovative, quality-of-life-improving treatment.

• Common diabetes drug associated with “exceptional longevity”

  Metformin, a drug used as a first-line treatment for type 2 diabetes, has been associated with a 30% lower risk of death, according to a new study. The research adds to the growing body of evidence suggesting that the common drug may possess anti-aging properties.

• Personalized electronic face tattoo detects and predicts brain burnout

  A personalized electronic facial tattoo that wirelessly monitors the brain can tell when the organ is being overworked and can use the data it collects to predict mental overload, according to a new study. The tech could help us maintain the productivity sweet spot.

Energy and Transportation

• Nine Ways to Use Curb Space That Aren’t Parking

  California’s new daylighting law bans parking within 20 feet of crosswalks. How can cities best use this space?

• Changan Solid-State Battery Will Unlock Up To 1500 Kilometers Of Range

  These batteries will never find their way to consumers in the US, which has surrounded itself with an impenetrable wall of tariffs designed to fend off the Yellow Peril by keeping Chinese cars out of the hands of Americans. As a result, the rest of the world will be driving long-range electric cars while Americans trundle along in the slow lane driving outmoded cars with obsolete technology.

• 10,000 Jobs, $14 Billion in Clean Energy Investments Nixed as Biden’s “Investing in America” Agenda Reversed

  In other words, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” is going to cost us thousands of jobs and billions of dollars of private sector investment in the US.

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

• “Cruel” E-Rate Rollback Harms Broadband Expansion Plans

  The effort, spearheaded by Texas Republican Senator Ted Cruz, leverages the Congressional Review Act to roll back FCC changes to E-Rate, a government program that helps subsidize deployment of broadband access to rural communities, libraries, and schools.

• Call of the Osprey (Scientists in the Field)

  In Missoula, Montana, the scientists have been following ospreys for six years, collecting data on the amount of contaminants found on their feathers and in their blood. The rivers and streams in Western Montana are still suffering effects from inappropriate mining activities performed more than a hundred years ago. This man-made pollution is still dangerous to people and to wildlife.

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