MATR Newsletter – November 21, 2024
The state with the best education wins!

Sadly, the days of people using proper English are went.

Come Home Montana

• New Nonprofit Jobs in Montana

  Parent Liaison Spanish Speaking Thrive – Bozeman, Montana, United States, 59715 View Job Development Coordinator Archie Bray Foundation – Helena, Montana, United States, 59602 View Job and more…..

• Private Chef For Hire – Spotted Bear Ranch – NW Montana Fishing Lodge

  Private Chef For Hire  · Unique job for the right candidate. Remote fly fishing lodge in NW Montana is seeking a chef for the 2025 summer season. Prepare simple made to order breakfasts, sack lunches and plated dinner entrees for an average of 8 clients.

• Washington, DC Area Cat-Griz Game Watch Party this Saturday 11/23 – new location

  It’s time for the 123rd Brawl of the Wild – this Saturday, November 23rd, 2024. Kickoff is at 2:00pm Eastern Time! Join the Montana State Society and the University of Montana and Montana State University Alumni Associations for a Cat-Griz watch party at Yard House in downtown Washington, DC.

MEDA -Montana Economic Developers Association

• Can AI help government prevent homelessness?

  The model uses administrative data from health, mental health, social service benefits, arrests, probation and homelessness service records to identify people in Los Angeles County who are at high-risk of losing their housing.

• Can AI solve unemployment? How states can transform workforce data into optimized career opportunities

  Unemployment is a complex and multifaceted problem. And it’s one that big information gaps are contributing to. Many jobseekers simply don’t have access to the context needed to make well-informed decisions for their lives and careers.

• Next Frontier Capital’s  2024 Annual Meeting Recap

  Next Frontier Capital (NFC) hosted its 2024 Annual Investor Meeting in Bozeman, as well as its inaugural CEO and Founder Summit, fostering networking and insights from industry leaders. The meeting consisted of Fund updates as well as celebrating key milestones, including closing a $102M Fund IV and awarding Dr. Peter Roos of Bridger Photonics the Michael FitzGerald Entrepreneurial Award for innovation in LiDAR technology. Despite challenges in venture fundraising, NFC remains committed to supporting groundbreaking entrepreneurs in the Rocky Mountains.

Big Sky Economic Development

• New $1 billion, 14-story, St. Vincent Hospital will be economic powerhouse for Billings

  When it’s completed it will be the largest capital project in the history of Montana.

City of Bozeman Economic Development

• Questions remain as Bozeman readies for ban on single-use plastics 

  Passed by voters this month, the ban goes into effect next May, barring a potential legal challenge.

Great Falls Development Alliance

• GFDA Business Trainings

  Take Action! Move Beyond SAM!

Montana Business

• Can you recommend attorneys specializing in the Startup finance process in Montana?

  Any and all recommendations are greatly appreciated.

Housing

• City Club Missoula Forum: Interest rates, construction costs challenge infill development

  From interest rates to inflation, developing vacant properties in the urban core has become increasingly challenging, prompting some projects to stall in the design phase, a team of developers said on Tuesday.

• VIDEO – Escaping the Housing Trap: The Strong Towns Response to the Housing Crisis 1st Edition

  Only local change, on a neighborhood or city-wide scale, can begin to restore balance to the housing market.

Montana Manufacturing Extension Center

• November 2024 Montana Manufacturing News

  “I came away from the strategic planning process with a sharpened vision, mission, core values, metrics, strategies, and tactics for the company. This experience not only positioned us for growth but also aligns with the larger vision of making Montana a leader in innovation-driven craftsmanship and manufacturing.”
  — Jalon Miller, CEO, Meadowlark Log Homes

Missoula Children’s Theatre

• Missoula Children’s Theater eyes grant to replace leaking roof, install solar

  “We are going to need a full roof replacement,” said Carlyn Schulzke, the organization’s development director. “We also have the chance to pursue solar funding as well that will reduce the overhead cost and work toward our goal of a green downtown.”

Transportation

• Get in, Loser—We’re Chasing a Waymo Into the Future

  Tailing a robotaxi for hours and hours is weird. And revelatory. And jealousy-inducing. But a driverless world is coming for all of us. So close the door and buckle up.

• The Future of Electric Vehicles Under Trump

  Will Elon Musk’s influence temper Trump’s anti-EV stance?

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