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Job Fair for Montana Teaching Opportunities – 6/20 – Online

Hellgate Venture Network with Montana Sauna Co. – 6/20 – Missoula

Montana Sauna Co. is bringing a new sauna Culture to Montana. Our community sauna is an accessible community gathering space based around mental, physical and spiritual healing.

Come Home Montana

• Job Fair for Montana Teaching Opportunities – 6/20 – Online

  Welcome to the Montana Jobs for Teachers Service

• Teacher retention, wages hot topics at meeting of state education officials – Jobs for Teachers in Montana

  Study concludes that more than 2,000 Montana teachers left their roles during 2021-2022 school year.

• 10 new Montana nonprofit jobs

  Operations Coordinator MNA is hiring a full time Operations Coordinator. The MNA Operations Coordinator is a customer service and team-oriented person who often serves as the face of MNA, providing crucial support to MNA members and staff. Salary range $48,000-$52,000 with a 32-hour work week. Priority application deadline closes July 12th.

• Old Salt Coop Festival – 6/21-23 – Helmville, Montana

  Presented by Old Salt Co-op, the 2nd annual Old Salt Festival is a food & music celebration of Montana land stewardship. We’re bringing together wood-fired cooking, Americana musicians, Montana ranchers, and Western makers to celebrate in high Montana style on the Mannix Family Ranch in Helmville, Montana.

• Solutions begin in places like Ekalaka, Montana

  I want to believe that the relationship that started in that tiny bedroom in Ekalaka, Montana, and trickled down into the two oldest sons, is still the kind of relationship people want to cultivate in Montana, and in America.

• New Farmers Sought for Free Beginning Farmer Institute Online Training Program 

  The NFU is currently accepting applications for the program’s next cohort, which runs from October through December. The deadline to apply is July 1, and participation for its 12 to 15 members is free. Most of the programming is done virtually, with limited, in-person time.

Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority

• Big Sky Passenger Rail – The Round 4 Regional Working Group Meeting Presentation

  The working group meetings you have participated in over the last 18 months have played a critical role in our efforts to identify what needs to be done to restore and expand long-distance service. We want to reiterate our gratitude for your dedicated participation and significant contributions to the Long-Distance Service Study.”

• Everything You Need to Know About the Rail & Trail Projects in Santa Cruz County

  The Rail & Trail projects will provide an economical way to get to work and reduce traffic. They’ll also take a chunk out of Santa Cruz County’s greenhouse gas emissions since 60% come from transportation. – Sally Arnold, Board Member, Friends of the Rail & Trail.

MEDA -Montana Economic Developers Association

• PNWER’s 2024 Annual Summit will be held July 21 – 25, 2024 in Whistler, British Columbia at the Fairmont Château Whistler.

  Legislators, business leaders, academics, and policymakers from the U.S. and Canada will gather in Whistler, British Columbia for PNWER’s 33rd Annual Summit from July 21-25 to discuss regional economic best practices and trade concerns. It will be an opportunity to engage with our region’s key decision makers on both sides of the border.

• Old Salt Coop – Livestock and Land Stewardship – 4 Ranches – Montana Meat, Sausage, Smoked and Cured

  Ultimately, animal-based agriculture has the power to produce nourishing food while maintaining and improving long term ecological health, leaving space for the wildlife that share the landscape. That’s a win-win, that’s Old Salt.

• Missoula Economic Partnership June 2024 Newsletter is Here!

  Upstream Developments: The Latest on MEP’s Current Initiatives

• Butte Local Development Organization June 2024 Newsletter

  Last fall, The Headwaters Tech Hub in Montana was selected by the Economic Development Administration (EDA) as part of 31 designated Tech Hubs across the United States.

• Missoula Economic Partnership hears business concerns, from rising rent to parking

  The organization, one of the city’s leading economic arms, said local businesses in recent months have expressed a range of concerns regarding the city’s current economic climate.

Missoula Chamber of Commerce

• Two Montana Cities Make Top 20 For Best Ran In America.

  Several factors determine which towns and cities are best and according to one source, two Montana towns have just made the Top 20 Best Ran Cities in America.

• MATR Appreciates the Support of the Missoula Chamber of Commerce

  The Chamber is preserving and advancing the quality of life in Missoula by advocating for a healthy, responsible and diverse business environment and by providing resources that help businesses succeed.
  Please consider joining today

Northwestern Energy

• Missoula County working with Northwestern Energy for green power

  Missoula County has opened discussions around a Green Power Program. This would mean partnering with Northwestern Energy to let Missoula County residents access to a portfolio for renewable resources.

TOMIS

• TOMIS Acquires Yonder, Expanding Its Reach in the Travel Technology Sector

  TOMIS, a leading customer experience and communication software company and digital marketing agency for tour operators, is pleased to announce the acquisition of Yonder, a New Zealand-based tech company specializing in sales and customer service solutions for the tourism industry.

• Missoula, Montana Based TOMIS Acquires Yonder, Growthathon, Website Security & More | June Newsletter

  Today the TOMIS team is thrilled to announce that we have officially acquired Yonder, a technology company focused on building cutting-edge customer experience and communication software for tour operators. Based in New Zealand, the Yonder product is a natural extension of our work here at TOMIS, providing innovative, data-driven marketing solutions and exceptional customer experiences for tour operators around the globe.

