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Friday, 16 October 2009 05:16 |
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 Right in the heart of the Yellowstone region lies the Big Sky Town Center, a remarkable mixed-use commercial and residential community that is the natural gathering place of the area, where everyone comes together. The Town Center is a centrally-located, pedestrian-oriented village core that is fast becoming the ‘downtown’ and heartbeat of the Big Sky community. With about 20% of the 165-acre project now complete, the businesses and residences being built in the Town Center are part of the new downtown fabric of Big Sky, Montana.
Evidence of the success of the Town Center can be seen in the five new businesses that have opened their doors in the past few months, including a new coffee shop, an antiques and home furnishing store, an architecture office, and two real estate offices. This summer, the Town Center emerged as the place to be for community events and gatherings, which drew enough people to help convince these business owners to open up shop in the Town Center. This summer’s event lineup included a very successful and well-attended six-event Farmers Market featuring over 100 vendors, the second annual ‘Big Air in Big Sky’ freestyle motorcycle event, several free outdoor concerts, the Chamber’s Country Fair and Festival of the Arts, and even a Montana Shakespeare in the Parks performance. Winter events will include the Big Sky Christmas Stroll, pancakes with Santa, ice skating, rail jam, full moon parties, and others.
It is exciting to witness the continuing development of a small mountain town and watch residents and visitors gather to identify with its energy. A true ‘center of town’ feeling that has historically been absent in Big Sky has appeared as though it were always there. The feeling of an identity now allows one to imagine how the future ‘Main Street’ will be created with a vibrant retail and entertainment district which will reward the visitor with the expectation of diverse shopping, dining, and entertainment, and the local residents with a larger sense of pride in his or her community. These ‘main street’ amenities should greatly enhance the overall experience of The Biggest Skiing in AmericaTM at Big Sky Resort and Moonlight Basin.
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Last Updated on Friday, 16 October 2009 05:21 |
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Thursday, 16 July 2009 06:16 |
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 Margaret Burns Vap is the founder of Big Sky Yoga Retreats. Her relationship with yoga began almost a decade ago, in a bid to combat a hectic New York City lifestyle and a corporate career with cosmetics giant L’Oreal. A few years and several hundred down dogs later, Margaret knew that the corporate world no longer held her future, so switching her designer duds for comfy pants - and NYC for Washington DC - she combined her business know-how with her passion for yoga and created Georgetown Yoga, one of DC's most popular yoga studios.
Now Margaret brings that same recipe for yoga success to Montana. Margaret combines her fresh approach to teaching with a unique ability to create a nurturing, safe space in which to learn yoga. Her teaching will leave you calm and refreshed after a vigorous flowing practice, putting you in touch with your true potential and transforming your health and well being in the process.
Margaret has studied with many top instructors at the Jivamukti Yoga Center in NYC and Richard Freeman's studio in Boulder, CO; has attended David Swenson's intensive training in the foundation and teaching techniques of the Ashtanga yoga Primary series, and has done intensive practice and study of the Ashtanga Primary and Intermediate series with Dave Oliver from At One Yoga in Phoenix, Arizona. Margaret completed a 200-hour teacher training intensive with Yoga Works; this training was the result of a partnership between her studio Georgetown Yoga in Washington, DC and the renowned CA-NY based Yoga Works. Margaret has also traveled to Hawaii for Baron Baptiste’s Level 1 teacher training bootcamp.
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Last Updated on Thursday, 16 July 2009 06:21 |
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Thursday, 09 July 2009 07:44 |
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Josh Hughes, A Montana Entrepreneur, in his own words
Hello, my name is Josh Hughes. I am 25 years old and, along with my brother Trevor (19), are Co-ounder's of Add-A-Tudez Entertainment Company. I serve as President and Trevor as Vice-President. I am also Lead Game Designer of Add-A-Tudez Entertainment Company's wholly owned game studio, Team KAIZEN. Trevor is the Lead Artistic Conceptualist for the game studio.
 Add-A-Tudez Entertainment Company (AEC for short) was started in 2005, but to tell the story we actually need to go further back than that.
Back in 2002 (the year I graduated High School), I had just won an opportunity to represent Montana to our sister state, Kumamoto, Japan. I was there for 2 weeks that summer and, once I got back, the next school year was starting in a few days and Trevor was just entering middle school (I was planning on taking a year off). Trevor's friend pressured him to try out for football and, after failing several physicals, we were put on alert that Trevor needed high blood pressure meds and emergency surgery.
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Last Updated on Thursday, 09 July 2009 08:11 |
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Friday, 24 October 2008 02:25 |
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(Anne Pettinger, MSU News Service) Montana State University alumnus Jack Anderson is CEO and creative director of one of the world's leading communications design firms, but he says one of the most important aspects of the job isn't even part of the job description -- and that's designing an office culture that fosters teamwork, trust and creativity.
"My job is to run and manage the firm...but when I get up in the morning, I feel like my job is also to go in and inspire, to lead by example, for the purpose of leveraging the brain trust to produce better work," Anderson said.
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Monday, 21 January 2008 17:00 |
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 Name: Ron Hayes
Name of Business: Pacific Steel & Recycling Position: Director of Marketing Overview of Business (Product, market, etc.) Steel distribution Centers and recycling centers Explain your primary role: Help branch managers maximize efficiency and effectiveness of marketing dollars.
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Last Updated on Monday, 21 January 2008 23:51 |
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Friday, 24 August 2007 01:11 |
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 Gloria O'Rourke of the Montana Economic Developers Association provided mtbuisness.com background on the Montana BEAR Project.
What is the Montana BEAR Project?
BEAR stands for Business Expansion and Retention. While many community economic development efforts are focused on attracting new business to an area, BEAR helps identify problems and opportunities facing the existing business community, provides access to needed resources and helps to prioritize options and develop activities to help local businesses thrive. How does BEAR work?
A core group pulls together local business and community leaders to form a volunteer assessment team. Assessment team members are trained in both the assessment process and in interviewing. Teams of interviewers then visit local businesses who have committed to become BEAR clients to conduct on-site surveys of the issues and needs of the local business. After reviewing the confidential survey the Assessment Team connects the client business to state, area, and local resources that can help with identified needs and issues.
“Providing opportunities to local communities to build their economy is critical,” said Governor Brian Schweitzer. “Nobody knows what a community needs better than the folks who raise their families and make their livings there. I am thrilled to be able to offer this tool to help our communities prosper.”
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Last Updated on Friday, 24 August 2007 03:08 |
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