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GENERAL
RESOURCES for Manufacturers
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Allies/Partners -
Training - Pollution
Prevention
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link)
ThomasNet.com
- The Marketplace for Industrial Buying
Free industrial marketplace containing
550,000 distributors, manufacturers and service companies in 6,000
categories searchable by product/service, location, brand and company
name. Includes supplier catalogs, brochures and linecards. Send
RFQ's and purchase directly from suppliers using Order Online.
Montana
Manufacturers Information System (MMIS)
Be a Supplier/Find
a Buyer
MMIS is an interactive database to help Montana
manufacturers locate potential new customers and identify suppliers
that are Montana firms, allowing money to stay in the state. It
is designed to also link them with worldwide markets. MMIS is still
expanding and developing, and ALL Montana manufacturers are encouraged
to participate. MMIS contains information on products and services
to lead to new or expanded Montana businesses.
Zycon Online
resource to assist the engineering and manufacturing community find
and evaluate manufacturers and suppliers worldwide. Free and fee-based
listings.
Industrial
Quick Search, Inc.
Online resource for manufacturers
of industrial products and services. Also find suppliers & distributors
by category.
Fee-based listing.
Manufacturers'
Agents National Association MANA is
a membership organization committed to connecting companies and
professional sales reps, offering customized assistance.
Montana
World Trade Center
The Montana World Trade Center is a nonprofit
organization whose purpose is to help businesses establish and strengthen
their international commercial capabilities. The Center develops
untapped international trade opportunities and helps businesses
capitalize on opportunities to expand their market share around
the world.
Dunn
& Bradstreet
Search information on over 100,000 public and private companies.
Made
in Montana/Grown in Montana online
product directory
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Pollution
Prevention Assistance
Peaks
to Prairies
In cooperation with EPA Region
8 states, Peaks to Prairies looks for ways to encourage adoption
of pollution prevention practices by citizens, small businesses,
and local governments.
Montana
Pollution Prevention Program
The MT P2 Program is dedicated
to helping the state's small businesses and local governments use
progressive, integrated pollution prevention (P2) strategies to
increase productivity, while safeguarding our air, water, land and
other natural resources.
Small
Business Assistance Program, a separate,
non-regulatory, program within the Department of Enrivonmental Quality,
the Small Business Assistance Program serves to assist Montana businesses
to understand and comply with applicable environmental regulations.
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TRAINING RESOURCES
Associated
Employers of Montana
a non-profit membership organization.
Training offered in employee relations, management, human resources,
research and governmental regulations areas.
NorthWestern
Energy
Click icon for Energy Management Solutions
& More
from NorthWestern Energy
Professional
Development Center
Training to state agencies and Montana
organizations.
OnLine Training Resources
For your convenience, MMEC will occasionally
post select online training on
a variety of technical topics you can learn at your own pace from
the comfort of your office or home computer.
Quality
Training Portal Click to explore
course offerings or take a course at this site posted by MMEC in
cooperation with Resource Engineering, Inc. We would appreciate
feedback about your experience with this online training product.
Comment to MMEC
Training Development or call 406-994-3812.
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Business Plan Basics
Class is now in session -- online.
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Related Sites of
Interest
Montana
Chamber of Commerce, Manufacturing Council
leads the fight to represent manufacturers
and their interests statewide
Prospera
Business Network (formerly Gallatin
Development Corp.)
Quest
Integration
Check out their latest newsletter
that features regional engineering and manufacturing news!
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MMEC Field Office
Host Partners:
Big
Sky Economic Development Authority
MSU
TechLink
MSU
College of Engineering
Montana
Department of Commerce
»Click on Doing Business Section
Kalispell
Area Chamber of Commerce/Flathead Regional Business Center
UM
School of Business Administration
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Manufacturing Allies
supporting MMEC's Compete Smart
Manufacturing Conference
in 2008.
PLATINUM
NorthWestern
Energy (co-host w/ MMEC)
Montana
Department of Agriculture (Montana's
Agro-Energy Plan)
GOLD
Montana
Chamber of Commerce
Montana
Hydraulics LLC
First
Interstate Bank
Montana
Community Finance Corporation
Technical
Systems Integrators
Sterling
Savings Bank
Montana
Department of Commerce
SILVER
General
Distributing
Montana
State Fund
Missoula
Airport Board
UPS
MSU
College of Engineering
Prospera
Business Network
InterDyn
Business Microvar
Montana
Dakota Utilities
Montana
Department of Environmental Quality
BRONZE
Montana
Technology Innovation Partnership
MSU
COB Family Business Program
Allied
Waste Systems
Montana
World Trade Center
ColorWorld
Printers
also in Exhibitor Hall:
Associated
Employers
Barnes
Distribution
Border
States Electric, Inc.
Institute
for Management Solutions (contact
is by email)
JCCS
Montana
Correctional Enterprises
National
Quality Assurance (NQA)
Pyron
Technologies
Quest
Integration, Inc.
Salient
Technologies, Inc.
Unishippers
of Montana
Willow
Creek Consultants
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