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Supreme Court Rejects Utah’s Land Grab Lawsuit: A Victory for Public Land Owners

“Today’s rejection of Utah’s attempted land grab reaffirms what we’ve long known: These lands belong to all Americans and were never Utah’s to take.

Montana Media Coalition Wants to Keep Montana’s Film Industry Alive

The Montana Department of Commerce has a webpage dedicated to the MEDIA Act, including reports that explain its economic benefits.

What immigrant entrepreneurs can teach us about success 46% of Fortune 500 companies were founded by immigrants—Here’s why

What’s really interesting, beyond the headline-grabbing individual success stories, are the statistics showing that immigrants generally are not only more likely to be entrepreneurs but also more likely to be successful and build a company that lasts compared to their native-born peers.

New Studies Show No Downsides for Bicycle Safety Stop

As more states continue to pass laws allowing bike riders to treat stop signs like yield signs, more studies showing their safety benefits accumulate.

“The Crazies” – Book on Crazy Mountain wind farm generates insight to wealthy Montana landowners

So it’s a crazy tale that a group of wealthy nonresident landowners succeeded in sabotaging Sweet Grass County ranchers Rick Jarrett and Alfred and Dorothy Anderson’s efforts about six years ago to have a wind farm built on their land.

Unvaxxed – “It’s trouble waiting to happen”

The decline in vaccination seems likely to have consequences. “Herd immunity,” in which unvaccinated children can’t easily spread measles because others are protected, requires about 92 percent inoculation. The further rates fall, the more likely an outbreak becomes. For children, measles and other once-common childhood diseases can lead to hospitalization and occasionally death.

Singapore’s Tourism Initiative Focuses on Mental Health

A calm mind is a lifelong goal, and Singapore is leading the way in mental health tourism with 16 therapeutic gardens designed to help visitors with anxiety, autism, dementia, and ADHD. By 2030, the country plans to open 30 free gardens, created with scientists’ input to engage the senses.

Video: Tracy Stone-Manning talks about her time at the BLM

Tracy Stone-Manning, the director of the Bureau of Land Management, discusses her time at the agency.

Ignite Great Falls: big east-side development, restaurant updates

More than two dozen speakers from businesses and organizations gave updates on their growth and expansion. A few highlights included some exciting upcoming construction projects.

Earth breaks yearly heat record and lurches past dangerous warming threshold

Scientists say if Earth stays above the threshold long-term, it will mean increased deaths, destruction, species loss and sea level rise from the extreme weather that accompanies warming.

More Headaches For Natural Gas: Next-Gen Heat Pump Water Heaters Are Here

“Water heating accounts for about 18% of your home’s energy use and is the typically the second largest energy expense in any home,” the US Department of Energy advises.

GFDA Top Ten for 1-12-25

Ted Mitchell of Great Falls based Mitchell Development & Investments announced a major 100-acre mixed use retail, dining, hospitality, office and residential development to be constructed on 57th Street on the east side of Great Falls.

Universal basic income seems to improve employment and well-being

Finland ran a two-year universal basic income study in 2017 and 2018, during which the government gave 2000 unemployed people aged between 25 and 58 monthly payments with no strings attached.

Your Questions About Montana Renewables, (Partly) Answered

As of the morning of January 11, two of our readers wanted to know what feedstocks are going into the company’s formula for sustainable aviation fuel. I read the press release, and I had the same question, too.

Like It Or Not, Self-Driving Semi-Trucks Are Inevitable; Bozeman, Montana Company, Aurora, Leading The Way

“From early on, we knew Montana’s photonics leadership would be invaluable for bringing safe, scalable self-driving technology to the world,” said Chris Urmson, co-founder and CEO at Aurora

Wyomingites Pay More For Rural Postal Service Deliveries Through Sneaky Surcharge

The U.S. Postal Service has quietly initiated a surcharge on package deliveries to rural areas, which includes much of Wyoming. The up-charges have been quietly slipped into Postal Service agreements with merchants like eBay.

Artificial Intelligence could change Montana’s economy – Video

The Montana Bureau of Business and Economic Research has been forecasting the state’s financial outlook for the past 50 years.

Highlands College receives $5.75 million to implement broadband training program

The program will run four years and aims to train 280 broadband workers with commercial driver’s license (CDL), heavy equipment, splicing, safety, professional skills, flagging, and rigging certifications.

Montana Renewables Announces Closing of $1.44 Billion DOE Loan Facility for Renewable Fuels and Biomass Energy Facility

For example, by 2028, the economic footprint of the Great Falls site is expected to support a population of 4,400 Montanans, consisting primarily of working-aged families and their children.

Montana lawmakers eye child care challenges for the 2025 session

Policy proposals so far focus on state-funded financial subsidies to address high child care costs and low wages for workers.

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