Montana Economic Development

Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman announced Friday the selection of 51 grant recipients to receive more than $6.1 million in rural business opportunity grant funds to assist with economic development in rural areas. From Tribune…

A new report assessing Maine’s seven targeted technology sectors represents the first systematic attempt to analyze the growth of the state’s industry clusters. The report, Assessing Maine’s Technology Clusters, was prepared for the Maine Science…

During the height of production in extractive industries, Montana ranked near the top of the nation’s wage scale. By KAYLEY MENDENHALL Chronicle Staff Writer Now, having dropped to 49th on the scale, experts agree action…

Armed with $300,000 in federal seed money, Montana Tech will attempt to help boost region al economic development with the establish ment of its Economic Development Resource Center. “ The university system in Montana is…

The Great Falls Development Authority’s Founding the Future fund-raising campaign is more than half way to its goal of $2 million, and community leaders say the final tally will exceed their expectations. By BETH BRITTON…

SUPERIOR – Mineral County is floating an economic development plan before Congress, and if it prevails, the impoverished former logging town will become a technological hub and the eyes and ears for the West. By…

Despite 10 months of trying to sell Dell Computers on Billings as a suitable site for a technology center, the company has instead selected a city in Oregon. Billings apparently came in second to Roseburg,…

The corporate relocation game is not just about incentives anymore. Cities, counties, and economic development agencies need more than a good incentive package to attract companies. Corporate America also is looking for a competitive edge,…

The Governor’s State Workforce Investment Board has commissioned a study to evaluate key labor force characteristics in Montana’s urban and rural areas. The University of Montana’s Bureau of Business and Economic Research is conducting the…

BOZEMAN (AP) – It’s khakis and loafers instead of Carhartts and work boots in Bozeman. Occupation information from long-form data collected in the 2000 Census shows that Bozeman is increasingly becoming a white collar town….