MEDA -Montana Economic Developers Association

Strides made to restore passenger rail service to southern Montana

Messages from Montana’s Senators, Steve Daines and Jon Tester, in support of the Big Sky Authority’s work were provided to the attendees, but there was no correspondence from congressmen Ryan Zinke and Matt Rosendale, or Governor Greg Gianforte.

How can you improve housing availability in your city?

How can you improve housing availability in your city? Make it easier for citizens to build new homes. Decrease the minimum lot size per unit. Allow people to build more homes on a given property—pretty much, do what Austin just did! Asia Mieleszko’s story on the Strong Towns website gets into the specifics.

“Men’s Sheds” in Ireland – a community based project, where men can come together to learn, share skills and make long-lasting friendships together.

All sheds are independent and self-autonomous, and the range of activities carried out by sheds differ from the next. Most sheds engage in activities such as woodwork, gardening, carpentry and community work. However, there are more special interests sheds that focus on things like music, fishing and restoration work.

The Need for Speed: Rural Users Tend to Have Slower Internet Connections

For years, researchers have looked for more reliable ways to measure the gap in broadband speeds between rural and urban areas. A new study based on individual users’ internet speed-tests offers one more way to measure the digital divide.

These Founders Raised Millions by Simply Asking Customers to Invest

In a difficult funding environment, business owners are finding alternative ways to raise capital, including directly from their customers.

Montana Ag Network: Cornell University students tackle Montana wheat harvest

students tackle Montana wheat harvest
Kate Stephens and Trevor Fecko
Photo by: MTN News
Kate Stephens and Trevor Fecko
Kate Stephens and Trevor Fecko
Kate Stephens and Trevor Fecko
Posted at 10:37 AM, Aug 06, 2023
and last updated 9:47 AM, Aug 07, 2023

Central Montana is well known for its bountiful wheat fields. Winter wheat harvest 2023 is looking up for farmers in portions of the “Golden Triangle.” This year’s harvest is more sentimental to the Stephens family of Dutton, fourth-generation farmers.

“I want to specially thank Trevor and Kate for coming back, they made it just in time to get on the combines and go,” said Mark Stephens.

We met Kate several years ago before her departure to Cornell University last fall. She is the founder of the fashion line “Kate’s Ag: Farm to Fashion.” This year, she’s made the trip home to help her father with harvest and she’s brought an Agriculture Sciences major with her.

“It’s pretty impressive the operations that are going on out here,” explained Trevor Fecko, a Cornell University student.

Fecko was born and raised on a waterfront town in Maine and the experience he’s gaining from working in the Montana wheat harvest will last a lifetime.

“How much work it is because you get up at 7 a.m. and you’re not going to bed until 11. That’s just from, working, traveling, and working on the combines. There’s a lot that goes into growing the food the country eats.”

Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine hosts grand opening in Great Falls

They had a white coat ceremony Monday morning to present the inaugural class with their official white coats and stethoscopes

Montana Communities Receive Grant Funding for Development Projects

The Montana Department of Commerce’s allocation of grant funding highlights their commitment to supporting development projects in coal-impacted areas. These investments aim to mitigate the effects of coal-related challenges and promote the overall welfare of the affected communities.

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