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| MATR Newsletter - Fri May 9, 2014 |
"We live in a data society. No business of any size can afford to ignore it."
Thanks to all who've contributed to a wonderful Big Data Week in Missoula and especially Caitlin, Eric, Eric and Melanie. Now let's keep the conversation going to continue building a data focused business and research cluster. Last events today at MonTEC. Join the fun. http://www.bigdataweek ... soula
AAA Mountain West
Big Data Week - May 5-11-14 - 30+ Cities Worldwide Including Missoula
- Car ownership gets cheaper, says AAA
It might not seem like it right now, but it's actually a bit cheaper to own and operate a car in the USA.
ikuw Solutions
- Big Data Week - tech experts descend upon Missoula
"We'll get more people interested in being involved in big data, we'll get companies that want to move here or entrepreneurs that want to start their companies here," said Russ Fletcher who is CEO of a Missoula start-up Inteneo Systems http://www.inteneosystems.com . Fletcher is also helping bring "Big Data Week" to town. He'd like to see Missoula become a leader in this niche market.
- Tell me a Better Story - The Impact of Location Analytics on Business Intelligence
Business Intelligence has matured to be a mainstream application because it takes the two dimensional spreadsheet world and uses the data to tell a story. Users can visualize trends, quickly picture their organization in dashboards and use indicators to traffic-light key performance metrics.
- Square Turned Dollars Into Data. Now It'll Turn That Data Into Gold
Square is a data company.
Montana Department of Commerce
- Certified Scrum Classes in Montana (June 16-19) - Register Today!
"It was terrific! I really learned a great deal and would recommend it to my coworkers" - Becky G.
TEDx Events in Montana
- Governor Bullock Announces Record-Breaking Year for Montana Tourism
"The Montana Office of Tourism and Montana's tourism communities have worked tirelessly to put this industry back on track and poised for growth," said Bullock. "It's evident that those efforts are paying off - the number of people coming to our state to have their own #MontanaMoment is more than ever before and they're spending more than ever, too."
- Montana's Investment in Research and Commercialization Paying Big Dividends
"The Montana Board of Research and Commercialization Technology invests state money in projects that are at the forefront of research and innovation, and in return these projects add jobs, income, and tax revenues that boost the quality of life for all Montanans." Meg O'Leary, Director of the Montana Department of Commerce.
Visit Montana - Montana Dept. of Tourism
- Today's TED Talk: Marco Tempest: Maybe the best robot demo ever
Tempest shows off the robot's sensing technology, safety features and strength, and makes the case for a closer human-robot relationship. (Okay, there's a little magic, too.)
- TEDx Video: Empowering Rising Leaders: Carmen McSpadden - The Montana State University Leadership Institute
What you do or don't do really matters.
Come Home Montana
- Montana's Smith River offers a cool, scenic spring float
"I will never have a bad thing to say about Montana."
Montana Business
- Montana Career Opportunity - Business Coach & Trainer Small Business Development Director - Great Falls Montana Development Authority
Creative, outgoing, accomplished, tech-savvy, self-driven business professional to seek out and help entrepreneurs and businesses start and grow companies in the Great Falls, Montana region.
- Montana Career Opportunity - Blackstone LaunchPad Manager
This individual will oversee daily activity in the Blackstone LaunchPad facility and implement various development initiatives of the program, which complement the entrepreneurial efforts throughout the UM community.
Careers
- Backpacking 'The Bob': Choteau outfitting business Dropstone Outfitting takes weight out of trip with stock-animals
Taking a passion and turning it into a business can be a challenge, but when the Bob Marshall Wilderness is your office, the rewards can far outweigh the risks.
Come Home Wyoming
- 5 Reasons Why Employers Don't Respond After a Job Interview
So why haven't you heard anything back?
- The best jobs in Missoula
The job market may suck, but hopefully there's some comfort in the fact that Missoula allows for--hell, encourages--a skewed career path.
Government
- Wyoming Career Opportunity - Aviation Project Manager (Wyoming or Utah) - Arrow Solutions Group
Must have experience managing projects from funding through construction as well as competency in dealing with local and federal government agencies such as FAA, to bid & secure funding, and submission and completion of proposal, planning and construction.
Regional Business
- New Green Code aims to ease permit process
The days of grappling with the city's frustrating and hard to understand building rules and regulations could soon be coming to an end.
- What Makes Congress's Latest Effort to Curb Science Funding So Dangerous?
There's no way for Congress to know how changes to funding will impact science because they are not close enough to these projects. Congress does not have the scientific expertise to second-guess an agency like the NSF or the peer review process used to make difficult funding decisions.
Regional Economic Development
- A 3-D Printing Startup's Plan to Bring Manufacturing Back to Cities
"We believe manufacturing should be local."
21st Century Education Initiative - "You Should Care..."
- The SBA, Office of Entrepreneurial Development, has a need for professional support of its Regional Innovation Clusters Program.
The SBA intends to award three to four contracts to contractors to head cluster initiatives.
- States aspire at best to being a neutral influence on their own economy. But it's easy for them to screw things up.
Obviously states aren't going anywhere anytime soon, but a number of folks have suggested that state's aren't just obsolete, they are downright pernicious in their effects on local economies.
MAPS : Media Arts in the Public Schools
- University of Montana Joins National STEM K-12 Education Provider Project Lead The Way
This summer, UM will offer teacher training for PLTW Launch, a program for students in grades K-5, which is designed to engage and inspire a love of math and science for students at a young age.
Community
- MAPS Media lnstitute Finalist for National Award
360 nominations were submitted from 47 states and MAPS is one of the final 50. The top 10 receive a $10,000 prize and an invitation to come to the White House celebration.
Energy and Climate Change
- 'We must move forward': Billings business leaders inspired by S.D. visit agree on to-do list
The 25 Billings residents who went to Sioux Falls this week came back resolved to make at least five changes based on what they learned. The five bullet points, agreed to by group members are:
Transportation
- Fossil Free Stanford for the Win: The Farm to Divest from Coal
The resolution means that Stanford will not directly invest in roughly 100 publicly traded companies for which coal extraction is the primary business, and will divest of any current direct holdings in such companies.
- Roundabouts: A Tool for Placemaking
Designed properly, roundabouts enhance placemaking and the pedestrian experience.
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