Great Falls Development Alliance

• GFDA – Upcoming Trainings: Boots to Business, Food Choice Act and more!

  We’re here to help.

• Great Falls Development Authority presents ‘Ally Awards’

  “It’s a way to kind of celebrate the end of our fiscal year,” said Jenn Gallmeier, an investment director for GFDA. “We like to recognize our partners, our stakeholders, our investors, board members, volunteers, countless entrepreneurs and businesses that we’ve worked with.”

• GFDA Top Ten for 6-17-24

  A whole lotta scooping going on Downtown at the new Big Dipper Ice Cream at 426 Central Avenue! Check them out seven days a week 11 am -11 pm.

Montana Business

• Free Electricity Is Coming To Texas, Thanks To A British Unicorn Backed By Al Gore

  Think of it as the gamification of energy consumption — think a combination of Shopify, Robinhood and Uber, he says. And now they’ve launched in the United States, specifically Texas, one of the few states where electric market regulations allow location-specific variable power pricing.

• Red Ants Pants Foundation awards $21,000 in grants in 2024

  With proceeds from the 2023 Red Ants Pants Music Festival, we were able to award $21,000 in grants in 2024. Below are the 14 recipients of the Red Ants Pants Foundation’s 2024 Community Grants. Congratulations!

• Best Workplaces 2024 – How to Win at Company Culture (Great Examples of Company Excellence)

  Hint: It doesn’t happen by accident. From on-site childcare to tuition assistance to home-cooked lunches on Fridays, these companies know how to prioritize their people.

Housing

• Micro-factories build eco-friendly, economical homes

  This automated system makes construction cheaper and more efficient

Funding and Building your Business

• Marketplace Dignity: The Hidden Driver of Customer Engagement

  An excerpt from a new book co-authored by Wharton’s Cait Lamberton reveals the three levers that marketers can use to keep customers engaged, loyal, and satisfied.

The Creative and Cultural Economy

• What the web looked like in 1994, the year it became the internet

  What do you remember about the web in 1994?

Come Home Wyoming

• Landslide exposes Jackson Hole’s frailties, community strengths

  The closure of a single road highlights the vulnerability of the foundation that supports a mountain community’s robust tourism and lifestyle economy.

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

• 7 practical, daily AI newsletters for beginners and pros alike

  So many AI developments, so little time to keep track of them all. These free newsletters deliver the highlights right to your inbox.

• The Los Angeles school approves cellphone ban as Newsom calls for statewide action – Should Missoula’s Schools Be Smartphone Free? Please take the Survey

  “Our students are glued to their cellphones, not unlike adults,” said board member Nick Melvoin, who spearheaded the resolution. “They’re surreptitiously scrolling in school, in class time, or have their head in their hands, walking down the hallways. They’re not talking to each other or playing at lunch or recess because they have their AirPods in.”

• Montana Tech encouraging high school students to study metallurgy engineering

  “Well, first, fire is always fun to play with and just making your own thing out of glass is a really unique thing to do,” said Roundup senior Jessie Graham.

• Surgeon general calls for warnings on social media platforms

  Surgeon General Vivek Murthy called for tobacco-style warning labels on social media platforms for social the social media, saying that excessive use of the sites can harm children’s mental health. NBC News’ Tom Costello reports.

Government Technology

• Butte to consider installing dozens of parking enforcement monitors – Big Brother is Watching…

  The devices would record license plates of vehicles in violation of two-hour time limits, parking in safety zones, crosswalks, or in front of a fire hydrant.

American Prairie

• Montana’s American Prairie Grows Again With Two New Land Acquisitions

  Additional 12,534 acres in Phillips County bring organization’s total habitat base to more than 475,000 acres

Hellgate Venture Network

• Hellgate Venture Network with Montana Sauna Co. – 6/20 – Missoula

  Montana Sauna Co. is bringing a new sauna Culture to Montana. Our community sauna is an accessible community gathering space based around mental, physical and spiritual healing.

Transportation

• Wireless Vehicle Charging System Sets World Record

  “These achievements will further speed up the adoption of electric vehicles in the U.S.”

• 10 Cars You Can Drive License-Free

  Although these vehicles don’t have the bells and whistles existent on top-tier SUVs and pickup trucks, they accomplish one goal without hassles — seamlessly transporting you from point A to point B.

• Planners’ Complicity in Excessive Traffic Deaths

  Professor Wes Marshall’s provocatively-titled new book, “Killed by a Traffic Engineer,” has stimulated fierce debates. Are his criticisms justified? Let’s examine the degree that traffic engineers contribute to avoidable traffic deaths.

• Delta CEO Ed Bastian Just Predicted When You’ll Finally Get Your Flying Car

  The first flying cars won’t look much like The Jetsons, but they’re coming a lot sooner than you probably imagine.

• The 16 Best Electric Bikes for Every Kind of Ride

  We tested the best electric bikes in every category—commuting, mountain biking, foldable, cruisers, and more.

Energy and Climate Change

• Canon sorting tech brings black plastics into the recycling mix

  Black plastics pose an identification problem for sorting machines at recycling facilities, as the sensors can’t see them. Canon has developed a system that users lasers and tracking tech to identify and sort plastic trash on the conveyor belt, no matter its color.

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