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THE INTERACTION IS SWIMMING WITH PEOPLE WHO WANT TO PUT THEIR TOE IN THE ENTREPRE- NEURIAL WATER, OR ALREADY HAVE, AND THIS IS THE VENUE TO PITCH ANOTHER IDEA OR A PROBLEM TO SOLVE.
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ONE VISION Kellie Danielson Getting Started
UNEMPLOYMENT FIGURES
UNEMPLOYMENT RATES BY STATES (JULY) 11TH LOWEST: Montana 4.6%
AVERAGE GAS PRICES BY STATE
HAVE YOU WONDERED WHAT STARTING A business is like? What steps come first as the entrepreneur builds the business model? Your chance to experience being an entrepreneur is coming to the Flathead/Glacier Park region on Sept. 19-21.
The action begins on Friday at 6:30 p.m. The event, which is facilitated by professionals, features participants pitching ideas, validating business models and creating minimum viable products. The action concludes Sunday evening with a fun-loving competition of which minimum viable products have the better chance of launching into a business. One lucky team will “win” two hours of consulta-
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GLACIER PARK INT'L AIRPORT STATS (JULY) DEPARTURES
tion with RightNow Technol- ogies founder Greg Gianforte. The event is fast-paced, interesting and all action for 54 hours. Flathead Valley Community College is our host location. Food is catered, and coaches from success- ful businesses will assist the teams with strategy, focus and tips. The interaction is swimming with people who want to put their toe in the entrepreneurial water, or al- ready have, and this is the venue to pitch another idea or a problem to solve. Com- petition winners from other Startup weekends will be on hand to share their stories. The interaction is unlike any
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Mississippi 8.0% 2013 SOURCE: Montana Department of Labor & Industry 2014
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other event.
Not everyone has to pitch an idea. Everyone selects the
idea of interest to them. Teams are formed and the busi- ness model begins to take shape. The goal is to have a prod- uct to pitch to the attendees on Sunday evening.
The first annual Glacier Startup Weekend is open to anyone interested in the experience. Register online at Glacier.StartupWeekend.org. Register now for the defining weekend of your life.
Sponsors of the Startup Weekend include GoldRay In- dustries of Calgary, Daily Interlake, Flathead Valley Com- munity College, Montana West and Flathead County Eco- nomic Development Authority, Montana Sky Networks, CenturyLink, Jordhal & Sliter, Conradi/Anderson PLLC, Social Nectar, Old Town Creative.
Kellie Danielson is CEO and president of Montana West Economic Development and Flathead County Economic Development Authority.
MONTH IN STOCKS
LOWEST:
N. Dakota 2.8% NATIONAL AVERAGE
MONTANA EMPLOYMENT CHANGE BY INDUSTRY (JULY)
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Natural Resources and Mining
Construction -0.4% Manufacturing +0.5% Trade, Transportation and Utilities -0.6% Information +1.5%
2014
Financial Activities
Professional & Business Services
Education & Health Services
Leisure & Hospitality
Other Services
Government +0.7%
Figures do not include self-employed or agricultural employment. In total, Montana’s non- agricultural, seasonally adjusted payroll increased by 3,100 jobs in July.
SOURCE: Montana Department of Labor & Industry
HIGHEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATES BY MONTANA COUNTIES (JULY)
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5%
10% 15% 20% SOURCE: Montana Department of Labor & Industry
Lincoln 10.5% Big Horn 10.5% Sanders 9.9% Glacier 9.8% Mineral 7.2% Granite 7.0% Rosebud 6.8% Lake 6.4% Roosevelt 5.9% Ravalli 5.9%
DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE NASDAQ
S & P 500
PLUM CREEK (PCL)
APPLIED MATERIAL (AMAT) GLACIER BANK (GBCI) NORTHWESTERN ENERGY (NWE) CENTURYLINK (CTL)
+0.7% 17,078.70 +2.3% 4,552.16 +0.9% 1,996.64 -6.5% 40.90 +3.9% 22.06 -0.5% 26.89 +0.04% 48.05 +10.4% 41.59
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SOURCE: Montana Department of Transportation
Month in Stocks: Listed in trading price on Monday, Aug. 25 and percent change from closing on July 25.
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