Montana Economic Development

NASA’s Office of Aerospace Technology has released an integrated strategy, or blueprint, that suggests developing new technology will lead to a new era of aviation. The strategy, while not completed in time to be reflected…

As many of you know, last year the Montana Department of Commerce (DOC) was selected to implement and administer three parts of the U.S. Forest Service’s National Fire Plan; DOC received $1.4 in Title IV…

Dear Readers: In this our fourth issue of inBusiness, we dedicate our pages to small business, which in Montana covers nearly all business. However, Montana is not the only state that is making the transition…

Here at the Center for the Rocky Mountain West, we’ve been closely monitoring economic conditions in areas closest to public tracts of Western forests. By Larry Swanson for Headwaters News We’ve found that across the…

BROWNING, MONT. – On a cold wind-blown slope outside town, there is a piece of hallowed ground called Ghost Ridge. It was here, a century ago, that Blackfeet Indians perished after the US government failed…

At least five major organizations in the Flathead think the time is right to build a regional-scale performing arts center here. By Nancy Kimball The Daily Inter Lake Glacier Orchestra and Chorale, the Kalispell Chamber…

The state could encourage economic development if it put teachers’ salaries in the 10 percent state income tax bracket, a Billings CPA and school board member claims. By JIM GRANSBERY Of The Gazette Staff Conrad…

Here are a few tax facts to chew on for the next few months as government officials and legislative candidates debate the best way to end a perception that Montana has the highest personal income…

Perception of high taxes blamed for hurting Montana’s poor growth As Montana looks for economic growth, state tax rates are always an issue. By MICHAEL MOORE of the Missoulian That’s true, Montana’s top business officer…

Butte voters will not decide whether tax dollars will continue going toward economic development. As allowed by state law, commissioners will make that decision as part of the budgeting process. By Roberta Forsell Stauffer of…