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Commerce Department Announces 2020 Montana Tourism Award Winners

“As we face this new challenging time together, it’s important to recognize some of the people and organizations that have made Montana’s tourism and recreation industries the economic drivers they have long been,” Montana Department of Commerce Director Tara Rice

How Smart City Planning Could Slow Future Pandemics

Corburn recommends placing cities’ highest budget, best designed, most beautiful new projects in the poorest, most neglected areas.

AAON donates $1.25M to Winifred, Montana Public Schools to honor founder Norman Asbjornson

Asbjornson attributes a large part of his success to his hometown, which has a population of less than 200.

How Will Americans Commute After Lockdowns End?

Will car traffic surge as lockdowns end, or will millions of Americans decide to bike, walk, or work from home permanently?

How Life in Our Cities Will Look After the Coronavirus Pandemic

The pandemic is transforming urban life. We asked 12 leading global experts in urban planning, policy, history, and health for their predictions.

Backroads of Montana Video: “DeBorgia, Montana is so small it’s only on the map 3 days a week.” Don Cooper – Montana in the 1950’s

Backroads remembers a DeBorgia man who left behind a legacy on film.

Small Montana towns feeling economic impacts of COVID-19

“While our economy certainly relies upon, and we appreciate our visitors, we also want to ensure those visitors don’t bring problems, meaning their infections, from their home states to our state,” says Governor Bullock.

GFDA’s Top 10 Here is our Top 18 for last week celebrating work and successes to grow and strengthen the Great Falls regional economy — Montana’s Golden Triangle.

The Great Falls Livability relocation magazine is a new tool to help you recruit talent from out of town to relocate to the Great Falls trade area.

Introducing the Montana Cooperative 101 Online Curriculum- PPP new Information & Eligibility- And More

The Montana Cooperative Development Center, a non-profit, state-supported organization serving all 56 counties whose mission is to “To promote and develop cooperatives to meet the economic and community needs of rural Montana”.

UM economist predicts 2 year recovery from coronavirus pandemic

“We should prepare for it. But rather what we’re trying to say is that we’re facing a very significant economic challenge. Montana is not going to be spared,”