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Top Colleges Dig Deeper in Wait Lists for Students:
In what may be a happy surprise for thousands of high school seniors, Harvard plans to offer admission to 150 to 175 students on its waiting list, and Princeton and the University of Pennsylvania each ...
Canadian company nixes Idaho for cellulosic ethanol plant:
A Canadian biotechnology company has decided to build a cellulosic ethanol plant in Saskatchewan, rather than southeast Idaho.
Iogen Corp. on Wednesday said it has suspended its operations in Idaho.
For ...
Most businesses didn't call up tax refund:
Sometimes the IRS can't get people to cooperate, even when it tries to give money away.
As of November, fewer than 6 percent of business taxpayers filing returns had made claims for the Telephone Excise ...
Inside Entrepreneurship: Noncash pay should reward patience:
LAST WEEK, I featured a question from an architect who wanted to understand the implications of accepting stock options or common stock in a privately held startup retail company in lieu of cash ...
Tech tools bring big success for small businesses:
After Hurricane Katrina lashed the Gulf Coast, small businesses such as the Silk Road Collection antique store in New Orleans had little hope of surviving. Tourists and local customers had vanished, ...
Business presentation – What’s the opportunity and how do you get it?:
Having worked with hundreds of business owners to help them put together effective business presentations, the business owner often knows more about the product or service than about the business opportunity ...
Archiving E-mail Effectively:
The White House's recent problems archiving e-mail could be solved by emerging technologies.
Losing e-mail can be a serious problem for both the public and private sector. Recently, the White ...
The 2008 Colorado College State of the Rockies Report Card:
When most of Americans think of “the Rockies,” they likely think of the mountains that stretch from New Mexico to Montana. To many, the Rockies region is best known for its environmental amenities – ...
How To Complain For Fun And Profit:
While I have been terrible about updating my blog, I have been busy at work doing something pretty special. I published a book.
It's called "How To Complain For Fun and Profit" and it teaches people ...
Vision Net Brings High Definition Video Conferencing to Montana. Why Drive to Meetings When You Can Be Green?:
As former Senator Burns said often, "In Montana, there's a lot of dirt between lightbulbs." We travel great distances to attend conferences and meetings or call on clients when there's a better green ...
Starting up: IdaVation offers something for start-ups, entrepreneurs:
Seven years ago, Kickstand began with a few friends meeting after work to unwind and share ideas on Idaho's fast-moving tech economy. Since then, the nonprofit group has steadily grown to nearly 400 ...
National Venture Capital Association Joins NewSchools Venture Fund to Raise K-12 Education Infrastructure Fund:
Financial and Human Capital Will Be Invested in Education Entrepreneurs
The National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) and NewSchools Venture Fund today announced the creation of a multi-million ...
Putting Whitefish, Montana on the Global Map:
For city dwellers in need of a break from frenetic urban life, Montana seems like a grandiose getaway. Perhaps they’ve seen the movie “A River Runs Through It” or are familiar with John Steinback’s “Travels ...
Everything you ever wanted to know about WimMAX:
If WiMAX provides services analogous to a cellphone, Wi-Fi is more analogous to a cordless phone.
WiMAX, the Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access, is a telecommunications technology aimed ...
Concentration of resorts in Las Vegas is cited as economic model:
Brookings Institution: Clustering similar businesses key to success
Las Vegas’ success in becoming a nexus of entertainment and gambling is a model that American cities would do well to emulate ...
University of Montana American Indian students recognized for outstanding academic achievements:
The University of Montana has long been the destination for American Indian students seeking a college education. The number of tribal people making the trek to Missoula began with a drop or two ...
City Club Missoula - “Urban Fringe Development Area Project: How Will Missoula Grow?”, 5/19, Missoula:
Monday, May 19, 2008
11:30a.m. – 1:00p.m.
DOUBLETREE EDGEWATER, 100 MADISON
The next 20 years in Missoula will see the need to create places to live
for 15,000 new households. The market ...
SEC Plans to Boost Small-Business Capital Formation:
The commission wants to widen access to capital for exchange-listed companies.
The Securities and Exchange Commission will consider a proposal its staff says would boost access to capital for ...
U.S. consumers rank last in world survey of green habits. Survey: More Americans feeling 'green guilt':
Americans rank last in a new National Geographic-sponsored survey released Wednesday that compares environmental consumption habits in 14 countries.
Americans were least likely to choose the greener ...
Should VC-owned small businesses receive government grants?:
Unless you're a scientific researcher, an economic development professional, or someone who enjoys poring over federal data, chances are good you've never heard of Small Business Innovation Research grants. ...
Peace Corps To Honor University of Montana As Top Producer Of Volunteers. MSU senior seeks to make a difference in Peace Corps. :
Ron Tschetter, the Washington, D.C.-based director of the Peace Corps, will speak at The University of Montana on Thursday, May 29, to honor UM for being a top producer of Peace Corps volunteers.
His ...
Washington Technology Center - Microfabrication Lab, NanoTech User Facility to Operate Jointly:
Facility will serve both academic and industrial users, and act as a micro and nano technology resource for companies in the state of Washington and nationwide.
The Washington Technology Center Microfabrication ...
Maine’s Technology Sectors and Clusters: Status and Strategy:
Clusters are an important driver of business growth and economic development in a region. Maine's technology clusters have grown and evolved significantly since 2002, when Maine's first analysis of its ...
Seven NEW Community-Friendly Grant Opportunities:
As of May 8, seven (7) NEW Community-Friendly Grant Opportunities have been added to the MSU Extension Weblink at: http://extn.msu.montana.edu/CommRes/grantopps.asp
David M. Young, Professor
Community ...
The Microsoft Bus Is Coming To Missoula, 5/13, Missoula:
2008-05-13 11:00:00
COMPUTER ER, 2100 Stephens Ave., Missoula, MT
Contact: Tristin Flint, Computer ER, 406.541.2600, tristin@computer-er.com
Unwind and uncover some business growth solutions ...
Montana's Rural co-ops prepare for Senate climate change battle:
Representatives of Montana's 26 rural electric co-ops asked lawmakers this week to keep consumers in mind when considering legislation that would crack down on the nation's greenhouse gas emissions.
The ...
Plum Creek mills report $9 million loss:
Plum Creek's manufacturing segment, which includes mills, here, reported a $9 million operating loss for the first quarter of this year, which compares to a $1 million loss in the first quarter of 2007.
The ...
Business planning earns cash award in Idaho University competition:
A University of Idaho student from Coeur d'Alene was part of a team who shared a $3,000 award in a business plan competition on April 26.
Second place in the innovative ventures track of the competition ...
ISBOMC’08 - Fourth International Symposium On Bioorganometallic Chemistry, 7/6-10, University Of Montana Missoula:
Bioorganometallic chemistry has emerged as an important sub-discipline of organometallic chemistry. The recent recognition of enzymatic analogues of standard organometallic reactions such as alkyl ...
Peterson Partners Announces Closing of $120 Million Fund:
Generally, the companies that Peterson Partners will invest in have more than $10 million in revenues, are profitable and are at an inflection point in their development.
Peterson Partners, a leading ...
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