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Idaho National Laboratory
City Club Missoula
- Idaho National Laboratory wins three more R&D 100 Awards
"INL now has accumulated 44 of these international awards since 1986."
Come Home Montana
- City Club Missoula Forum - United Way CEO: Rejecting the homeless doesn’t solve homelessness
“Caring for the homeless doesn’t cause homelessness,” said Patrick. “People act as if we’d just stop serving homeless people, then homelessness would go away. That’s wrong.”
Warren Miller Freedom Foundation
- GE Capital expansion a possibility in Billings, Montana
Steve Arveschoug, executive director of Big Sky Economic Development, said Thursday that GE Capital Corp. is expected to have up to 200 workers in Billings by the end of the year.
- Geraldine, Montana thrives on ingenuity
Whether it's supplementing a farm or ranch income or a desire to live in a particular community, entrepreneurship has always been an important piece of the economy in rural areas, said Kathie Bailey, executive director for Snowy Mountain Development Corp., a regional economic development organization in central Montana.
Montana Business
- "The Entrepreneur" Summer 2010 Newsletter from the Warren Miller Freedom Foundation featuring Corey Raths of Missoula -"My Experience as a Mentor: Changing Lives..."
In 2010, the Warren Miller Freedom Foundation continues to spread the word about the excitement of entrepreneurship to young people and adults. We are looking at partnering with national organizations concerned with rural development and Native American education.
Montana Economic Development
- SeaCast casting foundry opens its doors in Butte, Montana
"This is fantastic," said Ty Ueland, SeaCast's director of business development. "There aren't many foundries like this in the world." Bert Robins, the company's vice president and a Butte native, said that their ability to make custom titanium parts could put this foundry on the map.
- Rugged growth: Townsend's PFM Manufacturing expands Land Tamer production
PFM Manufacturing's top product is the Land Tamer, a six-wheeled vehicle that can navigate all manner of rocky terrain, swamps and bodies of water.
- 50 Great States 50 Great Companies: Montana and Big Sky Brewing Company
Montana has more to offer than just big sky … they’ve got some damn good beer too!
- NorthWestern wants to build or buy power plant
NorthWestern's plan continues its efforts to rebuild itself as a utility that owns power generation, rather than buying it at market prices.
Careers
- Montana Senator Jon Tester’s Kalispell workshop brings together Internet giants, small businesses
"Montana is home to some of America's hardest-working, most innovative self-starters in business," Tester said. "What we're doing with these workshops is making sure all entrepreneurs in Montana are aware of the tools out there to help grow their businesses, and boost jobs for Montana."
- Montana Means Energy, July 2010
Energy Promotion and Development Division, Montana Department of Commerce
- Montana Funding Programs for Small Business
This is a list of many of the funding programs available to Montana entrepreneurs and small business along with other programs that can assist them.
Funding and Building your Business
- Promoting Your Job Search When You're Employed
Luckily, there are ways you can subtly let it be known that you are open to opportunities.
- 34 Days Left to Sign Up for FREE Computer Training and Certification in Montana
'Elevate America' is an innovative public-private partnership between Montana's Department of Labor and Industry and the Microsoft Corporation.
Incubators and R&D
- 5 Cool Start-Ups to Keep an Eye On
Every company starts small. Facebook began as a Harvard networking site, Starbucks as a small Seattle coffee shop and Microsoft was famously started in a garage by a college dropout.
Idaho Business
- Boot camp for entrepreneurs ready for campers
Got an idea for a technology company but need some help?
North Dakota Business and Economic Development
- SBA seeks grantee that would operate Women’s Business Center in Idaho
“We feel that we could reach a lot more small businesses by starting a Women’s Business Center.”
Education
- Michigan workers flock to North Dakota in search of jobs
According to the analysis, 6,620 people from other states found a job in North Dakota last year.
Community
- Gates Foundation playing pivotal role in changes for education system
In the past 2 1/2 years, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has pledged more than $650 million to schools, public agencies and other groups that buy into its main education priorities.
- Duncan: Congress needs to act now on school funding
"The only way to learn is by failing," said Navid Shafa, whose remark inspired adults on the stage and in the audience to talk about education innovation and the need for experimentation and potential failure.
Connectivity & Communications
- Best Places to Live - Money's list of America's 100 best small cities and not a single Montana community makes the list.
These terrific small cities -- even now -- boast plenty of jobs, great schools, safe streets, low crime, lots to do, charm, and other features that make a town great for raising a family.
- Personal Promises for Community Transformation - The "I Promise" Video Campaign
The "I Promise" Video Campaign puts a face to the growing movement around Promise Neighborhoods. We will feature video vignettes of people's personal commitment to ensuring that all children have the opportunities and supports to thrive, grow, and succeed.
Energy and Climate Change
- Can Utopia’s new business plan in Utah make a difference?
“This is what we have been working toward for the past two years, ever since I came onboard,” said Todd Marriott, Utopia’s executive director. “Under this model, the cities will not be spending any additional money until they are assured of a return on their investment.”
- New Report Highlights Internet Accessibility Across Montana
Nearly 84 percent of the state’s population, or about 520,000 people, age 18 to 64 have high-speed Internet available where they live.
Cool Stuff That's Coming
- Windmill manufacturer builds small-town niche in Spokane, WA
No electronic controls are necessary, Folsom added. Centrifugal force alone regulates the blade angle.
- New Rules May Cloud the Outlook for Biomass
An energy technology that has long been viewed as a clean and climate-friendly alternative to fossil fuels is facing tough new regulatory hurdles that could ultimately hamper its ability to compete with renewable power sources like wind and solar.
- Heat waves and extremely high temperatures could be commonplace in the U.S. by 2039, Stanford University study finds
By 2039, most of the U.S. could experience at least four seasons equally as intense as the hottest season ever recorded from 1951-1999, according to Stanford University climate scientists.
- Giant Greenland Glacier Cracks Open Overnight - The Arctic's biggest iceberg factory just hit overdrive.
"A few nights ago a crack opened up," said Tom Wagner, cryospheric program scientist at NASA. "Two nights later (July 6) the whole (gosh darned) thing breaks off and flows away." The lost portion has been described as about an eighth the size of Manhattan Island and set a new record for the retreat of that glacier.
- General Electric, Venture Firms Unveil $200M Investment and Prize Program to Promote Smart Grid Technologies
“Were doubling down on our commitments and opening up to new ideas,” said Beth Comstock, GE’s chief marketing officer, at the event. “The challenge now is how to move faster…but GE can only do so much. We have to work together to collectively put our imaginations to work.”
- Northwest aviation leaders aim to develop a regional biofuel industry
The first of its kind collaboration in the U.S. will assess the region's biofuel plant matter availability, conversion technologies and potential for an economically sustainable supply chain.
The Creative and Cultural Economy
- Battery-powered house debuts with smog-eating roof
The home also incorporates roof tiles, manufactured by MonierLifetile, touted as the first ever in the United States to reduce pollution -- as much as the average car creates annually driving 10,800 miles. The tiles have an embedded catalyst that when exposed to sunlight, speeds up oxidation and reduces the nitrogen oxide pollution that creates smog.
- Butte to launch Montana Folk Festival in 2011
Everything will be the same, except for one thing.
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