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Tomorrow’s writers need coaches today: Missoula high school tutoring program requires volunteers:
Those of us who love the written word and understand just how important good literacy skills are can only shake our heads in dismay at the global trend that has increasing numbers of young people ...
Former Smurfit-Stone workers retool skills after layoffs with help from Montana's education institutions:
Bob Johnson is one of the lucky few who not only found work but found a higher-paying job when he, along with 417 other Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. employees, lost their livelihoods as the Frenchtown ...
Stinky Maps: Missoula company adds smells to maps app:
Pick your nose, go ahead.
Well, pick a smell, then name it, and mark it on a map anywhere in the world.
That's the idea behind Stinky Maps http://www.stinkymaps.com/ , an app for the sense of smell ...
If You Make Any Of These 10 Mistakes, Your Company Will Fail:
One of the great debates surrounding start ups is whether ideas or people are the primary determinants of success.
In the course of my career, I have taken both sides. Ideas are inorganic and often ...
How BMW is defusing the demographic time bomb:
In June 2007, Nikolaus Bauer, the head of BMW’s 2,500-employee power train plant in Dingolfing, Lower Bavaria, was worrying about what looked like an inevitable decline in the productivity of an aging ...
Montana's high drop-out rate defies efforts to keep kids in school:
Jesse Cullinan never pictured himself as a high school dropout — a firefighter or a Marine, yes — but a dropout, no.
After being sick and missing school for days at a time, Cullinan began to get behind ...
Wind energy company's appeals raise questions about Wyoming's tax, distribution approach :
Property taxes are one of the main selling points that wind energy companies have used to convince counties there will be a payoff for accepting up-front impacts to local services.
But when the tax ...
Costs high, benefits higher in saving Sterling - The successful recapitalization of Sterling Financial Corp. may well be the best economic news of 2010 for Spokane. :
Thanks in part to that “bailout” we all say we hate.
In raising $730 million, the corporate parent of Sterling Savings Bank https://www.sterlingsavingsbank.com assured the retention of more than 600 ...
Bjorn Lomborg's climate change sparks environment debate:
Changed climate views by "skeptical environmentalist" Bjørn Lomborg should be celebrated by environment advocates, says one public opinion expert, instead of being met with derision.
Lomborg, 45, is ...
School for Boys takes a different approach to learning - "They'll only learn after they make mistakes.":
The founder of a new private school has tailored the curriculum and teaching style to how he thinks boys learn best. Some public schools are starting to do the same thing.
By Katy Murphy
Oakland Tribune
Full ...
Waded Cruzado: Montana State Plans New President's Inauguration, 9/9-10, Bozeman, Montana:
2010-09-09 08:00:00
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MSU is holding two days of celebrations next week leading up to the inauguration of university President Waded Cruzado.
The events planned ...
Sponsors expect more than 2,000 at Montana economic summit:
Montanans will have the chance to interact with global leaders, including investor and philanthropist Warren Buffett and executives from Microsoft, GE and Disney, at the Montana Economic Development ...
Wyoming schools plan to offer high school students associate's degrees:
Wyoming Public Schools is ramping up a new way of preparing all students for college: requiring them to complete some college-level coursework to graduate from high school.
The plan is still taking ...
Special Report: Breaking Cycle Of Poverty In Rural Montana - The Horizons Program:
Highway 12 Ventures - Portfolio News | July – August 2010:
Leadership Panel: Governor Schweitzer And Panel Of Dignitaries, 9/10, Montana State University, Bozeman :
Leadership panel: Governor Schweitzer and panel of dignitaries discuss leadership as part of inaugural events, 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. SUB Ballroom A
Leadership in the 21st Century
This panel ...
Guest opinion: Harness wind energy, reduce federal subsidies for oil industry:
We can’t spill wind.
That’s a fundamental lesson we should take away from BP’s offshore oil disaster — even if we learn nothing else.
So before we clutter our fragile waters with even more risky ...
New York's Tech Start-Up Scene Comes of Age - Just stop calling it 'Silicon Alley':
In the late 1990s, as Silicon Valley's tech industry headed into boom-land, so too did New York City.
A slew of startups formed, many focused on "new media," or advertising on the Internet. I lived ...
Devil is in the detail when choosing investment 'angels':
Despite being venture capital’s spiritual home, Silicon Valley is turning towards wealthy private investors, reports Richard Waters in San Francisco
OUTSIDE CAPITAL always comes with strings attached. ...
Billings Chamber of Commerce wins regional promotion contract:
The state says the Billings Chamber of Commerce will take over tourism promotion for 13 counties in southeastern Montana.
The Billings Chamber has said it wants to market Custer Country as a historic ...
Rancher's code fends off deficit - Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer:
Montana is making national headlines lately, and for a very proud reason: We are one of only two states in America operating without a deficit.
The state of Montana has balanced its checkbook five ...
Montana solutions for Montana jobs - Guest column by Senator Max Baucus:
Over the past few weeks, I've been lucky enough to spend some time at home under the Big Sky, traveling our state and hearing from you.
Folks in Montana truly know the value of a day's work. We ...
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Writing Coaches of Missoula program seeks more volunteers for students:
Missoula's literacy army is seeking a few good wordsmiths.
Every year, dozens of volunteers are deployed into Missoula's schools, where hundreds of students get one-on-one coaching to improve their ...
Startups get $1.1M for tech-transfer efforts:
Strong arms, packed bowels during surgery and a Velcro system to stop bleeding are among the research topics to recently receive a total of $1.1 million in funding from the Maryland Technology Development ...
Montana Association of Community Development Extension Professionals: September 2010 E-Newsletter:
The 2010 Rural Community Conference that took place Aug. 31-Sept. 1 at MSU-Bozeman was a great success. With over 150 attendees, 27 exhibitors, and 32 speakers, the two-day conference provided an excellent ...
CRDC RFP Now Available:
The State of Montana, Department of Commerce, invites offerors to submit proposals for designation as Certified Regional Development Corporations (CRDCs). Designated CRDCs manage, apply for and administer ...
Continuing Education- Montana Water Marketing: An Introduction to Water Rights Transactions:
I enjoy talking about water marketing. Alot. Likewise, I'm excited to announce I have received approval from the Montana Board of Realty to teach a 2 credit course on the ins and outs of water rights ...
No Speed Limit Signs on the Technology Highway in Montana:
Recently, I met with some Flathead Valley business and political leaders to discuss job creation and other matters of interest to Montanans. As an entrepreneur and investor who works with start-up ...
Several Montana banks facing disciplinary action - Sterling Bank embarks on comeback strategy:
A decline in the economy and the real estate market has hit several Montana banks, from Billings to Bozeman to Helena, and banking regulators are taking action to ensure Montana's money is safe.
Montana ...
Hospital projects could drive Mineral County's economic future:
Mineral Community Hospital this month announced a set of related projects that could achieve many of the area's long-held economic development goals.
CEO Steve Carty and Board President Maureen ...
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