MATR Newsletter – October 17, 2024
The state with the best education wins!

Montana’s Headwaters Tech Hub

• Montana State hosts event promoting job creation in quantum devices and systems field

  “The meeting connects our expertise in quantum science with that in optics and photonics,” she said. “Workforce development is a key outcome of MSU’s two- and four-year programs, and an important aspect of our land-grant mission. It is also essential for economic development in Montana.”

Come Home Montana

• University of Montana Chosen to Lead National Cybersecurity Education Efforts

  “Our goal is to develop a talent pipeline by training more teachers,” said Dianne Burke, CyberMontana director and Missoula College associate professor. “As the hub for cybersecurity education in Montana, we are thrilled to lead this multi-state effort.”

• Reel Montana Nights: Missoula – 11/8 – Westside Theater

  Reel Montana Nights is a fundraising event designed to support our flourishing film industry in Montana. It supports the Montana Media Coalition, an organization dedicated to advancing media manufacturing in Montana. By supporting this coalition, you are playing a crucial role in securing the future of Montana’s film industry.

• The Private Equity Firm Betting Big On Big Sky, Montana

  What has enabled CrossHarbor to survive–even thrive–in a location where several others ended up in bankruptcy?

• Montana Nonprofit Career Opportunities – Outreach Coordinator – Montana Destination Imagination,  Director – Montana FFA Foundation,   Associate Director – Recreation Facilities and Services – City of Missoula Parks and Recreation and more….

  Montana Nonprofit Association’s mission is to provide leadership for Montana’s nonprofit sector and partner with charitable nonprofits to promote a sustainable, networked, and influential sector.

• Montana Career Opportunities – Marketing Manager, Marketing Associate – TOMIS

  Our team of black belt developers is creating first of its kind marketing software built specifically for the tourism industry Our team of all-star marketers creates and implements data-driven strategies for long term revenue growth for tourism businesses around the globe. Our sales team works diligently with both our agency and product teams and our potential new clients to achieve goals and quotas while developing, constructing, and reporting out on sales strategies.

MEDA -Montana Economic Developers Association

• This 32-Year-Old Steve Jobs Quote May Be His Best Leadership Lesson Ever

  This iconic and often misquoted tip by the co-founder of Apple will inspire leaders everywhere.

• State, local guaranteed income programs set the stage for federal action

  A growing body of research shows that local-level cash assistance initiatives can improve financial, housing and other outcomes for recipients. Federal lawmakers are taking notice.

City Club Missoula

• City Club Missoula (CCM) Will Convene in the Missoula Public Library Starting November 18

  Forum registrations will still include lunch, now at a slightly reduced rate. The Missoula Public Library is providing the space at no cost and we’re passing those savings on to you.

Great Falls Development Alliance

• Great Falls airport campaigns for direct service to Los Angeles

  The addition of Allegiant’s direct flights to Las Vegas and Phoenix moved these destinations to the top of the airport’s market.

• GFDA Quarter Index 2024Q3

  GFDA is a certified Community Development Financial Institution and a 501(c)3 charitable organization. High Plains Financial is a certified Community Development Corporation that offers SBA 504 loans statewide. GFDA and High Plains Financial are Equal Opportunity Employers, Lenders and Providers.

• DOE Issues $1.44 Billion Conditional Commitment for Montana Renewables Expansion in Great Falls, Montana

  Congratulations to the Calumet and Montana Renewables team on this fantastic step forward!

• GFDA Upcoming Business Trainings and Events – Come Join the Future.

  Whether you’re just getting started, looking for new customers, wanting to grow sales through e-commerce, or focusing on workforce.

Montana Business

• Canceling your subscription is about to get a lot easier thanks to this new rule

  Signed up online? Click to cancel. Signed up in person? Cancel online or over the phone.

• Underwater car loans are rising. So are the amounts Americans owe.

  Auto loans account for about 25% of nonmortgage consumer credit, according to the Federal Reserve, and they can provide a window into the financial health of borrowers and overall household financial well-being.

Housing

• Missoula unveils draft new growth policy calling for 22K new homes, higher density

  Missoula’s housing crisis can be summed up by one paragraph on page 27 of the document:

• Montana faces ‘acute challenge’ with federal low-income housing program

  In response, the state decided to not allow any more people to get on the waitlist for low-income housing vouchers.

Funding and Building your Business

• How To Speed Up An M&A Deal

  Here are just a few ways buyers and sellers can speed up an M&A deal so everything moves efficiently and all parties are left satisfied.

• For startups, attracting deep tech talent from large companies is more attainable than ever, says Mytra CEO and cofounder Chris Walti

  “We would not be able to build the company that we’re building, with the speed we’re going at, if we didn’t have these kinds of people available to us,” said Walti. “I wouldn’t have chosen to start this company ten or 15 years ago.”

Come Home Wyoming

• A Few Rural Towns Are Bucking the Trend and Building New Hospitals – Pinedale, Wyoming

  Sublette County is the only one in Wyoming — where counties span thousands of square miles — without a hospital. The 10-bed, 40,000-square-foot hospital, with a similarly sized attached long-term care facility, is slated to open by the summer of 2025.

2024 Montana Legislature and Politics

• City Club Missoula hosts county commissioner debate

  “Let’s say we bring some great singer to town like P-Diddy, and something happens and it happens on Marshall Mountain, then there are lawsuits. You the taxpayer like myself are on the bill for it,” Culdice said.

• People who care, vote. – Geoff Badenoch

  People who don’t vote are what?

American Prairie

• North American grasslands, sagebrush targeted for protection, investments – Support The American Prairie Reserve

  The study also found that many of the marginal lands converted to cropland had lower yields since they are typically less productive soils.

City Club Missoula

• Youtube expert needed. City Club Missoula and MCAT need your help to solve a problem on Youtube

  Any help would be greatly appreciated and I’m sure you’ll be invited to a CCM luncheon to get a loud round of applause for your service to the community.

Energy and Climate Change

• Google’s Deal to Develop Small Modular Reactors Is More Good News for the Nuclear Industry

  The 500 megawatts of electricity the reactors are expected to generate is enough to power one AI data center or a mid-sized city

Privacy, Hacking and Virus Alerts

• 23andMe To Pay Up To $10,000 To Data Breach Victims—Are You Eligible?

  If you were affected by the recent 23andMe data breach, you may be eligible for compensation through a $30 million settlement. Here’s what you need to know about the available payouts and how to file a claim.

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