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Montana sees massive budget surplus, Missoula faces budget imbalance; seeks tax reform

“The state continues to push the responsibility we share for healthy, thriving communities down to local government while at the same time inhibiting our ability to raise money outside of property taxes to get the job done.” Mayor John Engen

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Reimagining Rural Application Process Now Open – Online from 6-8 p.m. on September 8, 22 and October 6, 2022.

Help your local leaders get energized and re-think what is possible by participating in the
2022 Reimagining Rural Virtual Gatherings.

Reimagining Rural Application Process Now Open – Online from 6-8 p.m. on September 8, 22 and October 6, 2022.

Help your local leaders get energized and re-think what is possible by participating in the
2022 Reimagining Rural Virtual Gatherings.

A former Google data scientist says you can use big data to find happiness and success

“How do you get rich?” and “What really makes us happy?” The answers may surprise you.

Helena City Commission forms subcommittee to help recruit and retain city manager

The city has lost two city managers in the past three years, not counting those who held the position in an interim role.

Montana Governor appoints 26 member affordable housing task force

The executive order also cites a shortage of construction labor, zoning, lack of entry-level homes and a lack of land developers and land to develop. Population growth has outpaced new housing starts and increased demand and supply chain delays have caused construction costs to jump by more than 18%, the order states.

Big Sky Passenger Rail gains state transportation as partner; D.C. officials scheduled to visit

As the Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority works to get the wheels turning on its efforts to restore a southern route across Montana, it found a new member this week that could carry sway.

Join Us for the 2022 Big Sky Economic Development Annual Meeting! and more….

Big Sky Economic Development is hosting their 2022 Annual Meeting, Thursday, September 8, 2022, at the Babcock Theater in Downtown Billings from 3-4 pm.

Montana Department of Commerce First to Go ‘All-Digital’

“The governor issued the challenge for modernizing how our agencies function and a big piece of that is essentially going to a fully digital format and relieving us of a lot of paper burdened processes and manual types of processes,” began Osterman. “Basically, there was a challenge to see who could be 100 percent digital-first, and we took on that challenge, thanks to the governor’s initiative, and we’re able to really improve efficiency. We just started on the first of July and flipped the switch to optimize our ability to perform for Montana.”

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Montana Technology Innovation Partnership (MTIP)- Promoting Technology Commercialization in the State of Montana.

Bozeman is a rapidly growing city with a high quality of life in part due to the easy access to the outdoors, burgeoning tech industry, and cultural experiences it offers.

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