MATR Newsletter – September 29, 2021
The state with the best education wins!

Montana’s Grow Your Own Teacher programs lift off

Three new teacher recruitment programs in central Montana are prepping to pave a pathway for high school students to train as educators.

Conrad Anker – Climate change kept us indoors this summer. Investing in Montana jobs can help.

We live in Montana for the high quality of life that’s connected to the outdoors, and this fall you have a unique opportunity to both contribute to climate solutions, while creating new, good jobs and protecting Montana’s $7.1 billion outdoor economy. I ask that you think of the 98% of Montanans who say outdoor recreation is important to their quality of life when it comes time to support climate provisions during the budget reconciliation process. Our way of life is counting on you.

Today’s MATR Newsletter is sponsored by:

Come Home Montana

Montana Career Opportunity – Development Manager – DREAM Adaptive Recreation
The mission of DREAM Adaptive Recreation is to enhance the lives of individuals with disabilities by providing year–round outdoor adaptive recreational opportunities.

Northwestern Energy

Want to be part of the Downtown Great Falls energy? Join us for Invest Downtown! – 10/28 – Live and via Zoom
Hear from the developers and entrepreneurs with recent project successes , planned announcements, as well as identified opportunities with tools and resources available to make your project happen!

Great Falls Development Authority

Great Falls Economic Development Top 10 for 9-27-21
Here is our Top 12 for last week celebrating work and successes to grow and strengthen the Great Falls regional economy — Montana’s Golden Triangle. And, sharing business resources and skill-building opportunities to empower your success.

MEDA -Montana Economic Developers Association

A real opportunity to build the workforce Montana needs
We have the funding necessary to push these training programs out across Montana–but right now, the state is leaving that money just sitting in the bank.
The gender gap in workplace burnout is getting wider
The latest Women in the Workplace report from McKinsey & Company and LeanIn.org reveals some alarming trends.
SBA recognition to help Early Stage Montana grow tech sector, expand reach
Jenni Graff, executive director of Early Stage Montana, said recognition by the SBA will include $50,000 to help the nonprofit expand its reach. The prizes are awarded to accelerator programs working with fledgling companies in areas of research and development, and STEM.

Montana Economic Development

Conrad Anker – Climate change kept us indoors this summer. Investing in Montana jobs can help.
We live in Montana for the high quality of life that’s connected to the outdoors, and this fall you have a unique opportunity to both contribute to climate solutions, while creating new, good jobs and protecting Montana’s $7.1 billion outdoor economy. I ask that you think of the 98% of Montanans who say outdoor recreation is important to their quality of life when it comes time to support climate provisions during the budget reconciliation process. Our way of life is counting on you.

Housing

Selling the Farm in Montana’s Flathead Valley
The agricultural community is shrinking in the Flathead Valley as landowners sell to developers, impacting the farming culture and rural economy

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

Montana’s Grow Your Own Teacher programs lift off
Three new teacher recruitment programs in central Montana are prepping to pave a pathway for high school students to train as educators.
University of Montana’s enrollment grows for first time in a decade
“It’s exciting to see UM returning to growth. We’ve spent the last couple of years really working hard to adapt how we recruit students, but also how we retain students,” said UM President Seth Bodnar on Monday. “I think there are lots of really positive indicators.”