Montana Economic Development

Two entrepreneurs are pitching a plan they say will bring life to a dying city with a Vegas-style return to its rowdy roots By VINCE DEVLIN of the Missoulian The richest hill on earth gave…

The American economy is gripped by recession. State governments are currently and will continue to be in a fiscal squeeze over the short- and medium-term future. * About 46 states struggled to close a combined…

The 2002 study finds that states that have invested in the building blocks of long-term economic growth are doing better, despite economic hard times, than their peers. These and other findings from this dynamic tool…

In this Issue… – Current Status of Economic Development Legislation – B2BMT.com Gives an Online Face to Every Montana Business – Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity Current Status of Economic Development Legislation The Governor’s Office…

"Montana is in the midst of distancing itself from its traditional extraction-based economies, Babbitt said during his lecture. Babbitt said the laws concerning grazing, mining and logging need to be changed to better serve the present and future use of public lands. Common presumptions about these lands are no longer acceptable for the future, he said."

Dillon will soon have its own “ destination” project to ponder. Ron Johnson, a longtime Dillon developer, unveiled his plans Wednesday to build a 47,000-square-foot convention center, complete with two restaurants, a mechanical bull room…

In Great Falls Montana the excitement is brimming. Why, because things are happening. Buzz words like “Economic Development”, “Business Retention and Expansion”, “Workforce Development” and “Small Business Growth”, once only mentioned in discussion, are now…

Gov. Judy Martz on Friday unveiled a new Web site — B2BMT.com — that provides an online business locator with a free Internet presence for all active Montana business. Gazette State Bureau Business-to-Business Montana, or…

An announcement received by Ravalli County Economic Authority from U. S. Senator Max Baucus office that the1.4 million dollar USDA EDA grant sought by RCEDA was approved. Betty Davis said, “the joint County/City/RCEDA project now…

The 500 or so people attending a Monday night forum sponsored by The Montana Standard about a proposed $1.8 billion project slated for Butte made it clear: They want Destination: Montana in their hometown. By…