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What is Missoula BarCamp

Missoula BarCamp

by Dan Bowling

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Senator Tester’s 2012 Women’s Small Business Opportunity Workshop

Senator Jon Tester’s Women’s Small Business Opportunity Workshop was held in Missoula in February of 2012

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Blue Ocean Innovation Center – Jared Joyce, Inventor part 2

Blue Ocean Innovation Center –  Part 2 of Montana Inventor Jared Joyce’s presentation at Blue Ocean

Blue Ocean

Blue Ocean Innovation Center – Jared Joyce, Inventor part 1

Blue Ocean Innovation Center in Bozeman

“Jared Joyce is a career inventor in Bozeman, MT. Recently he spent one year on Quirky.com (a social product development website) in which time he submitted 1-2 new product ideas per week. During that year no one else won Product of the Week more times than Jared and …now one of his Quirky products called the Plug Hub is available nationwide at Bed Bath and Beyond as well as other stores around the world”

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Google – Getting Your Business on Google +

From Google – “Interested in getting closer to your customers by interacting with them in new ways? View the recording of our webinar hosted by Google+ experts to learn more about how you can bring your company and customers closer together using Google+ Your Business.”

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Peter Brown – Part 6 Design and Build a Workshop

Peter Brown Designs – Design/Build Contractor Peter Q Brown takes you behind the scenes for a look at what really goes on inside his current residential remodeling and new construction projects. Brick laying will be the focus here in Part 6 of the new workshop series.

For this new workshop we are matching an architectural wainscoting detail that exists on the main house.

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Peter Brown – Part 5 Design and Build of a Workshop

Part5 of Peter Brown’s Design and Build a Workshop series

Design/Build Contractor Peter Q Brown takes you behind the scenes for a look at what really goes on inside his current residential remodeling and new construction projects

Before the siding was installed, it needed to be pre finished. This video takes you into the pre finishing shop of local Gallatin valley painting company DP Coatings. In this facility a roller flood coating machine is used to efficiently coat the siding with a high quality latex paint specially formulated for this process.

Once this material is ready it is delivered to the site, ready to be put up.

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Peter Brown – Part 4 Design and Build a Workshop

This is part 4 of Peter’s Design and Build a Workshop Series

Design/Build Contractor Peter Q Brown describes the back patio roof construction and ledger detail as well as exterior finish carpentry issues with regard to siding and trim.

“The entire back patio roof assembly had been pre painted on site. The roof consists of 4×6 rafters with an exposed layer of painted T&G pine. The pine is covered with a layer of 5/8 inch OSB. Brown describes a ledger detail with no exposed hangers. The result is a very tidy roof attachment at the wall….

…This video shows the average homeowner some examples of common but problematic architectural details and the onsite carpentry that goes into skillfully executing this type of work”

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Peter Brown – Part 3 Design and Build a Workshop

Design/Build Contractor Peter Brown describes framing the wall, floor, roof, and related structural details for a new workshop in Bozeman, MT.  Part 3 of his Design and Build a Workshop Series.

“Ordering essential materials well ahead of time is an important element of project organization and efficiency. As the design/build contractor, having drawn it, he knows it like the back of his hand. The resulting intimate familiarity with the project enables Brown to confidently pre order critical components such as floor and roof truss systems. This familiarity with the important project details enables aggressive scheduling. This is a key element to getting a building weather tight late in the season. The push will be to get the building dried in as early and efficiently as possible, without compromising quality…”

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SafetyFestMT

WorkSafeMT puts on safety training throughout the state of Montana, training that is of high quality and free to participants. This video gives you an idea of what to expect when you attend a SafetyFestMT training event.

SafetyFestMT: Missoula 2011
December 5-9, 2011
Hilton Garden Inn Missoula
Free registration at http://www.safetyfestmt.com

SafetyFestMT: Billings 2012
February 27 – March 2, 2012
Billings Hotel and Convention Center