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Montana Faces Skilled Trades Shortage Amid Retiring Workforce – Where is the next generation of skilled trades workers?
Employers struggle to fill welding, flooring, and driving roles despite rising wages and apprenticeship programs. Training efforts at institutions like Great Falls College MSU aim to prepare new workers for these critical jobs.
Airbnb Says Guests Shouldn’t Have to Do the Dishes Anymore
The company will limit the chores hosts can require of guests, responding to complaints from travelers who said they shouldn’t have to do housekeeping while paying cleaning fees.
Drone Completes First Combat Medevac of Wounded Ukrainian Soldier
A modified hexacopter successfully extracted a wounded soldier from a heavily shelled zone, bypassing risks that ground or helicopter evacuations face. This breakthrough highlights the growing role of unmanned systems in frontline medical operations and could inspire new emergency response methods in remote areas like Montana.
V2B (Veterans to Business) Stronger Businesses. Stronger Communities – Free to attend Open to all – 11/10 – Kalispell
A veteran-led business network for Montana. Year One is in Kalispell — for veteran entrepreneurs, and for the businesses that hire them, buy from them, and build alongside them.
From lackluster to lifeblood – Missoula’s Clark Fork River
The Clark Fork went from dumping ground to Missoula’s backbone. Some business owners are asking what they owe it in return.
US single-family housing starts plunge; building permits hit 3-1/2-year low
Permits for future single-family homebuilding tumble 4.0%
Montana sheds more than 5,000 jobs in September – first job loss since 2020
Montana lost 5,300 jobs in the past year, reflecting broader national shifts. The state may find new opportunities if manufacturing investments like those in South Carolina arrive.
Montana Launches $8.5 Million Grants to Boost Childcare Services
Montana’s Early Childhood Account is awarding grants to support childcare providers with workforce training and expanding infant care. Providers will use funds for staff raises, equipment, and facility upgrades to improve service availability statewide.
TEDx event at Montana State University set for Nov. 4
The Associated Students of Montana State University will host its sixth annual TEDxMontanaStateUniversity event on Wednesday, Nov. 4. The event will be held in Norm Asbjornson Hall’s Inspiration Hall from 7 to 9 p.m….
Forest Business News – Building History: The New Teddy Roosevelt Presidential Library
I encourage you to make your way to Medora and see for yourself. I believe you’ll be as moved and renewed by Roosevelt’s legacy and work as I was, and you’ll tour a truly exceptional mass timber building while at it. The North Dakota Badlands will be the icing on the cake.