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Housing: Missoula County approves $12M down payment assistance program

Missoula County on Tuesday agreed to allow NeighborWorks Montana to serve as its official community reinvestment representative, positioning the organization to accept funding from the state to launch the program.

We’re No. 3: Montana’s outdoor recreation sector contributed $3.4 billion in 2023

The outdoor industry grew 7.2% in 2023; ranks third in nation for contribution to state GDP, according to Bureau of Economic Analysis

GFDA Top Ten for 12-1-24

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‘Adjust and adapt’: Montana farmers react to report on impact of climate change

Climate change refers to long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns. Human activities have been the main driver of climate change, primarily due to the burning of fossil fuels like coal, oil and gas.

The community-based model of care that doesn’t exist in any Montana community

It’s easy to see how large, out-of-state companies have come to Montana in order to allegedly help run social services. During Gov. Greg Gianforte’s first term, we’ve seen him outsource some services for unemployment and services to support childcare providers, all in the name of private business doing something more efficiently and better than the public sector, even though we haven’t seen definitive proof of either.

Missoula launches $245 million worth of infrastructure improvements detailed in the Long-Range Transportation Plan. What are your priorities?

Wilson says many of the problems that need solving recently come from safety issues surrounding the main arteries through town – the Reserve, Brooks and Russell corridors. According to the Missoula Police Department, in 2023, there were 2,742 traffic accidents in the city, most of which were along these roads.

The Great Betrayal: America’s Public Lands Legacy is Under Siege

If you live anywhere in the country where public lands exist, be warned: special interests have become more emboldened than ever to privatize and profit from our public lands.

Commerce’s New Revolving Loan Program Allocates $24 Million of Grant Funding to Support Montana’s Tourism Industry

Through this loan program, Commerce will award funding as grants to eligible economic development organizations. The EDOs must use that money to create new revolving loan funds that will retain or expand existing tourism-related businesses, encourage workforce development, create good-paying jobs and promote long-term economic growth in Montana’s tourism economy.