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BUSINESS ADVOCACY

The Chamber – Involved and Engaged
We want to hear from you! Are you a Chamber Member that has a business issue that you would like the Chamber to potentially become involved in?
Click here
for a "Request for Chamber Involvement Form"
CURRENT NEWS
 WHAT'S
HAPPENING IN THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY
Click Here to View the Latest Chamber E-News
| Amtrak Survey Results| Worksite Wellness | Transportation News| ABC Clinic | 
Gary BakkeFrom the Desk of:
Business Advocate, Gary Bakke
Monitoring Important Business Issues-educating Missoula businesses on potential issues as they dial up.
gary@missoulachamber.com543-6623 ext 31.
ISSUE: Amtrak Survey Results
We asked you to share your thoughts about the possibility of an Amtrak expansion through Missoula.
 Click here to find out the survey results.
 
"Missoula Considering Bear Management Ordinance"
Click Here to read article by Chamber Business Advocate, Gary Bakke

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 Start Your Safety Plan Now - Classes for Small Businesses
Brought to you by the Montana Department of Labor and Industry
The Occupational Safety & Health Bureau is holding classes to help you assemble your safety programs. Theses are hands on classes; you will leave the class with safety programs in hand. A formal safety plan will keep your employees safe. It is also necessary to qualify for the Montana State Fund Small Business Group SB 192. Your policy maybe eligible for this new group. The required programs must be implemented a year in advance. 

Click Here for further information, class dates & locations and registration information.
County OKs study of events facility
The Missoulian - Missoula,MT,USA
But commissioners told the Missoula Area Chamber of Commerce, which made the proposal, that they needed to wait and see what the public
has to say about the ...

Click Here to View Exposition Facility for Missoula- A Community Vision Video
April 09 Seminar: Beyond the Current Economic Slowdown:  Positioning Missoula for Future Economic Success
View the powerpoint presented by Dr. Larry Swanson at the Missoula Business Forum held on April 28, 2009  

December 08 Seminar:
Economic Slowdown... A Missoula Perspective Presentation
View Dr. Larry Swanson, with the O'Connor Center for the Rocky Mountain West,
University of Montana Presentation in your browser...

Missoula Slowdown - Swanson - Missoula Business Forum - December 08

Download the PowerPoint...
Missoula Slowdown - Swanson - Missoula Business Forum - December 08 (~11MB)

Problems with viewing?
Email or call 406-243-7705.

Transportation Newsletter for April-May provided by the Office of Planning & Grants
Click Here for a brief update on several transportation projects and documents.

2009 Assistance to Business Clinic

The 2009 Assistance for Business Clinic will be in Missoula on October 8th from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm at the Quality Inn and Conference Center. The Assistance for Business Clinics are developed to assist new and established employers, accountants, bookkeepers, and lawyers in constructing a proactive approach to prevent unnecessary claims and/or charges by providing updated reporting of state withholding, Unemployment Tax requirements, minimum wage laws, overtime laws, civil rights laws, and federal tax incentives. In Missoula, the Clinic is sponsored by the Missoula Chamber of Commerce. To download a Registration form
Click Here
for further questions call 406-543-6623 or email  nicole@missoulachamber.com

State of Missoula Address
The Missoula Chamber would like to thank Bill Carey, Chair of County Commissioners and Mayor John Engen for addressing over 250 attendees at this years address held on January 27, 2009.

To read the Mayor's 2009 Address: Click Here
To read the Mayor's Responses to Q&A: Click Here
To read the Chair of County Commissioner's 2009 Address: Click Here
To read the Chair of County Commissioner's Responses to Q&A: Click Here

To Read Related Stories & for Audio :
State of the county: no time for glitz, glamour
Engen's state of city largely positive

To View the Final Draft of the Bitterroot Resort Economic Impact Analysis Prepared by ECONorthwest - Click Here

To View ECONorthwest's Comments on Public Input Regarding the Economic Impact Analysis-Click Here