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Bozeman, Montana pursues signing onto gender equity convention

The city is considering passing a resolution to sign onto a decades-old convention aimed at gender equity and eliminating all forms of discrimination against women, and activists involved hope the move will be about more than just words.

Women business owners lend support to Hamilton, Montana area nonprofits

With International Women’s Day on March 8 and March being Women’s History Month, it’s a good time to celebrate the many women business owners and leaders in downtown Hamilton who are working to draw attention and support for two local nonprofits.

Helena businesses get boost from city & MBAC’s post-COVID loan, grant programs

Charmayne Kaminski, a loan officer with MBAC, says they received four applications for the loan/grant program and 19 for the direct grants.

More multi-family units will ease Montana housing crisis

Montana’s population between 2010 and 2020 grew by 10%, but only added 7% more housing units during that same time.

Workforce expert offers retention strategies

Primary among Caldwell’s strategies is an emphasis on company culture.

Low cost airfare initiative is working to lower flight costs and bring in direct flights to Great Falls

The Great Falls Area Chamber of Commerce is working with the Airport Authority to make a financial guarantee for new flights at the Great Falls International Airport. 

Park County, Montana throws its weight behind new manufacturing business – Glassybaby

The county will apply for the Big Sky Economic Development Trust Fund job creation grant with Prospera to assist “glassybaby,” as the company is called, in opening a plant that could employ as many as 140 workers.

The Montana Economic Developers Association (MEDA) Board of Directors would like to welcome Rebecca Meyers to the MEDA family as the first Executive Director of this organization.

Rebecca Meyers will work with the MEDA board and members to continue to make a substantive difference in the state and our communities both large and small.

Free marketing workshops for small businesses – 3/28

UPDATE: The first workshop, originally scheduled for Tuesday, March 8, has been postponed to Monday, March 28 due to unexpected circumstances. Please contact Sean McGuire at (406) 727-5173 or [email protected].

City to discuss new direction for Bozeman housing policy

City commissioners on Tuesday will discuss a number of suggested changes to Bozeman’s housing strategies, including ways to incentivize affordable housing, how staff could grant departures from code standards to developers and short-term changes to the unified development code.

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