Montana has the worst internet in the USA
Two U.S. states (Montana and Alaska) have fewer than 40% of Speedtest users that receive the minimum broadband speeds of 100/20 Mbps.
University of Montana W.A. Franke College of Forestry and Conservation, Science Lab & Teaching Complex Will Showcase Mass Timber Construction
The project’s size and scale make it an ideal candidate for exploring low carbon design, utilizing as much structural mass timber as possible and optimizing the embodied carbon of any steel, concrete, and other structural materials. The structural system will also be detailed for future disassembly and reuse, safeguarding the mass timber—and all its sequestered carbon—beyond the lifespan of the building.
Wine in cardboard bottles hits French supermarkets
The ecologically-friendly innovation drastically reduces the CO2 associated with wine sales
FOR Those Who Want to KNOW what is Happening in the City and County – this is a quick and good calendar from city and county government
Missoula County Weekly will keep you informed and up to date on public meetings, county projects and more.
A white-collar bloodbath – AI could wipe out half of all entry-level white-collar jobs — and spike unemployment to 10-20% in the next one to five years
Most of them are unaware that this is about to happen,” Amodei told us. “It sounds crazy, and people just don’t believe it.” Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg and others have said that mid-level coders will be unnecessary soon, perhaps in this calendar year.
Federal Cuts Ripple Through a Bioscience Hub in Rural Montana
The Trump administration’s mass federal layoffs and cancellation of research grants are having effects in communities far from Washington, D.C.
The Privacy-Friendly Tech to Replace Your US-Based Email, Browser, and Search
Thanks to drastic policy changes in the US and Big Tech’s embrace of the second Trump administration, many people are moving their digital lives abroad. Here are a few options to get you started.
More than a quarter of computer-programming jobs just vanished. What happened?
Learning to code was supposedly the salvation of millions of liberal art majors. But now programming jobs are plummeting. The Post’s Department of Data tries to figure out what’s going on.
How Montana’s new second-home tax could shift your property tax bill
Reductions projected for homeowners and landlords; big increases coming in 2026 for second homes and short-term rental properties.
‘Really big circle’: Bozeman dog toy company Westpaw profiting from focus on local, sustainability
“West Paw is the kind of company that wants to contribute to our community,” CEO and founder Spencer Williams said. “The way in which I thought that would work best is to create jobs. Instead of cutting a purchase order to a foreign country to make the product, let’s make it ourselves — and that is certainly a lot more complex — but it fits that vision of, ‘Let’s make our impact larger in our community’.”