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GFDA Top Ten for 12-10-23

TDS officially launched its services in Great Falls. TDS revealed Falls Family Fun as their inaugural customer, marking the beginning of their service in the area. TDS plans to construct its network and connect nearly 30,000 homes and businesses with high-speed fiber internet. TDS Telecom offers TV, phone, and internet service.

Code Girls United Unveils Vehicle App in Collaboration with Kalispell Police Department

Police Chief Jordan Venezio was impressed by the students’ work, plans to roll out the app for official use next year

Video – Amazon Introduces New Grocery Subscription Service for Prime Members, Offering Unlimited Free Delivery

The company aims to solidify its position as a grocery destination. It launched Fresh supermarkets after acquiring Whole Foods in 2017 and is unifying its online and physical grocery operations.

Bozeman drafts equity and inclusion plan

The city is also looking to deepen community engagement by hiring Community Liaisons to build relationships between the community and Bozeman Police Dept.

Flights from Missoula to Portland, Oakland and Orange County returning

Missoula Montana Airport this week said Alaska Airlines will bring daily service from Missoula to Portland back in March. The airline will also introduce mainline aircraft to Seattle starting in April on its midday flight.

Large wind farm slated for Columbus, Montana

Beaver Creek will be Montana’s second largest wind farm, on scale with the Pryor Mountain Wind Project built by PacifiCorp near Bridger in 2021. Over 25 years, Beaver Creek should contribute $150 million in taxes to Stillwater County, which has emerged as a Montana renewable energy hub.

German manufacturing company plans to build US headquarters in Lewistown, Montana

German manufacturing company VACOM, founded by a physicist as a family business in 1992, is based in central Germany but has branches in Belgium, Naples, Fla., and Reno, Nev.

HeRo delivery robot is braving the cold winter streets of Helsinki – Is your community planning for these. They’re coming…

This holiday season, shoppers in Helsinki are getting a little help to ease their gift-buying burden. When they place an online order from a select retailer, a wheeled HeRo robot will deliver their purchase to their home within an hour.

Stellantis charges into battery swaps for EVs with Ample partnership

Instead of pulling into a charging station, plugging in and then waiting a while for an electric car’s battery pack to charge up before continuing a journey, electric vehicles rolling with a special battery pack can be driven into a service hub where an automated system removes the low-charge unit and replaces it with a fresh one.

Billings Welcomes Two Additional Daily Flights by United Airlines with Service to Denver, Colorado

Expanded service will be in full effect on May 23rd, respectively, with the fourth flight being added as early as March 31st of 2024.

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