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Montana Tech Participates in 10,000 Hours Montana Project
October 27, 2015 – MontanaTech News
Montana Tech is participating in the kick-off of the 10,000 Hours Montana Project (aka 10kHrsMT) on the Montana State University campus today… Read More
Man stresses bringing people back to state
June 17, 2015 – By Mike Francingues, Sidney Herald
Tech entrepreneur and possible gubernatorial candidate Greg Gianforte has been a proud Montanan for some 20 years, and is working to make it easier for Montanans to stay in their beloved state to work…. Read More
Bozeman entrepreneur discusses telecommuting jobs and entrepreneurship opportunities in Billings
June 15, 2015 – By Pat Gooden, MTN News
BILLINGS – Bozeman entrepreneur, Greg Gianforte was in Billings Monday to discuss his mission to bring home Montanans who may have left the state for higher paying jobs. As part of his 30-Event: “Bring our Families Back” tour, the RightNow Technologies founder met with several business leaders at the Billings Chamber of Commerce to share his telecommuting experience.… Read More
Gianforte recruiting business back to Montana
June 15, 2015 – By Tom Lutey, Billings Gazette
Tech entrepreneur Greg Gianforte has a message for Billings business leaders: Recruiting businesses to town is so yesterday; recruiting telecommuters is the better bet. Gianforte, who grew a $1 billion tech company from scratch in Bozeman, told a Billings economic roundtable… Read More
Greg Gianforte, Founder of RightNow Technologies, Stops by Billings to Wrap Up His 30-Event Tour
June 15, 2015 – By Tracy Smith, KULR News
BILLINGS – The Billings Chamber of Commerce hosts “Bring Our Families Back” Tour, which promotes telecommunication jobs in Montana to encourage our college graduates to come back home. Gianforte said promoting telecommunications and entrepreneurship will remove geography as a constraint, allowing graduates to live virtually anywhere in Montana and work for Fortune 500 companies with global client-bases.… Read More
Local businesses hold roundtable meeting
June 10, 2015 – By Alex Violo, Clark Fork Valley Press
PLAINS – Members of the Plains business community attended a roundtable discussion emphasizing Telecommuting and the prospects of bringing high-paying jobs to Montana last week. The discussion, led by Greg Gianforte of Bozeman, centered on telecommuting, a work arrangement where employees work remotely, utilizing an internet connection to accomplish many of the tasks once performed in a traditional office setting.… Read More
Speaker to promote keeping young people in state during presentation
June 10, 2015 – By Bill Vander Weele, Sidney Herald
With the hope of keeping more Montanans here and also bringing them back to the state, Greg Gianforte will present his “Bring Our Families Back” presentation in Sidney Thursday…. Read More
Gianforte brings telecommuting message to Great Falls
June 10, 2015 – By Shannon Newth, KXLH.com
GREAT FALLS – “Telecommuting isn’t just for techies.” That’s what Greg Gianforte, founder of RightNow Technologies in Bozeman, told a group of business and community leaders during a roundtable discussion in Great Falls Tuesday evening. It’s part of a… Read More
Bozeman businessman touts telecommuting as key to economic development in Montana
June 9, 2015 – By Michael Howell, Bitterroot Star
Montana is perfect for telecommuting, and telecommuting is perfect for Montana, tech Bozeman businessman Greg Gianforte was in Hamilton last week as part of a statewide tour promoting his economic development efforts aimed at bringing young college graduates who have found high paying jobs elsewhere in the country and the world back to Montana… Read More
Gianforte promotes telecommuting as way to bring back MT grads
June 9, 2015 – By Kristen Inbody, Great Falls Tribune
Montana is perfect for telecommuting, and telecommuting is perfect for Montana, tech entrepreneur Greg Gianforte said Tuesday at a roundtable event at the Great Falls Area Chamber of Commerce…. Read More
Gianforte, ‘not a candidate,’ talks telecommuting at Butte Chamber
June 7, 2015 – By David McCumber, The Montana Standard
Greg Gianforte, the Bozeman tech tycoon who says he’s giving “serious consideration” to becoming a GOP candidate for governor, came to Butte Friday and extolled the economic and family benefits of getting people to move to Montana — and bring their jobs with them… Read More
