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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.

Great Falls Economic Development Top 10 for 2-27-22

The innovative Great Falls Downtown Development Partnership helped achieve some great numbers in 2021. Four new new downtown businesses creating 38 jobs, $9.6 million in building improvements, and over 32,000 volunteer hours. Congratulations to the downtown partners, businesses, entrepreneurs, property owners, and developers working to revitalize the heart of Great Falls!

USA Today has ranked  Havre, Montana’s “Beneath the Streets (Historical Underground Tour)” #2 among underground attractions across the nation.

When fire destroyed most of Havre in 1904, many business owners moved underground to carry on their business until the town could be rebuilt.

Gov. Gianforte Awards $605,000 for Workforce Training, Apprenticeship Programs

Since the program’s launch, eligible businesses have been able to apply to the program and receive up to $3,000 per eligible employee, with a maximum allocation of $210,000. Each eligible employee must make a wage that meets or exceeds 170 percent of Montana’s current minimum wage, which today is $15.64 per hour.

What ski towns tell us about the inequality crisis

Ski town economics are a harbinger for America’s struggling middle class

More Montanans quitting, retiring amid nationwide labor shortage

We asked the Montana Department of Labor and Industry for an interview twice, but they said they would only answer questions through email.

Yellowstone County Summer Jobs Program

The Yellowstone County Summer Jobs Program matches participants with a job or paid internship, provides a paid foundational work skills training, and connects students with an adult mentor for the summer.

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