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Reflecting on the Inspiring Talks, Valuable Connections, and Memorable Moments! |
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A new report from Harvard Business School and BCG reveals the most successful companies using AI achieve over 20% of earnings from AI before interest and taxes. |
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Montana’s Tech Hub EffortCome Home MontanaMEDA -Montana Economic Developers Association- 25% faster and 40% better. This is how managers can leverage the productivity promise of generative AI
A new report from Harvard Business School and BCG reveals the most successful companies using AI achieve over 20% of earnings from AI before interest and taxes. - Northwest hydrogen hub backers (Oregon, Montana and Washington) tout expected economic benefits
The Northwest hub, which includes Oregon, Montana and Washington, is slated to be home to eight “nodes,” where hydrogen is produced, each with “downstream projects” where the hydrogen will be transferred for use nearby or across the region. One facility will be in St. Regis, Montana near the Idaho border, three are slated for Oregon and four for Washington. - High Country News November News – The Climate Crisis Is Everywhere
The climate crisis affects everything, from where we live to what we eat to how we deal with crime. In Washington, extreme weather and COVID-19 pushed over-strained prisons to the brink, leading some to ask: Why not let people out? In Kasigluk, Alaska, buildings are succumbing to rising sea levels and melting permafrost, but relocating entire communities isn’t easy. - Montana’s outdoor economy to suffer as climate change worsens
The effects of climate change are already affecting Montana’s outdoor recreation, but with predictions of even more heat and drought by 2050, the outdoor recreation industry stands to lose thousands of jobs and hundreds of millions in earnings, according to a new report. - New Fed ‘Basel’ rule could wipe out Montana’s small business, ranches and farmers
The basic proposal is this: The Fed is proposing that banks be required to hold as much as 20% more capital (cash) than they are presently required to hold. - Key Takeaways from the Final Day of the 2023 MEDA Fall Conference!
Reflecting on the Inspiring Talks, Valuable Connections, and Memorable Moments!
Prospera Business NetworkMontana BusinessMontana Business and Govt. Agency Collaboration SuccessMontana Economic DevelopmentHousing- The Way You Pay to Buy or Sell a Home Is About to Change
In a report released ahead of the verdict, Ryan Tomasello, a real-estate industry analyst with Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, predicted that the lawsuits could lead to a 30% reduction in the $100 billion that Americans pay in real-estate commissions every year and push well over half of the almost 1.6 million agents out of the industry.
Montana Manufacturing Extension Center- As baby boomers retire, German businesses turn to robots
At machine parts producer S&D Blech, the head of the grinding unit is retiring. With Germany’s acute labour shortage leaving few candidates to take on the skilled but dirty and hazardous manual work, the company will replace him with a robot.
Funding and Building your BusinessIncubators and R&D- Supercritical CO2 pilot aims to make steam turbines obsolete
Steam turbines still produce most of the world’s power, but supercritical carbon dioxide promises to be much cheaper, and 10% more efficient as a medium than water, using 10X smaller turbines. A US$155-million pilot plant is now complete in San Antonio.
The Creative and Cultural EconomyCome Home Idaho21st Century Education Initiative – “You Should Care…”- Bad grammar cause real physical stress, study finds
A new study has shown, for the first time, what many of us have long felt: that observing grammar mistakes can trigger negative physical reactions, including one that stems from the part of our sympathetic nervous system that initiates the fight or flight response. - Dual enrollment program at Helena College offers options for students
It’s never too early to start pursuing your career goals. Helena College’s dual-enrollment program allows high school students the opportunity to pursue the trades while simultaneously obtaining their high school degree.
Hellgate Venture Network- Save the Date – Hellgate Venture Network – 11/16 – Jorge Watson – The Whole Group
October Event Wrap-Up Thanks to everyone who attended our October event at 1st Interstate Bank. It was a gorgeous fall view of Missoula, great company, fun raffles and more. We’d like to thank Paige Pavalone, Executive Director at Missoula Works. It was great learning about the organizations journey and how HVN played a tiny role in it.
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