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Montana's Future Is At a Crossroads - "Montana Matters"

Montana’s future is at a crossroads. The challenges we face today are far different than those of past generations. The future of this magnificent state and the future of our natural wealth and resources lie within our hands. How we address new and profound threats to Montana’s ecological integrity will determine what kind of future we leave to our children and grandchildren. Oil and gas development ...

Military eyes algae for jet fuel

Somewhere among the beakers and the bubbling green-tinged tanks in this Utah State University lab, Jeff Muhs is searching for champion pond scum for the U.S. government. If he and others like him around the country are successful, algae-based biofuel could one day power one of the world's biggest gas guzzlers: the U.S. military. Heady stuff for a simple sun-sucking organism. ...

Great Falls artist places two paintings in Paint the Parks 100 competition

Ron Ukrainetz recently became the first Great Falls artist to have two paintings selected in a single year for the prestigious Paint the Parks 100, an annual international art competition also known as Art in the Parks. Ukrainetz also may be the first Montana artist with two paintings chosen for the competition during one year, but officials with Paint America, the organization in charge of Paint ...

Oregon Small Business Centers funding cut by more than half

State funding of Small Business Development Centers across Oregon has been cut by more than half, forcing managers to consider sharp changes in how the business-training program works while scrambling for new money. "Oregon has the second-highest unemployment rate in the nation and our challenge is to help entrepreneurs create jobs," said Tom Lowles, director of the Portland SBDC. "Cutting funding ...

Venture capitalists invest $16M in New Mexico firms in the first quarter of 09

That’s good news for New Mexico after VC investments were slammed in the fourth quarter of 2008, dropping to just $8.5 million. However, Q1 numbers still represent a decline in the number of transactions and total aggregate investment from the first quarter of 2008 when there was a total of $31.1 million invested, according to the New Mexico Venture Capital Association. Full Story: http://albuquerque.bizjournals.com/a ... aily12.html ...

Montana Chamber of Commerce announces Workplace Safety Program

Liberty Northwest and the Montana Chamber of Commerce partner to offer qualifying Montana Chamber of Commerce Members a comprehensive Workers' Compensation Group Program that is committed to providing maximum benefits for group members to assist with workplace safety and controlling losses. The Liberty Northwest/Montana Chamber Group is composed of employers like you—employers who are strongly committed ...

Wisconsin kicks our butt with Angel tax credits

Yee gads! We already know that Wisconsin has superior angel tax credits than Minnesota (and by superior, I mean it actually HAS them) but this is getting ridiculous. It would be perfectly understandable if the Badger State wanted to sit on its laurels and count the Minnesota startups fleeing to Madison or Hudson. Instead, as Minnesota preoccupied itself with NOT passing an angel credit, our ...

Connecting the ideas and the wherewithal

Hidden inside a $410 billion bill signed into law in March, an earmark sponsored by Sen. Ron Wyden could help increase the flow of venture capital within Central Oregon. The new position at EDCO will coordinate the region’s venture capital needs for the next three years — will help the region attract technology startups, grow its aviation sector and establish Central Oregon as a national hub ...

Alone Time

I do think that everyone can (and should) find time to be alone, away from all of the noise in our lives. Posted by: Mark Solon Full Blog: http://highway12ventures.com/2009/07/02/alone-time/ ...

Beyond Job Boards: Targeting the Source

For many Americans looking for work, the first stop is an online job board. Now job seekers are finding that prospective employers increasingly are looking elsewhere to find new hires—the companies’ own Web sites. By JOSEPH DE AVILA Full Story: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000 ... 828514.html ...

Reflections on the 7th Annual Economic Gardening Conference

Thanks for joining the 7th Annual Economic Gardening Conference Ning Site. We hope to use this site as a central repository for gathering resources, sharing conversation, and building collaboration among conference attendees. With a little time (and luck), we'll all stay connected long after our time together in Sisseton expires! We are looking forward to hearing from you! http://egconference.ning.com/ ...

Greg Mortenson (“Three Cups of Tea") lauded by National Education Association

"Greg Mortenson's book is an outstanding and inspirational story of the possible," said NEA President Dennis Van Roekel. "Every student in America's public schools should receive a copy to learn firsthand what one person can truly do to make a difference in the world." The National Education Association http://www.nea.org/ teachers union today will honor Bozeman’s Greg Mortenson, builder of ...

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