“A woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle.” 

Gloria Steinem R.I.P.

Eventgroove in Montana

• Eventgroove Can Help You Maximize Your Fundraising Success For Giving Day – December 1.

  Giving Tuesday lands on December 1 this year, and the organizations that reach their goal have their donation page live well before then. Here’s the setup worth doing in September, while there’s no deadline pressure.

Great Falls Development Alliance

• Great Falls Development Alliance FY2026 Annual Report

  We are excited to release our GFDA Annual Report for FY2026, highlighting the investments, projects, businesses and partnerships we helped move forward across the Great Falls trade area this past year.

Montana Business

• Your Company Doesn’t Need a Keynote. Your Brand Ambassadors Can Do the Marketing Instead

  Why pay for advertising when your customers can do it for you?

• 5 Technology Questions You Need to Ask About Your Company Before a Buyer Does

  Buyers now treat technology documentation the way they treat financial statements: as information that helps determine the price.

• Waymo and Zoox Expand Robotaxi Services Across U.S. Cities

  Waymo now operates over 4,000 vehicles in 14 cities, offering more than 500,000 rides weekly. Zoox is beginning supervised testing in Houston and San Diego, intensifying competition in autonomous ride-hailing.

• AI Startups Must Strengthen Financial Foundations to Secure Funding

  Investors now demand clear revenue models, margin improvement, governance, and risk management from AI companies. Founders should prepare robust financial infrastructure to meet these heightened expectations and avoid pitfalls like insolvency.

• Montana’s Prospect 811 – Sales intelligence for medical sales reps

  Prospect 811 turns 535 million Medicare billing and industry-payment records (procedures, equipment, prescriptions, hospital case volumes, and manufacturer payments) into a ranked call list of the providers in your territory who actually bill for what you sell.

• Beyond the Crowds: What’s Shaping Missoula’s Business Climate – Missoula Economic Partnership

  The Business of Being Busy:
  Lessons from Missoula’s Summer Season

• CIOs Must Make Generative AI a Core Team Collaborator

  The new HBR Guide urges CIOs to embed generative AI into workflows to transform collaboration. Despite rising daily use, only a small fraction of managers involve AI in team activities, highlighting untapped potential.

• Private Equity Owns 130 Rural Hospitals Raising Access Concerns. It’s Coming For More

  Private equity firms have rapidly acquired rural healthcare providers, driving up costs without improving care quality. This trend threatens healthcare access and community stability in vulnerable rural areas, prompting calls for increased oversight and transparency.

• Argil – Anyone can tell a story. Make your film, series or social video

  Our templates can help you start on your next story.

• Fortune 100 Company Saves Millions Using AI on Factory Floors

  “It can outthink me,” says Good, who’s been in manufacturing for nearly 40 years. Still, he doesn’t worry that AI will replace him.

• AI is not coming to Montana. It is here. AI for Montana

  The decisions that matter are being made right now, in rooms we are not in. If we cannot get into those rooms, we make our own.

• A $2 Hot Dog Explains the Human Advantage Every Company Will Need as Automation Spreads

  Will Guidara’s famous gesture points to a new business model: automate routine work, and then reinvest the time and savings in memorable human service.

• The Cybersecurity Apocalypse Is Coming in ‘Months,’ AI Giants Warn – Hackers Targeted Over 100 Water Systems in July

  The letter calls for a “collective response,” suggests that every organization should make cyber defense an “immediate leadership priority,” and calls on governments to give hospitals, water utilities, and local governments access to capable defensive AI, as well as to “impose costs” on attackers.

• Does How Much Work You Do Really Matter Now?

  If quantity is no longer a signal for ‘I care,’ then what is?

• Scammers Find 4 New Ways to Take Your Money

  The old rules that kept you safe from scammers no longer apply.

• FTC and 22 states, but not Montana, sue Amazon over alleged secret ad surcharge scheme

  The lawsuit centers on so-called second-price auctions, the industry standard for digital ad deals.

• World Trade Center – Tariff Navigation Series: Trade Policy Update – 9/4 – Zoom

  Designed for importers, exporters, and trade professionals operating in today’s complex regulatory environment, this session will equip participants with the knowledge they need to stay informed and make sound strategic decisions.

City Club Missoula, Montana

• City Club Missoula – AI Under the Big Sky Issues and Opportunities Surrounding Montana Data Centers – 9/14

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YOUR MONTANA CAREER

• We can change people’s lives by spreading kindness, standing up for the good, helping someone in need and so much more…….

  I almost threw a punch in the checkout line last Tuesday—not because I’m violent, but because at 74 years old, I finally woke up.

Montana Energy and Transportation

• Montana Tech launches new nuclear energy programs

  “Montana is at an energy crossroads,” Lance Energy Chair Bob Morris said in a press release. “We’ve been a net energy exporter for 50 years, but as coal comes offline, we risk no longer producing enough energy for ourselves.”

• Global warming will exceed limit, U.N. says in a report that maps path to get back below danger zone

  “If we act now we can limit overshoot,” the report said. “Not a safe world, but safer than remaining above” 1.5 degrees for the long term.

• Quantica Plans Deep Aquifer Water Use for Broadview, Montana Data Center

  Quantica will draw 20,000 gallons daily from a deep Madison Group Aquifer for cooling its Broadview data center. The project aims to protect local water resources while addressing community concerns about large-scale water and power use.

• Solar Panels and Battery Storage Slash School Energy Costs Nationwide

  Schools across the country are saving millions by installing solar panels, freeing up funds for scholarships and other priorities. Montana could benefit similarly by adopting these sustainable energy solutions.

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

• Most States Lack Clear AI Cheating Policies Despite Widespread Teen Use

  Over 70% of teens use AI for schoolwork, yet many states avoid concrete measures to prevent AI-enabled cheating. Educators nationwide struggle with academic integrity amid limited administrative support and inconsistent policies.

• The Frontier Learning Lab (FLL) is Montana Digital Academy’s new statewide learning lab for teachers and students

  Anchored in the values of expanded access, strong privacy, and solid learning science, the Lab serves as a central hub that curates tools, surfaces best practices, and sparks practical innovation in every corner of the state, from bustling city schools to the most remote one-room classrooms.

• A.I. Is to Be Banned in N.Y.C. Elementary and Middle Schools

  When New York City public schoolchildren return to the classroom next week, younger students will be barred from using artificial intelligence. No individual screens will be allowed until third grade. And teachers will not be able to ask A.I. to grade assignments.

• Montana Reading Scores Decline Despite National Lead

  Montana’s reading proficiency has dropped nearly six percentage points since 2017, with chronic absenteeism worsening. Educators are focusing on attendance and literacy programs to help students master reading by third grade.

2025 Montana Legislature and Politics

• IRS Audit Staff Cuts Slash Tax Enforcement Revenue by 35 Percent

  The IRS’s 27% reduction in auditing staff caused a dramatic drop in tax enforcement revenue, with billions in unpaid taxes going uncollected. This weakening of IRS capacity could indirectly impact Montana businesses by encouraging aggressive tax strategies and complicating local tax administration.

• Montana Senate Candidates Explain Their Positions on AI and Data Center Policies

  The 2026 Senate race spotlights debates on AI regulation and data center growth, revealing tensions between economic development and local community concerns. Candidates propose varied approaches, from regulatory guardrails to moratoriums, shaping Montana’s future policy landscape.

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