WIRED -- Montana's
Agro-Energy Plan & MMEC

Montana Manufacturing Center (MMEC) is collaborating through a U.S. Department of Labor WIRED grant in the Montana's Agro-Energy Plan to deliver business training for bio-manufacturing in the 32-county WIRED region of the state.

The focus of the WIRED program in Montana (Montana Agro-Energy Plan) is to act as a transformational initiative to help achieve several goals: development of a world class bio products industry; development of a highly trained and stable workforce to support bio products and other value-added agricultural products; creation of an agile, integrated talent development system (workforce, education, and talent development), and creation of an inclusive and sustainable regional identity.

FOR MORE INFORMATION on how MMEC can help bio-manufacturers in the WIRED region, contact MMEC Field Engineer Jim Haider [email protected]

New Data on Manufacturing in WIRED region
MMEC arranged a survey of manufacturers in the 32 WIRED counties in 2007 to determine the number of bio-manufacturers, current employment situation and training interests and needs.

Click here for the full survey report:
Montana WIRED Manufacturers Survey - Final Report, 2007
The study was conducted by the Bureau of Business and Economic Research at the University of Montana and was funded 100% through a WIRED (Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development) grant from the Montana Department of Commerce in conjunction with the Montana Department of Labor and Industry.

For Events, Discussion Forum, Applications and more check out the updated Montana Department of Labor
WIRED Montana Agro-Energy networking website