MATR Newsletter – June 8, 2022
The state with the best education wins!

Come Home Montana

• ‘Yellowstone’ boom pits lifetime Montana residents against wealthy newcomers

  The joke is that the people who moved here because they watched “A River Runs Through It” are now mad at the people moving here because of “Yellowstone”.

• Montana Career Opportunities – Executive Director, Planner III – Floodplain Administration, Systems Administrator and more…. – Missoula County

  Missoula County, Montana, covers approximately 2,600 square miles in the western part of the state. Five large valleys and three major rivers wind through this mountainous region. Missoula County has…

• Montana Career Opportunities – Automation Engineer, Electrical Engineering Manager, IT Engineering Manager and more… – Nomad Global Communication Solutions

  Customers around the world in defense, public safety, emergency management, healthcare, and more rely on Nomad to keep them connected and operational when every minute matters. Their missions are critical…

• Montana Career Opportunity – Business Program Eligibility Specialist – Montana Disadvantaged Business Enterprise

  The Business Program Eligibility Specialist manages and coordinates the daily operation of the Agency’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) and Small Business Enterprise (SBE) programs to ensure compliance with federal and…

The Telecommuting and Gig Workforce in Montana

• In a Work-from-Anywhere World, How Remote Will Workers Go?

  Will professionals still choose cities if they have the option to work from the beach (or the mountains and plains of Montana)? Research by Prithwiraj Choudhury considers the radical ripple effects of remote work.

Next Generation Broadband in Montana

• How 250 Communities are Implementing the American Rescue Plan Community Broadband Funding

  Some of the community projects we’re really excited about, including those that have decided to build their own networks and those building on existing projects, as well as those using ARPA dollars for open access networks, affordable connectivity, or Internet access for students.

Housing

• More people are moving to areas with high risk of wildfire

  The data shows that 1 in 6 US homes, or 30 million, are at risk of being involved in a wildfire in the next 30 years.

Montana Business

• Many CEOs are now making 670 times more than their company’s median-wage workers

  At 49 publicly traded companies, the gap between what CEOs and median-wage workers earn is a 1,000-to-1 ratio.

• Ford CEO Says All Electric Vehicle Sales will be Online and at a Fixed  Zero Negotiation Price

  CEO Jim Farley says the company has to build out its infrastructure to support online, delivered, zero-negotiation sales.

Visit Montana

• Beargrass Adventures Personal Montana Tour Guide

  Welcome to Big Sky Country, playground of the west! Around Missoula there is blue ribbon trout fishing, skiing, natural hot springs, great hiking/x-country ski trails, and three major rivers to play on! Western Montana has grown, creating a vibrant, diverse community with wonderful ethnic restaurants, micro breweries, distilleries, festivals, and has a thriving cultural arts and theater scene. Whatever your interests, let us help you to create lasting memories under the BIG SKY!

Developing a more Entrepreneurial Montana

• This Exclusive Women’s Network Is Going National

  “We don’t think of ourselves as an events company, just like we don’t think of ourselves as a [co-working] space company,” she says. “We are a community first.”

Funding and Building your Business

• The UK has started testing a 4-day work week

  Sign me up.

Wyoming Business

• Wyoming’s future lies in its rural communities, so let’s invest in them

  No matter how big Cheyenne and Casper get, we will always be a rural state. We must create the conditions that enable small towns and far-flung hamlets to thrive.

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

• Montana leaders discuss future of education system at Helena meeting

  The Montana Legislature’s Education Interim Committee and Education Interim Budget Committee held a special joint meeting to focus on the role each stakeholder plays in the education system and how they can work together.

STARS Montana Early Education Program

• In two places, researchers find problems with expansion of free pre-K

  The critical question is whether low-income children are better off now, even if their preschool programs are not as good as those of wealthier kids. We’re still waiting for the research to learn whether this pricey preschool experiment is making a difference.

Government News & Events

• Missoula Public Meeting Portal

  This site features meeting agendas, minutes, video and audio files from July 19, 2019 to present.

Transportation

• Ford surprises F-150 Lightning owners with accessory that can recharge stranded Teslas

  ‘F-150 Lightning customers can lend a hand if needed’

• New Model Finds Best Sites for Electric Vehicle Charging Stations

  Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a computational model that can be used to determine the optimal places for locating electric vehicle (EV) charging facilities, as well as how powerful the charging stations can be without placing an undue burden on the local power grid.

• Why Every City Needs a Car Master Plan

  Countless communities across America say they’re planning for a future where more residents walk, bike, and roll to get around. So why do transportation leaders spend so much time drafting “pedestrian master plans” and “bike master plans” without accompanying “car master plans” aimed at building a world where fewer people get behind the wheel?

• Kibb ATV Is a Strong but Gentle Ox on Wheels, Autonomous, Modular, and Sustainable

  Silent, durable, and flexible, Cake’s electric motorcycles are tough, two-wheeled workhorses that have managed to perfectly blend practicality with sustainability. Not just that, but the Swedish brand is also an inspiring one that helped create the Kibb vehicle design, an electric, autonomous ATV for regenerative agriculture.

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