Honda to Launch Wireless In-Motion EV Charging by 2027

Honda has developed a magnetic coupling wireless power transfer system allowing EVs to recharge while driving. A public road demonstration is set for April 1, 2027, marking a major step in EV infrastructure innovation.

In Germany, even the curb could help charge your electric car.

The idea shows how cities could rethink the infrastructure needed for electric mobility.
Sometimes, the future of clean transportation is not about building more things everywhere. It is about finding smarter ways to integrate what we need into the spaces we already have.

Don’t worry about getting older.  You’re still going to do dumb stuff only slower.

Great Falls Development Alliance

• GFDA Top Ten for 10/14/26 – Great Falls, Montana Goes to India

  Brett and Jolene participated in the first ever Montana India Business Development Mission led by Governor Gianforte and the Montana Departments of Commerce and Agriculture. We met with dozens of targeted companies and participated in briefings and networking events with key Indian business associations and institutes in Delhi and Bengaluru.

University of Montana College of Business

• CoBuild Summit “Building the Builders: Creating Places Where Entrepreneurship Thrives” – 10/21 – Missoula

  Hit a gap building something in Montana? I’d like to hear about it before the 21st.

Montana Business

• These Brothers Built a $1.1 Billion Company Without Venture Capital. Their Customers Funded It Upfront

  EasyA co-founders Phil and Dom Kwok funded growth with upfront payments from companies like Ripple and Google, and kept 100 percent of the equity.

• How two cities balance economy and community needs on data centers

  Colorado Springs Advances $3M Data Center Project with Strict Regulations

• States Are Scrambling to Host the Great Reshoring of the Bioscience Sector

  Here’s an inside look at the playbook Alabama is using to attract the companies that are poised to deliver the next generation of life-changing treatments and scientific breakthroughs.

• Headwaters Tech Hub Newsletter – October Edition

  As the Headwaters Tech Hub begins our transition work to new permanent leadership, we remain focused on serving our mission and supporting the people and organizations who make Montana’s optics and photonics ecosystem thrive.

• Tonix Pharmaceuticals Begins Building Lyme Disease Drug Facility in Hamilton, Montana

  Tonix Pharmaceuticals has started construction on a 44-acre site in Hamilton to produce TNX 4800, a Lyme disease prophylactic. This project aims to boost the Bitterroot biotech corridor and strengthen Montana’s biotech infrastructure.

Montana Housing

• Meadowview Village Releases Pricing- Starting at $275,900 for New Homes in Great Falls, Montana

  Meadowview Village, a new 163-home community in Great Falls, has released home pricing starting at $275,900. Buyers can now explore two-, three-, and four-bedroom floor plans, customize their homes online, and begin the purchase process. Each home in

Funding and Building your Montana Business

• Bozeman Innovators Pitch Bye Bye Button on Shark Tank

  Local creators showcased their Bye Bye Button on Shark Tank, aiming for national exposure. This appearance highlights Montana entrepreneurs’ efforts to reach larger markets through televised investment platforms.

• Kalispell, Montana Based Kettle Care Botanicals Fuses Science and Local Ingredients for Skincare

  Kettle Care in Kalispell produces personal care items using seasonal, locally sourced ingredients combined with scientific manufacturing methods. Their unique blend of traditional botanical therapies and hard science ensures consistent, high-quality products.

YOUR MONTANA CAREER

• University of Montana Career Opportunities

  The University of Montana has produced graduates at the top of the food chain for the past 131 years. We’re Grizzlies after all. But there’s more to us than serving as an iconic symbol of the West. If you want to really understand what it means to embody the ethos of Montana’s public research institution, you’ve come to the right place.

Montana Energy and Transportation

• Paris aims for ‘zero deaths and zero serious injuries on the road’-plans to add 140 kilometers of new bike lanes to the existing 454 kilometers.

  “Most cycling deaths happen in this same way, which raises the issue of intersection safety,”

• Waymo Study Shows Removing Drunk Drivers Cuts Fatal Crashes Significantly

  Waymo’s research reveals that eliminating impaired drivers reduces fatal crashes by up to 31 percent, but many crashes involve multiple risk factors. Autonomous vehicle technology could address these overlapping dangers and improve road safety.

• Honda to Launch Wireless In-Motion EV Charging by 2027

  Honda has developed a magnetic coupling wireless power transfer system allowing EVs to recharge while driving. A public road demonstration is set for April 1, 2027, marking a major step in EV infrastructure innovation.

• In Germany, even the curb could help charge your electric car.

  The idea shows how cities could rethink the infrastructure needed for electric mobility.
  Sometimes, the future of clean transportation is not about building more things everywhere. It is about finding smarter ways to integrate what we need into the spaces we already have.

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

• Montana State University Secures $1 Million for Optics and Photonics Professorship

  Montana State University received two donations totaling $1 million to establish an endowed professorship supporting teaching, mentoring, research, and outreach in optics and photonics. This investment aims to sustain and grow MSU’s leadership in this nationally recognized field.

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