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While less than a year has passed since Montana was designated as a regional technology and innovation hub, the program has made headway in advancing new technologies and on Tuesday, it landed a large $41 million Phase 2 investment to continue that effort.

Montana has one of the largest populations of veterans per capita, 8.9%, making it the state with the fifth highest number of vets per 100,000 people.

A deep panel of Montana university officials and technology gurus gathered in Missoula on Tuesday to discuss the challenges and opportunities that face the state as it looks to compete on a federal level for funding as a new technology hub.

Over the past 10 years, expenditures from research grants at the University of Montana have more than doubled, reaching $126 million this fall – an increase of $4 million over the prior year, the school said Monday.