MATR Newsletter – September 13, 2019
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Opportunity Zones

• Want to save on taxes? An Opportunity Zone investment could be the right move

  While this article is a not a deep dive into Opportunity Zones, it is a very brief overview of arguably the hottest pitch in real estate.

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

• Dorsey eUpdate: NLRB Adopts “Contract Coverage” Standard to Apply to an Employer’s Unilateral Changes to Terms and Conditions of Employment

  A recent decision by the National Labor Relations Boardmakes it easier for employers to change workplace rules without discussing the change with the union representing their employees.

Great Falls Development Authority

• Great Falls Downtown Visioning Charrette – 10/2

  Join Neighbors, Developers, Property Owners, Resource Providers, and more on Wednesday, October 2nd for a visioning session on what we hope our downtown can be!

Montana Governor’s Office of Economic Development

• Montana Featured in United Airlines’ September Hemispheres Magazine

  “Montana has long been recognized as a great tourism destination for a long time, but what has been a little bit nascent in the story about Montana is that we’re actually a great place to do business too,” Ken Fichtler, chief business development officer at the Governor’s office of Economic Development, says in the magazine.

Montana West Economic Development

• Despite Business Vacancies, Evergreen, Montana Confident in Economic Potential

  “It does give a feeling of total vacancy,” Montana West Economic Development President Jerry Meerkatz said.

MEDA -Montana Economic Developers Association

• Downtown Missoula Host Site for 2019 Montana Downtown & Main Street Conference – 10/23-25

  The theme of the annual conference is Seen and Unseen: Community Vision & Resources.

• Netflix co-founder and NOLS Board member Marc Randolph: Luck isn’t about chance—it’s about preparation

  As the ancient Roman philosopher Seneca put it, “Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.”

• Vision 2019 University of Montana Research, Innovation & Imagination

  The real joy in seeing our research portfolio grow is the amazing research and creative outcomes of those projects and the impact they have — both socially and economically — on our region and state.

Visit Montana

• You’re going where? Missoula

  With mountains to hike, rivers to fish and paths to bike, there are plenty of reasons to visit this heavenly former mill town.

Funding and Building your Business

• The Four Things Startups Need Their Lawyers to Know

  Make sure the attorneys you bring on board will be able to meet your company’s unique needs.

Idaho News & Events

• Go inside Idaho’s first zero waste market, set to open soon

  Roots Zero Waste Market will eliminate plastic and cardboard packaging found in traditional grocery stores. Instead, customers will bring their own shopping bags, jars or other containers.

Wyoming Business

• In pointed letter to University of Wyoming trustees, Gordon warns against hiring ‘familiar face’ as new president

  The governor wrote that he is “concerned that at this juncture in UW’s history, the university’s essential mission is not well articulated nor well appreciated.”

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

• Rethinking education to make graduates – workers – future-proof

  Choosing to invest in the complicated task of evolving education to “future-proof” workers is smarter than trying to future-proof jobs.

• MSU Leadership Institute matches students with non-profits

  Montana State University’s Boardroom Bobcats places upper level undergraduate and graduate students on nonprofit boards and councils to serve as non-voting members.

Montana Education Excellence

• Montana University System to create universal application

  The current system requires a student to fill out separate applications for each college or university within the system.

Non-Profit News

• Breakthroughs are Not Left to Chance

  I’ve been thinking about the MNA Conference theme, “Breakthrough”, for several months, and more so with just weeks until we meet together in Billings.

Transportation

• Life with e-scooters: Bozeman, company adjust to growing pains

  Now that Blink Rides has been in Bozeman for nearly two months, the company’s performing better than expected in terms of use, owner Lana Kitto said.

• City Officials Seek To Mold the Future of Driverless Cars

  Using autonomous vehicles as a chance to shape streets for people.

Other Economies

• California Approves Statewide Rent Control to Ease Housing Crisis

  Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat who has made tenant protection a priority in his first year in office, led negotiations to strengthen the legislation.

Privacy, Hacking and Virus Alerts

• How To Find Out In Five Seconds If Your Online Accounts Have Been Breached

  It’s extremely likely that your login credentials have been swept up in at least one major breach.

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