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“Sx͏ʷix͏ʷ͏uytis Smx̣e”: State transportation commission approves ‘Beartracks’ name for Missoula, Montana’s Higgins bridge – How do you say “Sx͏ʷix͏ʷ͏uytis Smx̣e”?

There’s also been talk of embossing the new bridge with bear tracks, though that may not be feasible given its construction methods.

Great Falls, Montana continuing effort to expand downtown TIF program

Pierce and Redeen, with support from other downtown entities, are proposing to allow the use of downtown TIF funds for private commercial development for code compliance, facade improvements and crime prevention through environmental design projects.

Are Red States in Denial About Improving Economic Prospects?

Many of them are more interested in pandering to hungry corporations than they are in making investments in their citizens.

Montana’s first community-owned brewery brings fresh life to downtown Ronan

Community members in Ronan came together in 2016 to gather ideas on how to revitalize downtown and now, five years later, they have their own brewery.

Great Falls Economic Development 2021Q1 Quarter Index

Great Falls jobs projected to be created by Touro Montana Osteopathic Medical School:  360

Projected employment growth across Montana by 2040:  1,700

Capital investment to complete school construction in 2024:  $53 million

Child Care and Development Fund – Supporting Families and Providers Across Montana – State Plan Comment Time!

What is the Child Care and Development Fund?

NorthWestern Energy building $250M natural gas power plant in Laurel, Montana

The utility laid out plans late Tuesday for the gas-fired power plant, along with a 50-megawatt battery storage project and a five-year agreement to buy 100 megawatts of hydropower.

Help wanted: Montana businesses struggle to find workers – Come Home Montana – Career Opportunities

Like many other small businesses in the Bitterroot Valley and beyond, Evans is having a hard time finding new employees to work at his family-owned Hamilton business. With employee numbers down, he’s been forced to close his store earlier than normal.

Eventgroove’s All-in-One Fundraising Set to Transform Online Fundraising

Instead of asking donors to click back and forth between separate fundraising components, this new feature enables nonprofits to run multiple fundraisers at once within the same web page, allowing donors to buy, bid, or donate with a single checkout transaction.

The Power of Empathy in Fort Belknap, Montana

Junior reminds us that we all share common values and by recognizing these values: understanding each other’s needs and strengths and our own humanity, maybe that can be enough to secure a future for Montana that makes us proud.

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