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Missoula Public Library Named World’s Best in 2022 – Great Video

“… Missoula Public Library has it all. The building stands out for its beautiful architecture that pays homage to the surrounding landscape, while functioning as a library with a wealth of offers and possibilities that also serves as a meeting place for the local community. The library, therefore, scores highly against all the award’s criteria. It’s a library that you would relish having in your own local area. It’s a library built for the future,” said Jury chair Jakob Guillois Lærkes at the July, 2022 World Library event, hosted in Dublin.

A road to Yellowstone was this town’s lifeblood. Climate change destroyed it.

Yellowstone is this town’s golden ticket. Climate change risks that.

Great Falls Economic Development Top 10 for 7-24-22

With our partners from the Montana Department of Commerce and the Great Falls Area Chamber of Commerce, GFDA hosted a visit from an exciting Aerospace company looking for big skies of opportunity. This company has unique needs, which may be best served by partnerships in multiple Montana cities.

FCC calls 25 Mbps ‘broadband’ speed. The push is on to up it to 100.

The FCC has been using the same, dated definition since 2015.

Beyond books: The 21st century public library – CBS Sunday Morning

No shushing here! The modern library is more than just a repository of books. Correspondent Conor Knighton checks out how today’s libraries are public spaces designed to foster connections while keeping pace with technology and the needs of the community.

Big Sky Economic Development Website Undergoes Creative Refresh

Big Sky Economic Development’s website underwent a creative refresh this past year! This refresh will now allow website users to easily navigate through the site to find exactly what they are looking for. This website refresh was built out by AD Creative

As the community grows, the Great Falls Development Authority is assessing just how much, and what kind of, housing is needed.

“A surprising fact for me on the study was that we do need more upper end because as people grow through their through their careers, they typically transition to different levels of housing,” Schalper said. “We don’t have enough stock for that, so people are stuck kind of where they’re at. They can’t move, which means that the people in the next level down can’t move up either.”

Kalispell Chamber Partners with Local Childcare Providers to Address Care Shortage

New programs are set to open in churches, schools and community centers across the Valley as the struggle to find adequate childcare endures

Inner Peace — Be Cool, Calm, and Collected

If you’re yearning for peace of mind, give these 15 guideposts some serious thought:

Montana sees massive budget surplus, Missoula faces budget imbalance; seeks tax reform

“The state continues to push the responsibility we share for healthy, thriving communities down to local government while at the same time inhibiting our ability to raise money outside of property taxes to get the job done.” Mayor John Engen

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Bozeman is a rapidly growing city with a high quality of life in part due to the easy access to the outdoors, burgeoning tech industry, and cultural experiences it offers.

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