Montana Economic Development

As a college student with summer jobs in the Montana mines and smelters of the Anaconda Corp. in the late 1950s and early 1960s, I felt good about myself economically. I knew that I had…

When is a contest more than a contest? The answer, it seems clear, is when everyone gains as a result of singling out and honoring the best in a given sphere. How can anyone “lose,”…

WOLF POINT — Lee Abbott, a Sioux and aspiring businesswoman, plans to be a "bookkeeper on wheels" when she graduates from Fort Peck Community College in Poplar next year. By JENNIFER PEREZ Tribune Hi-Line Bureau…

For the past 11 months, we have been working with the Montana Dept. of Commerce, six tourism regions, CVB’s, state/federal agencies, universities, and representatives from tourism industry, economic & community development, arts/cultural groups, agriculture/ranching, sportsmen’s…

The Great Falls Area Chamber of Commerce has a new look and revamped mission. Chamber President Rick Evans revealed both to more than 170 organization members who gathered Wednesday morning for the announcement. By JO…

HAVRE — The Montana Cooperative Development Center at MSU-Northern in Havre was awarded more than $291,000 Tuesday to help boost cooperative ventures across rural Montana. By JENNIFER PEREZ Tribune Hi-Line Bureau The U.S. Department of…

Want to know the best place in America to lay down a bet on the future success of your business? Appropriately enough, the hands-down winner is Nevada, a state better known for another kind of…

Cluster-based economic development policy has gained wide acclaim in recent years as interest has grown in utilizing “cluster theory” in economic development. Some have found this idea to be appealing while others have been a…

A former state legislator turned venture capital fund manager said that in this sour economy, business is not doing its part to cultivate the next generation of leaders. By JO DEE BLACK Tribune Staff Writer…

Wind-power developers who hoped to be building turbines or manufacturing plants in Montana by now are waiting for the next move by energy regulators or NorthWestern Energy. They also sound frustrated that despite their willingness…