MEDA -Montana Economic Developers Association

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.

Why Cities Want Old Buildings Taken Down Gently

A growing number of US cities are adopting “deconstruction” policies that involve taking structures apart by hand in the name of sustainability.

Great Falls Development Authority study highlights industries most impacted by coronavirus

Labor market consultant company Chmura put together an analysis of the local economy over the last two years and found that the industries most disproportionately impacted depended on the frequency of in-person interaction, like hospitality, food service and healthcare.

Missouri Technology Corp. wants to boost the state’s entrepreneurship sector. It’s recommended 16 ideas to do so

MTC’s report, which is called “Catalyzing Innovation: Strategies for Missouri to Drive Innovation and Entrepreneurship,” identifies five main areas where the state’s innovation and entrepreneurship economy currently is lagging and offers 16 recommendations to combat those challenges.

The Women’s Business Center Impact Grant is a statewide opportunity for women-owned businesses!

We will be awarding four businesses in total with the grant funds.

Curious about Western Communities? Is Your Community Included? – Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming Community Assessment Reports

This map represents the many assessments conducted in each state before launching the tri-state project. Blue, green and purple balloons connect you to assessments conducted in communities between 1998 and 2017, and in some cases, to evaluation information for communities participating in follow-up surveys and ripple effects mapping as part of this project. Yellow balloons connect you to assessments that use new processes developed by the three state design team.