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7th Annual Big Sky BBQ Fest, 7/23, Missoula, Montana
2016-07-23

Special 1 Million Cups On July 26 At Dunrovin Ranch - Bring Your Swim Suit And Your Family!
2016-07-26

Liens: Keys To Getting Your Money On Time, 7/26, Bozeman, Montana
2016-07-26

Liens: Keys To Getting Your Money On Time, 7/26, Bozeman
2016-07-26

Free Webinar - Creating Great Places, One Main Street At A Time, 7/27
2016-07-27

Intellectual Property Webinar Series Federal Trade Secrets, 7/27, Online
2016-07-27

Big Sky: Big Ideas Technology Summit, 7/28, Bozeman, Montana
2016-07-28

Celtic Festival Missoula - Free Admission, 7/29-30
2016-07-29

How To Do Business With The State Of Montana, 08/02, Bozeman
2016-08-02

2016 NADC Economic Development And Procurement Conference , 8/2-4, Billings, MT
2016-08-02

Big Sky Women-Owned Business Tour And Hike, 08/03, Big Sky, MT
2016-08-03

Learn How To Apply For Grant Funding, 8/4, Missoula, Montana
2016-08-04

3rd Annual Intermountain Energy Summit, 8/9-10, Idaho Falls, Idaho
2016-08-09

Think Big: Small Business Marketing On A Budget, 8/10, Bozeman
2016-08-10

Montana Ambassadors Business Open, 8/11-12, Anaconda, Montana
2016-08-11

Montana's First Brewing Science Program!, 08/18, Kalispell
2016-08-18

TechJunction Montana, 8/18, Bozeman, Montana
2016-08-18

Montana's Inaugural Young Professional Summit, 8/19-21, Great Falls, Montana
2016-08-19

NorthWest Economic Development Course, 8/22-25, Ellensburg, Washington
2016-08-22

Leadership Mentoring Series, 08/23, Bozeman
2016-08-23

How To Do Business With The State Of Montana, 08/24, Helena
2016-08-24

Last Best Conference, 8/25-26, Missoula, Montana
2016-08-25

MTA Annual Meeting, 08/30, Missoula
2016-08-30

Montana Technology Innovation Parntership: Innovator Training, 8/31, Havre, MT
2016-08-31

National Working Summit On Transportation In Rural America, 9/7-9, Denver, CO
2016-09-07

Bozeman - Part Time Web Development Boot Camp, 09/10, Bozeman
2016-09-10

Missoula - Part Time Web Development Boot Camp, 09/10, Missoula
2016-09-10

Billings - Part Time Web Development Boot Camp, 09/10, Billings
2016-09-10

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News  Last updated: Fri Jul 22nd at 5PM

Autonomous vehicle expert Craig Shankwitz joins MSU's Western Transportation Institute research staff

Craig Shankwitz, a nationally recognized leader in the field of autonomous and connected vehicle technologies, recently joined the research staff of Montana State University's Western Transportation Institute http://www.wti.montana.edu/ . Autonomous vehicles, sometimes called self-driving vehicles, have technologies that allow certain functions of a vehicle to operate without driver input. Connected ...

Celtic Festival Missoula - Free Admission, 7/29-30

2016-07-29 17:30:00 Caras Park Contact: http://www.celticfestivalmissoula.com/ Celtic Festival Missoula is an annual celebration of great Celtic culture, focusing on music, dance and food. Our mission is to perpetuate Celtic culture and to introduce the culture to future generations in Montana. The festival presents the culture both in its historical form, and as it has evolved into ...

The Case for Working in Silicon Valley and Living Somewhere Else (Why not Montana!) in America

A new wave of tech workers is house hunting in Middle America. By Patrick Clark - Rebecca Greenfield Full Story: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articl ... e-rust-belt *** You should be in Montana building your Silicon Valley career, raising your family and living in the best last place. http://business.mt.gov/ ...

#RuralX Summit Inspires Over 200 People to Make a Difference for Rural Communities

Renner, SD--The first annual #RuralX Summit, hosted by Dakota Resources http://www.dakotaresources.org and 57 sponsors, brought 220 guests together for two days of motivational learning, idea sharing and networking. The event was held July 19 and 20 at the Dakota Events Center in Aberdeen and included national and regional speakers, a farm to table Harvest Supper, entertainment, panel discussions, ...

Why Companies Have Started to Coach New Parents

At a time when new parents may find themselves overwhelmed -- even sobbing late at night as they deal with their new at-home responsibilities while trying to hold down a full-time job -- a growing number of companies are making efforts to soften the blow. They are providing employees with coaching sessions, either in person, over the phone or through small group sessions that may be broadcast over ...

