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Currently, childcare participants are required to receive scheduled doses of vaccines against measles, rubella, mumps, poliomyelitis, diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, varicella, hepatitis B, pneumococcal, and the bacteria Haemophilus influenza type B, or Hib. The health department rules currently permit religious exemptions only for Hib, the infectious bacteria |
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The property, called Windcall Ranch just 14 miles from Bozeman, was purchased in 1986 by the late philanthropists Albert and Susan Wells for about $600,000, according to their daughter, Kristen Wells. |
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Come Home MontanaMontana Department of Commerce- Montana Department of Commerce seeks to match flood-impacted families with housing
According to data from FEMA, more than 300 families say their homes still need repairs before they can move back in. - ‘Last Best Pace” – Montana C-PACE Financing C-PACE financing is now available to Montana businesses!
Across the nation, C-PACE financing (Commercial Property Assessed Capital Enhancement) is making energy efficiency upgrades and renewable energy investments more attainable to commercial building owners. C-PACE is a fit for most industries including farms, commercial office buildings, nonprofit organizations (including places of worship), and multi-tenant buildings. Common investments include solar panels, HVAC systems, lighting, motors, and more. - Made in Montana Monthly November 2022. If it’s produced in Montana, it’s produced with pride
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Big Sky CommerceBig Sky Economic DevelopmentCity of Bozeman Economic DevelopmentGreat Falls Development Authority- Latest Videos from Grow Great Falls Montana
Videos from the Great Fall Development Authority, Inc. (GFDA), a regional public/private EDO which focuses its efforts on the 13-county Great Falls Montana trade area, also known as Montana’s Golden Triangle. Our region includes the Great Falls Montana MSA (Cascade County) and a vast rural/tribal region that extends over 44,000 square miles
Montana Business- Does your brand have a great story behind it? If so, tell it. – Montana’s ‘Tell Us Something’
Everything—faith, science, love—needs a story for people to find it plausible. No story, no sale.” - MSU to host panel discussion with indigenous entrepreneurs- Nov. 10 – Museum of the Rockies
“Entrepreneurship in Montana: A Native Perspective” will include panelists John Pepion, Brocade Stops Black Eagle, Cedar Bulltail and Stefanie Kujaczynski. The event is hosted by MSU’s chapter of the American Indigenous Business Leaders, a national student group dedicated to engaging business students in hands-on business experiences beyond the classroom. - Big Sandy Organics (“Kracklin’ Kamut” roasted wheat snacks) scores big at this year’s Trailmix competition presented by Albertsons during Boise Entrepreneur Week.
The company, known for its popular “Kracklin’ Kamut” roasted wheat snacks, earned $50,000 along with shelf space at the Albertsons’ Broadway Avenue Store in Boise, Idaho. - Spy High Mounts: a Montana company changing the way we use trail cameras – Mount them High.
The typical trail camera can only be hung as high as one’s arms can reach, leaving them susceptible to tampering whether it be by a person or animal, but Spy High Mounts from Montana is trying to change that. - Montana Business Assistance Connection – Remote Worker Skill Training with introduction and education that makes the client competent and available for current job openings.
MBAC in collaboration with MSU-Extension, Job Service, Career Training Institute and
consultant Trepademics, purchase 20 training slots for regional residents to participate with
Teleworks USA in training and interviews to be remote workers. - Plains to Porch – Local goods from the prairie to your plate.
Plains to Porch is a quarterly subscription box offering a taste of Montana’s wide-open spaces and rolling plains. It supports our ranchers and farmers. It’s a local farmers market delivered to your doorstep. - We want to find Montana’s top workplaces
Any organization with 35 or more employees in Montana is eligible to compete for 2023 Top Workplaces recognition. The program identifies the best employers in the state as determined by the people who know best: the employees. It’s an ideal way for employers to stand out in the job market, and it’s a way to make sure employers and employees are on the same page. - Smart Cities from Emerging Technology – How many is your community considering?
We’ve written 10 stories that explore how cities and companies think tech fits into the vibrant, complex, and human world of urban life.
Montana Governor Greg Gianforte- Montana Governor Greg Gianforte announces proposed change to child care policy to allow childcare facilities to accept religious vaccine exemptions to any vaccine.
Currently, childcare participants are required to receive scheduled doses of vaccines against measles, rubella, mumps, poliomyelitis, diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, varicella, hepatitis B, pneumococcal, and the bacteria Haemophilus influenza type B, or Hib. The health department rules currently permit religious exemptions only for Hib, the infectious bacteria
Montana Economic DevelopmentHousing- A Montana Ranch Spanning 320 Acres Asks $13.95 Million – That’s only $43,593.75 an acre…
The property, called Windcall Ranch just 14 miles from Bozeman, was purchased in 1986 by the late philanthropists Albert and Susan Wells for about $600,000, according to their daughter, Kristen Wells. - The Housing Market Is Worse Than You Think
There was a pandemic, followed by inflation, followed by rising interest rates: That’s it; the end. But zoom out and a more accurate picture comes into focus. The 21st century has been a tango between vertiginous swings in demand and corresponding swoons in construction, which has left us with a historically unusual shortage of available housing. - A climate reckoning for US housing: Too many homes in harm’s way, ‘too many zeros’ in the costs
With climate change bearing down, how much longer can the system hold?
MEDA -Montana Economic Developers AssociationIncubators and R&DRegional Economic Development21st Century Education Initiative – “You Should Care…”- In one state, every class teaches climate change — even P.E. – Will your state be the second to do this?
The first state in the country to adopt learning standards obligating teachers to instruct kids about climate change across grade levels and subjects. The standards, which went into effect this fall, introduce students as young as kindergartners to the subject, not just in science class but in the arts, world languages, social studies and physical education. Supporters say the instruction is necessary to prepare younger generations for a world — and labor market — increasingly reshaped by climate change. - Applications are open for the $125,000 Youth Serve Montana Scholarships in 2023
This year’s scholarship is being offered to high school students in two awards, $1,000 for 50 hours of volunteer service and $1,500 for 100 hours of volunteer service. The scholarships will be offered to 100 Montana seniors attending Montana Campus Compact member institutions next fall. - Big Sky School District launches its first early kindergarten program, hopes to expand
“One of the pinch points for our community is access to child care and effective preparation for kids as they enter the school environment,” said Brittany Shirley, principal of Ophir Elementary School.
Government News & EventsAmerican Prairie- Live Animal Event at American Prairie’s National Discover Center – 11/12 – Lewistown, Montana
American Prairie is pleased to announce an upcoming event in partnership with ZooMontana at the National Discovery Center in Lewistown. On Saturday, November 12 from 10am to 2pm, educational staff from ZooMontana in Billings will be bringing a number of live animals to Lewistown as part of the National Discovery Center’s ongoing program, “ECO-Critters.” This is the third time ZooMontana and American Prairie have teamed up for “ECO-Critters. Animals visiting on November 12 include a plains hognose snake named Wilbur, an eastern screech owl named Scout, and some Vietnamese walking sticks.
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