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Positively Montana Full Episode July 25

The focus of Positively Montana is to feature people doing good things; people trying to make a difference and good things happening to people who need help.

More U.S. employers are saying get a shot or get another job

“There’s a longstanding precedent to set workplace rules,” said Dorit Reiss, a professor who studies vaccine policy at the University of California Hastings College of the Law. “A safe workplace is important not just for the employer, but also for the employees and for the consumers.”

August Business Trainings! Great Falls Development Authority

Whether you’re just getting started, looking for new customers, wanting to grow sales through e-commerce, or focusing on workforce.
We’re here to help.

Montana Career Opportunities – Executive Director – Lincoln County Port Authority and Kootenai River Development Council

The Executive Director will coordinate and initiate a hands-on deployment of the community/economic development, business creation/retention efforts and programs in south Lincoln County, Montana Overall responsibility for Kootenai River Development Council and Lincoln County Port…

Montana Career Opportunity – Community Housing Program Coordinator – City of Bozeman

In this essential role you will be responsible for the administration, coordination, research, and implementation of policies and programs related to community housing in the City of Bozeman. This includes, but is not limited to,…

Montana tribe welcomes back tourists to Glacier National Park after risky shutdown pays off

Millions of people will flock to Montana’s Glacier National Park this summer after last year’s pandemic-caused tourism skid, and they will once more be able sightsee and camp nearby on the recently reopened Blackfeet Indian Reservation.

Abandoning Bozeman: Longtime Residents Fleeing the Area

Many longtime residents are frustrated with the rapid growth and rate of change in Bozeman. Folks that have called Bozeman home for years are deciding to take advantage of the inflated housing market. Many are selling their homes at top dollar and uprooting their families to find what they came here…

The Main Street Journal – a hub for local investing news and events.

This newsletter, published every other Thursday, will expand the audience, reach, and power of the emerging local investment movement in the United States.

‘Economic transformation’ Montana commission adopts priorities, seeks public input on how to allocate $150 Million

Lawmakers and Gianforte administration officials tasked with allocating $150 million to bolster Montana’s post-COVID economy name business innovation, value-added ag, worker training and affordable housing as priorities.

The Red Ants Pants Music Festival brings economic boost to rural Montana in the White Sulphur Springs region.

Festival Producer and owner of Red Ants Pants Sarah Calhoun says the festival is not just about jamming out to music, but actually strengthening Montana by raising funds for the Red Ants Pants Foundation which is dedicated to fostering strength and self-reliance in women, in rural communities.

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

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.

Montana Bioscience Cluster Initiative - Collaborative program design and execution and integrated programs fostering innovation, technology commercialization, entrepreneurship and sustainable small businesses