Montanans: Come Home, And Bring Your Job With You
June 1, 2015 – By Eric Whitney, Montana Public Radio
Bozeman technology entrepreneur Greg Gianforte is asking Montanans who live out of state to come home, and to bring their high paying jobs with them…. Read More
“Bring Your Families Back” job campaign stops in Missoula
June 1, 2015 – By Don Fisher, KPAX.com
MISSOULA –A Bozeman entrepreneur is trying to lure Montana natives who may have left the state in search of higher paying jobs back to the the Treasure State through telecommuting… Read More
Business leader pitches telecommuting as way to bring jobs to Montana
June 1, 2015 – Lake County Leader
Greg Gianforte, founder of RightNow Technologies in Bozeman, announced today his “Bring our Families Back Tour” to discuss the opportunity for recruiting families back to Montana by highlighting the growth of telecommuting…. Read More
Gianforte visits Missoula to launch statewide promotion of telecommuting
June 1, 2015 – By David Erickson, The Missoulian
Greg Gianforte announces his two week “Bring Our Families Back Tour” at the Montana Technology Enterprise Center on Monday.… Read More
With Gift From Gianforte Family Foundation, Codemontana Finds New Home At Montana Tech
May 5, 2015 – Fairfield Sun Times
BUTTE, MT – CodeMontana, a program comprising of over 1,200 junior high and high school students across Montana will now be administered by Montana Tech..… Read More
Gianforte donates $220,000 as computer-science program moves to Montana Tech
April 30, 2015 – By David McCumber, The Montana Standard
Montana Tech is primed to mine an emerging resource across Montana -– young minds eager to learn computer science. The result could mean economic paydirt for Butte and the state. Tuesday, Montana Tech announced that CodeMontana, a program introducing computer coding to junior high and high school students across the state, will now be… Read More
CodeMontana to move to mining city
April 29, 2015 – By John Emeigh, KBZK
BUTTE – A high-tech education program is relocating to Butte soon. Bozeman businessman Greg Gianforte announced the relocation of CodeMontana to the Mining City on Tuesday..… Read More
Montana Tech new home to CodeMontana
April 28, 2015 – By Jacqueline Gedeon, NBC Montana
BUTTE – Montana Tech will now be home to the CodeMontana program, which is made up of 1,200 junior high and high school students across the state.… Read More
$1M Grant to Boost Tech Teaching at MSU
March 4, 2015 – By Brooke Boone, MTN News Bozeman
BOZEMAN – A big donation is expected to boost the number of computer science graduates at Montana State University. A $1 million gift was announced earlier this week, and reporter Brooke Boone found out why the donation was made – and how it will be used…Read More
Montana State Receives $1 Million Donation For Computer Science
March 3, 2015 – Associated Press, Flathead Beacon
BOZEMAN, MONT. — Greg Gianforte, the founder of RightNow Technologies, is donating $1 million to Montana State University to help the school educate and graduate more computer science majors…Read More
MSU’s Computer Science Program Receives Large Donation
March 2, 2015 – By Spencer Conlin, ABC Fox Montana
The computer science students at Montana State University could soon be seeing changes to their department following a generous $1 million donation. This gift comes from the Gianforte Family Foundation in an effort to increase the number of graduates of computer science…Read More
Montana State Receives $1 Million Donation For Computer Science
March 2, 2015 – Associated Press, The State (South Carolina’s Homepage)
BOZEMAN, MONT. — Greg Gianforte, the founder of RightNow Technologies, is donating $1 million to Montana State University to help the school educate and graduate more computer science majors…Read More
Gianforte Family Foundation To Give MSU $1 Million in Effort to Boost Numbers of Computer Science Graduates For Montana Tech Industry
March 2, 2015 – MSU News Service
BOZEMAN –Greg Gianforte announced Monday that The Gianforte Family Foundation will give $1 million to Montana State University’s College of Engineering and Computer Science Department in an effort to help educate and graduate greater numbers of computer science majors…Read More
