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Come Home Montana

• The Midwest Needs International Immigration

  America has welcomed the can-do, entrepreneurial spirt of immigrants for centuries. The Midwest needs another jolt.

• Montana Knife Company Breaks Ground on New $18 Million Facility Near Missoula

  knife manufacturing company in Missoula, founded in a garage just four years ago, held a groundbreaking ceremony on Wednesday morning for a new $18 million, two-story, 50,000-square-foot facility that the owner says will eventually house 150-200 employees.

• The future of Montana’s coal country: Money, power, politics, and tradition

  As Montana’s coal loses economic vitality, billions of tax dollars can fund renewable energy initiatives — if anyone wants them.

MEDA -Montana Economic Developers Association

• A Stanford professor explains how to develop the communication skill that sets great leaders apart

  This Stanford business professor says we can make our communication easier to grasp with verbal tools in a S-I-M-P-L-E framework.

• Here’s What the Regenerative Cities of Tomorrow Could Look Like

  Around the world, seeds of regenerative cities have already been planted. As they grow, they will shape the metropolises of tomorrow.

Great Falls Development Alliance

• Recreation, Entertainment, and Event Facility Market Assessment & Economic Development Strategy RFP Notice:

  The purpose of the project is to determine market demand for: increased indoor and outdoor recreation opportunities; increased entertainment options; and indoor and outdoor event facilities. And to develop an economic development strategy that we can implement over the next 3-5 years to support expansion and diversification of recreation, entertainment and even facility private business offerings in our trade area.

The Telecommuting and Gig Workforce in Montana

• Unexpected Lessons From 4 Years of Remote Work

  Mastering remote work: Lessons learned and powerful strategies for global teams.

Montana Business

• Surplus Assets to the Ongoing Operations of Coaster Cycles #3 Global Online Auction

  Nov 05 – 07, 2024 Featuring Over 200 Coaster Cycles Venture E-Trikes!

Idaho News & Events

• States moving toward advanced nuclear with boost from Idaho National Laboratory

  The 2024 Frontiers Initiative Impacts Report, released today, highlights the initiative’s impacts on first-mover states identified as actively pursuing advanced nuclear energy to encourage economic development.

Government News & Events

• City of Helena introduces lithium battery recycling expansion

  Residents are asked to place all lithium battery devices under the large red sign labeled “lithium battery drop-off”, near the e-waste section of the transfer station recycling area.

Transportation

• Transform Missoula’s Brooks Ave. – Connect Midtown

  How can Brooks Street be transformed to connect you and others in the community to home, to work, to services, and to recreation? Your feedback is needed to help shape this important transportation corridor!

• Electric Buses Just Got Way, Way More Interesting

  Electric buses make neighborhoods cleaner and healthier, and they can do so much more. With huge, honking batteries underneath and solar panels on the roof, they can serve as mobile energy storage units, delivering emission-free kilowatts where needed. One obstacle is the up-front cost of installing commercial-grade EV charging stations, and the leading school bus firm First Student has an answer for that.

• Bring Safer Streets To Your Community – 10/25 – Online

  The conversation about improving street safety is gaining momentum nationwide. Residents and city officials alike are taking action to save lives in their communities. You can bring that momentum to your place, and Strong Towns is here to help. Register for the presentation to learn more.

Energy and Climate Change

• Heat pumps were supposed to help save the planet. But they’ve run into a bump.

  “In a big part of the northern U.S., there haven’t been really incentives to push people to learn how to do it properly,” he said. “They’re not yet comfortable that it’s actually going to work for the climate.” While new heat pumps work well in cold climates, older models had a reputation for struggling when outdoor temperatures got too cold.

• Key Atlantic current could collapse soon, ‘impacting the entire world for centuries to come,’ leading climate scientists warn

  Leading climate scientists ring alarm bell on key Atlantic Ocean current collapse in open letter

• Modular cells bring wind power anywhere

  For places that are unsuited to traditional, large-scale turbines – including on residential and commercial sites – Eolic Cells could provide an ideal alternative. Mujica explained that the Cells are “designed to stack like LEGOs to form larger structures capable of fitting every energy need with a unique solution and growing gradually as required.”

Privacy, Hacking and Virus Alerts

• Crooks using AI to make money-stealing scams easier to pull off

  No surprise, artificial intelligence is making these crimes a lot easier to pull off. I’ve got the scoop on the latest tricks so you don’t fall for them.

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