2023 CAPITOL CONNECTION ROUNDTABLE
TUES, JAN 10 - Montana's 68th Legislative Session
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JOIN US - VIRTUALLY: Every Tuesday at 12 noon throughout the 68th Legislative Session for a brief discussion of the week ahead, strategy on the Chamber's nine priority bills, and support for / defense against others' bills. Watch past videos here.
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TITLE 37 LICENSURE REFORM
FRI, JAN 13 @ 12 NOON
A Discussion with the DLI
On Friday, January 13 at 12:00 noon we will host Eric Schultz and Dave Cook with the Montana Department of Labor & Industry (DLI) for a virtual listening session on the proposed Title 37 Licensure Reform as a part of the Governor's Red Tape Reform Initiative. The list of bills is long and confusing so get an explanation of the reforms and an opportunity for Q&A with staff.
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KNOWING WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE MT STATE LEGISLATURE JUST GOT AS EASY AS USING GOOGLE |
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Open Montana is working to make governments in Montana more transparent, participatory, and collaborative. It is a program of DemocracyLab, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with a mission to empower people who use technology for public good.
Six Chambers of Commerce in Montana - Big Sky, Great Falls, Helena, Kalispell, Missoula, and the Montana Chamber - pooled resources to support Open Montana’s deployment of the Council Data Project (CDP) for the Montana state legislative session. This tool will perform the following services for every citizen, business, state agency, and organization in Montana:
- Transcribe the approximately 9,000 hours of video that are expected to be produced during the state's 68th Legislative Session,
- Make these transcripts searchable and rank results by relevance,
- Let users easily jump to the most relevant portions of videos,
- Allow users to share links to a specific moment in a video, and
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Integrate with the 2023 Capitol Tracker, which tracks the progress of bills through the Montana state legislature (coming soon).
This tool will help you, our member businesses, as well as state organizations and the general public understand and react quickly to developments in the legislative session. We believe this will result in better and more transparent government in Montana. A direct link to the tool is here.
Council Data Project is an open-source software project dedicated to providing journalists, activists, researchers, and community members with the tools they need to stay informed and hold their governments accountable.
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2023 MANUFACTURING & INTL TRADE DAY
Trade Show & Seminars
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THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 2023 | 10 AM - 7 PM
Delta Hotels Helena Colonial
About The Event: The Montana Chamber and the Montana Manufacturing Association are bringing together manufacturing leaders, executives, and employees alongside business associations and local chamber members and legislators for Manufacturing & International Trade Day on Thursday, March 16 from 10 am - 7 pm. The event hosted at the Delta Hotels Helena Colonial includes keynotes and seminars tailored to manufacturing and trade as well as a trade show. With the Legislature in session, it also provides exhibitors an opportunity to showcase their business and network with lawmakers.
Snapshot: Manufacturing in Montana - The most recent study by the University of Montana’s Bureau of Business and Economic Research shows that Montana has an average of 21,400 manufacturing employees and output was $3.8 billion in 2022. Nearly $1 billion in manufactured goods were exported from Montana in 2020 with 84% of the exporting coming from small businesses.
$75 PER PERSON which includes reception
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THANK YOU TO OUR GENEROUS SPONSORS!
Platinum: Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway, First Interstate Bank, Montana State Fund, New Horizons Studio, NorthWestern Energy, Stockman Bank, and Valley Bank of Helena
Gold: Allegiance, Charter, PacificSource Health Plans, and Sterling CRE Advisors
Exhibitor: Montana Department of Commerce
To learn more about becoming a Sponsor or Exhibitor for this event, contact
Stacye Dorrington at Stacye@MontanaChamber.com.
Exhibitors are highly encouraged to bring a product to showcase!
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YE2022 BUSINESS BASE (B-BASE) POLLING RESULTS ARE IN |
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2 OUT OF 3 PEOPLE SAY
"MT BUSINESSES 'TRUSTWORTHY' TO DO THE RIGHT THING" for the environment and on behalf of their workforce
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Business Base (B-Base) is an annual poll of Montana voters commissioned by the Montana Chamber with financial underwriting from 40 organizations. This report indicates the public’s perception of business, support of relevant policy proposals and other key data points. The survey via live interviews also helps to determine the degree of business friendliness for each legislative district of the state.
2 OUT OF 3 PEOPLE HAVE A 'FAVORABLE OPINION' OF THE MONTANA CHAMBER AND 40% BELIEVE IT HAS THE 'RIGHT AMOUNT OF INFLUENCE' OVER PUBLIC POLICY DECISIONS
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COMING SOON: A video of the report's highlights. Watch for details in the weekly Business Brief.
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THANK YOU to those who joined us at 2023 Business Days at the Capitol in Helena to kick off the New Year. To view keynotes, panel discussions and 'The Last Word' with Governor Gianforte check out the videos here.
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SIGN UP TO BE A JUDGE
Members of the business community are the primary judges for the Montana Chamber Foundation's "The Prospects" statewide virtual entrepreneurial pitch competition for high school and middle school students with $75,000 in cash prizes and scholarships. Judging is a great way to see the ideas and talent of our future workforce. It is also an opportunity for students to connect with potential employers.
TO BECOME A JUDGE, contact one of our Workforce Strategists:
Tiana Yates
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NEW THIS YEAR: The Jake Jabs College of Business & Entrepreneurship at Montana State University will sponsor The Prospects Grand Champion Competition in person where Grand Champions will have the opportunity to compete in Bozeman in May for $5,000.
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MT BUSINESS NEWS & RESOURCES |
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‘Yellowstone’ Prequel ‘1923’ Draws Big Premiere Audience...READ HERE
Montana lawmakers bond over bipartisan sausage...READ HERE
Former state Rep. Brad Tschida will take over as Public Service Commission director...READ HERE
Accelerate MT's Study of Montana's Capital Availability...TAKE SURVEY
BBER'S 2023 Economic Outlook Series (EOS) - January-March...LEARN MORE
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THIS BUSINESS BRIEF IS SPONSORED BY |
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