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PROSPERA IN THE NEWS
PROSPERA BUSINESS NETWORK PRESENTS BUSINESS EXCELLENCE AWARDS AND ANNOUNCES 2009 ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Bozeman, Montana, November 12, 2009 – Prospera Business Network presented their 2009 Business Excellence awards at the organization's 24th Annual Dinner at the Best Western GranTree Inn, in Bozeman.
Awards were given in the following categories: Innovator of the Year, Entrepreneur of the Year, Economic Leadership Award, and Business of the Year ... read more
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BOZEMAN COST OF LIVING INCREASES TO 5.7% ABOVE THE NATIONAL AVERAGE
Bozeman, Montana, October 28, 2009 – Prospera Business Network released its Bozeman Cost of Living data for the third quarter of 2009 today. The data is compiled for the national ACCRA Cost of Living Index. According to the data for the third quarter of 2009, the after tax cost of living for a professional/managerial household in the City of Bozeman registered at 5.7 percent above the national average. Bozeman’s previously reported cost of living for the second quarter of 2009 ... read more
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PROSPERA BUSINESS NETWORK AWARDED $750K GRANT TO ESTABLISH WOMEN’S BUSINESS CENTER
Bozeman, Montana, September 10, 2009 - Prospera Business Network and the Montana District Office of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced today that the organization has been awarded a $750,000 grant to establish the Montana Women’s Business Center. The SBA funding is provided to economic development organizations that directly assist women in business...read more
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BOZEMAN COST OF LIVING DECLINES TO 3.3% ABOVE THE NATIONAL AVERAGE
Bozeman, Montana, August 13, 2009 – Prospera Business Network released its Bozeman Cost of Living data for the second quarter of 2009 today. The data is compiled for the national ACCRA Cost of Living Index. According to the data for the second quarter of 2009, the after tax cost of living for a professional/managerial household in the City of Bozeman registered at 3.3 percent above the national average. Bozeman’s previously reported cost of living for the first quarter of 2009 registered at 5.2 percent above the average and was 7.6 percent above the average for 2008, on an annual basis. Read Press Release
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FEDERAL RESERVE VP PROVIDES PERSPECTIVE AT PROSPERA'S MEMBERSHIP LUNCHEON
Bozeman, Montana, May 8, 2009- The economy is in a deep rut, but it’s still a long road away from the economic disaster we now call the Great Depression, Jim Lyon, first vice president for the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis said Thursday...Read Bozeman Daily Chronicle Article
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BOZEMAN COST OF LIVING 5.2% ABOVE NATIONAL AVERAGE
Bozeman, Montana, May 6, 2009 – Prospera Business Network released today its Bozeman Cost of Living Report for the first quarter of 2009. According to the report (based on the ACCRA Cost of Living Index), the after tax cost of living for a professional/managerial household in the city of Bozeman registered at 5.2 percent above the national average...Read Press Release Read Bozeman Daily Chronicle Article
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PROSPERA ESTABLISHES NEW $750K LOAN FUND
April 27, 2009 – Prospera Business Network announced today that the organization has been awarded funding to establish a new $750,000 loan fund to assist businesses in Gallatin County and Park County. The funding, which comes through the USDA’s Rural Development Intermediary Relending Program and the Montana Board of Investments, is provided to economic development organizations that then make loans to local businesses...Read Press Release
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PROSPERA NAMED MONTANA 2009 WOMEN IN BUSINESS CHAMPION OF THE YEAR
March 30, 2009 - Prospera Business Network announced today that the organization has been named by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) the Montana 2009 Women in Business Champion of the Year. The organization will be honored with other award winners at the SBA’s annual Small Business Week Awards Luncheon in Missoula on June 5, 2009...Read the Press Release
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BUSINESSES THRIVE WITH BOZEMAN REVOLVING LOAN FUNDS
January 26, 2009 - KTVM 6/42 reported on Prospera’s positive impact on local businesses through the Bozeman Revolving Loan Fund...
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BOZEMAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY SURVEY LAUNCHED
December 11, 2008 – Prospera Business Network and the City of Bozeman announced today the launch of an online survey for members of the Bozeman community to participate in the development of the City of Bozeman Economic Development Plan...Read the Press Release
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BOZEMAN COST OF LIVING 9% ABOVE NATIONAL AVERAGE
November, 2008 – Prospera Business Network released today its Bozeman Cost of Living Report for the third quarter of 2008...Read the Press Release
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PROSPERA BUSINESS NETWORK RECEIVES CONTRACT RENEWAL FOR PROCUREMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER
October 3, 2008 - Prospera Business Network announces a renewal of the contract for operation of the Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) in Bozeman...Read the Press Release
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PROSPERA BUSINESS NETWORK TO LEAD DEVELOPMENT OF BOZEMAN
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN
August 13, 2008 – Prospera Business Network announced today that the Bozeman City Commission has approved the economic development organization’s proposal to lead the development of an Economic Development Plan for the City of Bozeman...Read the Press Release
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PROSPERA PARTNERS WITH EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE UNITED STATES
Bozeman, Montana, May 21, 2008 – Prospera Business Network announced today that the organization has entered into a cooperative agreement with the Export-Import Bank of the United States to be a Montana marketing partner...Read the Press Release
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BOZEMAN COST OF LIVING 6% ABOVE NATIONAL AVERAGE
Bozeman, Montana, May 12, 2008 – Prospera Business Network released today its Bozeman cost of living report for the first quarter of 2008...Read the Press Release
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BOZEMAN AND MONTANA IN THE NEWS
America's Most and Least Vulnerable Towns
Forbes-Oct 24th, 2008
"Regardless of their vulnerability, most of these towns share a common trait: They experience few booms or busts."
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Bozeman Ranked #2 "Dreamtown" in America
bizjournals.com - July 21, 2008
Bozeman is again near the top of another quality of life ranking.
"This Rocky Mountain community is fast-growing and prosperous. Only four micropolitan areas have expanded more rapidly than Bozeman since the start of this decade. The local poverty rate is the lowest in any U.S. micro, and the unemployment rate is the second-lowest."
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Montana: 9th Best Place for Jobs
CareerBuilder.com
Best and Worst States for Jobs
This 2008 report ranked Montana the 9th best place state in the nation for jobs based on the state's unemployment rate.
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Bozeman: Startup Hub
FastCompany magazine
Fast Cities 2007: Cities On The Verge
This report included Bozeman in the list of "On the Verge Fast Cities" and cited Bozeman as a developing Startup Hub. According to the report, Fast Cities are "cauldrons of creativity where the most important ideas and the organizations of tomorrow are centered. They attract the best and the brightest. They are great places to work and live."
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