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Why one city in car-obsessed Florida is prioritizing pedestrians

Developers in Tampa have designed a community that mimics walkable neighborhoods such as Barcelona’s Las Ramblas.

Seattle Limits Natural Gas in New Construction

More cities are banning the use of natural gas in new buildings. Seattle is the latest example.

Sharing Mission West’s Co-op Governance Workshops

Whether you’re a co-op member, serving on the Board of Directors, or just interested in co-ops, this free online workshop series will give you a deeper understanding of cooperative governance. Join us for one workshop or all four! 

Montana is #1 in Top 10 Best States to Start Your Small Business in 2021 – South Dakota #2, Idaho #5, Wyoming #9

Montana’s Department of Commerce welcomes small businesses, offering a variety of resources for new business owners. The best state to open a business in 2021, Montana scores high in several areas, including the number of new businesses calling Montana home. A five-year business survival rate of 53.4% puts the odds of success in your favor.

Whitney Williams launches Snowbird fund to support families search for missing Indigenous people

Though Native Americans comprise 6.7% of Montana’s population, they account for, on average, 26% of the state’s active missing persons cases. 

Remote Workers Spur an Affordable Housing Crunch in Montana

The average rent for a 2-bedroom apartment in Bozeman hit $2,050 a month in early February, a 58% surge from a year earlier, according to rental site Zumper.

To Meet Climate Goals, Think Outside the Electric Car

If we are serious about curbing emissions, we must end the practice of allowing states to build new fossil-fuel-intensive highways or expansions while ignoring the backlog of maintenance needs for our deteriorating existing roads and bridges. Repair must be the first priority.

No bidding wars: Developer to take different tact on selling Hellgate Village homes in Missoula, Montana

As one of Missoula’s newest subdivisions comes online later this year, a local real estate firm and team of builders will take a new approach to selling homes, hoping to avoid the bidding wars that have resulted from the city’s notoriously low housing inventory.

City Club: Missoula hospital executive predicts slow return to normalcy

The leader of a Missoula hospital thinks it’s going to take until at least the end of 2021 before life starts returning to normal.

Chattanooga, Tenn., Makes Economic Case for Municipal Broadband

According to a 10-year study, the municipally owned broadband utility of Chattanooga, Tenn., has brought about economic benefits in the billions. The research could play an important role in future political debates.

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