MATR Newsletter – March 25, 2022
The state with the best education wins!

Come Home Montana

• Russia Is Facing a Tech Worker Exodus – Is Montana Encouraging Them to Move Here?

  “And I will live in Montana.  And I will marry a round American woman and raise rabbits.  And she will cook them for me.”   ‘The Hunt for Red October’

Prospera Business Network

• Congratulations! Prospera Announces the 2022 Women’s Business Center Impact Grant Finalists!

  “The pessimist complains about the wind. The optimist expects it to change. The leader adjusts the sails.”

  John C. Maxwell

Next Generation Broadband in Montana

• Tucson Coalition Builds Around Broadband Need, Digital Equity

  Tucson Connected, a public-private partnership, hopes to combine the digital inclusion efforts at play across the region to connect a range of stakeholders to the subsidies and all residents to more equitable Internet.

Montana Business and Govt. Agency Collaboration Success

• State of Montana to receive nearly $43M in electric vehicle infrastructure funding. 8 Key Steps For States To Prepare For The EV Charging BoomDEQ and MDT to host webinar on April 4

  This is a great opportunity for Montana to combine federal funding with private investment to create 21st century transportation infrastructure,” said MDT Director Mack Long. “Government works best when it works together with the private sector. This program will be a great opportunity to display effective public-private partnerships that serve the traveling public in Montana.”

Montana Governor Greg Gianforte

• Gianforte to Kick off Second 56 County Tour as Governor – Where and When in Each County?

  “Meeting with and listening to Montanans is the best way I know to do the job they elected me to do,” Gov. Gianforte said. “I look forward to visiting communities across our state and hearing firsthand from folks about the successes they enjoy and the challenges they face.”

Montana Business

• Glacier Raft Company Sells to Pursuit – Career Opportunities

  After 46 years operating on the outskirts of Glacier National Park, the family owned outfitter has been acquired by a longtime Montana-based hospitality brand

Funding and Building your Business

• ‘If We Don’t Find Ways To Deal Effectively With Data, The Cost To The Planet Could Be Huge’: Why CIOs Are Making Sustainable IT A Top Priority

  There are other obvious steps tech teams can take to boost sustainability, such as embracing programs that cut electronic waste. There’s a less obvious one, too—and it’s the other reason CIOs are now playing a more central role in sustainability discussions.

Idaho News & Events

• Move over Greater Idaho movement, the State of Jefferson is stepping back into secession spotlight

  Move Oregon’s Border for a Greater Idaho, the effort to flip most of rural Oregon into the Gem State, has received a lot of attention the past couple of years.…

• Bill would require Idaho medical students to practice in Idaho or repay the state

  The bill, sponsored by House Majority Leader Mike Moyle, R-Star, would mandate that students in Idaho who are accepted into the Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, Idaho (WWAMI) regional medical education program or the University of Utah School of Medicine practice in Idaho for four years — or agree to repay the state for public funds used for their education. Moyle did not respond to a request for comment.

• Let’s prepare Idaho kids for Idaho jobs

  I believe emphasizing and expanding our career and technical training is how we educate Idaho kids to be independent citizens.

• Is Washington state starting a trade war with Oregon, Alaska, and Idaho?

  Proposed fuel export tax triggers multiple responses in retaliation

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

• Low-cost student-designed filter removes lead from tap water

  Lead-contaminated tap water is still a problem in much of the world, where conventional lead removal filters may be too expensive for most households. An inexpensive new filter could help…

Government News & Events

• Missoula’s Wednesdays with the Mayor event returns

  The next discussion is scheduled for April 27 from 6 to 7:30 p.m.

Government Technology

• Carbon Crusher has developed a process for repairing roads in a way that makes them carbon neutral

  A paper industry waste material makes roads more weather resistant and flexible

Transportation

• Technology, Automation Can Make Roadways Safer for All Users – “Go to Where the Puck Will Be.”

  Tech leaders from the public sector gathered for the virtual NVIDIA conference to discuss how automation and other technologies are being used to improve roadway safety and traffic efficiencies.

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