State-Local Infrastructure Partnership Act Town Hall Set for December 5 Online in Montana

Key findings from 2023 Montana STEM Summit to be presented online Dec. 12

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Come Home Montana

• Montana State University breaks ground on Great Falls nursing school

  The Mark & Robyn Jones College of Nursing Great Falls campus is preparing to begin the construction of a new building. It is one of five MSU nursing buildings across the state that is possible due to a $101 million donation from Mark and Robyn Jones.

• Crews to break ground for Butte medical training center in 2024 – The Praxis Center

  The $30 million project will bring a state of the art 35,000 square foot healthcare simulation training center to Uptown Butte. This will bring 5,000 people from across the continent that will be trained annually. This is the goal for the yet-to-be-built Praxis Center that is coming to the corner of Arizona and Park Streets.

MEDA -Montana Economic Developers Association

• State-Local Infrastructure Partnership Act Town Hall Set for December 5 Online in Montana

  This town hall, hosted by the Montana Department of Commerce (Commerce) and Montana League of Cities and Towns, is an opportunity for representatives from cities and towns to learn about Commerce’s administration of the grant opportunity authorized by the 2023 passage of House Bill 355, the State-Local Infrastructure Partnership Act of 2023 (SLIPA).

• Registration Now Open: 2024 NADO & DDAA Washington Conference – 3/11-13 – Washington, D.C.

  Join the National Association of Development Organizations (NADO) and the Development District Association of Appalachia (DDAA) for sessions focused on regional development, the federal landscape, and the programs and policies that matter most to Regional Development Organizations and their stakeholders.

• Philipsburg moves forward with resort tax proposal

  Mayor Daniel Reddish tells NBC Montana that the next steps are outreach and education, including public hearings, and approval is crucial to ensuring the town’s infrastructure can keep up with its growth. He says he considers it more of an infrastructure tax than a resort tax.

• Creating Healthy Neighborhoods from the Ground Up

  For years, a conservation-focused legal foundation and a nonprofit housing financier have partnered with local governments, investors, researchers and developers to lay the foundation for healthy neighborhoods.

TOMIS

• TOMIS – Navigating The Digital Landscape, Tips From Ad Week & More! | November Newsletter

  Mastering Success: 5 Essential KPIs for Your Tour and Activity Business

• Montana Outdoor Economy Grows 14%, 3rd Largest in the Nation

  “Montana’s contribution is impressive, with the outdoor recreation economy driving $2.9 billion in economic output and providing support for 29,450 jobs across the state,” said Melissa Weddell, director of the Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research at the University of Montana.

Montana Business

• 4 ways every company can win with early-career tech talent

  Handshake estimates that more than 80% of students majoring in non-tech fields have at least some level of tech skills.

Housing

• US Housing: 99% Of Americans Cannot Afford To Buy a House in 2023

  The percentage of homeowners selling their properties has come down considerably after the pandemic. The development is making home prices skyrocket as the supply and demand mechanics don’t add up.

Come Home Wyoming

• Moms and babies navigate risks in Wyoming maternity care desert

  Fremont County, the New Hampshire-sized home of nearly 40,000, has lost significant maternal health services. In part one of a series, WyoFile looks at how families rearrange their lives to find care, often at the risk of long-distance travel.

Wyoming Business

• As the nation’s largest landlord shifts its priorities, outrage ensues in Wyoming

  Climate change is already posing difficult threats to the agency’s mission, its director, Tracy Stone-Manning, said in an email. The bureau must respond to it with urgency, and “all of these efforts are aimed” at preserving clean water, landscapes and healthy wildlife populations for future generations.

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

• Key findings from 2023 Montana STEM Summit to be presented online Dec. 12

  The Dec. 12 presentation will include STEM data for Montana and the nation; challenges and opportunities as identified by summit participants; and suggestions for advancing STEM in Montana. Attendees, especially those who were unable to attend the April summit, can also contribute ideas and feedback.

Government Technology

• New Biden Rule Requires States To Track CO2 Emissions

  Is a mandated reporting rule a step too far, or do we need to know exactly where each of these states stand in terms of their contribution to global greenhouse emissions?

City Club Missoula

• City Club Missoula Forum – Missoula Writers on Writing, History, and Storytelling – 12/11 – Missoula

  Join a conversation with local writers Peter Stark and Michael Punke as they bring us on a journey through their experiences with the written word.

Transportation

• Consumer Reports pummels EV reliability, says hybrids have significantly fewer problems

  That’s the bottom line from Consumer Reports’ eagerly anticipated annual reliability survey, which sounds like an ‘80s tribute act: the top tier, brands credited with excellent or very good reliability, is dominated by Japanese automakers, with a smattering of Europeans and a South Korean.

• How to Daylight Your City’s Intersections (and Why It Matters) to Save Lives

  Daylighting is the technical term for a common-sense solution to traffic safety: By removing visual obstructions in approaching intersections, users can better see and more safely cross each other’s paths.

• Here Are Three Reasons Why Electric Cars Will Soon Be Less Expensive

  The EV revolution is barely 12 years old. It started in earnest in 2011 when the Tesla Model S first went on sale.

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