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In a post-pandemic world, workers are demanding remote flexibility, more time off, and generous health benefits. These are the companies meeting that bar and more, while encouraging their employees to live an active lifestyle and allowing them to achieve a healthy work-life balance. |
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This webinar will look at the extreme weather events that occurred in Montana over the past year or so, and what we can expect in the future, and how people are responding to these changes, with particular reference to Missoula, Helena, Bozeman, and Billings, and on the tribal reservations across the state. |
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Come Home Montana- Bozeman’s Gibson acoustic guitar factory expands, grand opening – Career Opportunities
The Gibson acoustic guitar factory in Bozeman supplies guitars to artists like Slash, Jimmy Page, Luke Combs, and Sheryl Crow. - Outside Magazine – The 50 Best Places to Work in 2022 – In Montana: #36. commonFont, #45. TOMIS Holdings, Inc.,
In a post-pandemic world, workers are demanding remote flexibility, more time off, and generous health benefits. These are the companies meeting that bar and more, while encouraging their employees to live an active lifestyle and allowing them to achieve a healthy work-life balance.
Great Falls Development AuthorityMontana Business- UM Native Excellence Programs Receive $250,000 Cognizant Foundation Gift
The Cognizant Foundation support also will help UM launch the Indigenous First-Year Experience program, new for the 2022-23 academic year. That program will foster a supportive cohort of first-year American Indian students while connecting them with critical resources to ensure a successful start to their college experience.
Next Generation Broadband in Montana- Smart windows could provide a green alternative to Wi-Fi
Researchers are developing a smart glass system that uses sunlight, rather than radio waves or light-emitting sources, to send data - Biden-Harris Administration Announces Timeline for National High-Speed Internet Deployment
“The next eight weeks are critical for our federal efforts to connect the unconnected,” said Alan Davidson, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information. “The FCC’s upcoming challenge process is one of the best chances to ensure that we have accurate maps guiding us as we allocate major Internet for All awards in 2023. I urge every state and community that believes it can offer improvements to be part of this process so that we can deliver on the promise of affordable, reliable high-speed Internet service for everyone in America.”
Montana Governor Greg GianforteHousingVisit MontanaMontana Manufacturing Extension CenterFunding and Building your Business- Here’s How to Build an App Without Knowing How to Code
No-code and low-code platforms like Bubble could save your business a lot of time and money. - Building On Thoreau’s Legacy In the Banking Industry
Walden Mutual – a new digital bank focused on sustainable food – has become the first bank of its kind to receive regulatory approval from the FDIC in 50 years. Its origins are unique. Founded by the former CEO of a pasture-based meat business, it’s a unique interweaving of disparate threads – digital technology, sustainable food, cooperative governance, and a distinct regional focus. - Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield On Meeting Overload, A ‘Dystopian’ Metaverse And A More Intentional Future Of Work
The Slack cofounder, part of Forbes’ inaugural list of people shaping the future of work, shares why he moved to Aspen, an unexpected challenge of mergers and why product placement isn’t coming to his messaging app. - Tim Berners-Lee shares his vision of a collaborative web – Solid
He’s most excited about how it could improve collaboration between individuals, the businesses they trust and governments — safely and securely. - Facebook Parent Meta Lays Off 11,000: What CIOs Should Know
Facebook’s parent company Meta is laying off 13% of its workforce, a week after another social media giant, Twitter, laid off half of its employees. What do these moves say about tech trends going forward and the tech labor market in 2023?
21st Century Education Initiative – “You Should Care…”Government News & EventsGovernment Technology- How a ‘City Bus Manager’ Video Game Could Become an Advocacy Tool
A new video game releasing today will challenge players to successfully run a virtual version of their city’s bus network — and the developers behind it hope it can create a new generation of transit advocates, even as they acknowledge that the complex reality of a city transportation network can’t be gamified.
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