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The Biomimicry Institute of Missoula and its parent firm, the Biomimicry Guild of Helena are among world leaders in nature-based development of our built environments and clean technologies according to the article below from Sustainable Industries.com. by Sara Stroud - 7.27.09 from Sustainable Industries.com At first glance, a humpback whale and a wind turbine don’t have a lot in common. For that matter, neither do a shellfish and a sheet of plywood. But both sea creatures are the inspiration behind products designed using biomimicry, or looking to nature’s designs and processes to solve human problems. For those who know where to look, biomimetically inspired products can be found in almost every corner of the marketplace, from medicine to transportation. But where the emerging field has the potential for the greatest impacts, according to advocates and practitioners, is in changing the way we think about our built environment—not only in designing individual building products, but in conceiving of entire communities as biomimetic systems, not to mention businesses, government bodies and other “systems.” Read Article |
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U.S. Treasury Announces Major Grant to MCDC for Small Business Loans The U.S. Treasury Department announced on June 29, 2009, a $2 million grant to the Montana Community Development Corporation (MCDC) , of Missoula, for statewide business loans. Amidst stiff national competition, MCDC received the top dollar amount awarded for its loan fund. The Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund provides business development money to economically distressed communities. This year 182 applicants submitted $260 million in grant and loan requests. The Fund provided $90 million to 59 different community development financial institutions nationwide. |
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 photo from Jon Tester's website Senator Jon Tester's website now contain's important information to help Montana contractors and businesses compete for Recovery Act funded projects. The site includes presentations and video from June 13th's Small Business Opportunites workshop in Great Falls. Contact information for Technical Assistance, Tester's field offices and other help for small business owners are also published. |
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--From the Ravalli Republic The Ravalli County Economic Development Authority (RCEDA) officially launched the construction of the Ravalli Entreprenuership Center (REC) Tuesday, May 26, 2009. The REC is a $3.2 million facility designed to usher in a new era of economic development, employment and education. The 10,000 square foot center is schedule to open on October 14 and will focus on nurturing bio-sciences industries and training young workers and retraining older workers in technology skills.The REC will be an incubator that offers laboratories and office space to promote small, local start-up technology businesses. It will provide technical assistance, business coaching, mentoring, advisory boards, networking opportunities, access to capital programs, market information and office space to new entrepreneurs and existing businesses. The Economic Development Authority projects the REC will create 253 jobs from the start up and encourage more than $11 million in private investment over the next 10 years. About 60 percent of the REC facility will be leasable space, or a maximum of 18 offices. When businesses start with the REC program, they will lease those spaces until they can sustain themselves. |
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Thank you for making our Green Recovery workshop a great sucess! We had over 100 participants and had great discussions around Fuel and Forest, Clean Water and Environmental Remediation, Green Infrastructure, Energy Efficiency and Sutainability, Education and Training. We will be posting more information, including presentations, contact information, programs, so check back next week. Check us out!  Some General Resources presented at the workshop: Recovery Website Montana Recovery Website Contracting with government: Local PTAC Office Biz Opps Website |
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