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Local broadband companies cite need to work together to make Montana best-connected state
By Katy Spence It’s often said that technology removes geography as a barrier to running successful tech companies, but infrastructure still provides challenges in the most rural states. Montana is…
LaPointe of Frontier Angels in Montana named to board of national association
By Missoula Current The managing director of Frontier Angels and Early Stage Montana was elected to the board of directors overseeing the nation’s top association for angel investors at the…
Talent and Technology: Kalispell-based insurtech firm WaterStreet supports customers and employees through continuous improvement
By Katy Spence Tucked in a large (and often Nerf-dart littered) building in southern Kalispell, WaterStreet Company takes a serious approach to making its employees and its clients happy. The…
Missoula Member Reception, May 23, 2019
Early Stage Montana announces 2019 regional finalists, wild card competitor
By Katy Spence Within a year of competing, the top seven companies from the 2018 Early Stage Montana cohort have raised more than $6 million in growth capital and created…
All 26 students graduate from new UM program with jobs at Missoula’s ATG
By Mari Hall/Missoula Current Cognizant’s Advanced Technology Group hired 26 students who graduated from the company’s first class in a new specialized training program at the University of Montana Wednesday…
50 attend Billings member reception hosted by Nemont and Diamond BTS
Nemont Communications and Diamond BTS hosted 50 Alliance members and Billings-area technology workers at the new Nemont Billings office (Parsec Data Management), with food from the Windmill. Attendees from the Montana High Tech…
Billings Member Reception, April 24, 2019
Hosted by Nemont Communications and Diamond BTS in Billings. Photos by Marissa Irene Photography and Katy Spence/MHTBA.
Four Trends Impacting Montana Tech Businesses in 2019
By Noah Hill As the Montana high tech economy continues to grow, high tech businesses have become an increasingly integral component of life in the Big Sky State. According to…
New Apprenticeship Opportunities Improve the Accessibility of Tech Jobs for Montana Workers, Employers
By Noah Hill After retiring from the Air Force with a career that spanned nearly 10 years, Adam Watson and his family settled down in Orlando, Florida. They were close…
Outdoor tourism and marketing technology company TOMIS looks to expand community service, SaaS offerings, and hiring in Missoula
By Katy Spence Volunteers for the nonprofit Clark Fork Coalition often find themselves in the mud, fishing out litter from the river’s banks or restoring riparian areas. But on February…
Attendees brave snow, ice to attend Bozeman member reception hosted by Rocky Mountain Bank
Rocky Mountain Bank provided a warm reception, exciting door prizes, and free pint glasses to the Alliance members and guests who attended the February 28 member reception in Bozeman. Photos by Mallory,…
Montana’s High-Tech Companies Surpass $2 Billion in Revenue, Continue to Grow Nine Times Faster than Other Sectors
MISSOULA – High-tech companies continue to be an important component of Montana’s economy, generating more than $2 billion in revenue in 2018 and growing at rates up to nine times…
Bozeman Member Reception, Feb. 28, 2019
CEO Roundtable hosted at Foundant Technologies. Reception hosted by Rocky Mountain Bank. Photos by Mallory, 40 Watt Photo.
Engineering Innovation: WGM Group integrates technology, entrepreneurship and homegrown talent to build Montana’s future
By Katy Spence Founded by a pair of former Forest Service employees in 1966, planning and design firm WGM Group’s first project was the lift at Montana Snowbowl, just in…
Mapping the Future: Blackmore Lidar Sensors Makes Name in Photonics Industry
This article was originally published on MakeMontanaHome.org. By Alexandria Klapmeier In 2012, a report from Regional Technology Strategies identified a quickly growing cluster of optics and photonics companies and research institutions…