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Sidewalk Labs debuts a first step toward the future of neighborhood design

Introducing our generative design tool, which can help generate millions of planning scenarios — and identify options that best reflect local priorities.

Development Backlash Follows Population and Job Growth in Western States

Anti-growth feeling is bubbling up in some Western communities — particularly in cities adding people and housing faster than the national average

Zoot Enterprises Wins “Best Technology Partner” At 2019 Lending Awards

Award Recognizes Vendor Excellence in Risk, Regulation and Compliance

Grants Available to Help Agricultural Producers and Small Rural Businesses Develop and Market New Products

Veterans, socially-disadvantaged groups, beginning farmers and ranchers, operators of small and medium-sized family farms and ranches, and farmer and rancher cooperatives are given special priority.

NorthWestern Energy to issue RFP for new capacity resources in Montana

NorthWestern will increase service reliability, retain low rates by strengthening capacity position

Montana Bioscience Cluster Initiative

Last April, the Montana Technology Enterprise Center (MonTEC) was one of seven entities nationwide to be awarded an innovation cluster development contract by the U.S. Small Business Administration.

Consumer Direct in Missoula plans new jobs to fulfill $500M contract in Washington

Ben Bledso, CEO of the Consumer Direct Care Network, said Thursday that most of those new jobs will be based at the company’s Missoula headquarters and pay at or above the median wage of $18.65 an hour.

U.S. Census Bureau Rolls Out Innovation Tools for 2020 Count

To supplement all of this, there is also a new website — www.creativesforthecount.org — which is a content repository where people can share successful Census outreach strategies and advice with each other.

How Gigabit Internet Is Turning Smaller U.S. Cities Into Tech Hot Spots

“The Gig has allowed us to punch above our weight.”

Plans for Butte medical training center move forward – The Praxis Center

It will be the first independent, non-profit rural health care training facility in the nation.