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Dec 11, 2019

Well, this is it! Get caught up on this week's business news with our last Montana Skim of 2019. We are so thankful for each of you - for reading, following and sharing The Work Spot MT with all your friends and family during this past year. It's an honor to be building this Montana resource for Montana professionals, together. Now that our Montana communities have officially kicked off the holiday season (Bozeman Christmas Stroll...

Nov 25, 2019

Coming off a big win for the Bobcats this past weekend and gearing up for a long holiday weekend hopefully full of delicious food and gratitude, get caught up with this week's skim of Montana business news below. This Livingston-based, veteran-owned company Svalinn trains some of the best protection dogs in the world Sometimes, the best answer to a threat to your well-being isn’t a gun, a knife or even your fists....

Six growing Montana businesses, global tech powerhouse S&K Technologies, Bedrock Sandals relocating HQ to Missoula, Bozeman airport adds direct flights to Minneapolis...and more

Nov 07, 2019

Home of the free (and these breathtaking Montana sunsets) because of the brave. To those in uniform serving and to those who have served, we honor and thank you. Find this week's skim of Montana business news below. Economic development grants awarded to six growing Montana businesses Six Montana businesses are sharing more than $600,000 in economic development grant awards to support the creation of up to 114 Montana jobs...

Oct 24, 2019

Take a look at these three little bears climbing in the trees of Bozeman this past week before diving into this week's skim of Montana business news below. Charmed, I’m sure: Missoula online dating start-up aims for $2M from angel investors As online dating takes over traditional in-person dating in what is reportedly a $4 billion industry, Charmed dating app co-founder Taylor Margot says the Missoula start-up aims to raise...

Oct 03, 2019

The snow-capped mountains in Montana are calling...but we don't want to go...quite yet. While hoping for the return of fall for just a bit, get caught up with this week's skim of Montana business news below. Talent and technology: Kalispell-based insurtech firm WaterStreet supports customers and employees through continuous improvement Kalispell-based WaterStreet Company ( hiring ) takes a serious approach to making its...

Montana startups to watch 2019, 3 Bozeman businesses win Employers' Choice Award, SoClean to open facility in Kalispell, Bozeman airport adds more direct flights

Sep 12, 2019

While taking in this spectacular little glimpse of the Northern Lights recently from Bozeman, Montana (as captured by the talented David Hebert ), get caught up with this week's skim of Montana business news below. Montana startups to watch 2019 The Montana High Tech Alliance recently announced its annual list of Montana startups to watch. And with more support for startups, it’s no wonder the 2019 list is up to 11...

Aug 29, 2019

As you gear up to (hopefully) unplug a bit over Labor Day weekend and spend some quality time outside on the trails, rivers or lakes with friends and family...get caught up with this week's skim of Montana business news below. #fishingfamily #teachemyoung #shecaughtarainbow #eastgallatin Bozeman high-tech firm (Bridger Aerospace and Ascent Vision Technologies) provide jobs for veterans and Montana State University graduates...

Aug 15, 2019

As these late summer drizzles (and even storms) continue to roll in during the evenings and back-to-school cray begins, take a minute to get caught up with this week's skim of Montana business news below. Bozeman-based Schedulicity raises $22M in funding Schedulicity ( hiring ), a Bozeman-based online platform for consumers to schedule appointments, classes and workshops in more than 50 industries, raised $22m in funding....

Aug 01, 2019

Amidst all the summer fun we hope you're having, take a minute to get caught up with this week's skim of Montana business news below. Wheat Montana farm under new ownership Often lauded as one of the state’s major business success stories, owners of a prominent Montana farm have sold their land. Wheat Montana , based in Three Forks, sold its mills and bakeries to a private equity firm in 2015 and sold its farm to a new family...

2019 best tech startups in Bozeman and Missoula, Bozeman's Schnee's to represent Montana at White House, Billings Clinic clears first step to build Bozeman campus...and more

Jul 18, 2019

With the July 4 holiday and lots of outdoor play (bikes, hikes and rope swings at Wade Lake - #nofilter), it's been a few weeks since we've landed in your inbox! Get caught up with this week's skim of Montana business news below. 2019 best tech startups in Missoula and Bozeman The Tech Tribune staff has compiled the very best tech startups in Missoula, Montana. The staff considered several factors including but not limited...

Jun 27, 2019

What's not to love about these beautiful summer mornings in Montana (finally)! Get caught up with this week's skim of Montana business news below before we jump into July 4 festivities next week. TIGER grant signed, makes way for employee housing in Big Sky This past week, just over 15 months after the U.S. Department of Transportation announced that Gallatin County , on behalf of Big Sky, had won a $10.3...

Jun 13, 2019

School's...out...for...summer! And, we couldn't be more excited about a sunny forecast this week (note the picture of hail that piled up last Saturday). Get caught up with this week's skim of Montana business news below. Tech company Figure in Bozeman’s Cannery District grows About a year after opening a Bozeman office, tech company Figure [ hiring ] plans to double its staff in the next year. With offices in...

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