Lessons in Business and Life, 12 Months After Techstars

"What was Techstars like? What did you get out of it?" Marc KuoPosted by Marc Kuo Full Story: http://snip.ly/o9pi6?utm_content=buf ... .ly/29AY9iU ...

If you're looking for a new way to work remotely, coworking could be the answer.

For most coworking spaces, nearly half of the revenue (read: membership) is comprised of employees telecommuting for larger companies. The other half of revenue is mostly comprised of entrepreneurs building their own teams and companies. The rise of coworking spaces in the US over the past five years feels like it's can be largely attributed to filling an existing gap -- most telecommuters ...

New report traces the gender pay gap from birth to the C-suite

Women earn 79 cents for every dollar men do, but people on both sides of the issue would likely say that's not the whole story. Critics may point to the jobs women choose. But a new paper from the Economic Policy Institute complicates that idea, tracing all the different forces pushing women toward lower-paying jobs from a young age through their entire careers. by Tony Wagner and Lewis ...

Beyond the Data Dump

Governments at all levels are finding better ways to provide fiscal transparency. But there's a lot more that they could do. by Erin Latham Full Story: http://www.governing.com/gov-institu ... lytics.html ...

Facebook's internet-broadcasting drone takes to the skies for the first time

Connecting the entire world to the internet by way of solar-powered drones with fricking laser beams attached to their heads sounds more like an Austin Powers plotline than an actual business strategy, but for the folk at Facebook's Connectivity Lab it isn't so far-fetched. In its quest to provide remote regions with affordable internet access, the team recently conducted its first successful full-scale ...

MTA Annual Meeting, 08/30, Missoula

2016-08-30 08:00:00 Hilton Garden Inn Contact: Geoff Feiss, 406-442-4316, gfeiss@telecomassn.org MTA's Annual Meeting is a telecommunications policy & law conference, featuring statewide elected officials, and representatives from government and industry. Topics include in-depth discussion of FCC rules, Congressional telecom issues, telemedicine, tribal telecommunications, consumer advocacy ...

Grass grows as a surprise source of hydrogen fuel

Researchers from Cardiff University have come up with a way to unlock hydrogen from fescue grass, raising the possibility of using turf to power life on Earth. Nick Lavars Full Story: http://www.gizmag.com/grass-hydrogen ... 70-92465361 ...

Facebook Moves One Step Closer to Light-Based Wireless Communication

Facebook has published research on an unconventional solution: using light to wirelessly transmit internet signals. The work comes from a Facebook-led initiative called Internet.org, which, according to the initiative's website, has so far brought internet access to more than 25 million people. By STEPH YIN Full Story: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/22/sc ... m-well&_r=0 ...

Florida Continues 'Smart Grid' Switch Installation

Florida Power & Lighting is in the process of installing 20,000 automatic lateral switch devices across the state, which are estimated to have saved crews more than 100,000 "field visits" last year. by Dale White, Sarasota Herald-Tribune, Fla. Full Story: http://www.govtech.com/fs/Florida-Co ... lation.html ...

4 policies driving student performance in Finland and Japan

A new report details policies producing teachers with deep content knowledge and understanding of how to teach that content By Laura Devaney, Director of News, @eSN_Laura Full Story: http://www.eschoolnews.com/2016/07/2 ... 000000qi9AL ...

MSU Business College To Host Annual Golf Tournament On Sept. 23

2016-09-23 10:00:00 Black Bull Contact: http://www.montana.edu/news/16275/ms ... -on-sept-23 The Montana State University Jake Jabs College of Business and Entrepreneurship's 15th annual golf tournament will be held Friday, Sept. 23, at Black Bull. Profits from the tournament will be used to fund student enhancement programs and scholarships. ...

Tesla CEO Sets Sights on Self-Driving Public Transit

Elon Musk has revealed that he wants Tesla Motors to develop electric, connected, self-driving transit vehicles in the future. Full Story: http://www.govtech.com/fs/Tesla-CEO- ... ransit.html ...

Pumped Up: Renewables Growth Revives Old Energy-Storage Method

Moving water uphill lets producers of solar and wind power bank energy for use when it is needed most Forget about Tesla Motors Inc. 's batteries: The hottest way to store energy in the electricity business today is a century-old technology that involves moving water to stash power. Known as pumped storage, the giant facilities push large volumes of water uphill when there is surplus electricity, ...

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