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The Brutal Truth About Customer Loyalty That Most Business Owners Realize Too Late

Don’t just develop great products or services. Develop the ability to notice when your assumptions stop being true (the market doesn’t send memos) and learn to adapt at the speed of change.

Headwaters Tech Hub – July 2026 Newsletter – People, Place, Technology

We are just two months away from the Headwaters Tech Hub Summit. Join us as we dig into real challenges, surface opportunities, and build the relationships that help Montana compete and lead on a national and global stage. Sign up today, early bird pricing expires July 31st.

Announcing FUND Montana Launch – Where Montana’s builders meet the people who back them.

It’s a free directory, where Montana’s builders can create a profile, share what they’re working on, and signal what kind of capital or support they’re looking for. This is where investors can start finding the deals they’ve been missing.

Montana is #45 on Top States for Business 2026 – CNBC

CNBC’s annual study once again puts all 50 states to the test, measuring them on 138 metrics, the most ever, across ten categories of competitiveness.

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Does Your Organization Have Leaders Who are Good Story Tellers? – Leaders Must Embrace Authentic Engagement to Build Trust and Credibility

Senior leaders are moving away from polished messages toward authentic, consistent engagement. This shift helps leaders connect meaningfully and maintain trust in today’s digital and dispersed environments.

Cities, including Missoula, Slash Parking Minimums to Boost Housing Affordability

Since 2019, over a dozen states and more than 100 cities have reduced or removed parking minimums to lower development costs and ease housing shortages. Montana may face similar challenges balancing parking management with housing needs if it adopts these reforms.

Missoula based BlueLine Development Plans 296 New Workforce Housing Units In Bozeman, Montana to Ease Shortage

BlueLine Development’s Rocky Mountain Flats project aims to provide affordable housing for workers and families priced out of the market. This initiative supports economic growth by addressing structural housing deficits in the Gallatin Valley.

Stu Brumbaugh Returns to Help Build Montana’s Film Industry

After 30 years in Hollywood, Brumbaugh aims to create authentic Montana stories and career opportunities through Ladder 5 Films. His project Running Eagle honors the Blackfeet Tribe and plans include a film academy to nurture local talent.

What U.S. City Has The Most Marijuana Dispensaries Per Capita – Freezes New Marijuana Dispensary Licenses Until 2027

The city council enacted a temporary ban to control rapid dispensary growth and address public health concerns. Existing dispensaries can relocate if compliant, while new licenses are halted to develop zoning standards.

What it’s like to be a person of color in Montana: Two Great Falls business owners share their stories

Two minority entrepreneurs in Great Falls share their experiences with microaggressions and social stigma in a predominantly white state. Their stories highlight the complex realities behind Montana’s 43 reported hate crimes from 2021 to 2023.