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Invitation

NewWest.Net's next live event, Ten Tips for the New New Economy, is scheduled for February 17 at Dauphine's in Downtown Missoula, and it promises to be another brain-filling, fun-riddled night.

On tap are three of the city's most Web savvy marketers and business gurus who will guide you through how to use the next generation of Web tools.

We know the economy is tough right now, but just as the downturn takes hold, the Web is offering big opportunities to remake, revive and re-imagine. We'll be discussing things like Twitter, Facebook, texts, mobile web strategies, marketing innovations and a bunch of other new opportunities.

Join Tim Christensen, Vann's Inc.'s director of media and technology, Cynthia Rademacher, partner at Maverick Group and Mike Sparr, the CEO of Goomzee as they chat with NewWest.Net publisher and CEO Jonathan Weber.

What: Ten Tips for the New New Economy
When: Tuesday, Feb. 17. 5-7:30 p.m. (Hosted networking reception to follow discussion).
Where: Dauphine's 130 E. Broadway Street
Why: Strategies, tips, tools, libations and networking
How: $10 admission, $5 for students and $5 for members of the Missoula Downtown Association, the Sustainable Business Council and Montana Community Development Corp.

Special thanks to First Security Bank for sponsoring this event!

We hope to see you there! [more]

Buying local has never been trendier. It's also never been more important.

In these tough economic times, every dollar counts and the best way to make sure it does is by spending it with neighbors.

As a small local business ourselves, we know firsthand that when you do business locally, not only are you getting great products and services, you're helping your local economy thrive and you're establishing the kinds of relationships that make Missoula such a great place to work and live.

That's why we started the New West Buy Local Blog, a place to explore the ethic of keeping our community vibrant by buying local.

The Garden City has a long-standing passion for being neighborly, so there is no shortage of good fodder for the Buy Local Blog: News, essays and tips from local writers, community leaders, business owners, foodies and artists.

Be neighborly. Buy local. Read local. [more]