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Jergeson Re-Elected Public Service Commission (PSC) Chair
 

Commissioner Greg Jergeson of Chinook was re-elected today as Chair of the Montana Public Service Commission (PSC). Commissioner Ken Toole of Helena was elected Vice Chair. The unanimous votes, held during the Commission's organizational session, were the first cast by two newly-elected Commissioners Gail Gutsche of Missoula and John Vincent of Bozeman. Commissioner Brad Molnar of Laurel completes the 2009-2010 five-member panel. All five Commissioners are former legislators, as was the case with the Commission in 2007-2008.

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Tech

Cherple.com’s New Two-Way Text App to Be Launched at CES Las Vegas
 

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Globaltel Media Inc. (GTM) will introduce its newest patented technology dubbed CherpleTM at a press conference at CES Las Vegas. GTM President and CEO Robert Sanchez will make the announcement Thursday, Jan. 8, 2009, at 9:30 a.m. at The Sands, booth 75037.


The CherpleTM app allows for two-way text communication between online computers and mobile wireless cellular devices worldwide using standard SMS messaging. Unlike other text message platforms, CherpleTM works to any U.S. mobile wireless cellular device on any network with no special hardware or software needed, and no contracts. Normal text messaging rates apply to the cell phone user, but there is no cost to the PC user who initiates the conversation.

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Education

UM Scientist Lands Grant To Study Tropical Birds In Borneo

University of Montana researcher Tom Martin has been awarded a $600,000 grant to study the differences between populations of tropical birds in Asia and those in Africa and South America.

Martin, assistant unit leader of UM's Montana Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit, earned the three-year grant from the National Science Foundation. His study area will be the mountainous jungles of Kinabalu Park, located in the Malaysian portion of the island of Borneo.

"I'm going there Feb. 15 for five weeks," Martin said. "I'm taking six university graduates who worked with me in South America, so they are all good at dealing with tropical jungles."


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Agriculture

MT Ag Offering Organic Farming Workshops in February
 

HELENA, Mont. -- Sales of organic products have increased annually by an average of 20 percent during the past decade, which has benefited Montana processors and created opportunities for Montana farmers of wheat, peas, lentils and other crops.


To take advantage of this rapidly growing market, some Montana farmers have taken steps to establish certified organic crops on land previously enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program, and by transitioning fields from conventional farming practices. Both methods of converting to organic production will be explained during full-day workshops hosted by the Montana Department of Agriculture during February.

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Regulatory

DEQ Issues Permit for Two Big Sky Masonry Stone Rock Collecting Sites
 

Helena - The Montana Department of Environmental Quality has issued an Operating Permit to Big Sky Masonry Stone, Inc. of Belgrade, Montana for two rock collecting sites in Wheatland and Golden Valley counties. The rock will be used for landscaping, masonry and building stone.


The South Shawmut site is composed of about 2,944 acres about 6.5 miles southwest of Shawmut in Wheatland County. Big Sky Masonry will lift rocks from the ground creating a disturbance of about two feet in depth. At this site up to 38 acres could be disturbed at any point in time.

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SBA Advocacy: The Advocate - January 2009
 

--The Advocate--


Release Date: January 2009


Volume 28, number 1

Internet Address:   http://www.sba.gov/advo/jan09.pdf


The Small Business Advocate is a periodic newsletter that details economic developments and regulatory trends related to small business as well as the latest initiatives of the Small Business Administration's Office of Advocacy.

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Blog

At Godins: Selling Your Idea to a Big Company
 

lightbulb-945x630.jpgGodin tells us the 2 things that need to happen before a big company buys your idea. 


So... if you want to be in the business of selling ideas to industry (as opposed to getting that once-in-a-lifetime idea off your chest and cashing out), the thing to do is find an industry, one where you are likely to be trusted, one where you have a sense that they understand how to buy ideas. Invest in that industry, spend time, speak at trade shows, earn your right to credibility. Then, over time, day by day, you'll have the ability to bring them profitable ideas.

 
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GreenShift Receives Grant for Algae Bioreactor Technology
Monday, 05 January 2009
 

CULBERTSON, Mont.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GreenShift Corporation announced that it has received a grant award of $375,000 to further the development of GreenShift's patented and patent-pending algae bioreactor.
 

The funding is provided through the Montana Board of Research and Commercialization, a unit of the Montana Department of Commerce. The objective of the grant award is to demonstrate the production of algae from an industrial source of carbon dioxide in Montana using GreenShift's patented and patent-pending bioreactor technology. GreenShift is to provide matching funds of $125,000.


David Winsness, GreenShift's Chief Technology Officer, said that "We are excited to have this opportunity as the grant funding provided by the state of Montana further demonstrates Montana's commitment to the development of alternative raw materials for fuels, chemicals and specialty products. While GreenShift's approach is distinct from other algae offerings, significant additional development work is required to realize commercial viability. We are glad to have earned Montana's support and we look forward to making a valuable contribution in this emerging field."

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SBA Advocacy: The Advocate - January 2009
Monday, 05 January 2009
 

--The Advocate--


Release Date: January 2009


Volume 28, number 1

Internet Address:   http://www.sba.gov/advo/jan09.pdf


The Small Business Advocate is a periodic newsletter that details economic developments and regulatory trends related to small business as well as the latest initiatives of the Small Business Administration's Office of Advocacy.

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Manufacturing Sector Continues to Decline
Friday, 02 January 2009
 

TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Economic activity in the manufacturing sector failed to grow in December for the fifth consecutive month, and the overall economy contracted for the third consecutive month, say the nation's supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM Report On Business®.

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MEDA Online News - January '09
Friday, 02 January 2009
ImageThe January 2009 - Montana Economic Developers Association (MEDA) Online News is now available on their website.  Please visit MEDA.
 
Drug Company Reimburses State $157,000 in Medicaid Fraud Settlement
Wednesday, 31 December 2008
 

HELENA - The State has received nearly $157,000 in Medicaid restitution and penalties as part of a settlement recently negotiated between the National Association of Medicaid Fraud Control Units, the federal government and pharmaceutical manufacturer Cephalon, Inc.


Cephalon will pay $425 million to federal and state Medicaid programs as part of a national agreement that resolves allegations of improper "off-label" marketing of three drugs. "Off-label" describes a use of a medication other than the use for which the drug is approved. Although doctors may prescribe drugs for off-label purposes, it is illegal for manufacturers to promote those off-label uses.

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MT Ag Offering Organic Farming Workshops in February
Wednesday, 31 December 2008
 

HELENA, Mont. -- Sales of organic products have increased annually by an average of 20 percent during the past decade, which has benefited Montana processors and created opportunities for Montana farmers of wheat, peas, lentils and other crops.


To take advantage of this rapidly growing market, some Montana farmers have taken steps to establish certified organic crops on land previously enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program, and by transitioning fields from conventional farming practices. Both methods of converting to organic production will be explained during full-day workshops hosted by the Montana Department of Agriculture during February.

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