Montana State Receives $1 million from Gianforte Family Foundation for Computer Science
March 2, 2015 – Daily Journal
BOZEMAN, Montana — Greg Gianforte, the founder of RightNow Technologies, is donating $1 million to Montana State University to help the school educate and graduate more computer science majors…Read More
Gianforte Gives MSU $1 Million To Boost Number of Computer Science Grads
March 2, 2015 – KBZK
BOZEMAN –Greg Gianforte announced Monday that The Gianforte Family Foundation will give $1 million to Montana State University’s College of Engineering and Computer Science Department in an effort to help educate and graduate greater numbers of computer science majors…Read More
Montana State Receives $1 Million Donation For Computer Science
March 2, 2015 – Associated Press, The San Luis Obispo Tribune
BOZEMAN, MONT. — Greg Gianforte, the founder of RightNow Technologies, is donating $1 million to Montana State University to help the school educate and graduate more computer science majors… Read More
Gianfortes Give MSU $1 Million to Boost Computer Science
March 2, 2015 – By Gail Schontzler, Bozeman Daily Chronicle
High-tech entrepreneur Greg Gianforte and Montana State University announced Monday that the Gianforte Family Foundation is giving $1 million to help hire computer science professors and to expand classroom space for computer science.… Read More
Starting Up From Scratch
February 23, 2015 – By Dillon Tabish, Flathead Beacon
Less than $50,000. There are vehicle loans larger than the amount of money Greg Gianforte started with when he founded RightNow Technologies in a spare bedroom in his Bozeman home in 1997.… Read More
Study: Montana’s high tech industry is thriving
February 22, 2015 – Associated Press, The Washington Times
HELENA, Mont. (AP) – Montana’s high-tech industries are booming, and the growth isn’t showing signs of stopping, a new study reports. The study by the University of Montana Bureau of Business and Economic Research showed that wages in those industries are twice the… Read More
Study: Montana’s high tech industry is thriving
February 22, 2015 – By Alexander Deedy, Independent Record
At the end of 2014, eight months after the Montana High Tech Business Alliance was formed, the organization hoped to have 50 members. As of mid-February, it had 143… Read More
Investments in higher ed paying off for Montana
February 21, 2015 – By Kristen Cates, Great Falls Tribune
In the last couple of years huge investments have been made in Montana’s universities through private individuals and state agencies for specific job-training programs – proving that high-quality jobs are attainable for Montana graduates… Read More
Report Shows Growth in Montana’s Tech Industry
February 18, 2015 – By Paige Sedgewick, NBC Montana
A University of Montana Bureau of Business and Economic Research survey commissioned by the Montana High Tech Business Alliance (MHTBA) found a boost in Montana’s tech and manufacturing industry… Read More
High Tech Businesses Give Big Economic Boost
February 18, 2015 – By Matt Hoffman, The Montana Standard
Butte’s mining jobs pay some of the best wages in the state. But there’s another growing sector in southwest Montana that packs an economic punch… Read More
High Tech Jobs Booming in Montana
February 17, 2015 – By Judy Slate, KBZK
A new report shows high tech businesses are booming in Montana. Bozeman is home to many high tech companies, including Montana Instruments which specializes in Cold Science … Read More
Study: Montana high tech industry growing fast
February 17, 2015 – By Daniel DeMay, Bozeman Daily Chronicle
The high tech and manufacturing industry is growing fast in Montana, accounting for a fair percentage of revenue and wages, and companies included in a study released Tuesday say they only expect it to grow faster.… Read More
UM report: High-tech sector leads state in economic growth, wages
February 17, 2015 – By Martin Kidston, Ravalli Republic
The 143 members of the Montana High Tech Business Alliance pay their employees an average of more than $50,000 a year, and together the companies combined for more than $632 million in sales in 2014… Read More
Gianforte to Speak at Flathead Area Young Professionals Luncheon
February 3, 2015 – Flathead Beacon
Former software company executive Greg Gianforte will be the keynote speaker at a luncheon for Flathead Area Young Professionals this month.… Read More