Navigating the AI Revolution: The Global Battle for Tech Supremacy

Be with someone who makes you happy.   Banksy

Come Home Montana

• Seasoned Missoula Executive Available to Help Empower People and Improve the World

  My top 3 passions:

  Deeply knowing and appreciating people (networking at its finest)
  People knowing and appreciating themselves (empowering others, especially those who’ve been trampled on by life)
  Teaching people to move in empowering ways

• NY Times – Big Sky, Big Growth: How Montana’s Newcomers Are Shaping Its Senate Duel

  Out-of-state transplants, drawn during the pandemic by the Mountain West’s allure, have caused prices to soar and created new uncertainty in the state’s crucial Senate race.

• Montana Career Opportunity – Clean Energy Program Coordinator – Clearwater Credit Union

   This position will assist members in solving challenges and meeting their clean energy goals. It will also work with a network of contractors to provide energy efficient updates with the overall goal of building smart environments for the future.

• Montana Career Opportunities – GIS Technician, Firmware Engineer, Business Development Manager and more… – Bridger Photonics

  At Bridger Photonics, all of our actions are guided by the belief that honesty, integrity, and technical excellence are crucial to what we do.

• Montana Career Opportunities – Growth Marketing Manager, Marketing Manager, ChatBot Designer – TOMIS

  TOMIS grows tour operator businesses through innovative marketing software and services. Our software serves as your digital marketing assistant automating previously manual processes, saving you valuable time to focus on running your business, and driving real increases in revenue.

• Montana Career Opportunities – CADD IT Systems Analyst, Learning & Development Consultant and more….- Disadvantaged Business Enterprise & Small Business Enterprise

  The MDT Office of Civil Rights encourages and supports small business participation in transportation contracts through the Small Business Enterprise (SBE) Program and the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program.

• Montana Career Opportunities – Finishing Operator, Mailing Services Operator and more…- PFL

  PFL delivers authentic moments by creating impactful direct mail that is data-driven. We bring the measurement, personalization, and predictability you expect from digital to direct mail.

• Montana Career Opportunities – Construction Engineer, Operations Planning Supervisor, Substation Engineer and more…. Northwestern Energy

  NorthWestern Energy is a regional energy company serving electric and natural gas across western and central Montana, eastern South Dakota and several communities in Nebraska.

Eventgroove

• Why Eventgroove Fundraising?

  You’re passionate about making a difference and connecting with supporters, but getting bogged down with fundraising tasks? Not so much.

MEDA -Montana Economic Developers Association

• 5 ChatGPT Prompts For A Winner’s Mindset (Make Success Inevitable)

  Adopt a winning mindset and business is your playground. ChatGPT can help. Get a sense of unwavering confidence that gives you a new aura, and handle rejection better than ever before.

• BIG SKY PASSENGER RAIL AUTHORITY 2024 ANNUAL CONFERENCE Revitalizing Communities & Building Sustainable Economies – 6/6-7 – Missoula and Online

  Conference meetings will be at the Missoula Public Library. Attendance is free, but meals must be purchased. Live-streaming services will be provided.

• USDA invests in Montana clean energy projects for businesses, agriculture producers

  USDA Rural Development Montana State Director Kathleen Williams today announced the agency is investing in six clean energy projects to support rural Montana businesses and agricultural producers.

• How Modern America Is Optimized for Loneliness, Misery and Poor Health – Carcatecture is Killing Us.

  Daily, the average American spends an hour driving according to AAA, 25 minutes socializing and communicating, 2.5 hours watching TV, and 16 minutes exercising, according to the BLS.

• As Missoula looks to Electric Vehicle adoption, charging access will be key

  As the year marches on, the City of Missoula will sharpen its Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Plan, which could find its way into code reform and how the city prepares for changes in transportation and technology.

• Breaking Up Is Hard to Do – 6/4 – Zoom

  Discover Why You (& Other Business Professionals) Hold Onto Projects, People, And Partnerships Longer Than You Should.

• Does your company us AI to screen and evaluate resumes? See how they can help you even if you’re not a business owner

  If you’re using it now, do you think it’s contributing to better hiring? How?

Great Falls Development Alliance

• GFDA Top Ten for 5-27-24

  Congratulations to Great Falls Public Schools students and NeighborWorks Great Falls on the ribbon cutting of the 46th High School House!

