Regional innovation clusters promote business collaboration in rural communities

Small businesses in the Rocky Mountain region have new resources to help them commercialize technology, expand into new markets, grow their customer base and create jobs.

Thanks to funding from the U.S. Small Business Administration, the Montana Bioscience Cluster Initiative in Billings and the Utah Advanced Material Manufacturing Initiative in Kaysville will expand opportunities for businesses in their industries to connect with each other and effectively leverage their assets.

Each organization received contract awards from the SBA’s Regional Innovation Clusters initiative. The clus...