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Economic update: 4 charts that show how the economy is performing in Billings and Montana

How has unemployment changed recently? Which types of small businesses are generating the most revenue? Find out with these charts, updated weekly.

Montana cities have carbon-free goals, but it’s not easy being green

NorthWestern’s customers in these three cities with 100% green energy goals totaled 118,996 in 2020, according to the utility’s own data. That’s 31% of NorthWestern’s total electric customers for Montana.

We’re Not In A Real Estate Bubble….It’s far worse than that – Rent prices have had the largest gain in nearly 15 years

What if the newly-redefined value of shelter is the maximum amount of annual rent that can be extracted per unit of housing?

These solar, Wi-Fi-connected streetlights are replacing ones that were repossessed by the utility company

Now, some streets are getting brighter with solar-powered streetlights that also provide public-access Wi-Fi, installed by the nonprofit Soulardarity.

Five of Europe’s Most Interesting Urbanism Trends

Cities around the continent are taking steps to reimagine transportation, housing, and energy use with intriguing projects that could provide useful lessons for American cities.

Senator Tester takes a swing at Montana’s frontier physician shortage

Senate bill aims to help rural hospitals afford residency programs and retain new doctors.

Medical biotech company to build facility in Hamilton, Montana

“We’re going to hire people before the facility is finished,” he said, “and more people as it goes through different levels of completion.”

In Quebec, Child Care Is Infrastructure

As U.S. policymakers consider ideas to improve child care affordability, a new report shows how Quebec’s universal subsidized system enabled it to weather the pandemic.

The High Cost of Wide Streets

“As we embark on building back better from the Covid-19 pandemic, the time has come to return urban streets to people.”

Amazon bought 1,000 self-driving trucks from a startup, will you say goodbye to drivers?

Jeff Bezos’ company agreed to purchase a fleet of trucks with autonomous driving, which could mean that in the future Amazon will dispense with drivers for its deliveries.

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Prospera helps businesses and communities find their pathway to success, acting as the navigator, problem solver and catalyst for a strong Montana economy.

Bozeman is a rapidly growing city with a high quality of life in part due to the easy access to the outdoors, burgeoning tech industry, and cultural experiences it offers.

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