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The US housing shortage is ‘awful’ and will likely get worse with no apparent end in sight

How dire is the decades long housing shortage in the United States? 

Last Saturday for Missoula’s Clark Fork Market

Big Sky Commerce encourages you to stop by the last Clark Fork Market this Saturday before they retire for winter! We are proud to say we have worked with the Clark Fork River Market for twelve years to provide secure transactions between vendors and customers. Thanks for a great season!

Montana report shows 62% of occupations that require post-secondary education are undersupplied

Our unemployment rate sits now just below 3%, which is a very tight labor market. Employers throughout the state are reporting difficulty hiring and finding qualified applicants,” says State Economist with the Montana Department of Labor & Industry, Amy Watson.

Governor Gianforte pushes trades education, more construction as fixes for Montana housing crunch

Standing in front of a luxury apartment complex under construction in Bozeman Thursday, Gov. Greg Gianforte touted his efforts to address Montana’s housing affordability crunch by promoting new residential development.

Vermont’s Community-Based Broadband Solutions Get a Boost from American Rescue Plan

The 2018 Vermont gubernatorial election pitted incumbent Governor Phil Scott (R-VT) against challenger Christine Hallquist (D-VT). Previous to the election, Hallquist spent 12 years as the chief executive of the Vermont Electric Cooperative, an in-state power utility that she helped to bring back from near ruin. Expanding fiber infrastructure and increasing internet access in Vermont formed a centerpiece of her campaign. Governor Scott was reelected, but—demonstrating his moderate, bipartisan approach—appointed Hallquist to be executive director of the newly formed Vermont Community Broadband Board in 2021. He realized that Hallquist was “absolutely the right person” for the job.

Carbon investments backed by AI and satellite data – ‘Biochar’ incinerator tested for forest thinning, soil enhancement

A fintech platform helps farmers attract investment in carbon credits for regeneration projects

Five more nuclear plants on the horizon for Wyoming, Utah

A second wave of advanced nuclear reactors could be coming to Wyoming.

Montana State University Extension publishes results of statewide needs assessment

Nearly 2,500 Montanans from all counties and reservations completed the needs assessment survey. More than 800 others participated in listening sessions and interviews coordinated by MSU Extension county and tribal agents. Participants included people who use MSU Extension programs, as well as non-users.

CenturyLink ordered to fix poor service in rural Montana

Rural Montana customers of CenturyLink have gone without service for weeks at a time, particularly in Wibaux County, where the corporate descendent of Qwest Corporation also doesn’t provide broadband speeds fast enough to support video streaming.

A Prenatal-to- 3 policy roadmap shares how states are doing and how they can improve

The Prenatal-to-3 State Policy Roadmap has answers that were shared earlier this month at a virtual summit that drew “thousands of national and state leaders, scholars, and practitioners.”

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