IDAHO

Sorry, we couldn't find any posts. Please try a different search.

Montana Ag Network: rancher finds workforce solution with international program

When local workers proved hard to find, Darold turned to an unexpected solution: the federal H-2A program, which allows agricultural employers to hire foreign workers for positions when qualified U.S. workers aren’t available.

Can AI help government prevent homelessness?

The model uses administrative data from health, mental health, social service benefits, arrests, probation and homelessness service records to identify people in Los Angeles County who are at high-risk of losing their housing.

Can AI solve unemployment? How states can transform workforce data into optimized career opportunities

Unemployment is a complex and multifaceted problem. And it’s one that big information gaps are contributing to. Many jobseekers simply don’t have access to the context needed to make well-informed decisions for their lives and careers.

VIDEO – Escaping the Housing Trap: The Strong Towns Response to the Housing Crisis 1st Edition

Only local change, on a neighborhood or city-wide scale, can begin to restore balance to the housing market.

Credit card debt surges to another record high, New York Fed data shows

Total credit card debt rose to $1.17 trillion during the third quarter, an increase of $24 billion from the previous quarter, according to the report. It marks the highest level on record in Fed data dating back to 2003.

Climate change could cause Montana agriculture economy declines of 20%

“Without concerted efforts to slow the release of emissions and measures to support smaller producers, we may see devastating impacts to this important sector of Montana’s economy.”

Broadband Can Transform a Rural Community

New research shows a more than 200% growth rate for businesses in rural areas with high broadband utilization rates.

Will Your Health Plan Now be a Target? – 11/18 – Online

A New Wave of ERISA Litigation Challenges Group Health Plan Fees and Expenses

What Will Trump’s Tariffs Mean for Businesses?

Companies are already scrambling to avoid potential tariffs. Here’s how they could play out in Donald Trump’s second term.

This $4 Billion Mall Deal Could Hit Retailers With Higher Rents

New York-based assets management giant Blackstone may have some significant consequences for owners of small grocery stores, independent pharmacies, and other retailers doing business in urban strip malls, in the unwelcome form of higher rents.

MATR Sponsor (view all)


Bear Paw Development Corporation is a private non-profit organization created for the purpose of administering programs to help improve regional economic conditions in Hill, Blaine, Liberty, Chouteau and Phillips Counties and the Fort Belknap and Rocky Boy's Indian Reservations.

MATR Supporters (view all)


Big Sky Commerce is an integrated provider of merchant credit card transaction processing services, check processing services, Internet payment gateways, related software application products and value-added services.

As the hub of learning, creativity and innovation in Northwest Montana, Flathead Valley Community College is expanding

SBA 504 Loans offered statewide! Real estate and equipment, acquisitions, renovation, and new construction. Low, fixed-rates up to 25 years with as little as 10% down.