• Register for the GFDA Annual Meeting

  During the annual meeting, you can expect:
  Networking opportunities to connect with professionals from diverse backgrounds and industries.
  Presentation highlighting our achievements and milestones over the past year.
  Recognition of this year’s Ally Award winners.

Montana’s Tech Hub Effort

• Bridger Photonics named 2023 Montana Exporter of the Year – Excellent Career Opportunities

  The company continues to expand, hiring 12 employees in one day last month and bringing new operations to South America and Australia.

Montana Business

• All Farm Equipment Including Tractors And Combines Will Be Electric

  Anything which can electrify, will electrify.

Next Generation Broadband in Montana

• Minnesota Strikes Down Preemption Laws Blocking Municipal Broadband

  The new legislation, signed into law yesterday by Gov. Tim Walz, took aim at two statutes that sought to protect large monopoly telecommunications providers from competition.

Housing

• The Possible Collapse of the U.S. Home Insurance System

  Across the United States, more frequent extreme weather is starting to cause the home insurance market to buckle, even for those who have paid their premiums dutifully year after year.

Funding and Building your Business

• Lab to Startup – Lessons from Evolution of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Ecosystem at UC Berkeley

  I hope you get some insights from this story, and walk away with appreciation and potentially actionable steps if you are trying to build startup ecosystems on your campuses.

Incubators and R&D

• Male birth control breakthrough safely switches off fit sperm for a while – Birth control is good, actually

  “STK33 is therefore considered a viable target with minimal safety concerns for contraception in men,”

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

• Hellgate High School student Faith You wins scholarship at national STEM competition

  You was one of eight first-place winners who won $12,000 scholarships with 240 students competing from across the country.

• Montana State University – Mountains and Minds Magazine Spring 2024
  This past year, more students than ever before walked into MSU’s classrooms. Nearly 17,000 students enrolled last fall from across the state, country and world and from all walks of life. And of all the places they could have gone, they chose Montana State. Why?

2024 Montana Legislature and Politics

• US Cities Leading The Way To Electric Cars & Trucks

  Cities can punch above their weight by helping to demonstrate that electric cars are viable both for businesses and private owners, said Ian Seamans, who works with city governments at Environment Texas. A large part of the effect is modeling this behavior for the public,” he said. City policies are particularly important in Republican-led states such as Texas, where there are few state incentives for clean vehicles.

Government News & Events

• Tesla police fleet is saving taxpayers $80k per year on fuel costs: report

  The town’s fleet of 13 Tesla police cars is saving taxpayers around $80,000 per year in fuel cost savings, the police chief noted. “It’s all about the money. We started the program because I needed two officers,” Bertram said.

City Club Missoula

• City Club Missoula Presents: Held vs. Montana: Contemporary Issues and the Montana Constitution – June 10

  Please join City Club Missoula for the second part in a series on the Montana Constitution where we will discuss the current status of the Held vs. Montana case, currently under appeal with the Montana Supreme Court.

Careers

• Navigating the AI Revolution: The Global Battle for Tech Supremacy

  “‘We don’t see AI replacing humans but humans who use AI potentially replacing people who don’t,’ said Lisa Heneghan, KPMG’s Global Chief Digital Officer.”

Transportation

• All new cars in France will soon ‘beep’ at you if you speed

  From July 2024, new vehicles must have anti-speeding measures such as beeping or flashing alerts

• PepsiCo expands its electric fleet in California, adding 50 Tesla Semis and 75 Ford E-Transit vans, advancing towards its Pep+ net-zero emissions by 2040

  This initiative also kicks off a job training program for students at Reedley College and Duncan Polytechnic High School, focusing on hands-on training in electric trucks and infrastructure maintenance for over 100 students annually, thereby investing in the future of communities where PepsiCo operates.

• Electric vehicles are changing how America goes camping

  Trailer companies are working to make their products easier to tow while EV makers are trying to make the whole experience better, from camping to charging.

Energy and Climate Change

• New solar will help keep power on during scorching summer, report says

  Solar power for the first time accounted for more than half of new electric generation capacity added in 2023, the group noted. The U.S. Energy Information Administration expects “a record addition” of new utility-scale solar power this year, with about 36.4 gigawatts projected to be installed.

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