MATR Newsletter – September 11, 2019
The state with the best education wins!

“I will never forget seeing what hate can destroy… I will never forget seeing what love can heal…”
― Steve Maraboli

City Club Missoula – Cathy Cole: University of Montana pumps time, energy, resources into better recruitment, retention

Cole said 130,000 students have landed in the inquiry pool for potential admission next year.

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Montana Career Opportunity – Executive Director – Lake County Community Development (LCCDC)
The Executive Director provides critical leadership to this non-profit Corporation’s purpose and mission. (https://lakecountycdc.org). Lake County Community Development (LCCDC) is located in Northwest Montana and has been in existence since 1995. It is a multi-faceted, non-profit, community development organization located in northwest Montana with four major program areas including: business development; cooperative development; community…
Montana Career Opportunities – GIS/Database Analyst, Hydrogeologist, Project Scientist and more… – NewFields
NewFields is an environmental, engineering and construction management consulting firm headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. We pride ourselves on being a forward-thinking workplace with opportunities for engineers and scientists just starting out as well as seasoned veterans with years of experience.
Bozeman Business Boom: School teacher turned Italian ice entrepreneur
“I’m from Atlanta, and this sort of thing wouldn’t have been possible,” Ivester said, “Bozeman is an incredibly friendly local community and they put their money where their mouth is and support local products.”

A Montana Employer’s Guide to Hiring, Reviewing and Terminating Employees – 10/3-4 – Billings, Bozeman, Missoula
We’ll discuss how offer letters and pre-employment communications impact employers’ rights, how to manage the evaluation process to improve employee performance while protecting the employer’s right to discharge, and how to navigate Montana’s wrongful discharge statute to avoid potential liability.

How to do Business with the State of Montana – 9/12 – Great Falls
How to do Business with the State of Montana Does the State of Montana buy what your company sells? Find Out! Join us for a FREE How-To Workshop
GFDA Quarterly Investor Letter
Over the last three months we have been able to secure new and expanded service/partner contracts that will enable us to increase the leverage of your investor dollars.

Hundreds of travel bloggers coming to Billings – 9/12-13
On top of sharing their travel experiences with their followers, these bloggers will also inform the public on how to get the most out of your trip.
21 Montana counties registered with FEMA, $150 Million in USDA grants available
An additional $150 million in grants is available through the USDA Rural Development Community Facilities Program to help rural communities with natural disaster recovery. Montana has 21 counties that are eligible/registered with FEMA
National Endowment for the Arts funds Design Assistance for Twenty-three Rural Communities
Along with the peer-learning component, CIRD will conduct its traditional community design workshops in three new places: Millinocket, Maine; Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico; and Athens, Ohio.

California Passes Legislation that May Kill the Gig Economy
Should the bill pass the Assembly, Governor Gavin Newsom will almost certainly sign it.

KERBspace Helps Electrify Montana’s Roadways
Located in Bozeman, KERBspace designs, develops and locally manufactures fully customizable electric vehicle (EV) charging solutions.

Amble is helping people take time off of work and providing services to non-profits – Next opportunity – Glacier National Park
Amble invites creative professionals to take month-long sabbaticals in national parks, and their next program is coming to Glacier.

Entrepreneur workshop in Billings
The workshop can help narrow and improve plans or completely re-structure the business itself.

New Standing Sets Lure Filmmakers to Montana
Until recently, dependable standing sets have not existed in Montana, and I’m pleased to introduce you to not one, but two new locations.

Idaho Career Opportunity – Brownfields Redevelopment Specialist – NewFields
The Brownfields Redevelopment Specialist will support business development in Idaho and Eastern Washington working from the NewFields Boise office.

Smith: Let’s make Wyoming the Creative State
One sure way to attract new business and prevent youth outmigration is to grow our cultural and creative economy through innovative public stimulus investment and unique new funding strategies.
Large aerospace and defense companies to attend Casper, Wyoming supply chain conference Oct. 7-8
Some major aerospace and defense industry companies including Northrop Grumman, Boeing and Lockheed Martin will attend a “Wyoming Aerospace and Defense Industry Supply Chain Conference” in Casper Oct. 7-8.

Some Good Startups Don’t Qualify For Equity Investors
The simple reason is that it’s impossible to make money for investors when the goal of the company is to not make money.

Hellgate Venture Network Presents: Samantha Moore VoiceSifter – 9/19 – Missoula
Come learn more about how VoiceSifter has evolved, after identifying an opportunity and retooling mid-air!

America’s Transportation History is Full of Mistakes. Let’s Not Make Another One.
Instead of battling it out, cities and private mobility companies have an opportunity to work together and lay the foundation for a multimodal future.

5 States Blazing the Trail for Integrating Distributed Energy Resources
Even in the most forward-thinking states, progress on folding DERs into the grid has been uneven at best.

Hit with a Ransomware Attack? Don’t Pay the Hackers
Some governments pay and some don’t, but to benefit everyone and stop the growing epidemic, no one should.